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fit. Louis correspondence :
Alton Brooks Parker , of New York ,
received the Democratic nomination
for President at 5-W : o'clock Saturday
morning after an all-night sessio.i of
the national convention in St. Louis.
William R. Hearst , George Gray , Nel
son A. Miles , Richard Olney , F. M.
ockrell and Edward C. Wall were
-also placed before the convention. The
.nomination was made on the first and
only ballot , the vote standing as fol-
Jews : (
Alton B. Parker C84
William R. Hearst 210
George Gray 8
IsTelsou A. Miles 3
Richard Olney . / 39
F. M. Cockrell 44
Edward C. Wall 2G
was a wild night for the repre
sentatives of the Democracy gathered
In St. Louis from all parts of the coun-
CHAIRilAJT WILLIAMS.
try. Fifteen thousand persons heard
the many hours of often bitter oratory ,
iwhicii reached a climax at 4 o'clock
in the morning , when William Jen
nings Bryan , in a brilliant plea for par
ty unitj * . seconded the nomination of
Senator Cockrell.
No such tumultuous scenes have
been presented in a national conven
tion hall since 1S92 , when wind , rain ,
ALTON B. PARKER ,
Chicago American. ' TUMULTUOUS SCENES IN THE CONVENTION DURING THT NOMINATING SPEECHES.
thunder and lightning played their
midnight accompaniment to the din in
side the wigwam on the lake front in
Chicago , where Grover Cleveland was
nominated as the rising sun broke
through the scattering storm clouds.
Again the Democracy , after twelve
years , nominated its standard bearer
in the late hours of the morning , and
the other circumstances surrounding
the nomination of Alton B. Parker , as
well as the physical environment , were
much the same as those on the wild
night of 1S92.
The convention adopted without- dis
sent a platform of which not 5 per
cent of the whole convention heard a
single paragraph read. All that the
delegates and the crowd heard with
any distinctness was the declaration of
Senator Daniel , of Virginia , who read
the creed that had kept the commit
tee on resolutions out of bed for a
straight thirty-six hours , that the plat
form had the unanimous support of
-the committee.
There were two big demonstrations
In connection with the event that had
in all minds since the opening
of the convention. One of them
followed the speech of Martin W. Lit
tleton , of New York , presenting to the
convention the name of Judge Alton B.
Parker , of the Empire State Supreme
Court , and the other followed the
speech of D. M. Delmas , of California ,
placing in nomination William Ran
dolph Hearst
A convention hall like an oven could
not diminish the interest of the thou
sands of men and women. Women
hundreds of them stood for hours
among persons of all types whom they
Icnew not The hall was suffocating ,
but no one thought of moving-until
the big event had been brought to its
cloee.
Time after time the chairman Sen
ator Bailey , of Texas , acting part of
the time for Champ Clark threat
ened to clear the galleries if disturb
ances did not ceaye. When orators
were nominating or seconding the nom
ination of Hearst , partisans here and
there were loudly shouting "Parker , "
and when Parker orators had the stage
the crowds would shout for Hearst
snd Bryan.
The Parker and Hearst nominating
speeches came early in the long night's
session , and while they furnished the
wild excitement , it remained for the
presentation of Senator Cockrell's
name by Champ Clark at nearly 2
o'clock in the morning to bring about
the prettiest spectacle of a wonderful
convention session. Thousands of those
lii the hall were Missourians , and
every MIssourian had a flag in reserve.
When Mr. Clark finished his speech
out came the flags , and every balcony
soon was a waving mass of red , white
and blue.
Messengers with big bunches of
flags then rushed hither and thither
distributing their wares , and , irrespect
ive of personal choice as to nominees ,
everyone grasped the flags , stood on
chairs and on railings men and wom
en alike and did hon r to the old man
of Missouri.
Following the Cockrell demonstra
tion Patrick Collins presented the
name of Richard Olney , of Massachu
setts , and after that Mayor Rose , of
Milwaukee , nominated Edward C.
Wall , of Wisconsin.
After the nomination of Parker the
convention adjourned until 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
CONVENTION'S EARTHY WOHK.
With commendable promptness , Jas.
K. Jones , chairman of his party's na
tional committee , called the Democrat
ic national convention of 1904 to order
at noon Wednesday. Prayer was off
fered by the Rev. John F. Cannon of
the Grand Avenue Presbyterian
Church of St. Louis.
With a brief address , following the
offering of prayer. Chairman Jones in
troduced the temporary chairman of
the convention Congressman John
Sharp Williams , of Mississippi. As
this man , the leader of the Democracy
in the House of Congress , was escort
ed to the platform , the uproar was
deafening. He was to sound the key
note of the campaign of 1904. and the
throng gave him a tremendous ova
tion.
tion.The
The 1,000 delegates in the big con
vention hall were backed by an equal
number of alternates. Nearly all the
living leaders of the party , past and
present ? were there. Around them ,
over them and mingling with them
were 8,000 spectators , who crowded
the hall from pit to dome.
