The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
THE BATTLE CRY FOR 1900.
,.,rvs OF THE DEMOCRATIC COM
NITTEEMEN PRESENTED.


,ssyes VIII Divide the stage With
Free siIver-The General Trend OF
o,tnion Is to stick to Free silver
and Combat Trusts and Impe-
rinIism.
chicago. June 12.-The Times-Herald
,,,s been asking members of the national
psrocratic committee what should be
,te,r party's battle cry in 19oo-whether
..g,raa silver or Down with the trusts"
or both. The answers of those that have
bsan received are published in the Times
herald to-day as follows;
while 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 sill
..r" they are ali but unanimous in Civ
ing the trust question prominence IL
nus never had in the platform of their
own or oiher party.
with one exception, all who speak free
g., suggest that other issue VIII divide
,be stage equally with free silver. Some
s,,. .mtlitarism," or imperialism will
IA. one of the prominent issues. Other
enpaasze the trust question as the big
,s,e san others speak for a twin bat
arv Just one committeeman says
t,-v The issues of 1896 should be the
ts-ues of 1900
.-he one exception is Alexander Troup
OF Connecticut.
T6e signed statements of the committee
men received by the Times Herald are,
In part, as follows;
Clark H0WelTs Views.
Clark Howell, Georgia;
.Irntl a new platform is made we
should stand by the Old platform, ex-
rept of course on such questions that
might arise out of conditions which are
new and which were not under cons.d-
GRAFTON at the time of the meeting of
the last national convention, and even
ON such questions I doubt the proprie-
~ Of the national committee taking the
declaratory position in advance of the
conventions in the several states.
The two questions which are now
uppermost are Imperialism and the con-
centration of capital in trusts and com
bines.
AS to the latter question the general
attitude of the party is already well de-
fued in the national platform, and there
is little doubt that it will follow the po-
sdon already taken in its last national
declaration by a pointed and more en-
phatic utterance on the subject in the
next national convention.
"As to the question of imperialism. ex-
pansion, or by whatever other name it
may be called. I am inclined to think il
would be very unwise for the party to
commit itself now TO any declaration
pending the changing conditions, which
as readiustment proceeds, will give the
people of the whole country better data
from which TO reach satisfactory con-
clusion as to the national duty.
As to New Possessions.
1--WE are committed to the policy of es-
tablshing a free government in Cuba.
This we should make our honest effort
to do.
with respect to Porto Rico I see no
reason why it should not be annexed
as part of the United States and gov
erned for the present as a territory with
view of establishing statehood
with reference to the Philippines, 1
should say as a general proposition that
it is our duty to ourselves, to the world,
and TO civilization to first establish a
sound and stable government there be-
fore We consider the question of treating
and leaving the people and the property
of clese islands to the bsrbarouS mercy
OF the Philippine insurgents.
I'VE should give the Filipinos independ-
be both inhumau and brutal on the part of
our government to pull peremptorily out
as things now stand, and such course
would call for ridicule from the world.
1T seems to me that the course of the
party is clear as regards its presidential
candidate for next year and that the rank
and file of the party have already desig-
mated for nomination the brilliant leader,
W ]. Bryan.
vUa vnalxa no y,afsfalra now and hold
ourselves in a position where we can take
prompt advantage of the many errors of
the party now in power / see no reason
why brilliant campaign next year should
not be followed by Democratic victory in
$780,"
WOOdson's Statement.
Trey Woodson, Kentucky:
The Democratic gatherings at st. Louis
and Louisville the last two weeks ought
TO clearly show the gold standard press
that its predictions that the Democrats
are preparing to drop the silver issue are
altogether erroneous, for every speech
made and every resolution adopted was in
favor of maintaining the same firm stand
for free coinage in 1900 as was taken in
1886
A year hence Bryan will be renominat-
ed upon the Chicago platform unaltered
save by such additions with reference to
trusts, Imperialism and other new issues
as may seem necessary"
Josephus Daniels, North Carolina:
The shibboleth of the campaign the
Democrats viii wage in 1900 will be, Down
with trusts
The Chicago platform will be reaffirm-
ed, Bryan win be renomlnated, and all men
who are opposed 10 trusts of all sorts and
10 militarism win be invited to join in a
struggle to restore equal opportunity
which the trusts deny. and to crush the
attempt to saddle Old world militarism
upon this country"
TiIIman Stands Pat.
b. r. Tillman, South Caroina
4 shall advocate the Chicago platform
without taking out single word, and
would add to IL strong planks against
trusts and imperialism"
James NJ. Head, Tennessee:
In my judgment the national Demo-
cratic convention in 1900 should reaffirm
every principle laid down by the Chicago
convention iu 1896 without any trimming