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T.E MORNING POST, SATURDAY. JULY 9 . 1904 Principles Upon Which the Voters ot JBt. Louis, July 8. The platform, pre sented to the convention by the com mittee on resolutions at tonight's ses sion and adopted, is in part as follows: vTh Democratic party of the United v ates. In national convention assem- jd, declares its devotion to the'prin Iples of the Democratic faith which brine them together in party commu nion. Under them local . self-government and national unity and prosperity were alike established. They under laid bur independence, the structure of our free republic,! and every Democratic extension from Louisiana to California, and from Texas to Oregon, which pros pered, faithfully maintained in all the tates the tie between taxation and representation. They yet Inspire the masses of our people, guarding' jealous ly, their rights and liberties and cher ishing their fraternity, peace and or derly development. They remind us of our duties and responsibilities as citi zens and impress upon us, particularly at this time, the necessity of reform and the rescue of the administration of government from the headstrong, arbi trary and spasmodic rAethods which distract business by uncertainty and pervade the public mino. with dread, idistrust and perturbation. '4 Fundamental Principles The "application of these fundamental iJTvnciplss to the living issues of the Jay Is tlie first step tbward the assured ea;ce, safety and progress of our na tion. Freedom of the press, of con science and of speech, equality before Ihe law of all citizens, right of trial by lury; freedom of the person defended by the writ of habeas corpus; liberty of personal contract, untrammeled by sumptuary laws; supremacy of . the civil over military authority;, a well disciplined militia; the separation of church and state; economy in expendi tures; . low taxes that labor may be lightly burdened; prompt and sacred fulfillment of public and private obli gations; fidelity to treaties; peace and friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; absolute acqui escence in the will of the majority, the vital principle of republics these are doctrines which Democracy has estab lished as proverbs of the nation,- and they should be constantly Invoked and : enforced. Capital and Le'xjr We favor enactment of laws guaran teeing to labor and capital their Just rights. Capital and labor ought not to be enemies. Each is necessary to the other; each , has its rights, but the rights of labor are certainly no less "vested," no lesa "sacred," and no less "inalienable" than the rights of capital. Constitutional Guaranties Constitutional guaranties are vio lated whenever any citizen is denied the right to labor, acquire and enjoy property or reside wherever interest or inclination may determine. - Any de nial thereof by individuals, organiza tions or governments should be sum marily rebuked and punished. "We deny , the right of any executive to disregard j or to suspend any national privilege or limitation. Obedience to the laws and respect for their requirements are alike the supreme duty; of the citizen and the official. The military should be used only to support and maintain the law. "We unqualifiedly condemn its employment for the summary banishment of citi zens without trial or for the control of elections. We approve the measure which passed the United States Senate in 1896, but wThich a Republican con gress has ever since refused to enact, relating to contempts in federal courts, and providing for trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt. Water-ways We favor liberal appropriations . for .the care and Improvement of the water ways of the country. When any water way like the Mississippi river is of suffi cient importance to demand special aid of the government such aid should be extended with a definite plan of contin uous work until permanent improve ment is secured. We oppose the Republican policy of starving home development in order to feed the greed for conquest and , the Worffimg 1 Day jM M Money Plank Knocked Out and All Elements Har monized on the Re sult No Income ' TaxorGovernment Ownership St. Louis, July 8. The Democrats have talked about nothing all today' ex cept the omission of a money plank from the Democratic national platform for the campaign this year. William J. Bryan announced at noon today: - "The platform is satisfactory to me. I and my friends will not bolt this convention, but on the contrary we are going to support J:he ticket and the platform." The platform committee had been in passion from-4 -o'clock last night until the Party Will Appeal to mm - A . the country appetite for national "prestige and dis play of strength." 