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WEDNESDAY. JULY 3, 1913. SINGLE TERM, TARIFF REDUCTION AND TRUST CURBS PLEDGED IN PLATFORM - TTTK MORXIXG OREGOSIAA, National Democratic Planks Reaffirm "Rule of the People" and Declare for Federal Aids to Hood Districts, State s Rights, Alaska Development and Evolution on Brqad But Safe Principles of Jefferson. oAL.JlJi'-'nEs July a. x na i w of the Democratic party as presented for the Republican nomination for . , i. PrMlrtcnt. - - bv the committee to tne convenuon w w thu r.nrf8ntA.tives of the Detn rtcratit nartv nf thi TTnited States, in "Vt1nna1 rnnVAntlon assembled, re affirm our devotion to the princlpl IrMldeatlaI Primaries. The movement towards more popu- lan rAuaramant ahAiiH ha nrftmfttftH I thFAitvh 1An-olallAn In aAK ataU which I will narmit tha vrtrAfrinn nf th rref !nTmn.rr.,frrnmen?e formulated "enc of the electors for National can of Democratic government formulated I ldateg Presldentlal primaries. Dr. thobu jetierson w. direct that the National commit tee Incorporate in the call for the next nominating convention a requirement mOBM " I Lllll L Ul CAflCBOIUUB J J v , a 1 I n tj I J I J 1. 1 1 a.,- vIvAn we declare It to De a iunaamenui rrcuueuuKi vauuiumco oii rWnHnl. of the Democratic party that and the selection of delegates and al- the Federal Government under the ternates made through a primary elec- Constltutlon has no ngnt or power luinun conuucieu ay mo - 1 1 n .ft At,tim ATmnt tlnn In aach state where such expres- liuDuse or uuiicvi -1 - . .l mo iii. linn a nil olactlrrtl not nrOVlded I OF j A umnan miivi uuu v. Ion and illustrious line of Demo cratic Presidents. Tariff Heform. lor me purpose - - . . i m .. 1- 4 . I a... .1.1. law PnmmUtMniAn who ITfl mand that tne collection i ovin - ----- shall be limited to the necessities of government, honestly and economically Th hirh Rannblican tariff is the principal cause of the unequal distrlbu Mnn rt walth It is A. STStem Of tEXE which m a k mm the rich richer and the poor poorer; under its operations the American farmer and laboring man a h. -hipf sufferers: it raises the . .v,a nar-Bltla of life to them but does not protect their product or wage. The farmer sens largely in i - .a Knva almnRt awtlrelV in the Jlio.1 ncin iu " " --- protected markets. In the most highly protected industries, such as cotton and wool, steel ana iron, ma woco "4 laborers are the lowest paid in any of our industries. We denounce the Republican stand on the subject, and assert that American wages are established by competitive conditions, and not Dy tne isrm. Dowaward Revision. We favor the immediate downward revision of the existing nign. ana in many cases, prohibitive tariff duties, imiitinr that material reductions be jkjriiiv ma Ha nnon the necessaries of life. Articles entering into competition with the trust-controlled products and articles of American manufacture which are sold abroad more cheaply than at home should be put upon tne ireo hsi. iv. .miM that mi r svstem of tar itr taxation is intimately connected i.i- u knB4n,M nt rhA country and we favor the ultimate attainment of the principles we advocatei by legisla tion that will not injure or destroy legitimate Industry. We denounce the action of President Taft in vetoing the bills to reduce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, metals and chemicals schedules ana tne larmers m k. km n nt which were de signed to give Immediate relief to the masses from the exactions of the trusts. , The Republican party, while promls i ...i. ..vuinn has shown by the tariff legislation that such revision la not to be in tne peoples imoi i having been faithless to its pledgee of 1S08. It should no longer enjoy the confidence of the Nation. We appeal to the American people to support us in our demand for a tariff for revenue only. High Coat of a- The high cost of living is a "erious problem in every American home. The Republican party, in Its platform at tempts to escape from responsibility for present conditions by denying that - . . ta.t'f T(7a . i. mi. rn nriiini li in ion,.. v they are aue 10 prwiw;w i lion oiicBrB vi. -t take issue with them on this subject an(1 Representatives. and charge that excessive prices result in a large measure rrom me iub w Iff laws enacted and maintained by the sert that no substantial relief can be force1 the President to take immediate secured for the people unui impost au- step8 to abrogate the Russian treaty. ties on the necesaariea 01 mo ' "-, I And It has passed the great supp 1..U110 i)iik1 and those criminal conspiracies broken up. AatI Trast Law. a nrtvate monopoly Is indefensible and intolerable. We therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the enm hereafter to constitute the membership r.r th. namiuiratlr Vatlonal 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 committeemen, how ever chosen, shall begin immediately upon the receipt of their