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PLATFORM AS ADOPTED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. *- ? \ j ? TARIFF FOB REVENUE ONLY PRINCIPAL PLEA OF PARTY Republicans Held to Blame for High Cost of Living Due to Import Duties on Necessaries of Life. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW URGED AGAINST PRIVATE MONOPOLIES Parcels Post and Merchant Marine Favored, and President Taft Is Denounced for Vetoing Bills Reducing Duties on Certain Articles. Following is the platform as adopted by the democratic national convention: We. the representatives of the demo cratic part> of the I'nited States, in nationai convention assembled, reaffirm our devotion to the principles of demo cratic covernment formulated by Thomas Jefferson and enforced by a Ions and il lustrious line e>f democratic Presidents. TARIFF REFORM. We declare it to be a fundamental prin c pie of the democratic party that the federal government under the Constitu tion has no right or power to impose cr collect tariff duties, except for the purpose of revenue, and we demand that tlie collection of such taxes shall he limit ed to the necessities of government honestly and economically administered. The high republican tar:ff is the prin cipal cause of the unequal distribution of wealth: it is a system of taxation which makes the rich richer and the poor poorer: under its operations the American farmer and laboring man are the chief sufferer-: it raises the cost of the neces saries of life to them, hut eloes not pro tect their product or wages. The farmer sells laigcly in free markets and buys almost entirely in the protected markets. In the most highly protected industries such as cotton and wool, steel and iron, the wages of the labyers are the lowest paid in any of our industries. We de nounce the republican pretense on that subject and assert that American wages are established by competitive conditions and not i y the tariff. We favor the immediate downward revi sion of the existing high and, in many cases, prohibitive tariff duties, insisting that material reductions be speedily made upon the neces-aries of life. Articles en teritis into competition with trust-con trolled products and articles of American manufacture which are sold abroad more cheaply than at home should be put upon the free list. We recognize that our system of tariff taxation is intimately connected with the business of the country, and we favor the ultimate attainment of the principles we advocate by legislation that will not in jure or destroy legitimate Industry. We denounce the action of President Taft in vetoing the hills to reduce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, metals and chemical schedules and the farmers' free list bill, all of which were designed to give immediate relief to the masses from the exactions of the trusts. The republican party, while promising tariff revision, has shown by its tariff legjria'ion that such revision is not to be in the people's interest, and having been faithless to Its pledges of 1!*ih it should no longer enjoy the confidence of the na tion We appeal to the American people to support us in our demand for a tariff for revenue only. HIGH COST OF LIVING. The high cost of living is a serious problem in every American home. The republican party, in its platform, at tempts to escape from responsibility for present conditions by denying that they are due to a protective tariff. We take issue with them on this subject, and charge that excessive prices result in a large measure from the high tariff laws enacted and maintained by the republican party, and from trusts and commercial conspiracies fostered and encouraged by such laws, and we assert that no sub stantia! relief can be secured for the peo ple until import duties on the necessaries of life are materially reduced and these criminal conspiracies broken up. ANTI-TRUST LAW. A private< monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. Wo therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the criminal as well as the civil law against trust and trust ofTi ials. and demand the enactment of such additional legislation as may be DELEGATES PICK MARSHALL FOR WILSON'S MATE tCevntinued from Page. I tne vice presidential nomination be sus pended and the report of the committee on resolutions received and acted upon. Platform Adopted. t'nanlmous consent was obtained, and Senator Kern, chairman of the resolu tions committee, read the platform, which was adopted. The reading of the platform occupied nearly an hour, and other resolutions, thanking Baltimore an 1 almost everybody e'se, were adopted. The District of Columbia placed Wil liam Jennings Bryan's name In nomina tion amid laughter and cheers. Mr. Bryan took the pjiatform and was given a great reception. Mr Bryan said for sixteen years he had been a "fighting man.'" and now de fired to say a word in the nature of a valedictory. H? said if he had any enemies those who were his enemies had a mo r.opoiy in hatred, for he di\ not feel that way toward any human being. He sail be held hi* country a'oove any person. * Tonight," said Bryan, "with Joy 1 sur render the standard J hare borne in three campaigns to the nominee of this conven tion, and I challenge any one to say it has ever been lowered in. the face of the enemy." Mr. Frvan said Oov. Wilson should have a proper running mate, and in con clusion seconded the nominations of both Gov. Burke of North Dakota and Sena tor Chamberlain of Oregon. Marshall by Acclamation. There being no other nominations, the roll w<t? ordered called. There was no choice on the first ballot. The four leaders on the first ballot were Gov.