Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-13
THE PLATFORM
As Adopted by the Convention
at Denver, Colorado.
REAFFlRMs PARTY LOYALTY

N1puoWean AunhWt9tFauoUt F~N~s~
Revision o. Tarlw and Condemns
Misuse o. Patronage.
We, the representatives OF the do.
mocracy OF the United states, In ma
tional convention assembled. rcafSirm
our belief IN and pledge our loyalty
% the principles az the party
We rejoice at tho Increasing signs
Of an awekoning throughout tho coun'
Try. The various Investigations have
traced graft and political corruption
TO the representatives OF predatory
wealth and laid bare the unacrupulous
methods by which they have debauch.
"a elections ana proyed upon de-
fenaelesa public through the subaervi.
ent oi1clala whom they have raised 70
place and power.
Economy N Administrator.
The republican congress Ia sesriou
just ended has made appropriations
amounting 70 81 0US 100000. cxceed'
ing the total expenditures ot che past
iiacal year b. 10000 900 for the ~.
cal year. and leaving q deaeit u more
than 500. 200. 900 for the llacal rear.
We demand that 4 stop Do put 20 thia
trightful exlfasagaacn, and insist up-
On the ssricleas economy IN gvory Do
paFtment, compatible with frugal and
Misuse u Pasronaas.
We demand nat ne house % repre.
nenlallyea shall again become a de-
Lucrative body. controlled w 4 ma.
iorily u the peoples representatives
and noe BY the speaker. and We pledge
ourselves 20 Adopt such Fuloa AID re8u.
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sf iis mswseeFa 10 direct ~ deiibera-
tlaha and eontroi legislation
mlauss 81 Pasroneae
We condemn a. a violation o. the
spirit ~ our Institutions Inc action "
the present chief executive Ia nBlng
she patronage u hia high once 70 -.
cure me nomination 81 one u Ms
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Puhlleliy ~ campalgn Contributions
We demnnd federal Legislation for.
ever terminating the partnership
whirh has exiated between cor
p1rntiona ~ the country and sha
repubilena party anasF the Expressed
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