The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30

liberty % commercial Intercourse with
our own country
ThHd-We are opposed 10 the Subsidy
bil' presented At the last session as cal
cUiated 10 create a shipping monopoly.
We shall oppose the use in any form
Of the money Of all the people for the
exclusive beneGt OF private interests.
Fogrth-We shall insist upon the sa-
cred force Of the fundamental rule Of
Democratic government. Whatever
Proieetorate over newly acquired Islands
OF lately conquered peoples may be neceS-
sary for ieysgeF or shorter time what
ever limited SiEes Tor u2FaI stations may
properly be retained or acquired By the
United States, We are opposed to any in
corporation into cur Republic OF other
lands or the assumption Of sovereignty
over them except as their Inhabitants
may be fitted for such government,
and eSeeP; as The Protectlon 81 our
Constitution no less than q our flag
may be extended 70 them With
safety 10 ourselves We ere oB9cssd 70
the establishment Of any colonial OF other
system. whereby the executive CT mill
tary power Of the United States may per
manenUy rule masses cf men outside the
sanctions and safeguards Of the Constitu-
tion- Wherever the United States has as
sJlued obligations they must, No doubt. be
fully met. but with the steadfast inten-
tion at the earliest practicable moment
10 accord 70 the peoples OF other lands
now in cur power the same right Of self
government which We claim for ourselves
other Resolutions
The follow Ing resolution was offered by
Representative Finley of South Carolina:
Resolved. That the Hon James d
Richardson and the Democratic members
CT the House Committee On Rules. when
appointed, and three members TO be ap-
pointed by them, constitute committee
to have n charge the control Of the policy
OF the Democ fe party Il the House Of
RepresentaJiyt-- except IS ordered by a
caucus Of the -aTty-
Mr.. Bur!lson Of Texas offered the fol-
loving:
Resolved. That every Representative in
Congress participating N the caucus shall
be governed by the action of said caucus
where same does not conflict with the dec
laTation of principles ard policies set
forth in TIA last platform adopted BY the
Democratic party IN national convention
assembled
Resolved. That the best interests OF
the Democratic party will be subserved bv
the membership Of said parry in Congress
TefTa3 ming from soliciting patronage at
/ the hands Of the Admins tratfon.-
This resolution was presented BY Rep
! resentatiye Fitzgerald CT New York:
! Resolved, That we oppose any inter
/ ference with the existing standard of
! values. That question has been settled
/ by repeated and overwhelming express
/ sions of popular sentiment, and must be
| definitely closed by the statutory recog-
! milton Of gold as the sole standard. The
I Democracy Of New York has the very
| greatest respect for their brethren wh5
/ for many years. sought the establishment
! CT binetalIic standard But the inter
! ests Of capital anl labor alike. and above
| all the interests of the wage-earners of
| the country forbid that the legal standard
/ of value be uncertain
Representative NewIands of Nevada Of
! fered this.
/ Resolved, That an advisory committee
! be selected consisting Of one member
! from each State, selected by the Demo
! cratic delegation Of such State. OF which
/ the leader CT the minority shall be chair
man and the whip shall be secretary,