The first ripple of applause that
went across the convention came from
the galleries when the Texas delega
tion marched in , bearing their flag of
red , white and blue , with the single
star. A white silk banner , bearing the
inscription "Florida Democracy ; Safe
and Sound , " was borne into the hall
shortly after the Texans had arrived ,
and was also greeted with applause.
The Philippine delegation came in with
their banner , which was not floating
free like those that had entered before
It It was an American flag of silk ,
wrapped closely around the staff and
tied hard and fast Chairman Guffey
of Pennsylvania strode in closely be
hind the Philippine flag and was heart
ily cheered.
Thursday.
The morning session of the Demo
cratic national convention Thursday
lasted less than an hour. There was a
delay in calling it to order , and at 11
o'clock it became necessary to take a
recess until 2 o'clock to await reports
from the committees on permanent or
ganization and credentials. The com
mittee on permanent organization met
at once and elected Representative
Champ Clark as permanent chairman.
The choice was unr.nimous. The real
cause for the delay was the time need
ed to prepare the report of the com
mittee on credentials. This committee
disposed of the last contest at an early
hour in the morning , but was unable
to have its report ready for the con
vention.
Chairman Williams was given a
round of applause when he appeared.
As soon as he had produced quiet in
the hall by the use of his gavel he in
troduced Archbishop John J. Glennon ,
of St Louis , who delivered the invo
cation.
The first business was the presenta
tion and adoption of the report from
e committee on rules. Thomas J.
dy of the committee on rules and
order of business made his report and
a fierce fight on admitting delegates
from the Philippines was precipitated.
The committee recommended an
amendment of the rules to provide for
the seating of delegates from Porto
Rico. An amendment was offered to
include the Philippines. Senator Jerry
South of Arkansas interrupted at this
point with an expressed desire to
speak to the question and accordingly
took the platform. He declared that
it had never been a part of Democrat
ic doctrine to consider the insular pos
sessions as part of the United States
and he was opposed to such action.
Arguing for the adoption of the re
port Mr. Grady said the national com-
CLABK.
mittee had decided to include Porto
Rico in the call of the convention. The
committee had to consider the ques
tion as to whether these delegates
had the right to vote. The Supreme
Court of the United States had decid
ed that Porto Rico was a part of the
territory of the United States. The
same court had decided that the Phil-
ippines was not a part of the United
States. The committee had followed
this court and had given Porto Rico
votes and withheld those from the
Philippines.
The report of the committee on rules
was adopted. This left in Porto Rico
and shut out the Philippines.
The committee on credentials an
nounced it would not be ready to re
port until afternoon , and the conven
tion took a recess until 2 o'clock.
The Bryan demonstration iuaugur
ated Thursday afternoon's session and
transformed the interior of the Coli
seum into a seething mass of shriek
ing , perspiring humanity. Then came
the fight over the minority report ol
the Committee on Credentials , and
Bryan , who led the debate , gave the
galleries another chance to shout them
selves hoarse.
It was not until late that Chairman
Head , of the Committee on Creden
tials , was able to read the majority re
port It seated all the delegates from
States and Territories where no con
tests had been filed. The Hopkins del
egation from Illinois was seated by a
vote of 047 to 299. after a scathing ar
raignment by William J. Bryan in
which the terms "train robbers" and
"highwaymen" were used. The Nebraskan -
braskan was loudly cheered and all
who tried to defend the cause of the
contestees were hissed by the crowd.
Shortly before noon Friday the
Democratic national convention , after
a brief session , adjourned until S
o'clock in the evening , the Committee
on Resolutions having announced that
the platform would not be ready for
presentation until that time.
The feature of the early hours
of the day was the knocking out by
the committee on resolutions of the
gold plank , which bad been put in the
platform. The exciting contests which
marked the session of the committee
throughout the night and the action
on the gold plank was the talk of the
morning hours. As the delegates arose
their first inquiries were as to what
the resolutions committee had done.
W. J. Bryan , they learned , not only
scored in the fight against the gold
plank , but secured a modification ol
the tariff plank. When it was learned
Daniel Frohman has signed a con
tract with the boy violinist , Franz Yon
Vecsey , who has this year been the sen
sation of London and the Continent , for
a four months' tour of the United States ,
which will begin in New York in Jan
uary next.
Nutshell Comparison of Two Platforms ,
Republican Platform 1904. Democratic Platforn : 1904.
THE PHILIPPINES.
