The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23

curing q permanent increase In tae VOL
Tine OF standard money throughout t1e
world. The Republican scheme 20 lessen tie
value of standard money by making gold
the only legal tender money azs ar last
become apparent TO all and must b~ re-
sisted by the deot-paying and weaith-pro-
ducing classes of the country. The plan to
retire the greenbacks m the interest of
national notes denounced by the Democrats
in fs@s. but then defer~ied BY the Republic
cans, has boldly stslked forth from It's
hiding place and threatens the formation
Of gigantic paper money trust
Also Attacks TRUSTS.
On the question OF trusts the platforms
declares:
"The Industrial trusts sprinsing 10
on every hand testify 70 the admins
tration's Indifference 70 monopoly. or 10
inability 10 cope with II
We denounce the failure OF the admin
istration TO enforce the present law
against trusts or 10 recommend new laws.
il the present law - deemed Insufficient
I'VE are opposed TO the principle Of
monopoly wherever IL manifests itself. We
demand the enforcement Of the present
Federal law. the enactment of such new
legislation an may be necessary, and a
constitutional amendment IL the present
legislation Is construed 10 protect trusts.
to the end that the monopolization Of in
dussry by private corporations may be- abb
solutely prevented. Every trust rests upon
a corporation and every corporation Is
creature OF law, and the law. state and
national must place upon the corporations
such limitations and restrictions as viii
protect the public from injury"
Denounc~s war In PAsl1ppsn9@
The platform praises the Nebraska SOL
dlers for their part In the war in the Phil
ippines and goes on to say: 'But while we
commend the soldiers for obedssnce 80 all
orders emanating from the chief executive.
we condemn the administrative policy
which has converted a war for humanity
into a war for conquest. We believe the
FilIpinos should have received the same
treatment as the Cubans. and thar. a. tho
Cubans were assured Of ultimate lndepen-
dence and protection. so the Flipin0s
should have been assured In the beginning
Of cur nations intention 10 give them tn
dependence az soon a. stable govern
ment should be established and protection
assured from outside interference. sucn
assurance should be given now. RI the
Cubans, as is stated in the resolutions Of
Intervention. are. and Of right ought 70 Be.
free, the same can be said Of the FYpfnos
and this nation would suffer no humiIsa-
ton In acknowledging adherence 70 the
doctrine that governments derive their Just
powers from the consent Of the governed
other PIssks.
The resolutions declare IN favor Of arhf-
tration. favor popular election Of United
States senator's, tho Initiative and refer
endum and deciars against any lncresse
IN the standing army and against any
foreign alliance.
Brysm Talks TO An Thrre.
Mr.. Bryan addressed All three conyen-
tons and was emphatic in rs denuncsa-
ton 81 the administration policy in the
Philippines. lie spoke vigorously In sup
port OF the free coinage 81 silver. decIar-
ing II TO b. the main issue now before the
public. He denounced trusts I'm strong
terms and criticised the administration FOR
doing nothing 20 regulate them lie was
received with great enthusiasm
Regents N~nfnss~a.
For regents u the state university the
conventions nomlnate.f Essou Rich. ~
Omaha. and J. r. TeeterS. % Lincoln. the
names going through without opposition
The D~mo~vstfc Convesssen-
There were 1.oes IN ths Democratic con-
ven'ion. W. ~ Thompson. % Grand ISL
and. was temporary chairman W IL
Keiiihsr. % <emaha county. WIS named
as permanent chairman. and r. D. Logan.
~ Frontier county. secretary. w r.
Bryan was chairman % .he COMMITTEES On
resolutions
A Conference committees was rarnsd 20
Cooperate wftfs the other conventions after
which several speeches were mad. AT an
adjournment ~as taken I'll evening
TIE evening session opened late and IA
not close until after midnight The report
% Ire resolutions committee arouses i'm
Esense enthusiasm and vas adopted WIN
p rgsh Then cane ne ANNOUNCEMENTS
tnat the PopuiiS,s md dominates Fssa~o--as
and scene - confusion followed, Is an
attempt vas rssd@ to nominate ex-senator
Allen Tee latter. however s~nt in a
disclaimer. and Hoicono xss finally
named
me aNti-pzss RESOLUTION nsxf canse ID
arf FIR half al hvsr utter cors1~oa reign
90 After several sns-eet12t ss-crfz -
refer the -s~oIsgrsor 70 re committee. /. 4
was analiy sdopss4 by a suzaH vote
Pepsffss Ceavssssss.
x p. Sutherland was permanent znAsr- 4
mar ~ the PopDlsst conversation and e N
h1sxlns secretary. The proces1snxr u
t1ss ~ woe nAEwoufGuD n - 2smn