credentials re spectively. Campalga Coatribatloma. , We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a (Cam paign fund and any individual from contributing any amount above a reas onable maximum. Teraa of President. xua. r.vA. a frinflri Presidential terra and to that end urge the adoption of an amendment to the constitution ma-ting the President of the United States i.i'riki. n- r-lictlon. and we pledge the candidate of this convention to this principle. Demeeratle CoagreaMU At this time, when the Republican party, alter a generation 01 unuii"" power In its control of the Federal Gov ernment. Is rent into factions, it is op portune to point to the record of ac complishments of the Democratic House of Representatives in the Sixty-second Congress. We endorse its action and we challenge comparison of its record with that or any congress wmcn been controlled by our opponents. CT noil attention of the TatrlOtiO dt izens of our country to Its record of efficiency, economy ana consiruciivo legislation. T , hoa niAlir other achievements, re vised the rules of the House of Repre sentatives, so as to give to the Repre sentatives of the American people freedom of speech under action In ad vocating, proposing and perfecting re medial legislation. It has passed bills for the relief of the people and the development of our .nn.trv Tt haa enrinavonftd to revise the tariff taxes downward In the interest of the consuming masses ana tnus iu reduce the high cost of living. i, k ..nenrimant to the Federal Constitution providing fof' the lax-tion of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. It nas secured the admission of Ari zona and New Mexloo as two sovereign states. t v . - ..n,,ir.ii tfi nnhlifrltv of cam paign expenses both' before and after election ana nxea a limit upon ma elec tion expenses of United States Senators Tt haa alan naased a bill to prevent the abusa of the writ of Injunction. Iff laws enacted ana maintained 07 mo it has passed a law estaDiisning an Republican party and from trusts and et.ht-bour day for workmen on all commercial conspiracies fostered and National publlo work. A Kw itrh UWH and We aS- . 1 A ...a! (lnn arhp)i 1L - 11 (IB UMBOU a vouimiv.i the vigorous enforcement 01 in cnwitne uemocrauc icautsra m iub uuuod u lnaL as well as the civil law, against Representatives for the creation of a . j rrfnn 1 and demand I Motmnii of national defansa which will irumo buu v.wd - 77 , 1 . . i . v. aifitlnnal InaTlsla-1 aAa&M1naL ilannlt. naval nroorramma enactment 01 " - --7 I ..- " . 1 tion as may be necessary to make it 1 wltn view to increased efficiency and impossible for a private monoimij economy. Tne party mat prociaimea v exist in the United States. We favor mnd ha3 always enforced the Monroe the declaration by law of the oondi- doctrine and was sponsor for the new tlons upon which corporations shall be Navy will continue faithfully to ob- permitted to engage in Interstate serve the Constitutional requirements trade. Including, among others, the pre- w proVde and maintain an adequate ventlon of holding companiea, of inter- n& well-proportioned Navy sufficient locking directors, or stoca wic..... of discrimination in price and control by any corporation of so large a pro portion of any Industry as to make it 'a menace to competitive conditions. We condemn the action of the Re publican Administration in compromis ing with the Standard Oil Company and with the tobacco trust, and its fail- 4vi, ,, frtaninal nrovislons of the anti-trust laws against those corporations after the couri aeciareu that from the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the criminal provisions of the law. We regret that the Sherman anti-trust law has re ceived a Judicial construction depriv- . an,,h of Its efflcacv. and we favor ve - enactment of legislation which will restore to the statute the strength of which it is deprived by vuch interpretation. ' Rights the States. We believe in the preservation and . maintenance in their full strength and i.i...iv rtf aha. threat co-ordinate branches of the Federal Government ' the executive, the legislative ana mo judicial each keeping within its own bounds and not encroaching upon the Just powers of each of the others. Believing that the most efficient re sults under our system of government are to be attained by the full exercise by the states of their reserve 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 on the full exercise of all the powers of the Government, both state and National, to protect the peo ple from injustice at the hands of those who seek to make the Govern ment a private asset in buslnesa There Is no twilight sone between the Nation and the state. In which exploiting in terests can take refuge from both. It Is necessary that the Government shall exercise the powers reserved to it, but we Insist that Federal remedies for the regulation of interstate commerce and for the prevention