Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-12

this line In the future as we have been
Ia the past AZ 10 the question OF linz
perlalism. expansion. or by whatever
other name IL may be called. ] am in
clincd 60 think u would be very un-
wise Tor the party to commit itself
now to any declaration prUclalminE the
changing conditions which. aa ADJUST
mont proceeds VIII give the people OF
the whole country better data from
which tn reach satisfactory oouclu-
slOns nH TO the national duty. We are
committed t1 the policy Of establishing
g. free government IN cuba. This We
should make our honest on1rt 10 do.
with respect 90 Porto Rico. I see NO
reason why Il should not be- annexed as
part OF the United states and rnv-
crucd FOR the present aH territory.
with View of establishing ultimate
statehood. with reference 10 the Phil
ipplnoa ! should say, ne a general prop-
ositlon. that u " our duty 90 ourselves.
and also 10 the world and civilization
hrHt 60 establish n sound and stable roy-
eminent there before we consider the
question ~ r0trcatlur and leaving the
people ana property ~ these Islands 90
the harhHfouH mercy Of the Philippine
Insurgents We should give the flll.
rinuH Independence lu due course "
time. but 10 would be- both inhumlu and
brutal ON the part Of our government 90
pun uerUmutnrily ont a. things now
stand. and such r. Courre would subject
our country 90 the contempt ~ &C. own
people and tho ridlculc of the world.
u H0oma 60 me that the course " tho
party De- clonr NE regards The selection
Of ita presidential candidate fUr nrvt
year. and that the rank and ME of tho
party have already designated Tor re
nomination the brilliant leader NJ 1906
W. J, Bryan. " we make mo- mistakes
now and hold ourselves IN 70 position
whore We can take prompt advantage
Of the many errors N the party now iu
power. I fco mo- reason why % brilliant
campaign next year should not be fnl-
lowed by Democratic victory IN 1900"
C. a. WELSH IOWA
G. \. welsh. Iowa-'tn the campaign
u 1900. as IN the campaigns u 1899 and
Down with the trusts 70 hand IN
hand. The Chicago platform NJ 1896
should be- roa1irmed IN nll ita parts in
1900. itH prunnunromcntH against trusts
should hn made strong ana explicit ana
% remedy for their prevention offered"
WILLIAM JOHNSON. KANrAs.
William Johnson. ISnunaa--"Nothlng
has occurred since 1896 % shake the
uluuUod 600 the Chicago platform. The
financial question o. Htill thr dominant
Issue. and all other economic uuritllna
are but collateral TO 10.
"rho trust question has. since is3c.
become AN issue of the first magnitude.
The bompcniic States u Missouri, Ar
kansas ana Texas have adopted laws
against such combinations. The pbth1-
cratic convention ~ 1900 will emphatic
ally deal with this question Tho Demo.
cratic platform uf 1900 will also declare
cmphntlcally against the Mckinley
program q colonization. impernlllm
ana British alliance"
UREY wooDsoN. KENTUCKY.
trey woodson. Kontueiy-'srha
Democratic gatherings az g. Louis and
Louisville the last two weeks ought 90
clearly show the gold standard press
that ltH predictions that the Democrats
nfr pfgpnHlng TO drop the silver issue
are nltogrthor erroneous. for every
speech made and every resolution
adopted was On favor ~ maintaining
the Same frm stand flr ff1a cninnrr in
1900 M was tnkru 10 1890 a year hence
lirYnu VIII d. rcnumlnntsd upon tho
Chicago platform unaitcrcd save W
such additions with reference to the
trusts. Imperialism ana other new To-
sues nH may seem necessary"
SETH C. GORDON. MAINE.
Dr. Seth G. Gordon. Maino-"Air. Try.
an VIII be- our candidate ana the plat
form viii not insist on the 10 90 / tlc-
trlbv. aut VIII Doe u repetition of thu
plank of 1899. This ought 90
suit the extreme silver men and WIZ DO
much toward overcoming the prejudice |
m many uf tho eastern m-n who vrlr
opposed 90 the Chicago platform, ThH
national convention should take u
strong stand aFalnrt trusts. believe !
the next national convention 90 the |
Democratic party should ana will pro- |
nuuuco gmuhItlcuuy boz fuvur Ug oliver
aud against trusts Tho battle cry uf /
Democracy Will he free silver aud down |
with tho trusts"
w n. TuOMPsoN. NEBRASKA.
W. u. Thompson. Nebraska Tho /
battle cry of the Democracy 10 1900 /
should be- the financial question. ua By |
IL declared In 1896. and unti-trustH. |
naturalization, uutl-Aurio. American |
alliance These issues should have |
precedence ~ the discussions In tho
order named
TRUE l.. MORRIS, NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.
True l.. Norris. New Hampshiro-
HfINs. NFaHHltHH..N.N U