The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-21


Of Brooklyn, and Francis Burton Har-
rson, OF New York. Among the district
presidential electors are: lsador
Strans, Robert b. Roosevelt. Hugh j.
Grant. Herman Ridder and John ID.
Crimmins.
Instructed for Parker.
The delegates were instructed by a
vote OF 30l to 149 for Alton b. Parker
as the states candidate for president
Tammany was not treated as badly as
had been predicted, being allowed to
name n delegate at large. Mr.. Ehret.
and an alternate, and one Of the two
electors at large, Harry Payne Whit
ney. the other being John T, WOodford.
The platform adopted Is brief, and In
addition to instructing for Parker COM
pels the delegation to vote as unit.
The Platform.
The platform adopted IL as follows:
The democrats in renewing their
plenEe Of fidelity to the essential prin-
clpes OF Jcffersonian democracy, as re-
peatedly enunciated In our national and
state platforms, make these further
| declarations upon the national issues
OF the hour, reseryng an expression
upon state Issues until the fall conven-
ton. when state candidates are to be
nominated.
| | This Ia "A government OF laws. not
men, one law for presidents, cabinets
and people; no usnrpation, no execu-
| tive oncroachment upon the legislative
or judicial department.
Q. We must keep invlolatet the pledges
OF our treaties we must renew and rein
| vlgorate within ourselves that respect
for tho law and that love OF liberty and
OF peace which the spirit " military
| domination tends inevitably to weaken
and destroy,
3. Unsteady national policies and n
restless spirit Of adventure engender
alarms that check our commercial
growth; lot us have peace. to the END
that business confidence may be re-
stored, and that our people may agar
In tranquility enjoy the gains OF theil
toll
4 Corporations chartered by tn,
state must be subject to just regulation
pie; taxation for public purposes only
no government partnership with pro
tected monopolies
8. Opposition To trusts and comblna
| hat hn "a or
healthy industrial competition.
G A check upon extravaganza In pub
lie expenditures: that the burden OF tn,
peoples taxes may be lightened.
Z. Reasonable revision OF the tariff
needless duties upon imported raw ma
torials weigh heavily upon the manu-
faeturcr. arc menace To the American
wage Garner and by Increasing the cos
Of production shut out our products from
the foreign markets.
s The maintenance Of state right
md home rule: no Capitalization.
Q Honesty In the public service; viz
lance In the prevention Of fraud, tn
nrmness In the punishment of guilt whel
detected.
10 The impartial maintenance OF tn
rghta Of labor and Of capital: no un
equal discrimination, no abuse Of tn
powers of law for favoritlsm or oppres
sion.
Tho democracy Of New York favor tn
nomination for president OF the Unite
States Of that distinguished dcmocra
and eminent jurist of our own state. Al
ton Brooks Parker, and the delegate
selected by this convention are hereb
Instructed to present and support sue
nomination at the approaching natlona
convention.
The Unit Rule.
That the said delegates are horcb
further instructed TO act and vote ms
unit In all matters pertaining to sal
convention, In accordance with the wi
u the majority OF the said delegates
and tho said delegates are further nj
thotized To I'LL any vacancies which ma
arise from any cause IN said delegation
IN case OF the absence of both the deli