Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-17

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Lieut. Governor ............M NJ. L. BEVIS
Judge Sup. Court..A. VAN WACENEN
r. r. Commissioner. w. n. CALHOUN
Supt. Instruction.. p. Hoist
Des Moines, Aug. 17.-The free sill
yer people dictated the platform and in
return for emitting specific reference
to 16 to demanded and secured an
emphatic Endorsement of the Chicago
platform, Sin whole and in detail.
The populists secured the candidate
for railway commissioner, and the pop
ulist convention later in the day in
dorsed the democratic ticket and the
Chicago platform.
But the triumph of free silver and the
populist crowd did not stop here They
forced Cato Sells to decline the place
at the head of the ticket and compelled
S. H. Bashor to withdraw from the field
and be content with the privilege of
seconding the nomination of Fred E.
White, the conventions nominee for
governor.
The bulk Of the delegates yesterday
seemed to favor Sells, and Mr.. Bryan
gave him to understand that his NOM
nation would be satisfactory. The
populist contingent refused to give
him it's support
This condition of affairs coming to the
ears of Mr.. Sells he took prompt ac-
ton, and offered his support to Mr..
White. Early in the morning he gave
out public statement that under no
circumstances would he accept the
nomination and asked his friends to
support Mr. White.
Bashor finally was prevailed upon to
release White from pledge contained
/ in letter written to Bashor, in which
was most emphatic statement that
Mr.. White would not be a candidate for
governor.
1t was not until the afternoon session
| that it was definitely arranged that l..
t. Genung should nominate Mr.. White
and that Bashor should second the NOM
lination. This program was finally car
| ried out
| Mr.. White was the democratic NOM
inee for governor in 1897 and was de-
Heated by Governor Shaw by nearly
10000 votes.
The platform as reported and adopted
| Is as follows:
1--WE, the democrats OF Iowa, in con-
vention assembled, unqualifiedly and
unreservedly endorse the Chicago ma
i tional platform of 1886 in whole and in
detail and declare our unwavering fidel-
lily and adherence to the same, and we
lproclaim our admiration for and loyalty
/ to the peerless exponent of democratic
lprneiples, W. j. Bryan and favor his
denomination in 1900
"Second-we rejoice in the exalted
lsentinent and motive that prompted
1.-THE government of the United States to
4 take up arms In defense of the bitterly
depressed people of Cuba; In the sue
Icessful termination of the war with
i Spain, and in patriotism and unsur-
/ passed bravery displayed by our sol
5ldiers and sailors on land and sea. The
war for the liberation of the tyranny
Icursed island was worthy the greatest
lrcpublic and the most civilized nation
A that has fiourished in the tides of time,
4 but for the same reason that we glory
lin the successful war against Spain we
ldeprecate and condemn the War against
1.-THE FilipinoS. One war was for the
Emancipation of the people; the other
for the subjugation of the people, anc
liz the war against Spain was right, ane
Lit was, that against the natives of the
:, Philippines, who have committed no of.
Ifense save to love liberty and to be will
ling to fight and die for it, Is wrong
The attempt. unauthorized by congress
to conquer the natives of the Orienta
islands is reputation of the America!
!, ldoctrine of consent affirmed in the dec
, laration of independence and In conflic
with the principle which George Wash
! ington and his fellow patriots of tn
revolution made sacrifices to establish
1--WE also condemn the war against tn
Filipinos, believing it to have been in
!, lspired by Great Britain for the purpos
|of producing conditions that will fore
! not only protest against the war an
demand it's termination by extension t
a the Filipinos of the same assuranc
(. given to the Cubans, but we record GU
ldeep-seated antagonism to an allianc
with Great Britain or any other Euro
Ipean power. and express our detesta
Ition of the attempts made in BIRTHS
v Interests TIC disrupt the friendly rela
e Itions which have uniformly obtained be
i tween the United States and German,
d We oppose conquest of the Philippines
e because militarism means governmer
r. by force, ard because government b
2, force means the death of government b
/ consent, the destruction of political an
industrial freedom, and the obliteratio
e lof equality of rights and the ASSESSING
IS ton of democratic institutions.
.e ..Third-We view with alarm the mu
l. Implication of those combinations of car
ital commonly known as trusts that al
" concentrating and monopolizing indus
If TRY. crushing out independent producer
h of limited means, destroying compel
n ton. restricting the opportunities fe
labor, artificially limiting productio
and raising prices, and creating an ir
dustrial condition different from stat
lsocialism only in the respect that ur
Is der socialism the benefits of productio
$, would go to all, while under the trut
Y, system they go to increase the fortune
# of the few. These FRUITS and combine
lie are the direct outgrowtn OF the polio
= of the republican party, which has nj
l. only favored these institutions, but he
lie accepted their support and solicite
l. their contributions to aid that party
lie retaining power, which has placed IL
burden Of taxation upon those who l;
,r Ibor and produce in times Of peace ar
,e who fight our battles in time of wa
lg while the wealth of the country Is e.
l. empted from these burdens. We col
N denim this policy, and it is our solen
conviction that the trusts must be d
stroyed or they will destroy free go
ar,,,art aud we demand that thew