Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22

| letter. We further reaffirm our devotion
10 those great principles of justice and
| liberty upon which our institutions are
founded. and which the democratic
party has advocated from Jefferson's time
to our own-freedom Of speech. freedom
of the press. freeom of conscience. the
preservation of all personal rights. the
equality of all citizens before the law
and the strict and faithful observance OF
constitutional limit ations.
1.-The democratic party is not making
war on honest acquisition of wealth: it
has no desire to discourage industry.
economy and thrift. On the contrary. it
gives to every citizen the greatest posi-
BILE stimulus to honest toll when it prom
ises him security in the enjoyment of the
proceeds of his labor. Property rights are
most secure when human rights are most
respected. Democracy strives for civil
alton in which every member of society
will share according to his merits.
We hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes of revenue only. such
duties to be so adjusted as to operate
equally throughout the country. and not
| discriminate between class and section.
and that taxation should be limited by
the needs of the government honestly
and economically administered.
Revision of Tariff Advocated
| I'VE condemn the present Ubiquitous
| tariff law as a trust-breeding measure,
| skillfully devised to give to the few favors
which they do not deserve and to place
| upon the many burdens which they should
not suffer. We demand revision Of the
| tariff Immediately by the democratic
party, the friend of the people, and not
by republican beneficiaries and friends
of the tariff, and that under any tariff
law adopted in the future monopolles
and trusts shall not be permitted to
charge American consumers and purchas-
ers exorbitant prices far above what
foreign purchasers pay for the same
goods made in this country and sold
| abroad.
we hold that the most efficient way
| of protecting American, labor is to pre-
| vent the importation of foreign pauper
labor to compete with 1t In the home
| market.
I'VE are in favor Of the voluntary arbi-
| tration of all differences between en-
| ployes and employers, and as labor in
Guiding the farmer creates the wealth of
the country, we demand the passage of
such laws as may be necessary to protect
| it in all Its rights.
| I'VE are opposed to government by in
| junction and depounce the. far-fetched de-
| cisions of latter-day judges whereof by they
seek to destroy and humiliate American
labor and union organization by including
them within the scope of the Sherman
| antitrust law. and we demand that Jury
trials shall be granted to every man
| charged with the violation of such in
| functions. devised and designed for tho
| protection and security of the powerful
| and rich and the oppression and humilia-
tion of the down-trodden and helpless la
| boring classes of our country
Home Rule for District.
The democratic party believes in home
rule. and we democrats of the District of
Columbia hold that all officials appointed
| RI administer
trict of Columbia shall be bona fide resi-
dents of said District. We hold with the
| fathers OF our republic that taxst,on
without representation is Unconstitutional
and undemocratic and unfair, and we
/ therefore declare that the people of this
District. as intelligent as any in this
world shall be granted the franchise at
the earliest possible date
| The fighting. militant democracy of the
| District of Columbia is ever loyal to the
| democratic party and the nominee of the
party whoever he may be. but believing
democracy is best typified in that great
son Of the west who has la bored inces-
sanity for the common people. and be-
| lieving every man, woman and child of
our land. no matter what color or creed.
will at II times whether in or out of the
army. be given what are his lust dues
We pledge ourselves anew and hereby
instruct the six delegates chosen by this
convention to Denver TO vote and work
| for the nomination and election of William
j. Bryan to the presidency of the United
| States
The new central committee. composed
of one representative from each of the
| twenty-five election districts. was Sc
iected by vote as follows: Thomas j
| Moore. first district; William Mex. Clay
ton, second district: John Ready. third
district: Frank Wissner. fourth district;
John w. Thomas. fifth district; George
c. Rick, sixth district; James p. O'Dea,
seventh district: John N. HodSkins,