The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-02
WANT CHICAGO PLATFORM
TRUSTS WILL BE FORCED TO
THE REAR.
Declaration Against the Latter
Should Be Made in the Platform,
But the White Metal Must Take
Prominent Part in the Fight
Oppose Imperialism.

| icy > lHedlTe lOudy, dllllOSl every uele-
gate was in his seat. There was also
a marked increase in the attendance
of visitors. Three gubernatorial aspir-
ants, the Hon. William Goebel, the Hon.
P. Watt Hardin and the Hon. w. j.
| Stone were on the afternoon pro-
gramme for speeches.
Judge James p. Tarvin of Coving-
ton, KY, presided. Following the out
line of a plan which had been adopted
at a meeting of the executive commit
| tee of the Ohio Valley League of BIZ
metallic clubs at the Calf House this
morning, the following resolution was
| introduced by General F. B. Finley of
Ohio:
Resolved, That with a view of TAX
ing measures to thoroughly organize
| for the campaign of 1900, a committee
be selected of which the president of
this association shall be a member.
THAT said committee be required to
cooperate with the national committee
in perfecting a thorough organization
| of the Democratic party throughout all
the states and territories of the United
States, the president of this association
| to name the committee
Judge Tarvin, by virtue of the au-
thority vested in him by this resolu-
ton, accordingly handed in as his Sc
lection for the committee the follow
ing: John P. Altgeld, Illinois; George
Fred Williams, Massachusetts; w. j.
Overmeyer, Indiana; w. Semonin,
Kentucky; Allen w. Clarke, Indiana,
and James P. Tarvin, Kentucky.
Wants Chicago Platform.
The Hon. Henry Warrum of Indiana
opened the speaking at the night ses-
sion by saying that the Democracy of
Indiana had remained steadfast in its
determination to have the principles as
enunclated in the Chicago platform pre-
vail and that it would continue until
! bimetallism had been successful. He
paid his respects to the administration,
saying hat Mckinley was in odium
throughout the land.
The routine business of the conyen-
ton was then taken up. Judge James
p. Tarvin of Kentucky was reelected
president. Later in the session, Judge
TarVin introduced Hon. E. B. Finley
of Ohio, who, in the course of his
speech, said:
In forming our line of battle for
1900, l am opposed to taking any back
ward steps. / am for the Chicago
platform in its entirety, without the
change of single line or word. Some
OF these gentlemen who are now adj
Vlsing us what to do in 1900 are Sug-
costing that we get together and drop
the money question and take up the
tariff and other issues, and intimate
that If we do they will forgive us and
consent to again take their positions
at the head of the Democratic party
We cannot enter into an alliance with
this coterie of so-called Democrats: we
are abandoning the principles which we
defended in 1896. There is nothing in
common between us.
Opposed to Imperialism.
Il am opposed to Imperialism I do
not favor the So-called expansion pol
icy of President Mckinley. The con-
duct of the administration touching
the Philippines question has been I'M
American, and from first to last in
violation of the principles expressed in
the declaration of war with Spain; and
our treatment of the Filipinos has been
simply disgraceful. A violation of the
principles of free government in the
Philippines may be but the forerunner
of a violation of the same principles
in the United States; and we should
never entrust to any president the
power to deprive our people of self
government upon any pretext what
ever"
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following report, which was
enthusiastically received and unani-
mously adopted:
F'irst-Our faith in bimetallism is vim
dictated by events. The necessity for
the restoration of the double standard
was acknowledged by the president
and congress in 1897, when a commit
tee was sent to Europe TO entreat other
nations to establish bimetallism, aid
the failure of the committee to secure
European cooperation confirms the
friends of free coinage in their belief
that relief can only come by the in
dependent action of the United States.
Favors 16 to 1.
THE present ratio of 16 to l is the
only ratio at which bimetallism can be
restored. and opposition to it is con-
fined To those who oppose bimetallism
at any ratio and to those who misap-
prehend or ignore the reasons which
led three national conventions to adopt
il. That whatever paper money needs
TO be issued in this country to supple
ment a gold and silver currency should
be issued directly by the government
of the United States, without the in
PREVENTION of any bank or corporation
"Second-We favor and recommend
the adoption of, by the Democratic ma
tional convention in 1900. of the Chicago
platform of 1885, without change
'.Third-We especially favor and rec
ommend the adoption by the Demo-
cratic national convention of 1900 of the
financial plank in the Chicago platform
of 1896 without any change.
Trusts, the Result.
"Fourth-We believe that the trust is
the result, in large measure. of the
methods that have been used, among
which is the demonstration of silver,
by which the volume of currency has
been kept below the demands OF bust
ness We favor the destruction of the
result as we'll as the removal of the
cause. The establishment of independ- |
ent bimetallism at is to l would do |
more to cripple or to destroy the organ |
ization and operation of the trusts than |
any other single act.
I'VE favor and recommend. there |
fore, the adoption by the Democratic |
national convention of 1900 of an ap-
and specific declaration |
against the organization ami existence |
of the trust, and Legislative and execu- |
tive action tending to their eXtermina- |
ton.
"Fifth-We hereby express our con-
tinued confidence in William Jennings |
Bryan, and favor his nomination for |
the presidency of the United States in |
1900"
With a glowing eulogy President |
Tarvin then introduced Hon. George |
Fred Williams of Massachusetts, who |
was given the most enthusiastic recep- |
ton of the evening.
FUNSTON AND CALUMPIT.
Chicago News.)
The weary poet sits and thinks II DER.
And finally concludes he'd better dump |