The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-10
BRYAN WILL HEAD
NEBRASKA DELEGATION.
The Democratic State Convention
Adopts Platform Written by
Mr.. Bryan

ration lie was also chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions and wrote
the platform, which is AN expression
uf Mr. Bryan's views of what should
lac embodied in the platform Of the ap.
preaching National Convention, and rs
such i, Of political interest 1t is rs
follows:
We, the Democrats, OF the State o.
Nebraska, in convention assembled
tcallrm our faith in democratic prin
ciples ns those principles were set forth
in the last national platform Of tn"
party, adopted al Kansas City IN 1900.
Democracy means the rule If the
pcoplr--a government resting upon
the consent OF the governed and nd.
ministcrcd nccofdlug to the will and
in the interest Of the people.
with an increasing love Tor the priu.
riplcs Of Democracy md an increasing
confidence in thciI final triumph, we
look upon the present time as oppOr-
tune iul their earnest aud courageous
PRONUNCIATION With a chief executive
who has disrcgardod constitutional
limitations, stirred up antagoui,m be-
tween the races, employed all the pow
CT, Of bis Office to secure "a rcnumlna-
ton aud purchased political support by
,u;nng the Treasury Department over
to the Gnancicr,, aud putting the law
department into the hand, If the trusts
with such % chief executive aud with
Republican leaders openly and AFRO
gnnlv in alliance with organized
wealth, the country impcrativcly need,
return uf the Government To positive
Is and clearly defined principles De
mucrary rs taught by jefferson md
cXcmplihcd BY jackson IL the hope N
the Republic, and offers the only rc-
| lief from the plmocracy which now
dominates the Republican party, and,
through that pHrty, the country.
The Democracy would oppose u, IN.
imical 10 the welfare Of the people nj
private monopolirs, aud would cNtcr
inmate them 10y the enforcement Of tn,
rcmcdlr, suggested in the kansa, City
platform The failure of the present nd
miu,lrallon to enforce existing laws
or To- suggest more effective laws, !.
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sire, intelligence or lhc.mural Courag'
10 attack the cOu-clcncclc>s combine
tiunS Of capital thnt have ilouri,hc'
during recent year,
Tie Democracy would relieve tn,
country ct the menace Of milllar,u
and imperialism 10y following the rN
ample set by tn, country in its dcuI
ing with Cuhu, and giving the Flip
no, immediate promise Of ultimate IN
dependence,
The administration Of colonia
system according To- monnrchial prin
clplrs Isl rcpugnrnl to our theory ID
government, and cannot he carried OF
without the assrrllpr Of doctrine,
which, II carried out, would undermine
tree government, IN the luilcd States
The Democracy would restore The
tariff to a revenue basis and admins
tel It for revenue only, thus dcmoIish
ing the legal bnIwark- behind whlcl
the predatory trusts have found refuge
Protection tot projections SAKE Is n
ingenious device for the exploitation ~
the masses by the privileged CLASSES
It In, brought great injustice To tn,
consumers sud has been the fruitful
source ot widespread corruption.
The Democracy would administer
the Treasury Department in behalf oI
the Republic, not n nov, in the inter.
est of Wall street; It would prevent
the recunagr OF legal tender silver
dollars into limited legal tender subsi.
diary coin
1t would secure to the people vol
umc OF standard money sufficient IA
keep pace with the demand for money
II would favor paper money issued by
the Government without the intcrvcn.
ton Of national banks. 1t would re-
SI,t the attempt to establish un asset
currency aud branch banks, aud it
would oppose the looming If Govern
mcni money to favored bauks-n
scheme by which the peoples money
is employed to lay foundation for n
campaign and to htibc the financial
interest To oppose any reduction OF
taxation. The present administration
of the Treasury Department is pro-
grcssiycly beneficial to the cnpitalistlc
class and progressively harmful to the
producers of wealth
The Democracy would make the
taxation more equal cy collecting n
part Of the revenues from an income
tax, secured by u constitutional amend.
mont, and would bring the Govern.
mcnt nearer to the people hv the popu.