of private mo nopoly shall be added to and not sub stituted for state remedies. lseeme Tax aad Potmlar Vete. We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two important reforms de manded In the last National platform namely, the amendment to 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 propositions for further ratification. Wa not with gratification the iinanl. mous sentiment in favor of publicity, before the election, of campaign con tributions, a measure demanded in our National platform of 1908 and at that time opposed by the Republican party. time opposea oy tne nepuDiican party, 1 aciBw - and we commend the Democratic House controlled by Wall street, in return of Representatives xor extenaing tne or puuuwu '"". -" doctrine of publicity to recommends- party to provide by law for their de- tlons. verbal and written, upon which posit, by- competitive bidding, in the Presidential appointments are made, to banking institutions of the country, the ownership and control of newspa- National and state, without dlscrlmi- ners and to the expenditures made and nation as to locality, upon approved In behalf of those who aspire to Presl- securities, and subject to call- by the dential nominations: and we point for Government. additional Justification for this legls- Raval credits. latlon to the enormous expenditures of Of equal importance with the ques- nonev i3 behalf of the President, and tion of currency reform is the question J 1 . . . 1ia mat annnlv A1IU 1 1 uow hmoocv. " ew r r -" bills wnicn lessen waste ana gance and which reduce the annual ex penses of the Government by many mil 1 In. m n Jnllara T17 m t n a mataiira raiulrtM nv the Democratic leaders in the House of to aeiena America policies, iiruieui our citizens and uphold the honor and dignity of the Nation. Ramblleaa ISxtravaa-aace. Ttr a.nniin.a tha nroflfcratA waata of the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation tnrougn me iavisn appropriations of recent Republican f. ....... whlfh hata kant taxaa hlsrh and reduced the purchasing power of the people a toil. we aemana a re. urn to that simplicity and economy which befits a democratic government and a reduction In the number of useless of fices, the salaries of swnicn a rain tne substance of the people. -Carriers, m '- We favor the efficient " supervision and rate regulation of railroads, ex press companies, telegraph and tele phone lines engaged in Interstate com merce. To this end we recommend the valuation of railroads, express com panies, telegraph and telephone lines by the Interstate Commerce Commission, such valuation to take Into considera tion the physical value of the property, the original cost, the cost of repro duction, and any element of value that will render the valuation fair and just. We favor such legislation as will ef fectually prohibit the railroads, ex- MAaiai talavranh Bnn lalAIlhnnA COm- panles from engaging in business which k.an ahAm lata mmnatltlon with thalr shippers or patrons; also legislation preventing tne over-isaue ui aiuvna anu bonds by interstate railroads, express companies, telegraph ' and telephone lines, ana legislation wnicn win assure such reduction in transportation rates as conditions will permit, care being t.l... a. avnln raHni-tlnn that would compel a reduction of wages, prevent adequate service or do injustice to legi timate investments. Banking (la1aIatloa. nr. .nay... h. an.oallarl aldrirj. bill or the establishment of a central bank and we believe the progress of the oountry will be largely freed from . I annaannant 11 T1 TT1 T1 1 fl VTT1 BT1 1 and business depression by such a sys tematic revision ot our oanainu iawa as will render -temporary relief in iAM.iiti.a whara, mfh rallaf la needed. with protection from control or dom ination by wnat IS Known as me 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 has accommodations on terms of absolute security to the public ana 01 complete protection from the misuse ot the Dover that wealth gives to those who possess It. we condemn tne present metnoas 01 depositing Government funds In a few favored Dan as. largely situatea in or of rural credits or agricultural finance. Therefore we recommend that an In vestlgatlon of agricultural credit so cieties in foreign countries be made, so that it may be ascertained whether a system of rural credits may be devised suitable to conditions in the United States; and we also favor legislation permitting National banks to loan a reasonable proportion of their funds on real estate security. We recognize the value of vocational education, and urge Federal appropria tions for such training and extension of teaching In agriculture in co-opera tion with the several states. . Waterways, k We renew the declaration in our last platform relating to the conservation of our natural resources and the de velopment of our waterways. The pres ent devastation of the lower Mississippi Valley accentuated