Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-21

Des Moines, Ia, August 17.-The
democratic state convention Wednes-
day nominated the following ticket:
Governor-Fred E. White.
Lieut.. -Governor-M L. Beris.
Judge of supreme court-A. van
Wagenen.
Railway commissioner-W Fl. Cal
houn.
Superintendent of public instruction
B. P. Hoist.
The populist state convention en-
dorsed the above ticket. All the nom
inees are democrats except Calhoun,
who is a populist. The Chicago plat
form was endorsed in its entirety and
the democratic state committee was
empowered to fill vacancies caused by
death or registration. Both conven-
tons were turbulent throughout, their
business being transacted with dill
fcultv. but the results were satisfac-
tory to the rational silver element
which was in control. 1t is not prob
able. however, that the sound money
element will make an attempt TO
maintain a candidate this year. Cato
Wells, who could have had the nom
ination for governor, withdrew.
The platform adopted by the demo-
cratic convention was in part as Iol-
lows: eve unqualiiedly and unre-
seryedly endorse the Chicago platform
and proclaim our admiration for and
LOYALTY to Bryan and favor his nomina-
ton in 1908. We rejoice in the exalted
sentiment and motive that prompted
the government of the United States TO
take up arms in the defense OF the olt-
terly oppressed people in Cuba ana III
the successful termination of the war
with Spain A war for the Liberation
of the tyranny cursed island was
worthy of the greatest republic, but for
the same reason we glory in the sue
cessful war against Spain, we depre-
cate and condemn the war against the
Philippines. One was a war for the
emancipation of people; the other for
the subiugation of people. Il the war
against Spain was right and 1t was,
| that against the natives of the Philip
mines. who have committed no offense
save to love liberty and Zoe willing 10
! fight and to die for it, is wrong. we
| also condemn the war against the phil
I inpines as being inspired by Great
Britain for the purpose OF producing
conditions that will force an Anglo
American alliance We not only pro
| test against the war, and demand us
termination by the extension to tine
Filipinos of the same assurance given
the Cubans, but we record our deep
seated antagonism to an alliance with
| Great Britain or other European pow
ers. We oppose the conquest OF
the Philippines because Imperial
ism means militarism, because
miIitarism means government by force,
and because government by force
means the death of general consent, the
| destruction of political and industrial
freedom and the obliteration OF equal
ity Of rights and assassination OF DEM
ocratic institutions. We view Win
alarm the multiplication of those COM
binations of capital commonly known
as trusts, concentrating and monopo-
Iizing industry, crushing out small and
limited means, destroying competition,
restricting opportunities of labor, artl-
! ficially raising prices, creating indus
trial conditions and different from
state of socialism only in the result
that under socialism the benefits OF
production would he for all, while I'M
der the trust system they go to in
crease the fortunes Of the trusts.
These combinations are the direct
growth of the policy of the republican
party. We condemn this policy. 1t is
our solemn conviction that the trust
must be destroyed or it will destroy our
free government. We demand that
they be suppressed" The platform
concludes in denunciation of letting
convict labor by contract urging
study of existing liquor laws and con-
dernning the administration of the
republican party of the state. The
populist party resolutions we're similar
in theory.