In the Philippines we have suppressed In
surrection , established order and given to
life and property a security never known
there before.Ve have organized civil gov
ernment , made it effective and strong In ad
ministration and have conferred upon the
people of
Jlberty they
THK TJRUSTS.
Laws enacted by the Republican party
which the Democratic party failed to en
force , and which were intended for the pro
tection of the public against the unjust
discrimination or the illegal encroachment
of vast aggregations o capital have been
fearlessly enforced by a Republican Pres
ident , and new laws insuring reasonable
publicity as to -Operation of great cor
porations and providing additional rem
edies for the prevention of discrimination
In freight rates have been passed by a Re
publican Congress
In this record of achievement during the
past eight years may be read the pledges
which the Republican party has fulfilled.
We propose to continue these policies , and
we declare our constant adherence to the
following principles :
Protection which guards and develops
our industries is a cardinal policy of the
Republican party. The measure of pro
tection should always at least equal the
difference In the cost of production at
home and abroad. We insist upon the
maintenance of the principles of protec
tion , and therefore the rates of duty should
be readjusted only when conditions have
so changed that the public Interest de
mands their alteration , but this work crn-
not safely be committed to any other
hands than those of the Republican par
ty. To intrust it to the Democratic party
Is to invite disaster. Whether , as in 1SOI2 ,
the Democratic party declared the pro
tective tariff unconstitutional , or whether
It demands tariff reform or tariff revision ,
its real object is always the destruction
of the protective system. However spe
cious the name , the purpose is ever tly *
same. A Democratic tariff has alwayc
been followed by business adversity : a Re
publican tariff by business prcsperlty.
We believe It to be the duty of the Re
publican partj * to uphold the gold stand
ard and the integrity and value of our na
tional currency. The maintenance of the
gold standard , established by the Repub
lican party , cannot safely be committed
to the Democratic party , which resisted its
adoption and has never given any proof
since that time of belief in it or fidelity
to it.
We denounce protection as a robberv of
the many to enrich the few and we favor a
tariff limited to the needs of the govern
ment economically administered and so
levied as not to discriminate against any In
dustry , class or section , to the end that
the burdens of taxation shall be distributed
as equally as possible.
We favor a revision and a gradual reduc
tion of the tariff by the friends of the
masses and for the common weal , and not
by the friends of its abuses. Its extortions
and its discriminations , keeping in view the
ultimate ends of "equality of burdens and
equality of opportunities. " and the const- *
tutional purpose of raiding a revenue by
taxation to-wlt , the support of the Fed
eral government In all Its Integrity and
virility , but In simplicity. v
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada and with peoples of other
countries where they can be entered into
with benefit to American agriculture , man
ufactures , mining or commerce.
MONEY QUESTION.
FOKEIGN POLICY.
Our great interests and our growing com
merce in the Orient render the condition of
China of high importance to the United
States. We cordially commend the policy
pursued in that direction by the administra
tion of President McKu.lc < - and President
Ilooscvelt.
He has continued the policy of . . 'resident
McKialey in thp Orient , and our position
ia China signalized by our recent commer
cial treaty v.ith that empire , has never
been so high * .
He secured the tribunal byvhich the
vexed and perilous que-tion of the Ahia-
kan boundary was nually settled.
We favor such congressional action r.s
shall determine whether by special d.s-
crlminations the elective franchhe in any
State has been unconstitutionally IIuiKcu ,
and , if such is the case , we demand that
representatiou in .Congress and in the elec
toral college shall be proportionately re
duced as directed by the Constitution of
the United States.
Combinations of capital and of labor are
the results of the economic movement of
the age , but neither must be permitted to
Infringe upon the rights and Interests of
the people. Such combinations when law
fully formed for lawful purposes are alike
entitled to the protection of the laws , but
joth are subject to the laws and neither can
oe permitted to break them.
We insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what we have already done for
the Cubans , and It is our duty to make
that promise now and upon suitable guar
antees of protection to citizens of our own ,
and other countries resident there at the
time of our withdrawal , set the Filipino
people upon their feet , free and Independ
ent , to work out their own destiny.
The endeavor of tup Secretary of War ,
by pledging the government's Indorsement
for "promoters" In the Philippine Islands ,
to make the United States a partner la
speculative legislation of the archipelago ,
which was only temporarily held up by the
opposition of the Democratic Senators. In
the last session , will. If successful , lead
to entanglements from which It will b
difliiMiIt to escape.
All men under the American flag are en
titled to the protection of the Institution *
whose emblem the flag is : If they are Inher
ently unfit for those institutions then they
are Inherently unfit to be members of the
American body politic. Wherever there
may exist a people Incapable of being gov
erned under American laws in consonance
with the American constitution that people
ought not to be part of the American do
main.
