Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-12
National Committeeman Give Their
Opinions,
DISAGREE AS TO THE ISSUES
some Think Paramount one WIN he
SILVER, some imperialism, some
same Ne In 100.

Chicago, June i2-Tho Tlmes-Heraid
has boon asking members Of the Demo-
cratic national committee what should
BE- the party'a battle cry In ieoo-whoih-
or "Frco coinage of silver" or Down
with the trusts" OF both.
The answers uf those that have been
received arc published Ia the rimca-
Herald today na f1ilowai
White only one of the replies of these
Democratic leaders the representative
Tor Maine. tho home statc or Mr.
tlrynn'H running mate In 1896 rays
Drop free silver" they are an but
unanimous IN giving the trust question
"a prominence % never has had IN the
platform ~ their own or any other
party. with one exception. all speak
freely that some other issue divide the
stage with free silver. Some say "in-
porlausm' or "Mlutarsm" will be- one
N the prominent issues. one rays
frankly emphasize the trust question
na the biz thing. san others speak Cor
twin battle cry. Just one committee
man says ilatly3
"rhy issues OF 1890 should b. the is.
sues 90 1900" This one exception De-
Alexander Troup VI Connecticut
iillf dozen of the committeeman
are either nom Commtltal 1r refuse 60 be-
quoted. They are George Fryd Wils
Hams " Massachusetts, u. j. cham.
pau, Michigan; %. %. smalley. Vermont
Frank Campbell. New York n. y.
aH,
a statement from Thomas Gahan.
national committeeman fnr Illinois, cau-
not De- obtained because be- la not iu the
city and cannot be reached by tnlr-
Graph. lils attitude o.. however, pretty
we'll known.
Tho committeeman who say frcc M
vCr must have nrut place lu tha PLATE
Tor although generously combined with
the questions 90 trusts. "mIilttfirm'
nud Hu on, atr in Colorado, Kansas.
Nebraska, ArknuanH. ana if-inn Torfi-
tory. which latter does not yutn Tor
President an the others either put tho
trust question foremost or lay much
stress upon The questions presented By
the Spanish war,
Some of the statements % the com.
mliiccmon received by the Tlmea-iier-
aid are IN part nu follows
THus. MBAE. ARKANSAS.
Thomas McUao. Arlanaas-'In my
opinion the National Democratic c1u-
yunilon should rchfilrm the chicago
platform ana in addition den1uncr
trusts. Imperialism and extravaganza.
The necessity Tor the freo coinage uf ~
Yer lH greater now than 10 was ln 1895
because uH we have more taxes and a
larger national debt 10 pay we need
more redemption money with which 70
mako payments"
J.J. pwYEU. CALIFORNIA
j. J. pwycr CALIFORNIA; man can
tell whore we win be- ln 1900 prvllc-
lions must therefore be- based ON 49,
n the Philippine war o. Htll in active
progress in 1900. Ur n the President and
hlf prrturlnn Euuud are then actively
Engaged IN carrying out their c1naplr-
ury 10 steal cuba, ana especially N both !
these FOREIGN questions remain un.
solved. there VIII hr but one issue. ana /
that viii be- imperialism. IN that /
event the Democratic party will. IN my I
opinion declare ngalHnt imperialism /
ana viii win easily, It, platform VIII |
hr the Constitution, the Declaration ~ /
Independence ana the Ten Command /
mrntH. Domestic questions will be- Side /
tracked, In the absence ~ foreign IT, .
sues the battle viii be- on the same lines |
aH IN 1880. I do not think the anti |
trust Issue win be- allowed 10 obscure |
the silver Issue. 10 win be- "a light Of /
Democracy against plutncracy with thu /
financial question In the forefront"
AFFAIR WILSON. COLORADO.
Adalr wilson. Colorado-"In my opin.
Ton. there g. no doubt that Ia the next
campaign the money uuea-
ton VIII be- the leading issue o. IL was
in the last, ana that hlmetalllHm-thn
restoration NJ silver coinage nt u ratio
N 10 20 twill be the battle cry of the
Democracy, The Democratic party has
always opposed trusts and possibly IN
view OF recent events, IN IT, platform ~
1890 public attention may be more fIrci-
bly, called 10 this question, but ln no
such sense as 90 Hupplant the financial
issue. The former ~ In fact embraced
In tho latter-IH only tho natural out-
" the government n you wish a. dos
troy an eyil you must strike az lts
source, Hence. to crush the trusts.
restore hmetaillHm The paramount IS
sue Of tho campaign NJ 1900 will be the
same as II was In $780,
ALEX. TRouP. CONNECTICUT
Alexander Troup Connectlcut-"Pcr-
'dnnlly l favor the Chicago platform
n 1890 as tho paramount Issue ln tho
'ampalgn OF 1900, The vote for
bryan, In my opinion will be largely |
increased IN 1900 ana the ISSUE instead
n being between International BIZ
NNNNlllNfN AllN lNANlNNANNA NlNlNNhlH |
Ism. viii be- between the single gold |
Itandard, az advocated by the Repub-
leans, and the Chicago platform. II
ylll be fght Ia the hnlsh"
CLARK HOWELL. GEORGIA.
clark Howell Jr.. Georgla-'Tntn a
lew platform n made, we should stand
~ the old platform, except of course
m such questions az might arise out uf
conditions which nrc new and which |
we're not under consideration az the
"a time OF the meeting NJ the last ma
ionnl convention, And even on such
questions ] doubt the pruprlpty of the
latlonul committee taking drolnru-
Org position IN advance of tho party
In the several states. The
wo questions are now Imperialism
ma the construction NJ trusts and CONF
lines A. to the latter question. tho
eneral attitude NJ the party IN already
.eilned IN the national platform ana
here Is little doubt that IL will follow
he position already taken In itH last
Intlonal declaration by "a more pointed
nd more emphatic utteranco on the
uhipct IN the next national CouVpn-