the movement for the regulation of river flow by addi tional bank and levee protection below, and the diversion, storage and control of the flood waters above, and their utilization for beneficial 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 th-j Mississippi Is a National problem. The conservation of the depth of its water for the purpose of navigation, the building- of levees to maintain the integrity of Ha channel and the prevention of the overflow of the land and its consequent destruc tion, resulting in Interruption of in terstate commerce, the disorganization of mall service and the enormous loss of life and property, impose an obliga tion which alone can be discharged by tne General Government. To maintain, an adequate depth of water tne entire year and thereby en courage water transportation, is a con. summation worthy of legislative atten tion and an Issue National in its char acter. It calls for prompt action on tne part or Congress, and the Demo cratic party pledges Itself to the enact ment . of legislation leading to that en a. We favor the co-operation of the United States and the respective states In plans for the comprehensive treat ment of all waterways with a view of co-ordinating plans for channel im provement with plans for drainage of swamp and overflowed lands, and to this end we favor the appropriation by the Federal Government of sufficient funds to make surveys of such lands, for development plans for draining tne same, ana to supervise the work 01 construction. We favor the adoption of a liberal and comprehensive plan for the devel opment and Improvement of our inland waterways with economy and efficien cy, so as to permit their navigation by vessels of standard draft. - Post Roads. We favor National aM tn atata nnia local authorities in the- construction ana maintenance of post roads. Rights of Labor. Wo repeat our declarations of the platform 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 dlamirv. Our party has given to the bench a long line of distinguished Justices who nave aaaea to the respect and. confi dence In which this department must De jeatousiy maintained. we resent the attemnt of the Ttemih- Ilcan party to raise a false Issue re. spectlng the Judiciary. It Is an unjust 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 Interpret 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 upon which the Integrity of our courts can stand is that of un swerving Justice and protection of life, personal liberty, and property. As Ju dicial processes may be abused we should guard them against abuse. Experience has proved the necessity of a modification of the present law re lating to injunctions and we reiterate the pledges of our platforms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of a measure, which passed the United States Senate in 1906. relating to -contempt in Federal courts and providing for trial by Jury In cases of indirect contempt. Questions of judicial practice have arisen, especially In connection with In dustrial disputes. We believe that the parties to all Judicial proceedings should be treated with rigid Impar tiality and that injunctions should not be Issued In any case In which an In junction would not Issue If no indus trial dispute were involved. The expanding organization of in dustry makes it essential that there should be no abridgement of the right ef the wage-earners and producers to organize for the protection of wages and the improvement of labor condi tions, to the end that such labor organ izations should not be regarded as il legal combinations in restraint of trade. We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law creating a De- NewBmlding--N Strictly Modern, High-Class, 8-Story Fire-Proof Structure Mall Centrally Located at Fifteenth and Yamhill Streets O O O Open for Reservations -Sunday, July 7th This superbly constructed and furnished structure will be operated as a TRANSIENT house during "Elk Week," after which it will be conducted as a first-class family hotel. Booms may be reserved in the "Mallory" after next Sun day morning, July 7th, 1912. Rates Extremely Reasonable . The rates will not be exorbitant, but will be kept down to a very reasonable basis. The service and modern conven iences will be in keeping with character of this splendid 8-story, 20th century fireproof building. V ' 200 large, well-lighted rooms. "Within walking distance of the business center nearly in the heart of the city. Thor oughly modern and reasonable in price.. 