1 - Economy of Administration The platform calls for economy in the national administration and j. honesty in the public service; condemns the ac tion of the Republican party in con gress fn refusing to prohibit an execu tive department from entering Into contracts with convicted trusts or un lawful combinations in restraint of In terstate trade; favors the ' nomination and election of a president imbued With the principles of the constitution; fa vors the open door for the world's com merce In the orient; opposes; a policy of colonial exploitation; insists tha't-the American people ought to deal with .the Philippines as they have with Cuba; demands an enlargement of the powers of the Interstate commerce commission; favors the strict enforcement ot exist ing civil and criminal statutes against all trusts. The Tariff Plank i The plank on the tariff Is as .follows: "The Democratic party has-been and will continue to be the consistent oppo nent of that class of tariff legislation by which certain interests have been per mitted .through congressional favor to draw a heavy tribute from the Ameri can people. This monstrous perversion of those equal opportunities which our political-Institutions were established to secure has caused what may once have been infant industries to become the greatest combinations of capital that the world has ever known. "These especial favorites of the gov- eminent have, through trust methods, been converted into monopolies, bring ing to an end the domestic competition which was the only alleged check upon the extravagant profits made possible by the' protective system. These in dustrial combinations, by the financial assistance they can give, now control the policy of the Republican party. "We denounce protection as a rob bery of the many to enrich the few, and we favor a tariff limited to the needs of the government, economically administered, and so levied as not to discriminate against any Industry, class or section, to the end that the burden of taxation shall be distributed as equally as possible. "We favor a revision and a general reduction of the t tariff by .. the friends of the masses and 'of the common wealth, and nottoyHthe frtendVof its abuses, its extortions and its discrim inations, keeping in - view, the ultimate ends of 'equality.ofjDurdens and .equal ity of opportunities and the constitu tional purpose of,, raising . revenue by taxation,, towit; The support: "of the federal government in 'all- its. integrity and virility, but in simplicity,"? Planks denouncing the trusts; favor ing the reclamation of arid lands; con struction of the Panama canal; the protection of American citizens at home and abroad; the election of Y United States senators by direct vote: of the people; the admission of territories to statehood; condemning polygamy; fav- oring reciprocity, a reduction of the army; liberal pensions to veterans and upholding civil service reform, i Race Issue Condemned On the. race question the platform is as follows: "The race question has brought countless woes to this country. The calm wisdom of the American people should see to it that it brings no more. To revive the dead and hateful race and sectional animosities in any part of our common country means confus ion, distraction of business and the re opening of wounds now happily healed. North and south, east and west have but recently stood together in j line of battle from the walls of Pekin to the hills of Santiago; and as sharers of a common glory and. a common destiny, we should share fraternally the com mon burdens. "We therefore deprecate and con demn the selfish and the narrow spirit of the recent-. Republican convention at Chicago, which sought to kindle anew race and sectional strife, and we ap peal" from it to the sober common sense and spirit -of the American people." The platform concludes with a scath ing denunciation of the Republican ad ministration. r tin Platform 11:20 this morning. The fact that there is no financial plank In the platform of this convention is due directly ; to the work of David B. Hill of NeW York, William J. Bryan of Nebraska and John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. When late yesterday the sub-committee issued its platform many believed that it would be the platform to be ac cepted by the full committee. When the full committee on platform as sembled at the- Southern Hotel last night to continue in session until near ly noon' today, Mr. Bryan decided that the time had come for him to' insist upon a compromise as to a platform In return for the support of Judge Parker. Mr. Bryan had got up an fncome tax, plank which was vigorously oppqsed by Mr. Hill, who announced that If such a plank was incorporated in the plat form Judge Parker could not carry New York state. Ex-Senator Pettigrew presented a plank providing for government own ership of the railroads, as follows: "The government should own the railroads engaged in interstate com merce and operate the same for service and not for a profit, so that all shippers shall pay the same rate with reference to the amount of their shipment." ; Mr. Hill combatted this plank, saying to ex-Senator Pettigrew: "I do "not mean to be offensive, but, Mr. Petti grew, that plank is silly." - "I'll not take any offense at anything the gentleman says," replied Pettigrew, "but I should like to say that the gen tleman from New York calls this plank silly, yet he put a plank in