The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
PLATFORM PLANKS.
The Force Bill to Be Made One of the
Main Issues.


The Force Bill to Be Made One of the
Main Issues.
CHICAGO, June 19.-The platform Of the
Democratic party has almost boon lost
sight Of in the struggle between Mr.. CIsye-
land and the opposing forces II has, how
ever, derived co sideratiol from gentle =
men who mny reasonably be looked upon as
| probable members OF the committee on reso-
lutions. The tariff plank naturally will
stand forth and be the prinoi-
pal issue on which il will
be sought to run tho campaign, but the
force bill comes IN for almost an equal share
OF at entiOn, and 1t will have as much viril-
ity as can be- given it in dignifled English
The democrats say that the republicans
have thrown down the gauntlet on this bill
and that they are only too glad to take il
up and meet their opponents. The tariff
plank will not lin SO far as its
general declarations on the tariff
question go differ much from the tariff
| plank of 1888. 1t will demand that the
people be relieved from burdensome and
unjust taxation and that the tariff be re-
duced to such an extent as an economical
administration of the affairs of the gov
ernment will permit.
TO DO UP THE M'KINLEY BILL.
A special plank will be devoted to the
Mckinley BILL which will be denounced as
measure framed for the advantage of
special classes and which raises the prices
OF articles of necessity to the consumer. 1t
Will also be denounced As fostering trusts
and resulting in the formation of oombina-
tions OF capital to Btifie competition, op.
press labor aud raise the prices of articles
controlled by trusts
The democratic party will de lare its con-
tinued devotion to freedom of action and
Will demand the enforcement OF la wa for the
prevention of trusts and for the enactment
OF such further legislation as may be neces-
sary. 1t Is probable that there may be re-
commended legislation which will remove
the duty on articles controlled by the trusts
as one means of restraint on the operations
of these concerns
The force bill plank will be a ringing
declaration against placing the polls 10 the
hands Of federal Office holders and will de-
clare that the security Of the liberty of the
people demands that the government shall
not interfere with the conduct of elections
ana Tree expression or the will Of the people
THE SILVER PLANK
The silver plank will be very general in
its terms. Mr.. Patterson Of Colorado has
the support OF number OF coad tutors in an
attempt to have the conyen sion declare In
favor OF free coinage. but the party senti-
ment is against departure from established
hnes In this campaign, AID the most that
fuh 10 bA PoSbNl IL bDilb buCn uBcIdraJiOn as
vas contained in the Indiana platform,
which declares in favor Of q supply
Cf mo ey of uniform value and in
sufficient abundance TO meet the demands OF
trade. Gold and silver, the platform will
probably say, have always been the money
Of the people Of the United States and the
demonstration Of silver by the republicans
ia llkely TO be assailed. The international
monetary conference will be approved.
The "blllion dollarn congress- will be de-
nounced for extravaRant expenditures and
for the passage Of measures by which the
necessary appropriations for the support of
the government we're largely increased.
The restoration OF the Democratic party
TO power will be asked Of the people in order
that the laws increasing the government
expenditures may be repealed and relief
given from heavy taxation. Attention will
be called TO the large reduction made in the
public debt under the honest and economical
administration OF President Cleveland and
with this will be contrHsted the "depletedn
condition of tho treasury under the present
administration.
The administration Of President Harri-
son will come in for a measure Of condem-
nation aud the conduct OF the pension Office
Is likely to be especially condemned.
MISCELLANEOUS PLANKs.
Among the miscellaneous matters that
will be placed in the platform are likely to
be free American registry to ships chiefly
owned and cont rolled by American citizens:
maintenance Of navy adequate to the
protection Of American interests and the
honor of our cltlzens; exclusion OF Chine o
LABOR; restriction of immigration and abso-
lutte enforcement Of the Immigration laws.
The Nicaragua canal has a number of
strong supporters here and Endorsement OF
the project is likely, but perhaps with some
provisions not committing the United
States 10 its construction.
The worlds fair managers have practi-