The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-06-17

HYPHEN PLOTTERS
Charges Conspiracies in Inter-
est Of Foreign Nations.
BACKS STRICT NEUTRALITY

Favers Keeping Troops in Mexico,
But Opposes Intervention-caIIs Mr..
Wilson Greatest American of His
Generation.
St. Louis, June 17.-After debate
of over three hours the Democratic
national convention adopted by acola-
nation the party platform and ad-
journed sine die.
The delegates as a whole warmly
commend William ]. Bryan for his
speech before the nominations were
made Bryan was in fine voice and
surprised his hearers with the warmth
and vigor OF his defence of the Wilson
administration. Every word of his
ringing speech was heard from one
end of the Coliseum to the other with
perfect ease. 1t formally signallzed
his return to full activity in the Demo-
cratic party and the closing of his
breach with President Wilson year
ago. When he concluded, after speak
ing for three-quarters OF an hour, there
was another outbreak of enthusiasm,
and it was evident that the former
secretary of state had been restored
to good standing in the Democratic
fold.
The platform is as follows:
We endorse the administration OF
IL.
1t is the best exposition of sound dem
ocratic policy at home and abroad. We
challenge comparison of our record,
our pledges and our recOnStruct1Ve
legislation with those of any party OF
any time.
We found our country hampered by
special privileges, a vicious tarlf, oD-
currency. Our foreign affairs were
dominated by commercial interests for
their selfish ends. The Republ can
party, despite repeated pledges, was
impotent to correct abuses VIII Oh 1t
had fostered. Under our adminjstra-
ton, under a leadership which has
never faltered, these abuses have been
corrected, and our people have been
freed therefrom.
Our archaic banking and currency
system, prolific of panic and disaster
under Republican administrations ng
the refuge of the money trust-has
been supplanted by the federal reserve
act, a true democracy of credit under
government control, already proved a
financial bulwark in world crisis, mo-
bilizing our resources, placing album
dant credit at the disposal OF legiti-
mate industry and making currency
panic impossible.
We have created a federal trade
commission to accommodate the per-
picking questions arising under the
antitrust laws so that monopoly may
be strangled at its birth and legitimate
industry encouraged.
Fair competition in business is now
assured.
We have effected an adjustment Ct
the tariff adequate for revenue under
peace conditions and fair to the con-
sumner and to the producer. We have
adjusted the burdens of taxation so
that swollen incomes bear their equit-
able share. Our revenues have been
sufficient in times of world stress and
will largely exceed the expenditures
Of the current fiscal year.
We have lifted human labor from the
category of conditions and have as
sured to the workingmen the right of
association for his prqtec-
ton, and welfare. We have protected
the rights of the laborer agair-ssesc
issuance of writs OF in
junction and have guaranteed to him
alleged contempt committed outside
of the presence of the court.
We have advanced the parcels post
to genuine efficiency, enlarged the
postals savings systems, added rural
delivery routes and extensions, thus
reaching two and one-hali millions ad-
ditional people, improved the postal
i,, u ,,a1,
first time in our history, placed the
postof1ice system on a self-supporting
basis with actual surplus in 1913, 1914
and 1915.
Tariff.
We reaffirm our belief in the dee
trine Of a tariff for TIE purpose of
providing sufficient revenue FIR the
operation OF the government ecGnomi-
cally administered, and unreseIved. y
endorse the Underwood tariff law as
truly exemplifying that dos trine. We
recognize that tariff rates are neces-
sarily subject to change to meet
changing conditions in the worlds pro-
duction and trade.
In order to ascertain just what
these changes may be, the Democratic
congress is providing for a non-parti-
san tariff commission to make Impair
tian and thorough study of every eco
nomic fact that may throw light either
upon our past or upon our future fiscal
policy with regard to the imposition
Of taxes on imports, or with regard
to the changed and changing cOndi-
lions under which our trade is carried
On.
Americanism.
The part that the United States
will play in the new day of interna-
c xxrli oh
is will depend upon our preparati1 n
and and our character. The Demo
cratic party therefore recognizes the
assertion and triumphant demonstra-
lion Of the indivisibility and coherent
strength of this day in which the
whole world faces the crisis of mani
.old change. 1t summons all men, of
whatever origin or creed, who woul
count themselves Americans, to Join
IN making clear to all the world TIE
unity and consequent power of Ameri
"a.
This is an issue of patriotism. TIC
,aint it with partisanship would be to
1ef1le it. In this day OF test, Ameri-
"a must show itself, not a nation OF
partisans, but a nation of patriots.
There is gathered here in America the
genius Of the whole world, the ela-
nents of a great race and a magniti-
cent society to be melted into a mighty
and splendid nation.
Whoever, actuated by the purpose To
promote the interest of foreign pow
ar, in disregard of our own country's
welfare or to injure this government
n its foreign relations or cripple or
destroy its industries at home and
whoever by arousing prejudices OF a
rat "a. rI-4-.~..>. or uLIlCr A=~uie Gre
ates disrord ara strife among our pee
lie so as to obstruct the wholesome
rocess of unifcation, is faithless to
he trust which the privileges of our
citizenship repose in him and disloyal
o his country.
We, therefore, condemn as subver-
i've the nations unity and integrity,
nd as destructive of it's welfare, the
ctivities and designs of every group
r organization, political or otherwise,
hat has for its object the advance
lent of the interests of a foreign pow
;, whether such object is promoted
, intimidating the government, pc
tical party, or representative of the
eople, or which is calculated and
ends to divide our PEOPLE into IN az
nlstic groups, and thus to destroy
hat complete agreement and soil |
arity of the people and that unity or
eminent and national purpose so es-
entail to the peIpetuity of the nation |
nd its free institutions.