The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-19

way of Brooklyn, As alternates 1t Sc
lected c. n. Bulger of Oswego, W.
Caryl Ely of Buffalo, c. II. Alderman
of Brooklyn and Francis Burton Harri-
son of New York.
AS was indicated, the convention was
instructed by vote OF BOZ to $40 for
Alton B. Parker as the state candidate
for president. Tammany was not treat
ed as badly as had been predicted, be-
ing allowed TO name Il delegate at
large, Mr.. Ehret.
Senator McCarren then followed with
the report Of the committee on plat
form, John b. Stanchfield interrupting
TO ask that the temporary chairman
be made permanent Mr.. McCarren
then read the platform.
The platform adopted was as fol-
lows:
The Democrats Of New York, in re-
newing their pledge of fidelity to the
essential principles of Jefersonian
Democracy, as repeatedly enunciated
in our national and state platforms,
make these further declarations upon
the national issues of the hour, resery-
ing an expression upon state issues un-
til the fall convention when state can
didateS are to he nominated:
"First-Ihis is government of
laws, not Of men; one law for presi-
dents, cabinets and people; no usurpa-
ton; no executive encroachment upon
the legislative or judicial department
Second We must keep inviolatc
the pledges of our treaties we must
renew and reuyigorate within our
selves that respect for law and that
love Of liberty and Of peace which the
spirit of military, domination tends in
evitably 10 weaken and destroy.
Third. -Unsteady national policies
and a restless spirit of adventure en-
gender alarms that check Our CONNER
cial growth; let us have peace, to the
end that business confidence may be
restored and that our people may again
in tranquility enjoy the gains Of their
toll.
Fourth Corporations chartered by
the state must be subject to just regu-
lation by the state in the interest of
the people; taxation for public pur-
poses only; no government partnership
with protected monopolies.
"Flfth.-Opposition To trusts and COM
bnations that Cypress the people and
stihe healthy industrial competition,
"SiXth.-A check upon extravaganza
in public expenditures, that the burden
oP tho ,,aopla'u to vae may no krbtaupd
Seventh Reasonable revision of
the tariff; needless duties upon import
ed raw materials weigh heavily upon
the manufactures, are a menace to the
American wage Garner and by increas-
ing the cost of production shut out our
products from the foreign markets.
"Eighth.--The maintenance of state
rights and home rule; no Capitalization.
"Ninth.--Honesty in the public serv-
ice. vigilance in the prevention of
fraud and frmness in the punishment
of guilt when detected.
Tenth. impartial maintenance
Of the rights Of labor and of capital, no
unequal discrimination, no abuse of the
powers Of law for favoritism or OPP
preston.
THE Democracy of New York favor
the nomination for president of the
United States of that distinguished
and eminent iurist Of our own state
Alton Brooks Parker, and the delegates
selected by this convention are hereby
instructed to present and support such
nomination at the approaching nation
al convention.
"That the said delegates are hereby
| further Instructed to act and vote as a
unit in all matters pertaining to said
convention, in accordance with the will
Of the majority Of the said conven-
tion"