The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-09
TRUSTS ARE THREATS
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE
THE GENERALIZATION OF
PRODUCTION AND PRICES
INCOME TAX is DEMANDED

Platform, Protest Against Re-
tirement of Treasury Notes, and
Oppose Standing Army-Thom-
as e. Barkw0rth Nominated for
Justice of the Supreme Court.
We believe the greatest menace
Rt the present time to American
civilization and to the Industries
and personal liberty of the people
consists in the growing tendency
TO place the business of the cOun-
try in the hands of combinations
and trusts, and we denOunce the
gold trust, money trust, sugar trust,
oil trust, match trust, tobacco trust,
and every other trust having for
Its object the control of production
and prices. and we submit. as our
randid opinion and deliberate judg-
mcnt. that graduated state and
federal income tax would form cf-
fective means for suppressing
, trusts. We favor the Immediate
passage of an income tax measure
by the state legislature.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, March s.
Thomas E. Barkworth, a leading at
torney of Jackson, was nominated this
afternoon, by the Democratic state
convention, for justice of the supreme
court. He received 452 of the 772 votes
cast on the first ballot, and it was
made unanimous. The contest was
wholly between Mr. Barkworth and
eX-JuStice. Allan B. Morse, the four
old candidates having Withdrawn after
the first ballot was completed.
All the elements of silver fusion were
well represented among the delegates,
and the nominations for regents of the
state university We're given to Edward
F. Lepgendre, Dem. of Culumet, and
Stanley E. arkhill, Populist, of Owos-
so.
Hon. Justin B. Whiting, of ST. Clair
late fusion candidate for governor,
was the temporary chairman. His ad-
dress was a strongly put argument for
free silver, an arraignment of Repub-
1ican policies and condemnation 'of the
encroachments of trusts and combines.
TRUSTS DENOUNCED.
After thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and
recalling the sacrifices that had been
made to escape the tyranny of kings,
Mr.. Whiting said:
For centuries man in his savage state
cised uarestrained license until he devel-
oped an appreciation of the rights of man.
Individual and human government was form
ed TO restrain license and establish liberty
until today highway robbery is hostile TO
public sentiment And yet, today process
more refined. hut none the less cruel is ac-
tua.ly in daily practice by the rich and
powerful in this country, and their practices
a-e sanctioned by the executive officers of
this government. Is the mission of the
Democratic party ended while the spirit Of
spolation and Dlunder possesses the govern
ment? No. my friends. Not only the greed
Of our people. but an organized greed, back
ed by the money tyrants of the old world,
is to-day intent on getting such control at the
com ng national election as to make the
mastery o~er the productive power an easy
task
Ex-Judge Miner, of Detroit, was
ma de permanent chairman. The report
of the resolutions committee was great
ly delayed by discussion of a resolu-
ton offered by Fred A. Baker, of De-
troit indorsing the Hill amendment to
the Chicago platform, to the effect that
the free coinage of silver at the rate of
16 TO l should not apply to existing
contracts. This amendment was pre-
sented to the convention as a major
ity report and was tabled.
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
The resolutions, as adopted, reaffirm
the Chicago platform, protest against
the retirement of treasury notes, de-
11ounce trusts, demand an amendment
to the constitution making an income
tax possible, favor equal taxation of
all property in the state, declare for
the disposition of the colonies for the
best interests of the people, protest
against a large standing army, praise
the service of the army and navy and
congratulate the party on having the
leadership of Col. Bryan. The plank
upon expansion is as follows:
We are in favor of making such disposi-
ton of territory brought into the possession
OF the United States through the with
Spain as best may secure the interests of
the American people and advance the cause
of civil and religious freedom our govern
nent may establish in the islands,