The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-08
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The democratic state convention in
Bozeman on July 1st. instructed its
delegates to national convention at
Denver for William J. Bryan for pr S.
ident and for w. G. Conrad for vice
president. The following were elect
I'd delegates: T. J. Walsh, WA Clark,
r. S. Ford, r. B. Smith, W. B. George
and Walter s.. Hartman The follow
ing were chosen by acclamation as
alternate delegates: M. NJ. Duncan,
Madison; John t. Kerns, Broadwater;
ID. J. NJ. Scanland, Deer Lodge; Thos.
Stout, Fergus; John T. Treece, Raval-
H.; and w. P. Franklin, Sweet Grass
The report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions was as follows:
The democratic party of the state
of Montana assembled in convention
by its regular accredited delegates, in
view of the approaching national con-
vention of the party to select can
didate for the office of president OF
the United States and to formulate it's
declaration of principals and announc
ment Of its policies, declares:
Duty Of Citizenship .-
That the one supreme duty Of cit
zenship in this crisis IN the history of
the republic Is to arrect the continued
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the authority Of
the federal government and is an in
vasion of the domain contemplated
by the cnstitution as the Legitimate
field Of action of the states, an evil so
threatening In character, in view of
recent usurpations, as to have aroused
the patrioic protest Of statesmen Of
even the political party by which it
has been fostered.
success in Democracy
Second That the restoration to our
political system of the spirit ON which
it originated and to which it was in
tended to give expression, can be ac-
complished only by the application to
to the problems of government of the
principles taught by Thomas Jefferson
and maintained by the great demo-
cratic party, through the success OF
which alone is it possible to restra n
the menacing growth of Capitalization,
feared by the fathers and inveighed
against by our wisest statesmen evsr
since. s-
For Bryan Instructions
Third-That in the Hon. villa
Jennings Bryan we recognize the mcst
profound living master and ablest ex-
pouent of those principles and the un-
rivaled champion of the cause of the
people, the redoutable foe Of special
privilege in every form whether
springing from legislation iavcring
special interests, or seized by monop-
oily in defiance Or for want of restrain
ing laW; that we favor his nomination
at Denver on July next for the Of
flee of president of the United States
land to that end instruct the delegates
from this state in that body to vote
for him as such candidate while his
name shah be before the convS ntion
and to use all honorable means to Sc
cure his nomination.
Effort Condemned
Fourth--We condemn the persist MT
effort of the national administration
procure the passage of an act by con-
gress placing the privilege of graz
ing in the public domain under the
surveillance of federal officers and lay
ing tax upon our people to feed
herd OF officials and maintain an ex-
pansiNe system of administla a.. ion that
would s.eve only to harass and annoy
ahem in ahe conduct of their legitimat
hnsiness and permit range privileges
tc be raaoelled out among the persona
ana political favorites of the a'lot ne
officers
uniustibie tnssalon
Ne declare that any legislation by
congress looking to the parcelling cut
Of the temporary use Of the public
lands until they shall be disposed of
by due course of law nnon anv s,,r