Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04
Texas Democrats Reject Bailey's
Anti-E1pansion Resolutions.
FAIRBANKS REPUBLICAN ADDRESS
Financial and Tariff PIanks of the
Indiana Platform.
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS

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we're defeat in the state democratic con-
vention at Galveston, Texas, yesterday.
his resolutions in opposition to territorial
expansion being showed under. There had
been an all-night wrangle in the resolutions
committee Senator Chiffon leading the op
position to Bailey.
The resolutions committee finally rejected
Bailey's resolutions, and he thereupon offer
ed them to the convention.
A motion to table Mr. Bailey's substitute
was made at midnight and the vote in
favor of the motion stood 697 to S34
The report of the platform committee
relating to national affairs was made as
follows:
1. We indorse in every particular the
platform adopted by the democratic ma
tional convention at Chicago in 1896
2. We dcnounce the republican party for
the passage of the Dingley tariff.
3. The war must not obscure the money
question.
4. We denounce the revenue bill passed
by the republican party for the gross in
equalities therein, both the tax imposed
and the exemptions made.
Clause congratulates the country on its
American sailors and soldiers.
&. We will support the President in con-
Quoting the war.
7. We favor the generous development of
the American navy.
8. We favor the construction and control
of the Nicaragua canal by the United
States.
Their Cuban Policy.
.. That we favor the carrying out of the
letter and spirit of the resolutions under
which we interviewed in Cuba, and in
sist that the Cubans shall be permitted
to establish an Independent government OF
their own; but in the event that the peo-
Pile of that island shall hereafter desire
to be annexed to this country and the
terms of the annexation can be SatiSfac-
torily arranged between the two govern
ments. will annex Cuba a part of
the territory of the United States.
10. We favor the acquisition of Porto
Rico and all its Spanish possessions in the
western hemisphere
IL. That reaffrm our faith in the
Monroe doctrine and oppose the annexation
or continued retention of the Philippine
Islands or any territory upon the eastern
hemisphere.
Clause II opposes any increase in the
standing army, and ID declares for Bryan
in 1900 ..t-
AS substitute for clauses and 10 Con-
gresham Bailey offered the following:
we believe that a colonial policy is con-
trary to the theory of this government,
and we are opposed to the acquisition of
any territory inhabited by people who are
incapable of self-gevernment, because we
hold the right of local self-government to
be the basic principles of republic.
We are opposed to the acquisition of
any territory the government or control of
which Will necessitate an increase In the
standing army of the United States. We
reaffrm the declaration of Thomas Jeffer-
son that all governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the governed:
and we are opposed to the establishment of
any government anywhere by the United
states without the consent of the people to
be governed t=
Coy Culberson and ex-Gov. Hogg OPP
posed Bailey's resolutions which We're over
whelmingly defeated after a long wrangIe
Fairbanks to IndIaninns.
The republicans of Indiana completed the
organization of their state convention at
indianapolis yesterday afternoon and ad-
journed till today, when nominations will
be made. In taking the gavel as a perma-
nent chairman United States Senator Chas
w. Fairbanks said in part:
When we were last assembled two years
ago, distress and commercial PARALYSIS were
on every hand Our people were enervated
ana our progress seemed dead but with
the restoration of the republican party to
power in 1897 an era of prosperity was ush-
cred in. 1t was the natural and logical re-
suit of the restoration of the republican
party to power and the re-establishment of
republican principles in the public admin
istration."
The senator said concerning the war:
I'VE proud of the administration of
William Mckinley. He has met every de-
mand upon him with a broad and compre-
HeHSlNe craftsmanship ana sought to lead
our country in the ways of peace, fraterni-
ty, prosperity and honor"
The platform heartily indorses every act
of the present national administration.
The Financial Plank.
The financial plank says
THE republicans of Indiana are unre-
servedly for sound money, and are there
fore opposed to the heresy to which the
democratic party is wedded-of the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at
the ratio of 16 to (which we regard as
absolutely certain TO debase our money and
destroy private and public credit and
cause general business disaster.
The tariff plank is as follows
I'VE reaffirm our belief in the doctrine of
reciprocity and protection to American la