the New York state platform in 1902 which called not only for the government ownership of the coal carrying roads but of the coal mines as well." The laugh was on Mr. Hill, but Mr. Pettigrew's plank was voted down. . The wrangle oyer a proposed income tax plank continued until nearly sun rise this morning, when action on this was defeated and the financial plank was taken up by Hill, Bryan and Wll-5 Hams, who were directed to pass finally ; upon the financial plank for the plat-'j form to be adopted by this convention, i The trio finally knocked out entirely ' the plank submitted by the sub-corn-; mittee, making no mention whatever; of money in the platform, and Mr. Bry-j an then did not insist upon forcing an' income tax plank upon the platform. This was done at the suggestion of Senator Bailey, who said: "If one side favoring the money plank Will eliminate that, the other, advo cating the income tax plank, shouli eliminate that." During the all-night session of the committee there was much heated talk and many interesting diversions. Mr. Bryan had earlier in the evening tem porarily withdrawn his Income tax proposition, ,but broke out again about 1 o'clock this morning and made a vigorous defense of the income tax. Mr. Hill made quite as vigorous an op position, and this brought from Mr. Bryan a long speech in which he re ferred to Mr. Hill's consistent opposi tion to the proposition. He made it plain, that if the New York member in sisted upon what Bryan termed the gold plank he would make quite as vigorous a fight for the inclusion of an income tax plank. Mr. Bryan ulti mately yielded, however, to the persua sion of the members of the committee. At 8 o'clock this morning, when it was believed the platform had been practically completed, Mr. Bryan again made a motion that an Income tax plank be inserted in the platform. From that moment it became appa rent that tha committee would be in session for several hours. The courteous Senator Daniel of Vir ginia, chairman of the committee, who is regarded as all that is typical of the courtly southern gentleman, sur rendered the chair in " order that he might make a response to Bryan's re marks. He said that he had followed Mr. Bryan in two campaigns; that the great issue presented in both of them had been placed before the country in the strongest light; that the people would not accept it and it was now time to adopt another policy. He told Mr. Bryan that the Nebraskan, al though honored by his party two times with the greatest gift within Its power, had reviled ever:'- man who had honest ly opposed him- It was time to call a halt on this sort of thing;, Mr. Daniel said. He, for one, was tired. He want ed a platform that would win, and it was obvious that if an income tax proposition were inserted the Demo crats would lose New York and would go down in defeat. There were cries of "order" in the committee during Mr. Daniel's utter ances. Those who had known him for years and had served with him In the Senate and had known how carefully he avoided personalities in debate, were surprised at his vigorous denunciation. There were murmurs of dissent from some of Mr, Bryan's friends against what Mr. Daniel was saying, and an attempt was made to stop him; but Mr. Bryan, with a half a smile on his face, begged that the Virginian be al lowed to proceed. This had an imme diate effect upon the kindly heart of the courtly southerner, and he ex pressed regret that had indulged in personalities, but Insisted that his atti tude was the correct one to save the Democracy from another defeat and he asked that the money plank be Inserted. Mr.' Poe of Maryland made a very plain, straightforward speech in which he said that a great burden would be placed on the eastern Democrats if there were no reference whatever to the money question. He said that it made no difference to the silver men, but was important to the gold -men. Mr. Hill .made a speech in which he said that the party would be open to suspicion if it did not have some ref erence to the money question. It was finally Suggested that a sub committee be appointed to try to draw a plank that would be acceptable to both factions. Hill, Bryan and Wil liams composed the sub-committee, but after making fruitless endeavors to come to an , understanding they were obliged' to admit their failure. - The discussion was resumed, Hill still contending for the insertion' of a money plank, and Bryan as consistently bringing forward the income tax clause to keep Mr. Hill in subjection. After this had gone on for some time Senator Bailey, who, like every member of the committee, was tired, sleepy and worn out, made the proposition which pro duced the compromise. No ill-feeling had been engendered during the discus sion of the income and money proposi tions. After the culmination of tha money plank Mr. Hill made a statement to the effect that Judge Parker would stand on the ylatformT He said that Parker was a party man and would 'accept the principles of the national convention as the policy upon which he should conduct his campaign, i Mr. Bryan smilingly said that with a gold candidate there ought to be a gold platform, and this produced from Mi. Hill the surprising statement that he knew nothing of Judge Parker's monetary views. Mr. Bryan appeared to be incredulous over this and asked Mr. Hill about it pointedly, only to be informed that the New Yorker ad hered to his first statement. With the money question out of the way, the committee was about to put the finishing touches on the platform when Mr. Bryan proposed a plank con- I I .