The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
Between Cuban and Philippine
Wars,
By the Convention of Iowa
Democrats and POpuIists.
FUSION is COMPLETE.
Peoples Party Satisfied With
One Place on Ticket.
Resolutions Favor Bryan and
Chicago Platform.
FUSION is COMPLETE.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state convention nominated the
following ticket:
Observation-Disclosures z. White, Keo-
kuk county.
Lieutenant governor-M. L. Bevis,
Montgomery county.
Judge supreme court-A Van WaS-
enen, Woodbury. county.
Railway commissioner-W. H. Cal
houn, Marshall county.
superintendent public instruction-B.
p. Hoist, Boone county.
The POpulist state convention also
met and endorsed the above ticket. All
the nominees are Democrats except
Calhoun, who was the Populist candi-
date The Chicago platform was en-
dorsed in its entirety, and the Demo-
cratic state committee was empowered
to fill any vacancies caused by death
or otherwise.
Cato Sells could have been nominated
for governor, but was not acceptable
to the POpuliStS and withdrew, throw
ing his strength to White, who was the
candidate on the fusion ticket two
years ago, being defeated by Governor
Shaw. The convention was very tur-
buIent throughout and the business
was transacted with difficulty, but the
results are satisfactory to the radical
silver element, which was in control.
1t is not probable, however, that the
sound money element will make an
attempt to maintain a separate or
ganizatiOn this year.
The committee on resolutions made
its report and after endorsing the Chi
cago platform lin the whole and in the
detaiP' it prOclaims their admira-
ton for, and loyalty to, that peerless
exponent of Democratic principles,
William J. Bryan, and favors him for
the nomination in 1900. The committee
then goes on to state:
I'VE rejoice in the exalted sentiment
and motive that prompted the govern
ment of the United States to take up
arms in the defense of the bitterly op-
pressed people of Cuba, in the success
full termination of the war with Spain
and in the patriotism and unsurpassed
bravery displayed by soldiers and
sailors on land and sea. The war for
the liberation of the Cubans is worthy
of the greatest republic and most civil
lied nation that fiourished in tides of
time, but for the same reason that we
glory in the successful war against
Spain, we deprecate the continued war
against the Filipinos. One war was for
the emancipation of the people, the
other was for the subjugatiOn of the
people and if the war against Spain
was right, and it was, that against the
natives of the Philippines, who have
committed no offenses save love of lib
erty and to be willing to fight and die
for it, is wrong. The war authorized
by congress to conquer the natives of
the Philippine islands is a reputation
Of American doctrine of consent affirm
ed in the Declaration of Independence
which George Washington and his fell
low patriots of the revolution made
sacrifices to establish. We also con
denim the war against the FilipinOS be-
Great Britain for the purpose of pro-
ducing conditions that will force an
Anglo-American alliance, and we not
only protest against the war and de-
mand its termination, by extension to
the FilipinOs of the same assurance
given to the Cubans, but we record our
tod a TOO .fa---,
with Great Britain or any other Euro
pean power and express our detesta-
ton of the attempt made in British in
terests to disrupt the friendly rela-
lions which have uniformly existed be
tween the United States and GERMANY
We oppose cOnquesus of the Philippines
because Imperialism means militarism,
because militarism means government
by force and because government by
force means the death of government
by consent, destruction of political and
industrial freedom and the obIteration
of equality of rights and association of
Democratic institutions.
I'VE view with alarm the multiplied
ton of those combinations of capital
commonly known as trusts, that are
killing and mOnOpOliZing industry,
crushing out independent producers of
limited means, destroying competition
restricting opportunities for labor, ar
tlhclally limiting production and rails
ing prices and creating an industrial
condition different from state socialism
only in the respect that under socialism
the benefits of production would go to
all, while under the trust system they
go to increase the fortunes of the indi-
viduals. These trusts and combination
are the direct outgrowth of the policy
of the Republican party which has not
only favored these institutions but has
accepted their support and which has
placed the burden of taxation upon
those who labor and produce in times
of peace and fight our battles in time
of war, while the wealth of the coun-
try is exempted from these burdens.
We condemn this policy, and it is our
solemn conviction that the trusts must
be destroyed or they will destroy free
government and we demand that they
be suppressed by the repeal of the pres
ent tariff and other privilege-co confer
ring legislation responsible for them.
By the enactment of such legislation
the state and nation will aid in their
destruction
The platform concludes with a de-
nunciation of letting convict labor by
contract, urging a careful study of the
existing liquor laws and a cOndemna-
ton OF the administration of Leslie NJ.
Shaw and the Republican party of the
state of Iowa. The Populist party res
olutions are similar in theory.