^Jiaxabali, wltlt Gov*. Burke, necessary to makf if impossible for a private monopoly to exist in the United State?. We favor the declaration by law of the conditions upon which corporations shall be permitted to engage in interstate trade, including amonj? others the prevention of holding; companies, of interlocking di rectors, of stock watering, of discrimina tion in price and the control by any one corporation of so larse a proportion of any industry as to make it a menace to competitive conditions. We condemn the action of the republi can administration in compromising with the Standard Oil Company and the tobac co trust, and its failure to invoke the criminal provisions of the anti-trust law against the officers of those corpora tions after the court had declared that from the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the criminal provisions o* the law. We regret that the Sherman antf-trust law has received a judicial construction depriving it of much of Its efficacy, and we favor the enactment of legislation which will restore to the statute the strength of which it has been deprived by such interpretation. RIGHTS OF THE STATES. We believe in the preservation and maintenance in their full strength and integrity of the three co-ordinate branch es of the federal government?the execu tive, the legislative and the judicial each keeping within its own bounds and not encroaching upon the jus? powers of either of the others. Believing tiiat the most efficient re sults under our system of government are to be attained by the full exercise by the states of their reserved sovereign powers, we denounce as usurpation the efforts of our opponents to deprive the states of any of the rights reserved to them, and to. enlarge and magnify by indirection the powers of the federal government. We insist upon the full exercise of all the powers of the government, both state and national, to protect the people from Injustice at the hands of those who seek to make the government a private asset in business. There is no twilight zone between the national and the state in which exploiting interests can take ref uge from both. It is as necessary that the federal government shall exercise the powers reserved to them, but we in sist that federal remedies for the regu lation of interstate commerce and for the prevention of private monopoly shall be added to and not substituted for state remedies. INCOME TAX AND POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATORS. We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two Important reforms de manded In the last national platform? namely, the amendment of the federal Constitution authorizing an income tax and the amendment providing for the popular election of senators, and we call upon the people of all the states to rally to the support of the pending proposi tions and secure their ratification. We note with gratification the unan imous sentiment In favor of publicity be fore tiie election of campaign contribu tions?a measure demanded in our na tional platform of K*)8. and at that time opposed by the republican partv?and we commend the democratic House of Rep resentatives for extending the doctrine of publicity to recommendations, verbal and written, upon which presidential ap pointments are made, to the ownership and control of newspapers and to the expenditures made by and in behalf of those who aspire to presidential nomina tions. and we point for additional jus tification for this legislation to the enorm ous expenditures of money in behalf of the President and his predeceesor in the recent contest for the republican nomi nation for President. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES. The movement toward more popular government should be promoted through Senator Chamberlain, 157, and Mayor Preston, 55. A second ballot also was taken without a choice being made. Kurke withdrew and Marshall was nom inated by acclamation. On the second ballot Marshall had ciimbed to tHMi. Burke had 387% and Chamberlain. 12*. In the dying hours of the convention this morning it seemed for a time that there would be another deadlock over the nomination for Vice President. Gov. Kurke had polled enough votes on the tirst two ballots to block the nomination of Gov. Thomas R. Marshall. The third ballot had Just been ordered when the chairman of the North Dakota delegation ohtained recognition from the chair ana said: ' X'orth Dakota offered her three-times governor to the party, believing him to be the strongest running mate for Gov. Wilson that could be named. We made the best ttuht we could for him and realize we are beaten. We therefore with draw his name, assuring the convention tl at wherever there Is a fight for demo cratic votes next fall Gov. John E. Burke will be found In the thick of it."' The speaker thereupon moved to make the nomination of Gov. Marshall unani mous. Immediately a wild scramble for tiie doors followed, few waiting to hear the motion put. Several seconds later Chairman Jaines* gavel fell at 1:56 a.m. on the final adjournment of one of the most notable conventions in the history of the democratic party. Wilson on Forty-Sixth Ballot; Nomination Made Unanimous The nomination of Gov. Wilson for President by the convention In the aft ernoon came in sight when, at the beginning of the forty-sixth ballot. Senator Bankhead of Alabama, manager for the Underwood forces, mounted the platform. ? Mr. Chairman,?' he began. "Mr. Un derwood entered thia contest hoping h? might secure the nomination from thla convention. But I desire to say for him that his first and greatest hope was, that through this contest he might eliminate for ail time every vestige of sectional prejudices In 'this convention. Mr. Un derwood would willingly forego this nomi nation if the country haa concluded that Mason and Dlxon'i line has been tramp led out and that It is once more & thor oughly united country." . Senator Bankhead said* Mr. JCwierwooa legislation in each state, which will per mit the expression of the preference of the electors for national candidates at presidential primaries. We direct that the national committee incorporate in the call for the next nom inating convention a requirement that all expressions of preference for presidential candidates shall be given, and the selec tion of delegates and alternates made through a primary election conducted by the party organisation In each state where such expression and election are not provided for by state law. Commit teemen who are hereafter to constitute the membership of the democratic nation al committee, and whose election is not provided for by law shall be chosen in each state at such primary elections, and the service and authority of committee men, however chosen, shall begin im mediately upon the receipt of their credentials respectively. