The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-07-15
THE DEMOCRATS
PARTY PLATFORM.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLEs
AS ADOPTED IA ST. I.oUIs
CONVENTION.

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CONVENTION,
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IEUlI 7EX1 OF 1HE
IMFOk L AN OOCOWEiNI
iAn Problems of the Governmeat Cov.
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ereu EAcept Inat OF
Stand Of the8Party on the Tariff,
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IIusSs aAu OSAer issues.
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ST I nllis. .July 11.-When thn demo.
or.+io ,a+;on. !, ooruan+,on ~ oaliad =
N@eiSs &C., 49, "as a.1Vu -
order FRIDAY evening, Senate Denlel
I chairman of the committee on reSOlu-
tions was Mt once recoenized Nv the
49,
cna.i, anu read tue esolutloh as .
ed by the committee. When he had
finished the reading Senator Daniel
novod u,h,ah 49,
~ rs piestous Questton, WIN W vns
carried, and%the platform was adopted
without debate. 1t ia as follows:
rha ..a
Ine osmocIatic party oI tue Oniteu
SlA,es, IN nationai convention ssempieo
uesla.es DIS oeVotlon 70 the essen.isl
p l.uc.pies u ehe uehnocraIc iNaai'en WniNcai
ptL,ss together IN party communion,
onuet Ihen, local elI-goverhInent any y
ast !, uhiss,rana prosperl.y were anhe
estapAsneo. Ihey underlald our moe
pendence, the structure OF our Tree re-
pupnc ana every democratic extension
TON Loulslana. 70 CalIornla y Iexas
70 oregon, winch preserved Ialtn1uliy
m al lne states tsss tie nst8sen taxat,on
ana representation. Ihey yet inspire the
masses of cur people, guarding jealousy
their rights and liberties, and cherishing
their fraternity. peace and or~derly~sevel-
op Z anHy = mn az Us " ou "a aut ; .
mass 49, aam :. 90 !, : ~. ~ thisN t,.aa
~ aaaasai : 49,. ~. .as.,a ~
tha aaas;s,s ~ 49, - go ~. 49,.
the hsaas.rnna or,,tro rs ana snasmaSic
methnds NILE s,syraa g. -, an Ss ,,as
$500, ~ $500 -
s eatiain.y. ana peryade .he punhe nina
~ uleau, uistIust ana perturbation 3
nrincinIas ~ tha ,;,,inr issS,as - .ha naau
t. tha 49, 49, ton,as1 .Ss aaaaS
safaty 49, Issp $780, ams $50 p 80
dom ~ ~ rss $3.50 : 81
sneeeh- aS,aiitv heforeA 3hsiI ayy nf al
cit,zsns. S;rh. - t.iaI II, 49, e.aaaaa.
~ the ne,sen dafandad ~, 81 y,r,t ~ ~
{. : - slson ,9.ielpuee ~ ny WIZ " ~
mt. mn,aiaa - ,npsas : :, !. ,sa. .'e ~
nromaaw ~ AZ oi,,,I a..an -eti;4as !"
itv. a. yyel1 aisoin,.naa ,,iii+ia. ia sana
rat;,,asof cburcb ana stata. e.onon,vii i,
expenditures: low taxes hat lahor NAV
hap i,sat,. e. I ~" 49,, iapoa LAY
fnlfliment If n,bltc a.a nriyate oh,,aar
tions. aSa,itv ~ traas;ss. na.aeN 30
friend shin with ali nations $50 nalns
alliances win nnna. shsni,,ta aaa3,sass
cence In The viii. 81 the majoritvNs.m AZ.
-, J. - WI. u tis 1naJorlly' stiis
Sllai prihclpie Oh repupllcsIthese are
uoSllihes WIAch democracy mas estap-
lished. approved by the nation. and they
forced.
Capital and Labor.
~ - se0
We favor enactment and administration
tt,l iam tbo; s.e i,l3 n napur : a 1na sap,'ai .iinpar-
ualiy their just rights: capital and labor
sarysto the other. Each has Its, rights.
less. :.vested." No lass .saored' ang ~
lass 4 afianahia - s.Sl. ~
ia - Z o1.aa.1ennaap'.pee eiah the f'shps OF cap
constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the right
to labor, acquire and enjoy property ar
aefermina 49, 5an,a1 $500 ~ . niaS
vidnals. Organization. or governments
should be summarily rebuked and pun-
jshed.
We deny the right AZ ans exao,,+,,,a
- E,i..s' q y = = constltutional
privilege OF limitation. Obedience to the
laws and respect for their requirements
are alike the supreme duty Of the citizen
The military should be ,,sed on,v j. s
mort aud - n,a,n+ain tra 49, ~ sup
- ~ .snn... ~ nsnn'-H ehe AaW. we un-
aualineoly condemn It's employment for
the summary Punishment Of citizens
without trial. or for the contro, OF cleo
lions.
We approve the measure which passed
the United States senate in 1896. but