The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-07

forms ana report.
 Daniel Expresses Thanks. Upon taking the chair, Senator Dan Iiel extended his thanks for the homo bestowed upon him and especially men ttfoned the fact that 1t had been don, at the instance of Senator HILL H. expressed the hope that the Committe, would take advantage of its great op lportunity to adopt platform of { lcharacter which would be sure to vii the suffrages of the people. and in turr bring relief to the entire country ir the shape of a Democratic administra. Ition which would be in great contrast
 to the present administration. Ills re- marks were received with cheers.
 The suggestion having been made that the Committee should take a re- lcess until o'clock, MT. Bryan sug- Igested that if there were any members
 of the Committee who had drafted
 platforms which they desired to pre- sent, they should submit copies to the members of the full Committee in order that they might have time to
 consider them before coming together Iagain.
 | 'If" said Chairman Daniel, "the gen. Itleman from Nebraska has a platform
 should be very glad, indeed. for one
 to have a copy of It."
 Bryan Hns No Platform.
 Mir. Bryan replied that he had none. l At this juncture a number Of mem- bers stated that they had formulated various resolutions which they desired
 to submit. among them being Mir Will
 Hams of Mississippi. who presented his
 resolution fin form. l Mir Newlands then presented some blanks; MT. Daniel presented draft of platform which he said had been prepared by a member of the Virginia delegation; MT. Tillman of South Caro- lima, a plank on the race question, de- claring it to be the position or the Democratic Party that this is "a white mans government" and by Mir. Poe, the Maryland member of the Commit | tee who stated that the views of Sem ator German were embodied in ms draft. 1 imnnrialism says:
 "The practical results of the policy of imperialism inaugurated by the Republicans and now illustrated Tn the government of the Philippines demon strates the folly, danger and injustice of the conquest, subjugating and for cibIe control of alien races in remote islands of the sea and distinctly de- nouncing this policy as without war rant in the letter or spirit of the con- stitution. and vicious in itself, we fa- vor the return at the earliest possible moment from so radical departure from the cherished traditions and long established practice of our gov ernment and the speedy substltutlon thereafter of friendly relations with the Filipinos as a free people cores bonding as far as reasonably practica- ble with our existing relations with the people of Cuba"
 Regarding the isthmian canal, It says:
 | The Isthmiap Canal. | "We favor the early completion of l the isthmian canal But while making | this declaration and accepting from
 necessity the result of negotiations
 conducted by President Roosevelt we
 cannot too forcibly express our detes-
 tation of the methods by which, in
 fragrant disregard of law and treaty | obligations. the canal route has been | acquired, or too solemnly record our
 hope that this precedent of defiant di-
 plomacy may never be used against us
 to our humiliation and Injury" promise Is made of a more eco- nomical administration of the govern | ment.
 The race question Is touched upon
 as follows: We deplore and denounce
 the raising by the Republicans of the
 race issue. We believe that its wan ton introduction into this campaign cannot fail to obstruct and delay the complete restoration of that harmony and good will amongst the people so essential to the peace, happiness and prosperity of every section of the United States and we demand that the
 regulation of the suffrage shall be left
 without congressional dictation to the
 several States. subject only to final of. L4 rt zH hn United States"
 The financial plank is brief. being in fuli as follows:
 GOrman's Financial Plank.
 The Democratic party congratu- lates the country upon the vindicatio of the Democratic convention for an increased volume of real or metallic
 money in a manner acceptable to all Democrats, by the addition to the
 worlds stock of money metals of $2,-
 000. .O00, 900 in gold within eight years
 from which these United States have
 been able to obtain $70O. .000, 900, there by doubling their stock of standard | money, raising their per capita from $23 to $50 and contributing to the ad- vent of industrial activity which could not otherwise have been attained. The | fact that this result has been reached | by no action of government, but by
 the action of God through human in
 strumentalities of discovery. invention and industry, does not lessen our grat- 1 ification."
 On traiff and trusts this declaration
 is made:
 We realize that under the domina- | tion of the corporate interests and
 mighty and dangerous trusts and mono polies which control the policy and l shape the legislation of the Republican
 party, relief to the masses of the peo-
 pie from the glaring inequalities and | gross injustice of our existing tariff
 Is absolutely hopeless and that only
 under the resistless pressure of Demo- cratic triumph can any improvement whatever be obtained.
 Would Afford Relief. With a Democratic President and | House of Representatives our party | can and will take vigorous initiative | towards the prompt, effective and just | relief which the existing industrial situation of the country imperatively demands.
 Tt is pledged to this wise and bene- l 1cient policy. It will revise the tariff in conservative spirit of fairness to all interests.
 Its anxious purpose will be to legis-