The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-08
Eight Made Over Money Issue
and Along Other
Lines.
BRYAN's PLANK ON
TARIFF WAS ADOPTED
Instrument Demands Annual In.
crease Of Navy, Laws Giving
Capital and an Labor JUS;
Rights and Honesty in
the Public Service. $
s Other Features.
(By Associated Press.) }

(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS, MO, July 81,
At 3 o'clock this morning the the
Committee on Resolutions was 4,
still in session discussing tile
platform. Up to that time no. 4, u
action had been taken on .sh' tie i
gold plank.
% ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE stub e u
+ OF the Committee on Resolutions spent
the entire day nntll85 5 o'clock ii,S per- err
fecting the details Of tho Democratic f - 4
platform, concluding at that hour the W.
adoption of a gold standard plank l''ne ~
plank was voted III during the q bse1;e
OF Nj. Bryan and Con gressnan5sSVil Hams ,s9
and tho ballot stood to 8. the aftlr rnl;,-;.s
tive votes being cast by Daniel, Il "a t-
Stson Haml,n, Ca BILE, Poe and Davis. and NJ
the negative votes by Gubers, Shpel and IS
sNewlands. Thes underst landing Is that lits8
Bryan and Williams had besn prssssents ssssi 8i
they would have cast tn eir votes N ehe II
negative, bringing the opposite vote "
to five. AS agreed upon by the nlb., u, W
commit text the n asforIn folss
lows \: ks
1--WE. the delegates OF tho p Democra nc tic
party OF tho United States, in ma ional
convention assembled, declare our dev S8S
gtion to the essential principles OF the
Democratic faith which bring us ether NJ
In hearty communi ca tton.S 3y 53s s
cylinder them local sell ana 35
national unity and prosperity ty we're aii aiiKo Y
established. They underlaid our tndepeI
$dence, the structure Of our free rep D.
lie and every Democratic extens on from
Louisiana to California and Texas 70
Oregon, which preserves faithfully IN fll!l all
the states tho tie between taxation and 3ss
representation. They yet 65inspirit. the
masses of our people, guarding alousiy ~
their rights and liberties, and cheering
their fraternity. peace and orderly de-
yyelopment They remind us Of our duties e
and responsibilities as citizens, and inl-8S
8press upon us, particularly at this time
the necessityHof reform and the rescue Of
the administration of government from &
tho headstrong, arbitrary and spasmodlc 2@
methods which distract business by ,i1-
certainty and pervade the public mind
with dread and dlstrust.
Principles Of Democracy.
The application OF these fundamental ig
principles to the living issues! OF the day, II
constitutes the first step toward the as-8S M
s,ired peace. safety and progress oi soulrr ou IA
nation. Freedom Of the press, OF con 4
science and OF speech; equality before the
law OF all citizens, the rlght OF trla by "
Jury; freedom OF the person defended by !.
the writ OF habeas corpus ! llb bertys OF pc
sona contract untrammelled by SUNNI
tuary laws, the supremacy OF oly'! over y.
~ ioNl lnt lnaH
StIa, the separation Of church and State l1i
economy In expenditures; low taxes, that
lubor may be lightly burdened, the prompt a
and sacred fulHllment OF public and prl. L
.vate obligations; fidelity to treatlesl
peace and friendship With all nationsf
acquescence In the Will Of the majority 4
the Vital principle OF RepubIIcs-thes are
doctrines which Democracy has estab sh-
ed as proverbs OF the nation and they y
should be constantly resorted TO and ems.
forced. 5Sl
II. Large reductions can readily be y
made In the annual expenditures OF the
government without impairng the ef-
ficiency OF any branch OF the public SER
vice. and we shall insist upon the. strict
est economy and frugallty compatible with
vigorous and efficient civil. military and y
naval administration as a right OF the
people, too clear to be denied or with
held. .5t
',2. The enforcement OF honesty In tha
public service and to that end Il athorougl8
legislative investigation OF those execu-
tive departments of the government, al,
ready known to TEEN with corruption,
as well as other departments suspected
OF having corruption and the punishment
of ascertaned corruptlonists without fear
or favor or regard to persons. The per-
slstent and deliberate refusal Of both ths
Senate and House of Representatives to
permit such investigation to be made
by either branch OF Congress. demon-
strates that only by a change In the exe-
cutive and in the House OF Representa-
tives can complete exposure, punishment
and correction ha obtained 634 44
"In broader furtherance of that end the
Federal government should not permit
Itself to ba robbed by entering into cons
tracts with convicted trusts or until a
fun combination In restraint of Interstate
trade, existing In violation OF law Ws
believe that ono of the best methods OF
procuring economy and honesty In tina
public service Is to have public officials.
from the occupant of the White House
down to the lowest OF them. return. as
nearly as may be. to Jeffersonian sim s
plicity of living.
49, We fayor tho nomination and elec
lion of President trained In the ways
Of the Constitution. who shall set his face
sterniy against executive usurpation OF
legislative and judicial functions. wheth-
or that usurpation be ruled under tho
guise OF executive construction OF ,sxist-
~ laws, q whsther It take refuge "