The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-08
THE PLATFORM
OF DEMOCRACY
AS CONVENTION WILL GET 1T.
PROMISES THE PARTY MAKES TO
THE COUNTRY.

A Gold Plank Was in the DecIara-
tiOn rs 1t Reached the Resolutions
Committee from the Sub-COmmit-
tee-Brynn's Tariff Plank Adopted
by the Full COmmittee-ImpOrta
Issues as Treated by the Instru-
ment.
St Louis, July The sub-commit-
tee of the Committee on Resolutions
spent the entire day until o'clock
in perfecting the details of the Demo-
cratic platform, concluding at that
hour the adoption of a gold standard
plank.
The plank was voted in during the
absence of Mr.. Bryan and Congress
man Williams and the ballot stood
Z to 8, the affirmative votes being cast
by Daniel, Hill, Pattison, Hamlin, Ca
BILE, Poe and Davis, and the negative
votes by Gubers, Shively and New
lands. The understanding was that if
Bryan and Williams had been present
they would have cast their votes in
the negative, thus bringing the oppo-
sition vote to ;.
AS agreed upon the text of the plat
form follows:
The Platform.
1--WE, the delegates of the Democratic
party of the United States, in national
convention assembled, declare our de-
votion to the essential principles of the
Democratic faith which bring US to-
gether in hearty communion.
Under them, local government
and national unity and prosperity were
alike established. They underlaid our
independence, the structure of our free
republic, and every Democratic extern
sion from Louisiana to California and
Texas, to Oregon, which preserves
faithfully in all the states the tie be-
tween taxation and representation.
They yet inspirit the masses of our
people, guarding jealously their rights
and liberties and cherishing their fra
ternity, peace and orderly development
They remind us of our duties and re-
sponsibilities as citizens and impress
upon us, particularly at this time, the
necessity of reform and the rescue of
the administration of government from
the headstrong, arbitrary and spas
modic methods which distract business
by uncertainty, and pervade the pub
lie mind with dread, distrust and per-
turbation.
Democratic Principles.
THE application of these fundamen-
tai principles to the living issues of
the day constitutes the first step to-
ward the assured peace, safety and
progress of our nation. Freedom of the
press, of conscience and of speech;
equality before the law of all citizens,
the right of trial by jury; freedom of
the person defended by the writ of ha-
beas corpus; liberty of personal con-
tract untrammelled by sumptuary
laws, the supremacy of civil over mill
ltary authority, a well disciplined mill
TIA; the separation Of church and state;
economy in expenditures; low taxes,
that labor may be lightly burdened;
the prompt and sacred fulfllment of
public and private obligations: fidel-
lty TO treaties; peace and friendship
with all nations; entangling alliances
with none; absolute acquiescence in
the VIII of the majority, the vital prin-
clple of republics-these are doctrines
which Democracy has established as
proverbs of the nation and they should
De constantly invoked, preached, re-
sorted to and enforced
Cut Into Expenditures.
First. Large reductions can readily
De made in the annual expenditures OF
me government without impairing the
einclency of any branch Of the public
service, and we shall insist upon the
strictest economy and frugalty COM
patible with vigorous and efficient
civil military and naval administra-
.lon as a right of the people too clear
TO be denied or withheld.
Upright Public Service.
Second. The enforcement Of hon.
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eend a thorough legislative investiga-
.,on or those executive departments Of
Ahe government, already known to