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. We pledge the democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any cor poration from contributing to a campaign fund and any individual from contribut ing any amount above a reasonable maxi mum. TERM OF PRESIDENT. We favor a single presidential term, and to that end urge the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution making the President of the I'nited States in eligible for re-election and we pledge the [candidate of this convention to this prin j ciple. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. At this time, when the republican party, after a gent-ration of unlimited power in its control of the federal government, is rent into factions, it is opportune to point to the record of accomplishment of the democratic House of Representatives In the Sixty-second Congress. We indorse its action and we challenge comparison of Its record with that of any Congress which has been controlled by our op ponents. We call the attention of the patriotic citizens of our country to its record of efficiency, economy and constructive leg islation. It has, among other achievement, re vised the rules of tne House of Repre sentatives so as to give to the repre sentatives of the American people iree dom of speech and of action in advo cating. proposing and perfecting remedial legislation. it has passed bills for the relief of the people and the development of our coun try; it has endeavored to revise the tariff taxes downward in the interest of the consuming masses and thus to reduce the high cost of living. It has proposed an amendment to the federal Constitution providing for the election of United States senators by the direct vote of the people. It has secured the admission of Arixona and New Mexico as two sovereign states. It has required the publicity of cam paign expenses both before and after election, and fixed a limit upon the elec tion expenses of United States senators and representatives. It has also passed a bill to prevent the abuse of the writ of injunction. It has passed a law establishing an eight-hour day for workmen on all na tional public work. It has passed a resolution which forced the President to take Immediate steps to abrogate the Russian treaty. And It has passed the great supply bills which lessen waste and extravagance, and which reduce the annual expenses of the government by many millions of dol lars. We approve the measure reported by the democratic leaders in the House of Representatives for the creation of a council of national defense, whirh will de termine a definite naval program with a view to Increased efficiency and economy. The party that proclaimed and haa al ways enforced the Monroe doctrine, and was sponsor for the new navy, will con tinue faithfully to observe the constitu tional requirement* to provide and main tain an adequate and well proportioned navy sufficient to defend American poli cies, protect our citizens and uphold the honor and dignity of the nation. REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE. We denounce the profligate waste of the money wrung from the people by oppres sive taxation through the lavish appro priations of recent republican congresses, which have kept taxes high, and reducing the purchasing power of the people's toll. We demand a return to that simplicity and economy which befit a democratic government and a reduction in the num ber of useless offices, the salaries of which drain the su-bstance of the people. RAILROADS, EXPRESS COMPA NIES, TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. We favor the efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads, express com panies, telegraph and telephone lines en gaged in interstate commerce. To this end we recommend the valuation of rail roads. express companies, telegraph and telephone lines by the interstate com merce commission, such valuation to take into consideration the physical value of the property, the original cost, the cost of reproduction and any element of value that will render the valuation fair and just. We favor such legislation as will ef fectually prohibit the railroads, express, telegraph and telephone companies from engaging In business which brings them Into competition with the shippers or did not enter the race to defeat any iman and would not be a party to any such plan. His hope was that what he had accompanllshed for democracy would help to secure th.* election of a democratic President next November. He was for the party nominee and always had been. Mr. Underwood had taken no personal part In the campaign and would have no re grets. "He and his friends," said Senator Bankhead. "stand ready to support the candidate and the platform of his party." Senator Bankhead said Mr. Underwood would stay in the House and perform his "great duties there without complaint." "How about Vice President?" called a delegate. "Vice President, no," shouted Bank head. "Do not take Uim from his present post if you cannot delegate him to the highest office in the land. Vice President, no! Anybody can sit in the Vice Presi dent's chair. Even I, humble, as I am, could sit there and say: 'The gentleman from New York moves that we now ad journ.' It would be a crime to take him from his present duties, and I hope no one will present his name to this con vention. 