Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-07-05
DEMOCRATS TAKE
RADICAL PLANKS
MAKE PLATFORM OF MANY NEW
FEATURES.
TO EXAMINE STATE BOOKS
Committee Authorized to Check Up
Accounts OF Public Expenditures
Oshkosh Doctrine Reversed and
Primary Election Approved
Strong Endorsement for Bryan.

Milwaukee, June 29.-William Jen'
nings Bryan was strongly endorsed as
the standard bearer of the democratic
| party in 1905 by the state convention
yesterday afternoon. There were only
two occasions in which Bryan's name
was mentioned during the day,-when
! the resolutions were read as whole
and when the planks adopted separ'
ately. In both instances his name
was cheered repeatedly.
The convention held two sessions
yesterday and spent several hours
celebrating over the platform, which
was prepared by committee after
an all night session. While several
planks were sought to be changed by
a minority of the delegates, with two
exceptions the original draft stands
at the close of the convention as it
came from the committee, One OF
these exceptions is the adding OF y
few extra words to the tariff plank,
favoring placing on the free list all
commodities supplied by any trust or
monopoly. The other exception Is
the adding of an extra plank denounc-
ing contributions of vast sums OF
money for corrupt uses in national
and state affairs,
The plank which came in for The
most criticism and debate was that
bearing upon municipal ownership.
National Committeeman Ryan fought
hard against the addition of the plank,
but when the deciding vote was called
for, the opponents were apparently
very few.
The platform adopted will be sub
mitted as a recommendation to the
candidates who receive nominations
for the state ticket at the primary
election next fall.
Before the convention adjourned the
state chairman was empowered to APP
point a committee of three to examine
the books of the secretary of state
office to ascertain the cause for ex-
pending certain sums of money. The
platform is as follows:
Recommends a Platform.
The democratic party OF the state
of Wisconsin, in state convention as
sembled, in the enjoyment OF the
constitutional provision that THE
right If the people peaceably to as
semble to consult for the common
good shall not be abridged" recon-
mends the adoption of the following
platform of principles:
See Menace in Trusts.
We recognize that the gigantic
trusts and combinations designed TO
enable capital to secure more than its
Just share of the joint products OF
capital and labor, and which have
been fostered and promoted under re-
publican rule, and are a menace to
beneficial competition, and are OBJ
stacles to- permanent business prosper
ity. A private monopoly is indie
fensible and intolerable.
We demand a strict enforcement OF
existing civil and criminal statutes
against all trusts, combinations and
monopolies, and we commend the dem
ocratic members of both houses OF
congress for the loyal support they
have given TO the rate bill, the pure
i1Dd bill and other measures now in
process of enactment, and which
would have wholly failed but for their
answering and faithful support.
Tariff Revision Favored.
We favor revision of the present
traiff, 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
country, and not discriminate between
cases or sections, and the ta&ation
should be limited TO the needs OF the
gt vernment, honestly and economic
oily administered.
(Amended to provide that all trust
r'ade goods be put on the free list.)
A La Toilette Measure.
We deem it imperative in order TO
protect the people from the inordin'
ate exac.ions Of coal and oil combine.
tons and monopolies, that the federal
government should reserve from sale
all coal and oil rights in all govern
ment lands hereafter granted.
For Income Taxation.
We believe in the principle Of In
come taxation and favor such amend
ment TO the federal constitution as
will permit federal taxation on in
comes.
We insist that we ought to do for
the Filipinos what We have ALREADY
done for the Cubans, and It is cur
duty to make that promise now. aud
upoS suitable guarantees OF proteo-
ton 70 citizens OF our own and other
countries resilient there at the time
Of our withdrawal, set the filipino peo-
pie unOn their feet free and and IN