Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-22


crowned head and the humble peasant
in silent worship to God
''0ut of the ruins and sulferings of
the present conflict will arise a tenn
pie of Justice whose dome will be the
blue vault OF heaven; its illuminants
the eternal stars; its pillars the ever
lasting hills; its ornaments the woods !
and bountiful fields; its music the rip
ping rills, the song of birds, the laugh
ter of happy childhood; It's diapason the /
roar of mills and the hum of industry; |
its votaries the peoples of the earth; its
creed, on which hangs all the law and
| the prophets, Love thy neighbor as
| thyself. Above its altars in ineffaee
| able color will live eternally the vision |
of its artificer.
Therefore, my fellow countrymen,
not l, but his deeds and achievements;
not ! but the spirit and purpose of
America; not l, but the prayers of just
men; not /, but civilization itself,
nominates to succeed himself to the
presidency of the United States, to the
presidency of hundred million free
people, bound in impregnable union,
| the scholar, the statesman, the finan
cier, the emancipator, the pacifactor,
the moral leader of democracy, Wood
row Wilson,
The Democratic Platform.
st. Louis, June 16.-At the time of
the nomination of the candidates for
the presidency and vice-president 1T was
announced that the subcommittee draft
ing the platform of the Democratic
party had completed its work, but that
the entire resolutions committee was
not assembled to pass upon it and it
IL L
platform was not ready for presentation
until IL clock Friday morning.
Condemning "alliances and combi
nations OF individuals in this country
of whatever nationality or descent,
who agree and conspire together for
the purpose of weakening our govern
ment, :" and declaring that whatever,
actuated by the purpose to promote the
interest of foreign power in disregard
of our own eountry's welfare or to in
iure this government in its foreign rela-
: tions is disloyal to his country the re-
port of the resolutions committee of the
national democratic convention was
submitted at the final session of the
i convention today.
!, The platform then was adopted by
= acclamation. 1t follows:
:. Declaration of Principles.
sThe democratic party in national
! convention assembled, adopts the fol-
i lowing declaration to the end that the
people of the United States may both
! realize the achievements wrought by
1 four years of democratic administration
:, and be appraised of the policies to
7 which the party is committed for the
e further conduct of national affairs.
0 1--WE endorse the administration of
e Woodrow Wilson. 1t speaks for itself
;. 1t is The best exposition of sound demo
J cratic policy at home and abroad.
{ 1--WE challenge comparison of our re,
I cord, our keeping of pledges and oul
q constructive legislation, with those OF
n any party of any time.
g eve found our country hampered by
u special privilege, vicious tariff, obso
Il lete banking laws and an inelastic cur
/ reney Our foreign affairs were dom
e mated by commercial interests for theil
Is selfish ends. The republican party
S. despite repeated pledges, was impoten1
. to correct abuses which it had fostered
81 Under our administration, under lead
e ership which has never faltered, these
le abuses have been corrected and oul
"a people have been freed.
p esOur archaic banking and currency
le system, prolific of panic and disasteI
20 under republican administrations, lons
ID the refuge of the money trust, has beer
ID supplanted by the federal reserve act
to true democracy of credit under gov
he ernment control, already proved
Z financial bulwark in a crisis, for mobi
N lizing our resources, placing abundan
of credit at the disposal of legitimate In
4 dustry and making currency PAM
{ impossible.
20 1--WE have created federal trad
20 commission to accommodate the perplex
he ing questions arising under the anti
n. trust laws so that monopoly may b
IS strangled at its birth and legitimat
r industry encouraged. Fair competition
n in business is now assured.
I, 1--WE have effected an adjustmen
ni of the tariff, adequate for revenue un
it. der peace conditions and fair to tn
Il consumer and to the producer w
"a have adjusted the burdens of taxation
ne so that swollen incomes bear thei
ne equitable share. Our revenues hay
r. been sufficient in times of world stress
e. eve have lifted human labor froI
lg the category of commodities and hay
secured to the workingmen the right
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