Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-19

way of Brooklyn. AS alternates it se- lected c. N. Bulger of Oswego, w. Caryl Ely of Buffalo, C. H. Alderman of Brooklyn and Francis Burton Harri- son of New York.
 As was indicated, the convention was instructed by q vote of 301 to 149 for Alton E. Parker as the state candidate for president. Tammany was not treat ed as badly as had been predicted, be- ing allowed to name delegate at large, MT. Ehret
 Senator McCarren then followed with the report of the committee on plat form, John B. StanchfieId interrupting to ask that the temporary chairman be made permanent. MT. McCarren then read the platform.
 The platform adopted was as fol- lows:
 newing their pledge of fidelity to the essential principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, as repeatedly enunciated in our national and state platforms, make these further declarations upon the national issues of the hour, resery- ing an expression upon state issues un- til the fall convention, when state can didates are to be nominated:
 "First.--This is a government of laws not of men: one law for prest- dents, cabinets and people; no usurpa- tion; no executive encroachment upon the legislative or judicial department
 ''Second-We must keep inviolate the pledges of our treaties; we must renew and reinvigorate within our selves that respect for law and that love of liberty and of peace which the spirit of military domination tends in evitably to weaken and destroy
 Third. Unsteady national policies and a restless spirit Of adventure en- gender alarms that check our conmer- cial growth; let us have peace, to the end that business confidence may be restored and that our people may again in tranquility enjoy the gains of their toil
 'Foulth.-Corporatio chartered by the state must be subject to just regu- lation by the state in the interest of the people; taxation for public pur- poses only; no government partnership with protected monopolies.
 th.2Opposition to trusts and com binations that oppress the people and stifie healthy industrial competition
 'Sixth.-A check upon extravaganza in public expenditures, that the burden of the peoples taxes may be frightened.
 'Sey enth. Reasonable revision of the tariff; needless duties upon import ed raw materials weigh heavily upon the manufacturers are menace 10 the American wage earner and by increaS- ing the cost of production shut out our products from the foreign markets.
 Eighth. The maintepance of state rights and home rule; no capitalization.
 Ninth. Honesty in the public serv- ice, vigilance in the prevention of fraud and firmness in the punishment of guilt when detected.
 "Tenth.-The impartial maintenance of the rights of labor and of capital, no unequal discrimination, no abuse of the powers of law for favoritism or op- pression
 "The Democracy of New York favor the nomination for president of the United States of that distinguished and eminent iurist of our own state Alton Brooks Parker and the delegates selected by this convention are hereby instructed to present and support such nomination at the approaching nation al convention.
 That the said delegates are hereby furtEer instructed to act and vote as a unit in all matters pertaining to said convention, in accordance with the will of the majority of the said conyen-