The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-29

laws had been passed under tn. Repub
mean party lash having for their sole
OBJECT the protection and fostering o.
iAonopolies and trusts thereby suffer
ing the people to be robbed by practices
and methods which, said the speaker
had frequently been decided by tn,
court Of appeals to be 5riminal
Mr. Palmer attacked the record of the
republicans on the state canal eXpen-
INJURIES, charging corrupt methods In
tEe use OF money. and said no attempt
had been made to correct any of these
abuses.
SILVER RESOLUTION SMOTHERED
At the close Of his speech, the roll
was called, and at its completion, Dele
gate j. c. Pierce OF Rochester sent to
the platform a resolution which nc ask
ed 10 have read.
Chairman Palmer announced that the
resolution. which had been sent to the
chair. would be referred to the COM
1aittee on resolutions when appointed.
Mr.. Pierce walked down the center aisle
loudly demanding that the resolution
be read.
THAT is a resolution to instruct the
committee on resolutions" he said,
and now is the proper time for il to
be read
Chairman Palmer announced that his
decision was that the resolution should
be referred to the committee on resolu-
tons. and directed the clerk to proceed
with the reading of other resolutions
for the appointment of committees.
The resolution which Mr.. Pierce de-
sired read WIS as follows:
Il move that when the committee on
resolutions is appointed, that they are
instructed to insraft in their resolu-
lions plank reaffirming the Chicago
platform Of 1886"
MIR. Pierce is one of the contesting
delegates from Monroe county, and it
is improbable that he win be given an
other opportunity to present this mo-
ton.
When the delegations from each SEN
atorial district had been advised to
send to the secretary the name of their
representative on each of the commit
tees on credentials. resolutions and per-
Inanent organization, a recess was
taken until IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing
FRAMING THE PLATFORM.
After the convention adjourned the
committee on resolutions went into
session. The platform was Immediate
~ referred to a subcommittee, and
the general committee adjourned, to
meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
At 4:30 3 committee of members of
the Chicago platform Democracy,
headed by Calvin A. Meach of Lansing
burg. appeared before the sub-commit-
tee on resolutions and asked that the
resolution adopted by the conference of
Chicago platform Democrats, which
was held at Albany during the latter
part of august, be made a portion of
the Democratic state platform, or that
the platform should reaffirm the Chi |
cago national platform.
a Ion.
Meach and associates retired from the |
conference. They were not apparently |
encouraged to believe that the Chicago (
platform would be endorsed.
The platforms salient points, as
agreed upon by the subcommittee up |
to midnight and liable to little change,
are:
The Republican administration lust
closing viii be arraigned for its ex-
travagance of the peoples money. The
of the Raines law is con-
demned The Republican party will be
for protecting monopolies
and trusts. The national maltreat-
ment of the soldiers is proclaimed
against. The Democratic party was
Justly proud of the bravery of our SOL
diers. and proud that the war has
ended with so much glory to our peo-
pie, but in the hour of victory the peO-
pie are compelled to bow their heads
II disgrace ana humiliation over the
treatment of the soldiers, due to the
ncompetency of heartless government
officers. There had been promises to I
investigate, but there was only way.
ana that was to turn these officers
Town and out and let the Democrats
10 the investigating. {
A plank in the platform to which
he trainers attach great Importance :
IS weapon for use against Colonel
Roosevelt is one that declares against I
candidates who swear off their taxes.