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with the miners in Idaho, as well as "the Free Silver Bryanistic Governor Steunenberg, the Silver Republican State Auditor Sinclair and the Populist Governor Smith of Montana,' besides various judges and labor leaders, including Samuel Gompers and Eugene V.

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May 2, 1900.-The convention declared vigorous opposition to negro domination, and instructed the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention to vote for McKinley, pledged support to the National Administration, favored expansion, the gold standard and protection.

Republican.
(LILY WHITE).

April 12. The platform favored peaceful commercial expansion, denounced the Republican party's legislation on the currency question, declared against legislation by which the people in territory acquired by the United States are Democratic. taxed without representation and deprived of the protection afforded by the principle that the Constitution follows the flag, and on tariff and taxes said: "We denounce the tariff legislation of the Republican party which has increased the burdens of taxation upon our consumers and increased the powers of the trusts and monopolies to rob the people. Believing that under our present method of Federal taxation more than three-fourths of our National revenues are paid by people owning less than one-fourth of the property of the country, we protest against such inequality and injustice, and in order to remedy to some extent this great wrong we favor an income tax and favor all constitutional methods to sustain it.'

People's..

April 18, 1900.-The platform reaffirmed the platform adopted at St. Louis in 1896 and instructed the delegates to the National Convention at Sioux Falls on May 9 to vote for Bryan, condemns the Democratic Legislature of 1899 for: (i) Its expenditures, (2) its legislation, (3) passage of the constitutionai amendment, and on the amendment says: "The constitutional question presented by the proposed amendment is one that must be determined by the judgment and conscience of each individual voter. Therefore, we do not make it a party question. We state the evils and dangers and leave the voters of all parties to pass their verdict in the light of these facts. The question is above party and no one should be more active and anxious in our judgment to defeat it than the rank and file of the Democratic party."

NORTH DAKOTA.

May 16, 1900.-The Committee on Resolutions indorsed the McKinley Administration, congratulated themselves on the prosperity existing in the State, reaffirmed their belief in sound money, approved the State's representatives, commended Republican. the North Dakota volunteers for valiant service in the Philippines, condemned trusts, hoped for the adoption of legislation to restrict them, and favored extension of Oriental markets.

September 25, 1900.-The convention ratified the National platform, commended the Administration of President McKinley, favored such legislation as will destroy all unlawful combinations of capital formed for the purpose of limiting production or increasing the price of manufactured products, complimented the North Dakota volunteers upon the splendid record in both the Cuban and Philippine wars, congratulated the people of the country upon the enactment into law of the currency bill, which provides the gold standard as the monetary unit of value, and favored the present prohibition. law and a faithful enforcement of the same as well as all other laws of the State, especially those in the penal and criminal codes and their strict and impartial enforcement in all parts of the State at all times.

June 6, 1900.-The convention adopted the following: "Resolved, That we reaffirm our allegiance to the fundamental principles embodied in the Constitution of the United States. That we are opposed to the Republican policy of miliDemocratic. tarism, colonialism and alliance with any foreign power, opposed to territorial expansion by force of arms, and that we are in favor of trade expansion to the fullest extent. That we are opposed to taxation without representation. That it is our plain duty to abolish all customs duties between ourselves and Porto Rico. That we are opposed to the Republican principle of protection, which makes it possible for combinations to restrict trade and eliminate competition, by fostering trusts and monopolies. We are in favor of the election of United States Senators by popular vote. We are in favor of an economical administration, equitable adjustment of the burden of taxation, and we favor an amendment to the Constitution of the United States conferring upon Congress the power to tax incomes."

July 19, 1900.—"We, the Democrats of North Dakota, in delegate convention assembled, hereby renew our allegiance to those immortal principles of human rights enumerated by Jefferson, defended by Jackson and in then latest form incorporated in the Democratic platform of 1900. We announce our unqualified approval of every principle embodied in that platform. We send greetings to our ideal leaders, William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, and Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, and pledge them and the principles for which they stand the loyal support of North Dakota in the National election. The Republicans have been in control of all branches of our State government for the last six years, and we challenge them to defend themselves against the following charges and specifications: First-You have recklessly and prodigally conducted the business of the State, thereby largely and unnecessarily increasing the SecState taxes and imposing unnecessary and unjust burdens upon the taxpayers. ond-You have carried upon carried upon the pay reil employes and clerks who have drawn Third-You have discriminated in favor of corsalaries without rendering service. porations and against the people. Fourth-Your party has been dominated by a ma

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