Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-15
The Democratic Platform as Fin
ished and Adopted at the st.
Louis Convention.
(HE MONEY PLANK ELIMINATED:
VICTORY FOR WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
The Party wants IA President
Trained In the Ways Of the Com
stitution, who Shnii set Ills Face
Against Executive lSurpntion of
Legislative or judicial Functions.

ciplcs of the democratic iaith which
brings US together in party communion.
"tndcr them local S"lt-EDNrrUmcnt and
national unity and prosperity were alike
established. They uudrriaid our iudepcnd-
cnCe, the structure of our free republic |
and every democratic extension from
'"uisiana to California ana Texas to Ore
gon, which preserved faithfully in all the
states the tie between taxation and rep
resentation. They yet inspire the masses |
of our people. guarding jcaluusly their
rights and liberties, and chcrishing their
fraternity, peace aud orderly develop
mcnt. Thty remind us of our duties and
responsibilities rs citizens and impress
Upon US, particularly At this time. the
necessity of reform and the rescue of the
adininistratiOn of government from the
headstrong, arbitrary and spnsmodic
certainty and pcrvadr the pubic mind
with dread, dis,rust aud perturbation.
'"rh" Application OF these fundamental
principles to the living lSSuus of the day
constitutes the first step toward the as
surcd peace, safety ana progress of our
nation Freedom of n" pres, of con-
the law of all citizen, the right of trial
by july; freedom of ia" person defended
by the writ of hab"a~ corpus. liberty of
personal contract uulramm"Iud by stump
trary laws. the S~upr' macy of the ciyll
over military authority; "a Mc,I-disclpIiu"d
state; economy in expenditures, low
taxes. that labor may be lightly bur
agrod tho prompt and sacred inIi!iImc,nt
of pubic ana private ohli"atiuns, fidelity
TO treaties, l'ac" and friendship with all
nations: cntaupling alliances with none;
absolute acuuioscrnco in the Will of the
majority. the vital principle Of republics
the" are doctrines which democracy has
establish" d as proverbs of the nation.
and they should II" constantly Invoked.
preached. rcsort"d to ana enforced
CUntroIina E,pcnscs.
81 Large reductions can readily bp
made ia the annual expenditures %! Tia,
government without imi'irins the ell
and we shall insist upon TIA" s]triCto@t
economy and irugaIiiy cpmpatlhl" with
vigorous and efficient civil, military ana
naval administration as 4 right of the
E,e.dr'' ''' ''''' 0''''' WIN
=. The enforcement Of honesty in the
public service, and to that end Il thorough
Legislative investigation of those "HcCu-
uV" departments Of the government al
ready known to teen with corruption, as
well as other departments suspected OF
harbOrinE currupilun, aud the punishment
of a.ccrtaiucd CurruptiOu.~ts without fear
uI favor or regard to persons. TIA" per
SiHtcut and deliberate refusal of both the
sourl" and house of representatives to
permit such Investigation to b" made by
either branch OF congress a"m"us'fat"s
that only by a Chang" IN the executive
ana in the house of roprvs. u|tntiy"a can
complete exposure, punishment ana cor
Icrtiuu be obtained.
In broader IurthoranC" Of that end he
federal gOVcrum,u should not permit it.
tracts with convicted trusts or unlawful
combinations in restraint Of interstate
! ILN" g. IL Il L / Nllllhl ia Ia n e.
Mriryc tIat one of mo best mr,nnd4 of
ug1ruriuu economy and honesty i'm tho
uuL'ic service is to- have puh.ic officials.
from the occupant OF the White IIuI-'
I.g,n Ia ln, low 81 of them return Y-
nearly as may h,. to Jrfrorspuiln sim
prc.i,rnItnI Recommendations.
"3. We favor lnr nomination ana ,,cc-
tom of a president trained m tho ways OF
the constitution, vino shall set his lace
st,ruIE against "Nrruiiv" usurpHtion of
that u-urrHtuu be ruled under the NuiSc
Of executive construction Of existing
laws, or whether IT take refuge in the
tyIauts pleas u necessity Of superior
wisdom.
a. The democratic party has been,
ana viii confirm" To- be, tn consistent
opponent of thai class of tarlli legislation
mittcd, through congressional favor, to
draw a heavy trihuto from the American
people. This mous'rpus p.yN,reluu of
those equal opportunities, which our pp-
lilical Institutions wei" ,-labIi. ned to Sc
cure, has caused what may once have
been infant industries to h"ouul" the
greatest combinations Of capital mat the
world has over known. Th'S" publicly
favored enterprises nave, Through trust
methods, been converted into munopuIlcs.
thus bringing to an cld domestic com
petition, which Wda the only cn'ok upon
the "%traNarant profits made possible by
the protective system. These industrial
they can give. now control TIA" ppIiCy OF
tn" republican party,
I'VE favor n wise, conSrrNAtlNe and
husin"sslikr revision ana a gradual re-
Inassns and for Nh, common wrll and
80 I,, ~. ,rinrI- nf its nl,I.,e lie %,