8cnator Bankhead s action in withdraw ing Mr. Underwood aroused the ire of the Missouri delegation and toward the end of his remarks he was constantly in terrupted. "Why didn't you withdraw him when Clark had a chance?" demanded one of the Mlssourlans. Senator Bankhead paid no heed. "Why don't you tell them you are fak ing?" shouted the delegate. The Interruptions were greeted with hisses. Senator Bankhead concluded briefly with the statement that at Mr. Under wood's request he withdrew his name from further consideration, leaving his delegates free to vote for whom Ihey chose. While Senator Bankhead talked the Clark forces, foreseeing a break from Underwood to Clark, scurried about the hall. 1 Charles F. Murphy moved up the center aisle to the Missouri delegation. David . R. Francis and Senator Reed of the Mis souri delegation Joined him in a whis pered conference. Representative Fits gerald of New York left the platformtand l Joined the group. Meantime the Wilson leader?,hurried to the platform Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Roger C. Sullivan of Illinois, A. Mitchell Palmer and Representative Burleson of Texas talked there in excited whispers. When Senator Bankhead concluded Sen ator Stone of Missouri went to the plat form and asked unanimous consent to be ' allowed to make a statement. Clark's Delegate* Released. SALIENT POINTS IN THE PLATFORM. Demand for a revision of the tariff downward. Vigorous enforcement of the criminal and civil law against trusts. Preservation of state rights. Indorsement of income tax and popular election of senators. Favors presidential primaries. Favors single presidential term. Charges republicans with extravagance. Favors efficient supervision and rate regulation of rail roads, express companies, telegraph and telephone lines en gaged in interstate commerce. Opposes Aldrich monetary bill and the establishment of a central bank, and favors a systematic revision of the banking laws. Favors rural credits. Urges conservation of natural resources and develop ment of waterways. Repeats party's declaration of the platform of 1908 as to rights of labor, and pledges the party to an employes' com pensation law. Favors legislation to encourage agricultural interests and to suppress gambling in agricultural products. Favors fostering a merchant marine and urges Congress tp speedily enact laws for the greater security of life and property at sea. Reaffirms previous declarations regarding pure foods. Favors reorganization of civil service, and recognizes right of direct petition to Congress by employes for the redress of grievance. Favors immediate independence of the Philippine Islands. Stands for equality of ail our citizens at home and abroad, and commends Congress for terminating the Russian treaty of 1832. Party pledges itself to the establishment of a parcels post. Provides for making it an offense where proper respect is not shown the national uniform. Again declares for generous pension policy. Stands for a "rule of the people" and the overthrow of corrupt machine rule. patrons: also legislation preventing: the overissue of stocks and bonds by inter state railroads, express companies, tele graph and telephone line, and legisla tion which will assure such reduction in transportation rates as conditions will permit, care being taken to avoid reduc tion that would compel a reduction or wages, prevent adequate service or do in justice to legislative investments. BANKING LEGISLATION. We oppose the so-called AldriA bill, or the establishment of a contra! bank, and we believe the people of the country will be largely freed from panics and con sequent unemployment and business de pression by such a systematic revision of our banking laws as will render tem porary relief in localities where such re lief is needed, with protection from con trol or dominion by what is known as the money trust. Banks exist for the accommodation of the public, and not for the control of business. All legislation on the subject of banking and currency should have for its purpose the securing of these accom modations on terms of absolute security to the public and of complete protection from the misuse of the power that wealth gives to those who possess it. We condem-n the present methods of depositing government funds in a few favored banks, largely situated in or con trolled by Wall street, in return fori political favors, and we pledge our party j to provide, by law, for their deposit by competitive bidding in the banking in stitutions of the country, national and state, m-l^iout discrimination as to local ity, upon approved security and subject to call by the government. RURAL CREDITS. Of equal importance with the question of currency reform Is the question of rural credits or agricultural finance. Therefore we recommend that an Investi gation of agricultural credit societies lu foreign countries be made, so that it may be ascertained whether a s\siem of rural credits may be devised suitable to condi tions In the United States; and we also favor legislation permitting national banks to loan a reasonable proportion of their funds on real es'ate security. We recognise the value of vocational education and urge federal appropriations for such training and extension teaching in agriculturre In co-operation with the several states. WATERWAYS. We renew the declaration in our last platform relating to the conservation of our natural resources and the develop ment of our waterways. The present dev astation of the lower Mississippi valley accentuates the movement for the regula tion of river flow by additional bank and levee protection below and the diversion, storage and control of the flood waters above and the utilization for the beneficial ator Stone, "I will release?If release be necessary?any delegation instructed for him. I would not have a single delegation stay with him for a single roll call under any sense of obligation to him. "I need not tell this convention or the friends of old Champ Clark that he will stand by the nominee of this convention loyally to the end." When Senator Stone finished Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston mounted the plat form. He withdrew the name of Gov. Foss of Massachusetts and announced that the Massachusetts delegation would vote for Wilson. I'proar greeted this announcement, for the nomination of Wilson had now be come a practical certainty. Would Omit Roll Call. When the disorder subsided Represent ative Fitzgerald, who had just finished a conference with Murphy, took the stage. His advent. marked the