Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-13
BATTTLE-CRY IN 1900
Democratic National Committee
men on the Subject
CHICAGO PLATFORM AGAIN,
Free Silver" Not by Any Means 70
Be Abandoned.
Trust QUESTION MADE PROMINENT
Other Issues Additional to silver To
lie imperialism, MiIitarisms sna
Expansfon-Bryan to he RcnOmlS
Trust QUESTION MADE PROMINENT
mated

tt1lAAbO, JUNE L. Nv ~~~|~"-
has been asking members Of the NATIONAL
Democratic Committee what shodld be
their party's battle-cry In l9o-whether
Free silver or Down with the trusts"
or both. The answers Of those that have
been received are published IN the Times
Herald to-day, as follows:
"Whle only one Of the replies OF these
Democratic leaders, the representative
for Maine, the home State OF Mr.. Bryan's
running mate in 1886. says Drop free
silver they are all but unanimous In
giving the trust question a prominence IL
has never had in the platform OF hein
own or any other party. With one ex-
ception, all who speak freely. suggest
that other issues Will divide the stage
equally with free silver. Some say
Militarism' or Imperialism will be one
Of the prominent issues. Others empha-
size the trust question as the big thing
Still others speak for twin battle-cry.
Just one committeeman says fatty: Tho
issues of 1896 should be the issues OF 1907
This one exception 10 Alexander Troup. OF
Connecticut"
The signed statements Of the committee"
men received by the Times-Herald are,
in part, as follows:
CLARK HOWELLS VIEWS
Clark Howell, Jr., (Gcorgia) Until new
platform is made We should stand
by the old platform. except. of course.
on such questions as might arise out OF
conditions which are new, and which
were not under consideration NJ the time
OF the meeting OF the last national con-
vention and even on such questions,
doubt the propriety Of the National Com
mittees taking a declarato-y position III
| advance OF the meeting of the party com
| venti0ns IN the several States. Tie two
questions which are now uppermost are
! Imperialism and the concentration OF
capital in trusts and combines. AS 90
the latter question, the general attitude
Of the party Is already well defined In
the national platform, and there is little
doubt that it will follow the position al
| ready taken in its last national declara.
! ton with a more pointed and more en-
phatlc utterance on the subject in tho
| next national convention. AS 20 the ques-
| tion of imperialism, expansion, or by
| whatever other name it may BE called.
| am inclined tn think II would be very
unwse for the party 10 commit itself
now to any declaration pending the
changing conditions, which. as readjust-
| ment proceeds, will give The people of tho
whole country better data from which 10
reach a satisfactory conclusion as 10 tho
| national duty.
| THE PHILIPPINES
with reference 10 the Philippines. I
should say as a general proposition, that
/ IL is our duty to the world and TO ciyili-
cation TO first establish a sound and sta
| bic government there before we consider
the question of retreating and leaving the
people and the property Of those Islands
| To the barbarous methods OF the Philip
/ pine insurgents.
1T seems TO me that tho course OF the
! party Is clear as 10 the selection OF its
presidential candidate for next year, and
the rank and file OF the party have al
ready designated for denomination the
brilliant leader, w. J. Bryan"
BRYAN AND THE CHICAGO PLAT
FORM.
L. Woodson Ckentucky): The Demo-
cratic gatherings at 81. Louis and Louis
Vile the last two weeks. ought 10 clearly
show the god-standard press that its pre-
dictons that the Democrats are preparing
10 drop the silver issue are altogether err
roneous, for every speech and every reso-
luton adopted was in favor OF maintains
! ing the same firm stand for free coinage
In 1900 as was taken I'm 1896. A year hence
| BRYAN will be renomlnated upon the Chi-
| cago platform, unaltered. save by such
additions with reference 10 trusts. impe-
rialism, and other new Issues as may
seem necessary.
DOWN WITH THE TRUSTS!
Josephus Daniels North Carolina): The
shibboleth Of the campaign the Democrats
will WACO IN 1900 will be Down with tho
/ trusts" The Chicago platform will be re-
affirmed, Bryan Will DE renominated. and
! All men who are opposed TO trusts Of all
sorts and 10 militarism will be invited to
| JOIN in "A struggle TO restore equal oppor-
tunity. which The trusts have taken from
| the people and 10 crush the attempt to
| saddle Old-world militarism upon this
country. -
TILLMAN's POSITION.
/ u. r.. Tillrnan CSouth CarolinO: shall
advocate the Chicago platform without
taking oIt a single word. and would add
10 It strong pl@nks against trusts and i'm
peralism.
NO TRIMMING
James NJ Head Crennessee): In my
| Judgment The National Democratic Con-
ventiun IN 1900 should rea.firm every
principle laid down by the Chicago con-
veniion in 1886. without any trimming or
equivocation. and. IL possible. in more d.
rect and unequiyocal language. The Dems
| ocratic platform should also denounce In
unmeasured terms the acquisition OF ter
ritory by forco Of arms.
CONDITIONS CHANGING.
FRANK Campbell CNew York;: II would
be impossible tor me NJ this time 10 an-
| swer definitely, for the reason that the
conditions I'm this country are so change
able, and we have been making history
20 rapidly since The Spanish-American
war began. having added new territory
and increasing our responsibility.
MAJOR oTEY's OPINION.
Peer j Otey (Virginia); think that
the reaitrmation OF the Chicago platform
is a certainty. and hence the silver Ques-
ton can be no less prominent In the NJ.
tuTc than II was IN the campaign OF fSos
though the fight against trusts and in>-