The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-02
UTAH DEMOCRATIC RICHEST
Endorses Roberts and Knocks on
Everything Else on Earth

and Mrs. Matte Hughes Cannon vice
chairman. Over an hour was devoted &c
settling contest in one county. Calls
were made for B. H. Roberts TO address
the convention but he declined. The cleo
ton of delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention took up most Of the az
ternoon. Before proceeding to ballot, the
rules were suspended and Senator ]. L.
Rawlins was elected delegate by accla-
nation. The other five delegates were
elected by ballot, the successful candi-
dates being: G. ". Thatcher. A. ].
Weber. A. H Tarbet, R. C. Chambers
and W. F. Knox. The convention then
took recess until s o'clock.
At the opening of the night session five
aNernates to the national convention
were elected, including Mrs. ]. NJ. Cohen.
The delegates were unanimously instruct
ed to vote for W. ]. Bryan for president.
When the resolutions committee made
its report the question of the exclusion
of B. H. Roberts was brought promi-
nently before the convention by the fol-
lowing clause:
Resolved. That the Democratic party
Of the state of Utah in convention assem-
bled, solemnly afirms that the people, of
| this state have kept faith with the ma
ton, and reDels upon their behalf all
charges 10 the contrary as false and mis-
leading. Therefore we deplore the action
of the congress of the United States in re-
fusing to administer the oath Of office to
the member-elect from this common
wealth"
Van Colt of Salt Lake moved to strike
this clause from the resolution, saying
that its adoption would lose votes for
/ the party. Moses Thatcher spoke for the
adoption of the clause and in a lengthy
speech said that the good faith Of the
state had been attacked by congress and
the convention should not hesitate to
make an expression on that subject
| Other speakers strongly supported Van
Colts motion and a general debate was
precipitated. Alfales Young of Salt Lake
! City claimed that the question should
not be injected into the platform unless
the convention decided to either commend
or censure the action of congress. ]. r.
| Letcher of San Juan county opposed the
clause and said he regretted that Mr..
Roberts had been brought face to face
with the conditions that had confronted
him, and believed the same was true of
Mr.. Roberts.
At this point Roberts arose and said if
the gentleman supposed for moment
that he had any regrets on the subject he
was entirely mistaken.
A Salt Lake delegate read a part of
Representative Lentzs speech in con-
gress and attempted to offer resolution
strongly condemning the action of con-
gress, but in the general confusion was
finally ruled out of order. After a long
and exciting discussion on both sides of
the question the motion to strike out the
clause was lost
Ex-Congressman w H. King and D. c.
Dunbar were placed in nomination for
congress. Before the first ballot was
completed the nomination of King was
made unanimous
The resolutions adopted oppose the ap-
plication of the tariff laws to the products
of Porto Rico as being IN violation of the
federal constitution; reafirm the Monroe
doctrine denounce trusts, and advocate
the election Of United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
On the money question the report says:
1--WE defand the free and unlimited coin
age Of both silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to l without waiting for
the aid or consent of any other nation. We
demand that the standard silver dollar
shall be a legal tender, equal with gold
for all debts. public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will prevent
the demonstration OF any kind of legal
tender money by private contract.
eve are opposed to the policy of sur
rendering TO the holders of the obliga-
tons of the United States the option re-
served by law to the government of re-
deening such obligations in either silver
or gold coin We are opposed to the issu-
ing of INTEREST," bearing bonds of the Unit
ed Stats in time Of peace and the traf- |
ticking therein by the government.
THE federal constitution conferred up |
on congress the obligation and duty Of |
coming money and fixing its value. and /
we protest against all attempts to trans |
fer these functions of government to ma /
tional banks.
1--WE demand that all paper money, made /
legal tender for public and private debts, /
shall be redeemable in coin and that all |
outstanding government bonds! not in 1
terms made payable in gold shall be pay /
able in coin. gold or silver. at the option /
Of the government, 10 be exercised by the /
secretary OF the treasury, in accordance
with the law.
we are unalterably opposed TO the SEN
ate and house bills in relation 10 the cur
rency. now pending in congress. We op-
pose the house bill. because, while making
gold the single standard Of the country.
it also further degrades the silver money
Of the ssoa.e 10 single redeemaole prom
Use TO pay. We oppose both bills. because
they are designed TO place the national
banks in control Of the finances OF the
nation and to give the secretary q the
treasury the power 70 create and perpetu-
ate a national deat.
The clause on expansion says: ''eW are
opposed to imperialism and militarism,
but favor commercial expansion and
progress. not BY force. out by natural
and peaceful means. We are n favor
OF the kind OF expansion which JeTersou
advocated and practiced and which IS nor
incompatible with our form o. govern
ment. applying 10 contiguous or nelghbor-
ing territory. whose Inhabitants are fitted.
either Immediately OF ultimately. TO be-
come citizens % tie UEstsd States Bat
we are opposed % wars u aggression
and conquest ~ means q whlch alien
PEOPLES are brought under cur domirss-
zion against their wilL such wa-s m
dertake- in sgi-i- II comrnsrcls tis--.
greed ana covetaasuess. bringing u rs
colonies and subjects. instead o. sis,sr
states and fellow citizens are drecrFs-