The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Burden of the Speech of Jere-
miah s. Sullivan.
Chairman of the Convention of
Iowa Democrats.
NONE BUT DEMOCRATS
Fitted For Dealing With Them
Properly He Says.
Disagreement Appears Regards
ing a Money Plank.

Des Moines, Ia, May 3-The Demo-
cratic state convention for the cleo
ton of delegates at large to Kansas
City was called to order in the Audi
torium today by State Chairman George
A. Huffman, who introduced jeremiah
B. Sullivan, of Creston, as temporary
chairman.
Mr.. Sullivan did not mention 16 to
in terms, but spoke in favor of BIZ
metallism and against any restriction
of the circulating medium. He said in
part:
The declaration of independence an
nounced at Chicago in 1896 will never
die.
THE Democratic party stands for
bimetal1ism and ever will 1t is op-
posed to money trust as much as it is
to a sugar trust. The common peo-
pie of this country of all classes are
for bimetallism Thirteen millions SO
expressed the wish in 1896, and there Is
no evidence that they have changed
their mind from that day to this
THE trusts must go, and there is but
one party that can and will accomplish
it, and that is the Democratic party
You cannot hope the Republican party
will crush the trusts. Do you expect
a father to chastise his most obedient
son? These gigantic institutions must
be controlled. if possible, extinguished
if necessary
THE constitution of our land is suffi-
cient to control and does give TO the
congress of our country plenary power
on this great question.
Imperialism, militarism and trusts
are one. They mean a gigantic con-
solidation and woe to the common peo-
pie when they are united Imperialism
cannot be a success without a stand
| ing army. The youth of this country
were not intended by man or God to
| be soldiers at home or in a foreign
a standing
/ larger than ever before The tramp OF
| the soldier is a strange thing in a re-
/ public, except for its defense. A stand
ing army bodies no good to a free peo-.
/ pie; if maintained it will lead to but
/ one end-dictatorship. The imperialist1c
/ policy developed by the present adj
ministration is indeed a wonder and
I a1nazerpent.
1.-The infinite God gave US victory with
extremely small cost of life Instantly
| the cry went up for colonial system
| in foreign lands, the bark of imperial-
| ism was fioated, and the republic had
| departed from the moorings of its
| founders
1--WE are almost ready to destroy the
| contract that we made with Cuba, and
| as to Porto Rico we have already
| turned it's starving people over to the
| kind mercy Of the sugar trust They
| say we acquired the Philippines the
same as we did the Louisiana pur-
| chase. Then, if SO, they were accepted
| for the sole purpose of becoming citi-
| zens and states of this great union-
| We cannot have colonies under our sys-
| tenn of government. We cannot hold
| territory in any other capacity. Are
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine
| archipelago to become part of the
| United States2 If they are, then say
| so; if they are not, the people of these
| countries are in bondage, and the flag
! of the republic floats over slaves
| Mr. Sullivan closed with a feryid
| tribute to Vim. J. Bryan.
A fight seemed impending over the
money plank of the platform One fac
ton wanted mild reaffirmation of the
| Chicago platform only, while another
| led by John 5. Murphy, insisted on q
| distinct pronouncernent for Is to 1.
DELEGATES SELECTED.
The following district delegates to the
Kansas City convention were selected: !:
First district, H. S. ThrOop, w
F. Keil; Second district Alfred
Hurst, G. H. Van Lent; Third
district J. H. Howell, h. c. Pot
ter: Fifth district, z. c. Bolk, Thomas
Emmett; Eighth district. W T. Davis,
Walter Dewey; Ninth district, J. NJ
Kelley, E H. Beckford; Eleventh dis
| trict, J. NJ. Pearsons, Thomas Mulvaney-
/ Fourth district-W. J. Reinke, A J.
sixth district-G. R. Gorren, Thomas
Kelley.
Seventh district-A R. Dabney. J. s.
Cunningham
Tenth district-Charles Bullock. E.