We recognize that the gigantic trusts
and combinations designed to enable capi
tal to secure more than Its just thare of
the joint products of capital and labor and
which have been fostered and promoted un
der Republican rule are a menace to bene
ficial competition and an obstacle to per
manent business prosperity.
A private monopoly is indefensible and
intolerable. Individual eqjallty of oppor
tunity and free competition are essential
to a healthy and permanent commercial
prosperity , and any trust , combination or
monopoly tending to destroy these by con
trolling production , restricting competition
or fixing prices should be prohibited and
punished by law. We especially denounce
rebates and discrimination by transporta
tion companies as the most potent agency
in promoting and strengthening these un
lawful conspiracies against trade.
Any trust or unlawful combination en
gaged In interstate commerce which Is mo
nopolizing any branch of business or pro
duction should not be permitted to trans
act business outside of the State of Its
origin. Whenever it shall be established
In any court of competent Jurisdiction
that such monopolization exists such pro
hibition should be enforced through com
prehensive laws to be enacted on the sub
ject.
THE TARIFF.
We favor the preservation , so far as we
can , of an open door for the world's com
merce in the Orient without an unneces
sary entanglement in Oriental and Euro
pean affairs , and without arbitrary , unlim
ited , irresponsible and absolute government
anywhere \\ithiu our jurisdiction.
We oppose the Republican policy of starv
ing home development in order to feed the
greed for conquest and the appetite for
national "prestige" cud display of
strength.
NKGKO QUESTION.
The race question has brought countless
woes to this country. The culm wisdom ot
the American people sboultl see to it that
it brings no more.
To revive the dead and hateful rnce and
sectional animosities in any part of our
common country means confusion , distrac
tion of business and thf reopening of
wounds now happily healed. North , South ,
East.and West have but recently stood to
gether in line of battle. fn.in the walls of
Pekin to the hills of Santiago , end as
sharers of a common glory and a common
destiny we should share fr ; ternally the
common burdens.
We therefore deprecate and condemn the
bourbonlike selfish and narrow spirit of the
recent Republican convention at Chicago
which sought to kindle anew the embers
of racial and sectional strife , and we ap
peal from it to the sober common sense-
and patriotic spirit of the American
pie.
LABOIi AND CAPITAL.
1e favor the enactment and administra
tion of laws giving labor and capital im
partially 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 less "sacred" and no less
"inalienable" than the rights of capital.
Constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen Is denied the right to
labor , acquire and enjoy property or reside
where Interest or inclination may deter
mine. Any denial thereof by Individuals ,
organizations or governments should be
summarily rebuked and punished.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
His prompt and vigorous action in Pan
ama , which we comraead in the highest
terms , not only secured to us the canal
route , but avoided foreign complications
which might have been of a very serious
character.
OVER 50,000 IDLE.
The BisRest Battle Ever Waged in the
Clothing : Trade in New York.
The big clothiug strike in New York
City is considered the most serious that
has ever affected this branch of trade in
the metropolis. Over 50,000 men and
women directly employed in the various
branches of the trade are idle , and a
great many more , such as expressmen ,
porters and salesmen , employed by the
trimming manufacturers , are thrown out
of employment.
The number of tailors affected , includ
ing basters , finishers , operators and
pressmen , is 26,000. There are 1,400
cutters on strike and 25,000 others , in
cluding the vestmakers , trouaersmakers
and buttonhole workers. A targe num
ber of the strikers are Italian women.
The strike leaders explain the trouble
by saying that it is not a strike for
higher wages , but a strike to prevent a
cut in wages , which they fear may conic
along if the open-shop system becomes a
reality.
The Democracy when. intrusted witt
power will construct the Panama Canal
epeediiy , honestly and economically , there
by giving to our people what Democrats
have always contended for a great inter-
oceanic canal , furnishing shorter and
cheaper line of transportation and broader
and less trammeled trade relations with
the other peoples of the world.
DOES A VACATION PAY ?
Does it pay to regain your cheerful
personality ?
Does it pay to sip power from its
very fountain head ?
Does it pay to increase your creative
power and originality ?
Does it pay to get a firmer grip on
your business or profession ?
Does it pay to regain your lost confi
dence by upbuilding your health ?
Will a fresh vigorous brain serve you.
better than a fagged , jaded one ?
Do you want to get rid of the scars
and stains of the year's campaign ?
Does it pay to exchange flaccid , stiffen
ed muscles for strong , elastic ones ?
Does it pay to get a new grip on
life and to double your power to do
good work ?
Does it pay to put iron into the blood
and to absorb granite strength , from th
everlaxting hills ?
Does it pay to renew th& buoyancy
and light-heartedness , the spontaneity
and enthusiasm of jouth ?