-, . - ' i .- ' - 11 'M- , 1 ;:':.SU':;ieii I 9 ' M Vntf 1 . MA (Ml M 9 A NATIONAL demning the coinage of silver dollars Into subsidiary silver. This brought much dissent from the other members of the committee. The proposal ad vocated by Mr. Bryan had been pre pared by Senator Carmack of Tennes see, and in terms it read that the sec retary of the treasury should not melt the silver dollars that are nowl legal tenders and convert them intoj- sub sidiary coin, thus reducing the balance of currancy. j After some talk Mr. Bryan and Mr. Carmack yielded to the persuasion of the other members of the committee, and the proposed plank was j With drawn. This ended the consideration of the money question. . The next proposition by Mr. Bryan was that the preamble to the platform include an affirmation of the principles inaugurated by the convention at Chi cago and Kansas City. This was! voted down overwhelmingly. There was considerable discussion over the trust plank. That prepared by the sub-committee on platform was not satisfactory to Mr. Bryan,! who wanted a much more radical declara tion. He insisted upon a strong1 anti trust declaration, and at one time went so far as to say that he would withdraw his income tax proposition if he were permitted to draw an anti trust plank. After much talk a com promise trust plank was drawn as it appears in the platform presented to the convention. The tariff proposition of the sub committee on platform caused a dis cussion of several hours. Mr. Bryan contended with all his vigor for a declaration in favor of a tariff for rev enue only. Mr. Bryan, while frequent- ly vigorous, did not Indulge in pointed personalities, and he showed a dispo- sitlon to have due regard for the j opin ions of his opponents. j After the committee adjourned one of Its members, Mr. Poe of Maryland, "... i . who had . been active in the fight against tured Wednesday by the Japanese. The Bryan on the money issue in the j com- Japanese have reached the northeast mittee, said that Mr. Bryan had: con- slope of Takushan mountain, the sum ducted himself admirably and that his mit of which is less than three miles fellow committeemen were greatly pleased at the attitude displayed. . No Pity Shown "For years f ate ' was after me tinuously,' writes F. A. Gulledge. con-Ver- bena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles causing 24 tumors. When all failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for burns and all aches and pains. Only 25c. at all druggists. v, j. Hannis Taylor Doctor of Law Edinburgh, July 8. Mr. Hannis Tay lor had conferred upon him today by the University; of Edinburgh the degree of Doctor of Laws. Mr. Taylor j was formerly the American minister, to Spain and latetvone of the counseJ for the United States before the AJaiskan boundary commission. He is the au thor of "The Origin and Growth of the British eotlstitulion,' or a square rneai; at the fair; at home; r at the outing any place or anytime when eating is in order Uneeda Biscuit I'' 1 " ' V ' ; ' No soda cracker perfectly so scientifically so cleanly. No cracker was ever before packed so carefully so securely so conveniently; No cracker was ever before kept so pure so fresh so good. No cracker will ever again seem so fair after you once try BISCUIT COMPANY Veil Brawn Over Japanese1 The Fall of Port Arthur Re garded as a Certainty Within a Few Weeks. i i Japs Tightening 1 Their Grip Tokio, July 8. Operations of para mount Importance are being carried out within the war zone, but the govern ment succeeds in veiling them fn almost absolute secrecy. It is known that the Japanese army and navy are daily tightening their grip upon Port Arthur and that the final assault upon it and its fall is a question of weeks only. To the Japanese it is the enactment of a great tragedy, with the curtain down. No foreigner is with the force that is besieging Port Arthur, with General Oku's army, or with the army that landed at Takushan under the com mand of General Nodzu. The news paper correspondents and military at taches with General rKuroki are kept within a circle little' more than" half a mile in diameter. As a result the Russians are forced to go. along a front fit 2R0 m ilfs anc ritovmtriA anhil scouting the positions and force of the j jananes vn t-n : tv, o,rA reckon and discount a whole series of clever feints and ruses. , v Russian fort No. 16 on the main line of the defenses of Port Arthur was cap from Port Arthur. The Russians claim to have annihi lated three Japanese regiments during the last week. ' British Ships Leavs Wel-Hai-Wei Wei-Hai-Wei. July 8. It