The herald., 1898-06-23
HOOSIfR DEMOCRATS
CONVENTION HELD AT INDIAN
APoLIS YESTERDAY
Senator Turpie Elected Chairman-A
Full State Ticket Nominated by
Acclamation-War Endorsed

State Democratic convention met In the
old Mission Hall at 10S0 o'clock this morn
ing. The convention is made up of ISIS
delegates. United States Senator Turpie
presided and M. Brisow was elected Sec
cretary.
State Chairman Martin called the con-
vention to order. The rules provided that
all resolutions should go to tho committee
without debate and that the first nomina-
ton should be for Secretary of State. SEN
ator Turpie on assuming the chair was re-
ceived with cheers. He spoke in part as
follows:
'Since the 21st of April last we have been
engaged in foreign war, and this changed
condition has imposed upon the Congress
and people of the United States the duties
connected with it's progress and prosecu-
ton.
1.-THE Dingley Tariff bill was a very peace
full, quiet, exceedingly pacific spoliation OF
the earnings of labor and the products OF
land for the benefit of the clustered groups
of monopolies who dictated its rates and
schedules. 1t afforded its benefciaries un-
limited resources for pelf and pillage, but
it included a return of revenue so scant as
to be insufficient even in times of peace
Its authors in their care for trusts forgot
the treasury. There was nothing left TO
Congress except to look elsewhere Tor
money with which to carry on the war.
1.-THE War Revenue bill passed contained
many things worthy of approval, such as
the inheritance tax, the coinage of the
silver in the Treasury; the taxes levied
against sleeping car companies and against
the Standard Oil Company and the sugar
trust. The bill contained many things
grossly wrong, among these the bond Is
sue, but 1t carried supplies to the army and
navy engaged at the front against the
public enemy-supplies that were neces-
sary.
1.-THE unwise methods resorted to by the
Republican party to provide revenue we
can and shall change and reform by an APP
peal to the justice, prudence and pride of
American people.
"All the political signs of the times indi.
cate that we shall elect, in November next,
House of Representatives in favor of
measure that shall bring adequate revenue
for all the purposes of war and peace and
in favor of a supply of currency that shall
add no interest or principal to our national
bonded debt and in favor of a coinage law
either gold or silver as standard money of
the United States.
1.-THE policy of the administration In re-
spect to the independence Of the Cuban re.
public is yet uhannounced. There is sort
of intercourse, exclusively military, so to
speak, between our forces and those Of the
Cuban revolutionists. This studied silence
prolonged in action can give rise only to
grave suspicious in respect to the Interior
purposes of such sort Of management and
breed questions of serious responsibility in
regard to the old Spanish bonds and debt
charged upon the Cuban revenues. We may
yet hope for the best, but why do we only
hope? Why should we not have the de-
clared and plighted assurance that Cuba
libre is to be as a result of our campaign
one Of the new nations on earth? My judg-
ment is that as strictly war measure this
would give reinforcement to the fleets and
armies, to the prestige of our country in all
quarters of the world. Recognition is REIN
forcement to the cause and side of liberty
it ought not to be delayed for single day.
Concerning the disposal of our military
acquisitions and of the subjects incident to
the close Of the war now pending, they may
we'll be RENTED to the future to which they
belong to the great future rapidly APP
preaching, fraught with high questionings
of the welfare and destiny Of our beloved
country. We may have full confidence that
the American democracy will deal with
them fully and in such manner as shall
subserve the nations interest and best COM
port with the national honor"
The platform which was adopted aff1rms
that the present war with Spain Is just and
righteous, and recalls with pride the per-
sistent support of the cause by Democratic
Senators and Representatives; congratu-
lates the country on the universally patri-
otto uprising which has swept away the
last vestige of sectionalism; rejoices in the
heroic deeds of Dewey, Bagley and Hobson,
and favors such permanent strengthening
of the navy of the United States and coast
defenses as shall insure adequate protection
against foreign aggression. Liberal pensions
are advocated for the survivors Of the Civil
and present war. The platform favors the
construction and control of the Nicaragua
Canal by this government when its FEAST
biity shall be determined, but opposes a
loan Of the national credit to any private
corporation for that purpose. On the finan-
cial question the platform afiirms loyalty
to the platform adopted by the National
Democratic Convention in 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 apply the
gold standard policy more thoroughly.
The tariff plank is as follows: 1--WE earn
estly reassert the Democratic doctrine that
ali tariff taxes shall be laid for revenue as
their sole object and purpose, and we do at
this time especially denounce and condemn
the high prohibitory rates of the present Re-
publican tariff, commonly called the Ding
ley bill, under the operation of which trusts
and combinations have multiplied and the
cost of the necessaries of life has been in