end of the op position to Wilson as an organized body. Fitzgerald made a plea for harmony. "We want to leave this hall a united democracy, with victory in November ae sured." In conclusion lie said: "I move that the roll call be dispensed with and that the convention proceed by acclamation to nominate that distin guished democrat of New Jersey, Gov. Woodrow Wilson." Scene of Wild Excitement. The weary delegates stood on their chairs and shouted wildly. Missouri and New York alone sat unmoved throughout the demonstration. Wilson adherents dashed about the liall, shaking hands, hugging each other and almost dancing with giee. The aisles were jammed and the sergeants-at-arms and the police fought )n vain to quiel the throng. The stolid mass of men who had sat through ballot after ballot until they had almost gone into a stupor of routine greeted the relief with an outburst of jubilation and became as noisy and mis chievous as a crowd of schoolboys, it took fifteen minutes to quiet them. Finally Chairman James announced that the plan proposed by Representative Wtz gerald to nominate by acclamation could be carried only by unanimous consent. Senator Reed of Missouri took the plat form to object to this pcheme. "Without the slightest desire to express any sentiment of rancor, I object, because Missouri wants to be recorded on this ballot for old Cbamp Clark." he said, and the Clark forces cheered. F.-1L. MoCulleufleeCSfiMouit Mked?mnd purposes in the reclamation of arid and swamp lands and the development of water power instead of permitting the floods to continue, as heretofore, agents of destruction. ? We hold that the control of the Mis sissippi rivpr is a national problem. The preservation of the depth of Its water for the purpose of navigation, the building of levees to maintain the integrity of Its channel and the prevention of the over flow of the land and its consequent dev astation resulting: in the interruption of interstate commerce, the disorganization of the mail service and the enormous loss of life and property impose an obligation which alone can be discharged by the general government. To maintain an adequate depth of wa ter the entire year, and thereby encour age water transportation, is a consumma tion worthy of legislative attention, and presents an issue national in its cnarac tf>r. it calls for prompt action on the part of Congress, and the democratic party pledges Itself to the enactment of legis lation leading to that end. We favor the co-operation of the United States and the respective states in plans for the comprehensive treatment of all waterways with a co-operative plan for channel improvement, with plans for drainage of swamp and overflowed lands, and to this end we favor, the appropria tion by the federal government of suffi cient funds to make surveys of such lands, to develop p!ans for draining the same, and to supervise the work of con struction. We favor the adoption of a liberal and comprehensive plan for the development and improvement of our Inland water ways with economy and efficiency, so as to permit their navigation by vessels of standard draft. POST ROADS. We fa. or national aid to state and lo cal authorities in the construction and maintenance of post roads. RIGHTS OF LABOR. We repeat our declarations of the plat form of 1908, as follows: "The courts of justice are the bulwark of our liberties, and we yield to none In our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our party has given to the bench a long line of distinguished justices. who have added to the respect and confidence in which this department must be Jealously maintained. We reaent the attempt o" the republican party to raise false Issue respecting the judiciary. It is an un just reflection upon a great body of our citizens to assume that they lack re spect for the courts. "It is the function of the courts to In terpret the laws which the people enact, and if the laws appear to work economic, social, or political injustice, it is our duty to change them. The only basis upoi: which the Integrity of our courts can stand Is that of unswerving justice and protection of life, personal lib^ity and property. As judicial processes may be abused we should guard them again.?* abuse. "Kxperience has proved the nec.'35lty of received permission to make a brief state ment. He said the people of Missouri "loved old Champ Clark." The Roll Call Ordered. The regular order was demanded and the forty-sixth and final roll call of the states was begun at 2:53 p.m. "Alabama, 24 votes for Wilson," called out the chairman of that delegation. "Arizona, six for Woodrow Wilson." "Arkansas, eighteen for Woodrow Wil son." It was difficult for the clerk to proceed on account of the applause that greeted each response. When California was reached Theodore A. Bell, chairman of that delegation, which had been one of the ClarK bul warks, made his way to the stage. A. Mitchell Palmer and several other leaders of the Wilson forces met Bell as he reached the platform, and endea vored to dissuade him from speaking. An argument ensued, California was passed and Bell left the platform. Colorado gave all her twelve to Wilson and Connecticut did likewise with her fourteen. Delaware, always consistently in the Wilson column. ?.ast her votes there again amid applause. Floriua voted 7 tor Wilson and 6 for Clark. Underwood's 28 in Georgia went to Wilson. A enter greeted Illinois' solid 68 as It was cast for the New Jersey governor. Indiana, Iowa and Kansas also supported Wilson without a dissenting vote. Louisiana gave Clark two of her twenty votes. Maine's twelve were cast in a block for Wilson. Maryland s sixteen and Massachusetts thirty-six were likewise given to Wilson. Michigan's inirty ciiinbvd into the "band wagon bes.de tne twenty four trom Minnesota, wl o had seats from the beginning. Underwoods twenty in Mississippi were announced for Wilson by Gov. Brewer in his best baritone voice. When Missouri was called 8enator ?Stone, in a voice that could be heard throughout the hall, announced: "Missouri casts thirty-six votes for Champ Clark." The Missourians cheered, and they were given a round of applause. Montana and Nebraska went solidly for "Wilson, and all of Nevada's vote was cast for Clark, followed by New Hampshire, which gave eight to Wilson. Tlio four Clark vote* in New Jersey re mained flrm, and the vote of the state was recorded: Wilson, 2-t; Clark, 4. New Mexico gave Wilson its eight votes. Hew York Votes for Wilson. Another,ftaat.outburat,occurred when CbsrlaeTj'Murphyr rose?ln*hl??ptocettfr a modification of the law relating to in junction, and we reiterate the pledges or our platforms of 1?