The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-26
"BUST THE TRUSTS" WAS
DEMOCRACY'S WARWHOOP
Conference of the National Committee Yesterday
and Banquet Last Night At ST. Louis.
Indications That Silver Will Take Back Seat For Trusts
In the Platform of 1900.

I ]. NJ Woods of South Dakota during
the time that he was in the meeting.
Governor Stone stated the object of
! the meeting as set out in the call. He
was then elected chairman. Mr.. Walsh
was in his place as secretary, having
J come from ottawa, Canada, where he
said he had been for the past four
months, looking after some mining mat
/ ters.
| Governor Stone. Immediately after
calling the meeting to order, announced
that reports on organizations and con-
ditions in the different states We're de-
sired One by one the representatives
OF the different states outlined the con-
ditons existing at home, and the re-
ports We're accepted without recon-
niendatiOns of any kind. Not one OF
the speakers touched upon the trusts.
J Imperialism or silver.
Bryan Made Talk.
After the committee had been in ses-
! sion an hour. Mr. Bryan was intro
duced. He made a short address, urg-
/ ing the members to look closely after
the organizations in their states, and
/ suggesting that strong efforts be made
to provide a campaign fund for the
coming campaign. He made no spe-
cific suggestions merely talking in a
general way regarding the great ad-
vantage of organizations.
large number of letters and tele-
grams were received during the day
from prominent Democrats in all sec
tions of the country. expressing SYM
pathy with the meeting and many of
them urging adherence to the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Bryan said at the conclusion of
the conference:
Il am satisfied great good has come
from the meeting, and that the De-
mocracy Will be in a better position to
make the fight in the coming election
than il has ever been. II was not de-
signed that any action should be taken
at this meeting. It was called for the
sole purpose of getting an insight into
the conditions in the different states.
and urging those that have in any way
allowed their organization to lapse
from what it should be to get to work
at once, with the object of putting
matters into the best condition before
the serious work for next year.
Silver Must Stay.
What action1wiII be taken by the
Democracy regarding its platform. it
| is too early to discuss. but am sure
of one thing, and that is that silver
will not be relegated out of sight 1t
cannot be. 1t is an issue that has
come to stay, and the people will not
, allow it to be put in the background"
Ex-Governor Altgeld expressed views
similar TO those of Mr.. Bryan, and said
in addition that, as far as the fight
against. Devlin is concerned, cit is ri
diculous. They cannot hurt Devlin
and they cannot hurt me-"
Notwithstanding the statements Of
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Altgeld, it cannot
be gainsaid that there is a strong un-
dercurrent of feeling among the mem
hers of the national committee that sill
W ch not he fT,a ,rrI--
prominent place that it held in the last
campaign. 1t may be one of the lead
ing features of the platform, but they
declare openly they think there are
other things that should be given as
much Importance in the declarations of
the party as silver. and one of these
that finds the most favor with them is
..anti-tr trust"