The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-29
BRYAN STRONGLY ENDORSED.
Democrats of Wisconsin Declare Fo
 Him For President.

Democrats of Wisconsin Declare For
 Him For President.
 Milwaukee, June 2s.-The platform as prepared by the committee on resolu- tions after an all night session pre- scented to the Democratic State con vention as a whole today for ratifica- ton strongly endorses William Jen- nings Bryan as the Democratic candi- date for President in 1908. Among oth- CT things the platform demands en- forcement of the statutes against all trusts combinations and monopoliesi favors revision of the present tariff; the election of United States senators py direct vote, and government con trol and regulation of all public ser vice corporations.
 On State matters the report favors a law comforting upon municipalities power to regulate public service cor porations, favors two cents per mile maximum passenger railroad rates, tax ation on the ad vaIorem basis and amendments to the primary election law.
 The plank of the platform endorsing Bryan reads as follows:
 We regard with just pride and ad- miration the typical American who has been journeying in foreign lands the past year and although only private citizen with none of the allurements of place or power about him has been ac- corded distinguished consideration and attention wherever he has gone solely because his course in public and pri- vate life alike has shown him to be patriotic citizen, a wise and far see- ing stateman and a thoroughly hon. est and upright man in whom the peo- pie can safely repose their utmost con- fidence.
 We therefore declare that we are heartily in favor of that typical Amer ican, William Jennings Bryan, as the Democratic candidate for President in 1908, and we pledge our united efforts to secure his nomination"
 When the convention took a recess until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the platform as presented by the committee on resolutions had been acted on only partially. When the report of the com mittee was read to the convention the resolution referring to W. J. Bryan caused a tumult of applause which lasted about three minutes. Three cheers and a tiger for Bryan were giv- en repeatedly.
 The national blanks of the platform read as follows We demand strict enforcement of existing civil and com mercial statutes against all trusts. and monopolies and we
  both Houses of Congress for the loyal support they have given to the rate bill, the pure food bill and other measures now in process of enactment and which would have wholly failed but for their unswerving and faithful support.
 We favor revision of the present tar if and hold that the tariff duty should be levied for the purposes of revenue such duties to be so adjusted as to operate equally throughout the coun- try and not discriminate between class es or sections and the taxation should he limited to the needs of the govern ment, honestly and economically ad- ministered. We favor placing on the free list any commodities now supplied by trusts or monopolies.
 We deem it imperative in order to protect the people from the inordinate exaction of coal and oil combinations and monoplies that the federal govern ment should reserve from sale all coal and oil rights in all government lands hereafter granted.
 We believe in the principle of in- come taxation and favor such amend ment to the federal constitution as will hermit federal taxation on incomes.
 We insist that we ought to do for the Filipinos what we have already done for the Cubans and it Is our duty to make that promise now, and upon suitable guarantees of protection to cttizens of our own and other countries resident there at the time of our with drawal: set the Filipino people upon their feet. free and independent to work out their own destiny.
 We favor the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people and we demand that the con- stitution of the United States be amend ed accordingly
 We favor governmental control and regulation of all public service corpor- ations so that they shall be operated for the benefit of the people for whom they were intended"