The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-23
DEMOCRATS OF INDIANA
They Reafmrm Their Allegianc,
to Silver.
DINGLEY BILL DENOUNCED
The Country Congratulated on the
Sweeping Away OF the Last vestise
Of sectionalism william ].
Bryan Endorsed.

indianapolis, June 22.-The state
democratic convention met At 1880
this morning. United States Senator
David Turpie presided. Mr.. Turpie. on
assuming the gavel. was received with.
cheers. He spoke in part as follows:
Since the 21st OF April we have been
engaged in a foreign war. and this
changed condition has imposed upon
congress and the people OF the United
States new duties connected with Its
progress and prosecution. The Dingley
bin was a very peaceful. quite exceed
ingly peaceful, %spoliation Of the earn
ings of labor and producers of the Ian
fo' the benefit of a clustered group of
monopolies. who declared its rates and
schedules. 1t afforded its benefciaries
unlimited for peIf and pillage,
but IL yielded a return OF evenue. so
scant as to be insufficient ever in times
of peace. It's authors, In their care for
the trusts. forgot the treasurer. There
was nothing left to except to
look elsewhere for money with which
to carry on the war.
THE war revenue bill passed on
tanned many things worthy of approval.
such as the inheritance tax, coinage Of
silver in the treasury, taxes levied
against sleeping car companies n
against the Standard Oil company and
sugar trust. The bill contained many
things grossly wrong, among these the
bond issue. The unwise methods re-
sorted to by the republican party to
provide revenue we can and shall
change n reform by an appeal to
the justice. prudence and pride of the
American people.
IAN political signs OF the times indi-
cate we shall elect, in November next.
a house Of representatives in favor OF
a measure that shall bring adequate
revenue for all purposes of war n
peace and in favor of a supply Of cur
rercy hat shall add no interest or
principal to our national bonded debt,
and in favor of a coinage law that
shall make no discrimination against
either gold or silver as standard money.
THE policy Of the administration In
respect to the recognition of the Cuban
republic is yet unannounced. This stu
died silence and prolonged inaction "a
give rise only to grave suspicious in re-
spect to the Interior purpose OF such
sort of management and breed ques-
tons of serious responsibility in regard
to old Spanish bonds n debts charged
upon the Cuban revenues. Recognition
Is a reinforcement to the cause and side
of liberty, n IL ought not to be de-
layed for a single day"
The platform which was adopted at
firms that the present war with Spain
is just and righteous, and recalls with
pride the persistent support of the
cause by democratic senators end rep
resentatives; c~ongratulates the countrv
on the universally patriotic uprising
which has swept away the Lass vestige
of sectionalism; r~ejoices in the heroic
deeds of Dewey, Bagley and HobsGn.
and favors such a permanent strength
ening of the navy and coast defenses
as shall insure adequate protection
against foreign aggressions. Liberal
pensions are advocated for the survi-
vors of the civil and present war. The
platform favors the construction and
control of he Nicaragua canal by this
government, when it's Feasibility shall
be determined. but opposes n loan on
tine national credit to any private cor
poration for that purpose. On the fl
nancial question the platform affirms
with emphasis loyalty to the platform
adopted by the national democratic
convention of 1896 in Chicago in favor
of free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver. The platform declares
against the declared purpose Of the
| present secretary of the treasury to ap-
ply the gold standard policy more thor
oughly.
The tariff plank is as follows: I'VE
earnestly redSSert the democratic dec
trine that all tariff taxes shall be laid
for revenue as their sole object and pur-
pose, and we do at this time especially
denounce and condemn the high pro-
hibitory rates of the present republican
tariff, commonly called the Dinglsy
bill. under the operation of which trusts
and combinations ave multiplied and
the cost of the necessaries OF life have
been increased and the wages of labor
ers have not been advanced. and which
has entailed upon the country a deficit
Of many millions, to be made up only
by a direct taxation In time of war.
thus imposing instead of q beneht an
onerous burden upon the people of the
Urited States. We reafirm and en-
phasize our repeated declarations in IA
vor of the election of United States SEN
atcrs by the people"
Mr.. Bryan was thus Endorsed: 1--WE
express our un~diminished confidence in
w. ]. Bryan. our peerless leader in the
national campaign of 1896, n We note
with much qualification his patriotic
course In leading to the defense of his
country a regiment of citizen soldiers"
The platform also commends the
course of Senator Turpie in all public
affairs.
The following nominations were
made: Secretary of state. Samuel M
Ralston, Berne county. by reclamation
auditor, John Miner Of Marion county
StarvlnU NNiser Found.