*? and 1?M in ?" ivor wf a measure which paased the United States Senate In 1888. relating to contempt In federal courts, and providing far trul by jury in cases of Indirect conu invt. "Questions of Judicial practice h*ve arisen, especially in connection with in dustrial disputes. We believe iii.it the parties to all Judicial proceedings sho.i'o be treated with rigid impartiality, .nil that injunctions should not be Issue 1 in any case In which an injunction *' ,lJld not issue !f no" industrial dispute *VvPe involved. * ' "The expanding organization of industry makes it essential that there should tu no abridgement of the right of the wage earners and producers to organise for i*?e protection of wages and the improve ment of labor conditions, tb the end th?i! such labor organizations and their mem bers should not be regarded a? Hl^ii"' combinations In restraint of trade. "We pledge the democratic party to the enactment of a law creating a depart ment <of labor represented separately In the President's cabinet, in which depart ment shall be Included the subject of mines and mining." We pledge the democratic .party, so far as the federal jurisdiction extends, to an employes' compensation law provid ing adequate Indemnity for Injury to body or loss of life. CONSERVATION. We believe in the conservation and the development, for the use of'all t"h* people, of the natural* resources of the country. Our forests, our resources of' water sup ply, our arable and odr mineral lands, our navigable streams and all the other material resource* with which our coun try has been so lavishly endowed con stitute the foundation c? o^r national wraith, Such additional legislation as may be necessary to prevent their be ing wasted or absorbed by - special o. privileged interests should be enacted and the policy of their conservation should be rigidly adhered to. - The public domain should be adminis tered and disposed of with due regard to the general welfare. Reservations should be limited to the purposes which they purport to serve and not extended to in clude land wholly unsulted therefor. The unnecessary withdrawal from and set t'ement of enormous tracts of public land, upon which tree growth never existed, and cannot be promoted, tends only to re tard development,, create discontent and bring reproach upon the policy of con servation. The public land laws should be admin istered in a spiri. of the broadest liber ality toward the settler, exhibiting a bona fide purpose to comply therewith, to the end that the Invitation of this government to the landless should be as attractive as possible and the plain pro visions of the forest reserve act permit ting homestead entries to be made with in the national foresr should not bo nullified by administrative regulations which amount to a withdrawal of great areas of the same from settlement. Immediate action should be taken by CcngresE to make available the vast and valuable coal deposits of Alaska under conditions that will be a perfect guaranty agalnM their fall'ng into the hands of monopolizing corporations, associations or interests. We rejoice in the inheritance of mineral resources unequaled in extent, variety or value, and in the development of a min ing industry unequaled in its magnitude and importance. We honor the men who, ! in their hazardous toll underground, daily risk their lives In extracting and pre paring for our use the products of the mine, so essential to the Industries, the commerce and the comfort of the people of this country, and we pledge ourselves | to the extension of the work of the bureau of mines in every way appro priate for national legislation, with a view of safeguarding the lives of the miners, lessening the waste of essential resources and promoting the economic development of mining, which, along with agriculture, must in the future, even more than in the past, serve as the very foundation of our national prosperity and welfare and our international com merce. AGRICULTURE. We believe !n encouraging the develop ment of a modern system of agriculture. ! and a systematic effort to Improve the conditions of trade in farm products, so as to benefit both the consumers and pro ducers. And as an efficient means to this erv? we favor the enactment by Congress of legislation that will suppress the per nicious practice of gambling In agricul tural products by organized exchanges or others. MERCHANT MARINE. J We believe in fostering, by constitu tional regulation of commerce, the growth 'of a merchant marine, which jhall de | velop and strengthen the commercial ties which bind us to our sister republics of the south, but without imposing addi tional burdens upon the people, and with out bounties or subsidies from the public Treasury. We urge upon Congress the speedy enactment of laws for the greater se curity of life and property at sea, and we favor the repeal of all laws and the abrogation of so much of our treaties with other nations as provide for the ar rest and imprisonment of seamen charged with desertion and violation of their con tract of service. Sur-h laws and treaties are un-American and violate the spirit. If not the letter, of the Constitution of the United States We favor the exemption from toll of American ships engaged in coastwise trade passing through the canal. We also favor legislation forbidding the announce: "New York casts ninety votes for Woodrow Wilson." North Carolina gave Wilson Its full 24. North Dakota's 10 got into line Then Ohio was reached and Ed H. Moore of the Harmon forces look the stand