15th and Yamhill Mallory Hotel Co. psrtment of-Labof, represented sepa rately in the President's. Cabinet, in which department shall be included the subject of mines and mining. We pledge , the Democratic party, as far as the Federal jurisdiction extends, to an employes' compensation law pro viding adequate indemnity for Injury to body or loss of life. - We .believe in the conservation ana the development for the use of all the people of the natural resources of the country. Our forests, our sources ot water supply, our arable and our min eral lands and our navigable streams and all the other material resources with which our country has been so lavishly endowed, constitute the foun dation of our National wealth. Such additional legislation as may be neces sary to prevent their being wasted or absorbed by special or privileged in terests should be enacted, and the pol icy of their conservation should be rigidly adhered to. ' The public domain should be admin istered 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 Include land-wholly unsulted there for. The unnecessary withdrawal from sale and. settlement of enormous tracts cf public land upon which tree growth never existed and cannot be promoted tends only to retard development, cre ate discontent and bring reproach upon the policy 'of conservation. The public land laws should be ad ministered in-a spirit of the broadest liberality towards the settler exhibit ing a bona flde purpose to comply therewith, to the end that the invita tion of this Government to the land less should be as attractive as possible, and the plain provisions of the forest reserve act permitting homestead en tries to be made within the National forests, should not be nullified by ad ministrative regulations which amount to a withdrawal of great areas of the same from settlement. . Immediate action should be taken by Congress to make available the vast and valuable coal deposits of Alaska under conditions that will be a perfect guaranty against their falling Into the hands of monopolizing corporations, as. soclations or interests. We rejoice in the inheritance of mineral resources unequalled In extent. varietv or value, and in the develop ment of a mining Industry unequalled In its magnitude and Importance. And we pledge ourselves to the extension of the work of the Bureau of Mines in every way appropriate for national legislation, with a view of safe-guarding, the lives of miners, lessening the waste of essential resources and pro moting the economlo development of mining, which, along wltn 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 commerce. Agriculture, We .believe in encouraging the de elopment of a modern system of agrl iiitnra and a avstematic effort to im prove the conditions of trade in farm products so as to benefit both the con sumers and producers. And as an ef n.iant ry.ni tn thin end we favor the enactment by Congress of legislation that will suppress me pernicious jus tice of gambling in agricultural pro- MEN WHO DRAFTED DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM AT BALTIMORE. I- A J - '-. , X;.'' sT: i: :7V'-' jpJ h- b? -JS VW!. I , so fi 1 . VfcraM h, W m m R 1 w Pi a m im liiftfe ps fcilA - r?v o Spill ffiSpi) 11 n v photo Copyright, 1912, by American Press Association. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TOM T. WALSH. SBCBBTART Of COMMITTEES ON RESOLUTIONS WILLIAM J. BRYAN, GOVERNOR FOBS, SENATOR A. O "GORMAN AND SENATOR ATLEB POMERENE. ducts by organized exchanges or oth ers, Merchant Marine. We believe in, fostering by Consti tutional regulation of commerce, the growth of a merohant marine which shall develop and strengthen the com merclal ties which bind us to our sister republics of the South, but without imposing additional burdens upon the people and without bounties or bud sidles 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 natlonas as provide for the arrest and Imprisonment of seamen charged with desertion or with viola tion of their contract of service. Such 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 tolls of American ships engaged in coast. wise trade passing through the Pana ma Canal. We also favor legislation forbidding the use of the Panama canal by chips owned by or controlled . by railroad carriers engaged in transportation competitive with the canal. - Food and Health. . ' We reaffirm our previous declara tlons advocating the union and strengthening of the various govern mental agencies relating to pure foods, quarantine, vital statistics and human health. Thus united, and administered without partiality to or discrimination atralnst anv school of medicine or sys. tem of healing, they would constitute a single health service, not subordinate ed to any commercial or financial inter ests but devoted exclusively to tne con servation of human life and efficiency. Moreover, this health service should co operate with the health agencies of our various states and cities without interference with their prerogatives or with the freedom of individuals to em ploy such medical or hygienic aid - as they may see fit. Civil Service Law. The law pertaining to the civil ser vice should be honestly and rigidly en forced, to the end that merit and abil ity rather than service rendered to a political party; and we favor a reor ganization of the civil service, with adequate