The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-03-06
Democratic National
Issues Come to Light
Resolutions Drawn BY Bryan and Adopted a
Nebraska State Democratic Convention
Presage the Denver Platform. Bryan
Enthusiastically Endorsed for
President. Delegates Are
Instructed For Him

Omaha, Nebr., March {. ---tsYe ester
day was Bryan Day. in Omaha. With
the democratic state convention as
a nucleus, the party leaders from ev-
cry county and practically every pri-
mary district in Nebraska gathered
here to pledge allegiance to the pres
idential aspirations of Mr.. Bryan and
to consider a means for furthering
his interests before the democratic
national convention at Denver next
July. as
Enthusiasm was prevalent through
out the day. 1T broke loose early in
the afternoon session Of the conven-
:tion and broke out In tumultuous vo-
alterations when, at the beginning
of the evening session, the platform
committee presented its resolution:
s'The democratic party of Nebraska
again declares confidence in, and ad-
miration for William Jennings Bry-
an. In him we behold the ideal AM
erican citizen, the ideal democrat.
We rejoice that the principles which
he has SO ably advocated have been
gladly received and are now general
" accepted by the American people.
The platform as a whole was large
Iy Mr.. Bryan's own work. That it
reflected laws as to what should
form the issues upon which the party
should go before the country, was
not denied.
Mr.. Bryan, however, said that the
declarations of the platform were
necessarily incomplete; that some
subjects, which undoubt edly would
be Included in the national platform,
were omitted, while others were treat
ed in the Nebraska document in a
brief manner so as to allow amplifi-
cation at Denver.
There was no reference to govern
ment ownership in the platform;
neither was there personal liberty
clause therein.
Twelve district and four delegates
at large to the national convention
were chosen and bound by unit rule
to vote for Bryan.
The Platform.
An abstract of the platform fol
lows:
We heartily approve Of the laws
prohibiting the pass and rebate and
insist upon further legislation, state
and national, making 1t unlawful fol
amy corporation to contribute cam
paign funds and providing for the
publication, before election, Of all in.
fdividua1 contributions above a rea-
|sonable minimum.
Believing, with Jefferson, In the
support Of state governments in al
their rights as most competent admir-
|istnations for our domestic concerns
land the surest bulwark against anti.
! Republican tendencies. !" and In ths
preservation Of the general govern.
ment in Its whole consti titutional Wig
Tor, ais the sheet anchor Of our peace
lat home and safety abroad, we arr
| lopposed to central lization implied Ii
the suggestions, now frequentl.
made, that the powers Of the genera
government should be extended b!
Judicial construct uction. While we ia
1vor the exercise by the general gov
1ernment Of all its constitll tional an
thority for the prevention of mono
poly and for the regulation Of inter
Estate commerce, we Insist that feder
lalremedies shall be added to, and no
substituted for state remedies. g.
Corporations.
We insist Upon the recognit tion Q
II the distinction between the natura
/ man and the artificial person, calle
Ia corporation and We favor the en-
Iactments of such q law as may be ne
Icessary to compel foreign corpora
Itions to submit their legal disputes T
4 1.-THE courts OF the states in whic
they do business. and thu place ther
lselyes upon the same footing as DC
lmestic corporate ions,
!. We favor the election Of Unite