Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-02

Indiana. chairman: d. Linn Gooch, Ken
lucky; S. II Biddison. Illinois: j. 7. Funk;
Neal, Kentucky; Il. II. Reemlin, Ohio;
Howard Gates. Indiana; L. +. GRAHAM,
Kentucky: W. N: Breedin' Indiana; IhuTs-
diana
Committee on meeting place for 100
Henry Warrum, Indiana: Joseph l.. Rhi-
mock, kentucky: A. T. Bledsoe. Kentucky;
Clarence Z. Weir, Indiana: John NreelanG.
Kentucky; D. S. Oliver. Ohio; S. NJ; Biddi-
con. Illinois. and the president and secre-
tary of the league;
Evening Session.
President Tarvin called the night ses-
sion to order at o'clock and introduced |
the Hon. Henry Warrum, of Indiana. lie |
opened by saying that he brought good |
greetings from the Hoosier state; that the |
Democracy of Indiana had remained
steadfaSt in its determination 10 have the |
principles enunciated in the Chicago |
platform prevail and that il would con- |
tinue until bimetalism had been success |
I'VE shall go into the next campaign"
said Mr.. Warrum. not on the defensive,
but on the aggressive; we shall not so
into the next campaign with the odium of
will"
provement of which the opposition boasts
had been simply a tiuctuatiOn which comes
to any government and that 1t Is not the
substantial. lasting kind.
The speaker directed his remarks to the
proposed elimination of the financial queS-
iion from the next national Democratic
platform, claiming that ii was the work
of designing politicians who wished 10
surrender the principles of Democracy,
supplanting the money question. lie said
the imperial policy was not the policy of
the American people and he quoted Lin
coin in saying that this country could not
exist half free and half slave, and that
could not exist half colonies and half
sovereign states The Republican policy
has been 10 create trusts and they have
been made possible by high tariff and
inequitable by gold standard.
He paid his respects to the administra-
tion. saying that Mckinley was in odium
throughout the land: He closed with an
eXhortation to stand by bimetallism and
victory would be the result.
An uproar of applause greeted Mr.. War
rum as he took his seat.
Want Eight Vice Presidents.
The committee on constitution recon-
mended AN amendment to the constitution
by the election of two vice presidents from
" each of the four states and that the Of
fcers and executive committeeman elected
by this convention serve until the close of
1901. 1t was adopted
The committee on a place for meeting for
1900 recommended that the selection OF A
place be deferred and that it be referred 10
committee with power to act and to issue
call in the name of the executive COM
mittee. The report recommended that the
committee consist of the officers of the
league. with ID. 5. Oliver, of Ohio; S. NJ
Biddison of Illinois, and Joseph L. Rhin-
ock, of Kentucky. The report was adopted.
The committee on officers for the ensu-
ling year made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted:
President. James p. Tarvin. Kentucky;
vice presidents +. J. Van Norhis. lndianl !:
D. S. Oliver Ohio: s. NJ. Riddison. Illinois
W. J. SemOnin, Kentucky; John p. Altseld,
Illinois; John Overmeyer., Indiana; Louis
stentz. Ohio; Thomas Tandy: Kentucky:
Hl~rl 1rNI ana. sfaaS
urer. Adam Hamburger. Indiana.
The executive committee shall consist of
all the above named officers together with
the following members: F. J: Deller, George
Towney, Indiana; James w. Orr, Nobber
Goetleib Illinois; &. V. Hun. II. c. Cordrey.
Ohio: Ramsey Washington, Joseph l..
President Tarvin introduced the Hon. E.
r. Finley. of Ohio, who made a vigorous
and timely address.
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following report, which was enthu-
siastically received and unanimously
adopted:
First-Our faith in bmetalliism IS vindi-
Gated by events. The necessity for the
restoration of the double standard was ac-
knowledged by the president and congress
in 1897. when committee WAS sent to Eu-
rope TO entreat other nations to establish
bimetallism, and the failure of the com
rnittee 10 secure European cooperation
confirms the friends of free coinage IN
their belief that relief can only come by
the independent action of the tniteo
States. The present ratio of l6 to l.
the only ratio at which bimetallsm car
be restored and opposition to ii is con.
nned 10 those who oppose oimetalllsm ~
any ratio and to those who misapprehenc
or ignore the reasons which led three ma
tional conventions to adopt IL. That what
ever paper money needs to he issued II
this country to supplement gold and sill
YER currency should be issued directly by
the government of the United States with
fFNFr i'm aTnNF hgl RFnF
poration whatever
Secoud-We favor and recommend thu
adoption by the Democratic national con
vention of 1900 of the Chicago platform o
1895 without change
Third-We especially favor and recom
mend the adoption by the Democratic na
tionsl convention of 1g9 of the tinancia
plank In the Chicago platform of 1896 with
out any change.
suit In large measures of the methods tina
have been used. among which is the demon
etization of silver by which the volume q
currency has been kept below the demand
of business. We favor tine destruction q
the result as well as the removal of tn
causes The establishment of Independent
bmetallism at 16 to ] would do more [
cripple or 10 destroy the organization AN
operation of the trust than any other sin
gle act. We favor and recommend, there
fore. the adoption by the Democratic ma
tional convention of 1890 of an appropriat
and specific declaration against the organ
ization and existence of the trust and
promise Of legislative and executive actio
tending to its determination.
Fifth-We hereby express our continue
confidence i'm William Jennings Bryan an
favor his nomination for the presidenc
of the United States in 1850.
Fred Williams.
With A glowing eulogy, President Tarvi
then introduced Hon. George Fred VIII
iams, of Massachusetts, who was given Il
most enthusiastic reception of the ever
irg Mr. Williams said that the world ha
for 1900 years been governed by tyrann
but that the time had at last come to Il
justice
In the question of selecting leader f
our political party, said Mr.. William
I'VE must not take into consideration Il
desires of state. but the needs of "A n;
ton. Every great reform begins with +
sistance Some mon are found who dar
and the rest come Reforms come quick
when the public mind and the nation
needs demand them All history Shov
that no man can measure the progress
reform when Justice demands II, and m,
are ready to support it
Within the last century materialism h
taken possession of that party which W
originally .cstsa hlished TO defend the people
rights, Tho doctrine which eSpouse
secondary To the spirit in which we wor
II is because of the fact that a doctr
terially is the doctrine which needs lookil
after, whether its effect be for good
evil.
Our party has no quarrel with capitS
but when capital seeks special privileg
Of the law II ceases 10 be ca nital and fal
into class of capitalism II is again
this that the free coinage issue IS directe