compensation commensurate with the class of work penormea, xor all officers and employes; we also favor the extension to all classes of civil service employes 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 grievances. Law Reform. v We recognize the urgent need of re form in the civil and criminal law in the United States and ace recommend the enactment of such legislation and the promotion of such measures as will rid the present legal system of the de lays, expense and uncertainties Inci dent to the system as now administered. . , The Fhtllpplaea. We reaffirm the position, thrice an-. nounced by the Democracy in National convention assembled, against a policy of. imperialism and colonial exploita tion in the Philippines or elsewhere, j We condemn the experiment in impeil lallsm as an inexcusable blunder which has involved us in enormous expense,, brought us weakness instead of strength, and laid our nation open to! the charge of abandonment of the fundamental doctrine of self-govern-ment. We favor an Immediate declaration of the Nation's purpose to recognize the independence of the Philippine Isl ands as soon as a staoie government can be established, such independence to he guaranteed by us until the neu tralization of the. islands can be se cured by treaty with other powers. In recognizing the Independence of the Philippines our Government should re- tain such land as may be necessary for coaling stations and naval bases. Arizona and New Mexico. We welcome New Mexico and Arlzon to the sisterhood of states and heartily congratulate them upon their au spicious beginning of great and glo rious careers. Alaska. We demand for the people of Alaska the full enjoyment of the rights and privileges of a territorial form of Gov ernment and we believe that the of ficials appointed to administer the Gov ernment of all our territories and the District of Columbia should be quali fied by previous bona fide residence. The Russian Treaty. We commend the patriotism of th Democratic members of the Senate and House of Representatives which com pelled the termination of the Russian treaty of 1832, and we pledge ourselves anew to preserve the sacred rights of American citizenship . at home and abroad.. No treaty should receive the sanction of our Government which doe not recognise that equality of all of our citizens, irrespective of race or creed and which does not expressly guarantee the fundamental right of ex patriation. The constitutional rights of American citizens should protect them on onr borders and go with them throughout "the world, and every. American citizen residing or having property In any foreign country la entitled to and must be given the full protection of the United States Government, both for himself and his property. Parcels Post and R. F. D. We favor the establishment of a par cel post or postal express and also the extension of the rural delivery system as rapidly as practicable. Panama Canal Exposition. We hereby express our deep Interest in the great Panama Canal Exposition to be held In San Francisco in 1915, and favor such encouragement as can be properly given.. National Uniform We commend to the several states the adoption of a law making it an offense for the proprietors of places of public amusement and entertainment to dis criminate agatnst the uniform of the United States,. similar to the law passed by Congress applicable to the District of Columbia and the territories In 1911. We renew the declaration of our last platform relating to a generous pension policy. ' Rnle of the People. We call attention to the fact that the Democratic party's demand for a return to the rule of the people expressed in the National platform four years ago has become the accepted doctrine of a large majority of the eleotors. We again remind the country that only by larger exercise of the reservea power of the people can they protect them selves from the misuse of delegated power and the usurpation of govern mental instrumentality by special in terest. For this reason the ratlonai convention insisted on the overthrow of "Cannonlsm" and the Inauguration or a system by which United States Sen ators could be elected by direct vote. The Democratic party offers Itself to the country as an agency through which the complete overthrow of corruption, fraud and machine rule in American ' politics can be effected. Our platform Is one of principles which we Relieve to be essential to our National welfare. Our pledges are made to be keut In office, as well as relied upon during the campaign, and we Invite the co-operation of all citi zens, regardless of party, who believe In maintaining unimpaired the Institu tions and traditions of our country. Idaho Second's Clark's Name. BALTIMORE, July 2. (Special.) Idaho tonight without the' formality of a speech seconded the nomination of Champ Clark for Vice-President, out of courtesy to the Clark men on the del egation. , Y3 Jl EH 105.2