to release the Ohio delegates from any obligation to support Harmon. Ohio was passed. Oklahoma's delegation, so long*div!ded ten and ten. cast its entire twenty for Wilson. Oregon's ten and Pennsylvania s seventy-six remained in their accustomed place behind Wilson. Rhode Island's ten came into line. South Carolina voted its eighteen for Wilson. South Dakota gave [Wilson ten. The badly split Tennessee delegation, for the first time In the con vention, gave its twenty-four votes for Wrilson. Little Girl Casts Texas Ballot. I When Texas was called a little girl, ? Frances Ball, was lifted to the top of a 'chair to cast the state's vote. She was cheered as she chirped: "Texas votes forty for Wilson." Utah, Vermont and Virginia went to Wilson. Then Washington, which had stood solidly for Clark, was reached. "We have stayed by Clark until we went down to defeat." announced the Washington chairman, "and we'll stay by Wilson to victory." West Virginia. Wisconsin, Wyoming. Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico supported Wilson, but the six votes trom tne Dis trict of Columbia stayed with Clark to the end. California, which had been passed, was called, and Theodore A. Bell asked unani mous consent to make a brief statement. Objection was maae. Thereupon Bell rose to explain his vote and finally secured quiet. He went to the platform. Bell said he would support Wilson. He announced his intention of moving to make Wilson's nomination unanimous. But he announced the vote of California as Clark, 24; Wilson, 2. Ohio was the last state to vote, and she gave Clark 1, Harmon 12 and Wilson 33 The total vote for Wilson was 990; Clark received 84 and Harmon 12. Two were absent. Nomination Made Unanimous. Before the result of the forty-sixth bal lot was announced Senator Stone of Mis souri moved to make the nomination of Woodrow Wilson unanimous. As Chair man James put the motion a chorus of "ayes" broke all over the hail. , "Ths aye*-baara~.lt," said Mr. Jam**, PRIMARIES FOR PRESIDENT AND ONE TERM ADVOCATED Democratic House of Representatives Praised on Ground That It Has Passed Bills for Relief of People. PUBLIC UTILITIES OWNERSHIP ANOTHER IMPORTANT PLANK No Stand Is Taken on Retirement of Aged Govern ment Clerks, and Republican Pa rty Is Condemned "for Failure to Redeem Pledges of 1908." use of the Panama canal by ship* owned or controlled by railroad carriers engaged in transportation competitive with the canal. PURE FOOD AND PUBLIC HEALTH. We reaffirm our previous declarations advocating the union aud strengthening of the various governmental agenc.es re lating to pure foods, quarantine, vital statistics and human health. Thus united and administered without partiality to or discrimination against any school of med icine or system of healing, they would constitute a single health service, not subordinated to any commercial or finan cial interests.- but devoted exclusively to the conservation of human lfe and effi ciency. Moreover, this health service j should co-operate with the health agen cies of our various states and cities, without interference with the'.r preroga tives or with the freedom of Individuals to employ such medical or hygienic aid as they may see fit. CIVIL SERVICE LAW. The law pertan'ng to the civil service should be honestly and rigidiy enforced, to the end that merit and ability shall be the standard of appointment and promo tion, rather than service rendered to a political party: and we favor a reorganiz ation of the civil sendee with adequate compensation commensurate with the class of work performed, for all officers and employes. We also recommend the extension to all classes of civil service emploves of the benefits of the provisions of the employers' liability law; we also recognize the right of direct petition to Congress by employes for the redress | of grievance. LAW REFORM. We recognize the urgent need of reform in the administration of civil and crimi nal law in the United States and we rec ommend the enactment of such legisla tion and the promotion of such measures aa will rid the present legal system of the delays, expense ar.d uncertainties in cident to the system as now administered. THE PHILIPPINES. j We reaffirm tlie position thrice an nounced by the democracy in national convention assembled against a policy of imperialism and colonial exploitation in the Philippines or efsewhere. NN e con demn the experiment in imperialism ?s an inexcusable blunder which has in volved us in enormous expenses, brought us weakness instead of strength, and laid our nation open to the charge of abandonment ? of the fundamental doc trine of self-government. Ue favor an immediate declaration of the nations purpose to recognize the independence <^f the Philippine Islands as soon as a stable government can be established, such in dependence to be Ruaranteed by us the neutralization of the islands can be secured bv treaty with other powers. In recognizing the Independence^ the Philinnines our government should le farn sucnh land as* may be "^e?ary for coaling stations and naval bases. ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. We welcome Arizona and New Mexico to the sisterhood of states, and heartily congratulate them upon their auspicious beginning of great and glorious careers. ALASKA. We demand for the people of Alaska the full enjoyment of the rights end privi leges of 9. territorial form of government, and we believe that the officials Appoint ed to administer the government of ail our territories and the District of to ? and I declare Woodrow Wilson the nominee of this convention. The demonstration began at once. Soon the aisles were choked with a struggling mass of delegates, shaking hands and greeting friends and enemies with the slogan: "We'll win with Wilson/' For ten minutes James labored to re store order. Recess Until Night. I When order was restored A. Mitchell Palmer tdtok the stand and moved that the convention adjourn until ? o'clock, at night. At 3:40 the convention adjourned. TAMMANY CLANS IN LINE. Big District Clubs Prepare to Work for Democratic Ticket. NEW YORK, July 