is ' under stood that the British squadron which left here unexpectedly yesterday, is an chored in Yunehing bay, sixty-three miles southeast of " Chefbo, in conse quence of orders' to evacuate the gulf of PechilL The squadron consists of four battleships and four cruisers. The Esplegle Leaves New Chang l;t Hen Tain, July 8. The British cruiser Espiegie. which the Russians refused to allow to enter the port of New Chwang, is returning to Chingwangtao, The Rus sian object in restraining the gunboat anchored at the mouth of the river at JJew Chwang is supposed to be t$ dis- was ever before baked so In air tight packages Opera! ibps pute the passage should "the Esplegle Almost miraculous. Dr. Thomas u return. Heavy firing was heard in the direc tion of Kaiping Wednesday. It is rumored that the Russians gained a victory. Japanese Fired en Each Other St. Petersburg, July 8. During the latest encounter of " the Vladivostok squadron with the Japanese -ships the Japanese plans miscarried and they fired upon their own torpedo boats. When they werej attacked by the Japa nese torpedo boats, the Russians broke through the torpedo boat line, sinking two of the boats. The others retreated toward the Japanese cruiser and she, thinking them Russians, commenced to attack and 'opened a deadly fire .upon them, the effect of which the Russians were not able to ascertain." Strenuous Fighting Every Day , Tendon, July 8. A, dispatch to the Chronicle from Tokio says that the Japs have captured more than ten guns and fifty prisoners near Kaiping. Strenuous fighting is going on daily. The Russians are making a stubborn defense. The Japanese fleet at Port Arthur is co-operating with the army and is bombarding the. forts. The Chefoo correspondent of the Ex press says it is reported that there has been an engagement between the rival fleets at Port - Arthur. The Japanese ashore have captured Fort No. 14 in addition to Fort No. 16. Both dominate sections of the main defenses. Severe fighting continues. . One Lady's Recommendation Sold Fifty Boxes ! Cleveland of Rhamhariain'e tm.k 1 1 ti.i-- . Batteries "-. uwiiinu auu i-iv or lauicis I have, I believe, sold fifty boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets on the recommendation of one lady here, who first bought a . box of them about a year ago. She never tires of telling her neighbors and friends about the good qualities, of these Tablets. P. M, Shore, Drugg ,t, Rochester, Ind. The pleasant purgative effect of these Tablets makes them a favorite with ladies everywhere, v For sale by W. G. Thomas, Robeht Simpson, Bobbitt Wynne Drug Co. ' Mrs. Biddle Calming Down Burlington, N. J., July g. Mrs. Elsie Biddle, though still in a state of physi cal collapse following, the assault upon her by the negro robbers last Tuesday, is somewhat . . improved . , today. Her, mind is clearer and she no longer raves, but is still weak. Requisition papers for the woman's negro assailants, Aaron Timbers and Jonas Sims, i who - ' i . u. vi 0 I are in jail at Lancaster, Pa,, aniff. liam Austin, under arrest in Phfe phia, have not as yet been se Governor Murphy. -Prosecutor Atkinson will endeavor. make the transfer 1 of the culprits New Jersey as quietly as possible. Diptherla relieved in twenty re Oil. - At any drug store. BASE BALL GAMES National League Boston ..... 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 M-MJ Pittsbure . . . 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1? TtnttArfoi' Wilhpim and Nefr-'5- Miller, Leever and Phelps. Un Johnstone and Carpenter. Philadelphia. . . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 Cincinnati . . . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 x-3 . Batteries: Sparks and Doom, and SchleL Umpire, Zirnn.er. Brooklyn . ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-J-rrvitvn . . . o o o o o o 0 1 s-1 Batteries: Cronin and Bergen; Br and Kling. Umpire, Moran. New York-St. Louis: Rain. American League R ai mew .iom; , Boston ..... 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0- New Tork . . OlOOOOOi Rfl.ttPriPs: Winter and Criger Mnir-o. TTmnire. Sheridaa At Philadelphia: Washington . . 0 0 0 0 C 1 0 0 0 ,-1 I Philadelphia .. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x-- 2 Batteries: Townsend ana Plank and Powers. Uiripires and King. Ai Vicvciaim. Detroit n ft ft D O 0 0 1 v- ft 0.0 1 0 0 0 M xuuues aim auuu"-1- B-K' -Becona game: . i $ notmit . ft n 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cleveland . , 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Batteries: Kitson ana and Abbott. Umpire, Coi-r.oh.- ' Going to Abssyima 'i.H Jlbutil, French Somaiuan" W. H. Ellis, carrying the s;3 commerce between the LI;)" yx ana Abyssinia io jnipci- .;;tJ c. rhra rAV from M3'- . jit: the French steamer ws & he has heard nothing , tS l cernlnflr F. K. Loomis. j proceeding to Abyssinia are completed. r - 'fir.c Th. Japanese cusine doe; , f butchers' meat, bread,' ,tr tofn Ttio Ifl.nnt. as csm- . & posed, the daily food of V , can be afforded by the veu-
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