3.?Several of the big Tammahy district clubs prepared today to launch immediately a cam paign in behalf of Wilson end Star shall. Wilson banners were flung to the breeze from their various quarters and scores of portraits of? two candidates appeared at the clu house windows Most of the Tammany clans appear to be hearty In their indorsement of the ticket, and announcement of tneir intention to "sweep the city for Wil son" will be made vociferously at nu merous Fourth of July gatherings. FOEESEES BTJLE OF YEARS. Speaker at Woodrow Wilson Club Meeting Sure of Victory. AUBURN'. N. V.. July 3.?The Cayuga County Wilson Club last night held the first meeting of the national cam paign. Thomas Mott Osborne, presi dent of the -New York Democratic League, addressed the meeting, which was preceded by a parade. Mr. Osborne said: -Under Woodrow Wilson we have^ In miration to wage a campaign like that IMS or 189-'. Under him democracy wl] rule not four years, but twenty vears 1 want to say. however, that the democratic party owes a tremen dous debt to William Jennings Bryan. Hi ' fwht in Baltimore for courage and shrewd political action is the finest thing we have ever seen in American politics. He was called a mischief maker but he made mi8ch>ef only for those Who were guiding the party to destruction." ... . lumbia should he qualified by previous bona fide residence. THE RUSSIAN TREATY. We com mi nd the patriotism of the democratic. membtri. of the Senate and Hou*e of Representat Ives which compell ed the termination of the Russian treaty of 1M2 and we plfd*o ourselves anew to preserve the sacred nights of American citizenship at home and abroad. No treaty should receive the sanction of our government. which does not recognize | that quality of all of our citizens. Ir respective of race 01 creed, and which j doea not expressly guarantee the funda mental right of expatriation The constitutional rights of American citizens should prote t them m our bor dersi and go with thent throughout tha world, and every American citizen resid ing or having property in any foreign country is entitled t<? un.l must i?e given the full protection of the I nited States government, both for iilmself and his property. PARCELS POST AND RURAL DE LIVERY. j We favor the establishment uf a par cel post or postal express, and also tha extension of the rural delivery svstem as rapidly as praclicable. PANAMA CANAL EXPOSITION. he?!y exP<*?" our deep interest <? h ti f?*! narna tanaI exposition to ha held in San Francis, u in 1!?1.1, and favor such encouragement as .an be properly given. ' PROTECTION OF NATIONAL UNI FORM. alrrV9 the severaI tha adoption of a law making it an offense for the j roprietors of places of pubI<c amusement and entertainment to discrlm fitatl.**!* If1 ,he unff?rm of the l/nita<l States ,lmltar to th# ,aw pa^e ????? Congress applicable to the District of Columbia and the territories In 1011. PENSIONS. We renew the declaration of our last Slcy? ***** t0 H RULE OF THE PEOPLE. We call attention to the fact that tha democratic party's demand for a return o the rule of the people expressed In the national platform four years ago has now become the accepted doctrine of a largo majority of the electors. We again remind the country that only by * larger exercise of the reserved power of the pen* pie can they protect themsel\cs from the missuse of delegated power and the usurpation of governmental instrumen tality by special interests. For this rea son the national convention insisted on the overthrow of Cannonism and the in auguration of a system by which 1'nited States senators could be elected by direct vote. The democratic party offers itneir to the country as an agency through which the complete overthrow and extir pation of corruption, fraud and machine rule in American politics can be effected. CONCLUSION. Our platform is one of principles which we believe to be essentia! to our national welfare Our pledges are made to be kept when in office as we I as rc'ied upon during the campaign, and we invite the cooperation of all citizens, regardless of party, who believe in maintaining unim paired the institutions and traditions of J our country. TAFT TICKET NOMINATED, PLATFORM PROGRESSIVE Ohio Republicans Indorse Adminis tration and Make Ready for the State Campaign. COLI MBI S, Ohio, July .1.?Taft dele gates, who controlled the first session of the republican state convention three weeks ago by a majority of only twenty eight and one-half, came back yesterday and by a majority of more than 100 de feated A. Lt. Gerford, an antl-TSft candi date for governor, and adopted a plat form approving that at Chicago ana warmly commending the administration of President Taft. The successful candi date was Common Pleas Judge B. B. Dillon of Columbus. Dillon was put forth on the th!rd ballot, after appearances had indicated that Lawrence K. Langdon, whom the Taft forces at first favored, could net be nomi nated. I-angdon afterward was given the nomination for the new representative at large, to which the state is entitled ac cording to the last census. Ticket Completed. Gen. R. B. Brown of Zanesvtlie, paaS commander of the Grand Army oftthe Republic, was nomlnsted for lieutenant governor. The other nominees were: Sec retary of state. John L. Sullivan *C Columbus; auditor, Edward M. Fulling - ton of Marysville; treasurer, Rudy W. Archer of St. Clalrsville; attorney general. Freeman T. Ogleson of Cambridge. an<t judgea of supreme court, William T? Spear, two-year term, and I<ouls it* Winch of Cleveland. The platform as sdopted was claimed by Roosevelt supporters as thoroughly progressive. It pledged support of tha workingman* compensation act and favored an "'eight-hour bill." Direct elec tion of United States senators, the ehort ballot, uniform tax rate, and pure water and pure food legislation were promised. The minority r?port submitted by L*. Mead Massi. and on which the first test of strength came, was identical with the majority report except that 1t omitted an indorsement of President Taft and tha Chicago platfonn. It was tsblsd by at vote ex 435* to ftttfe.