The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

ing Bland, son of Silver Dick Bland,
special employees.
The interesting portion of the caucus
| followed. Representative McClelland
| of New York, by the direction of the
Democratic members of the New York
| delegation who had met just prior to
| the assembling of the caucus, offered
the following resolution as an express
sion of the sense of the caucus
Resolved: That we shall promote to
the utmost of our power the removal of
the oppressive, restrictive and often
prohibitory features of the existing tar
if. 1t has been truly declared to be
the mother of trusts. The tendency to
create combinations of wealth estab-
fishing practical mOnOpOlies in the man
ufacturing and commercial industries
of the United States threatens the fu-
ture existence of individual manufac-
turers and merchants and tradesmen Of
moderate or small means.
THAT tendency must undermine the
sturdy independence of large bodies of
American citizens, and may well be
deemed the most serious menace to the
moral and political welfare of the
country. The time has come when our
industries, manufacturing as well as
| agricultural, which practically enjoy no
products are exported and because,
whether or not duties be levied in their
| favor no competing products can be
profitably imported, should be permit
| ted to avail themselves of foreign mar
kets to the fullest eXtent,as they cannot
I do under existing restrictions. Highly
protected industries should no longer be
permitted to sell more cheaply to for
eignerS than to their own countrymen
mr. fbnrnIIph rpliaf a
by amendment of the present tariff act
But We shall favor such reciprocity
treaties as will reduce, even if they do
not altogether remove the unfair and
oppressive burden of the present sys-
TEN.
20. We shall favor just and generous
treatment of the inhabitants of Porto
Rico and Cuba. American obligations
to Cuba should be sacredly performed.
Having freed her from Spanish domin-
ion and assumed over her a protectO-
rate and even some of her prerogatives
of her sovereignty, we are bound by
every consideration Of justice and gen
erosity to allow her the largest prac-
, ticable liberty Of commercial inter-
course with our own country.
IS. We are opposed to the subsidy
! bill presented at the last session, as cal
culated to create a shipping monopoly.
| We shall oppose the use in any form
of the money of all the people for the
exclusive benefit Of private interests.
a. We shall insist upon the sacred
force of the fundamental American rule
| of Democratic self-gOvernment. What
| ever protectorate over newly acquired
| islands or lately conquered peoples may
| be necessary for a longer or a shorter
! time, whatever limited sites for naval
| stations may properly be retained or
acquired by the United States, we are
opposed TO any Incorporation into our
republic of other lands or the assump-
ton of sovereignty over them, except
as their inhabitants may be fitted for
such self government and except as the
protection of our constitution no less
than of our flag may be extended to
them with safety to ourselves. We are
opposed to the establishment of any
colonial or other system whereby the
executive or military power of the
| United States may permanently rule
masses of men outside the sanctions
and safeguards of the constitution.
| Wherever the United States has as
sumed obligations, they must, no doubt
| be fully met. but with the steadfast
intention at the earliest practicable mo-
ment to accord to the people Of other
| lands now in our power, the same right
of self government which we claim for
ourselves"
This resolution precipitated strife.
Mr.. Richardson attempted to prevent
the reading of it by a motion to refer
all resolutions to a special committee
of Il, who should report at future eau
Gus but his motion was ruled out of
order pending the reading of the resolu-
ton. When the reading was concluded
Mr.. Ball of Texas gave notice that he
would offer the Kansas City platform
as substitute. This drew replies from
| Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York and Mr..
McDermont of New Jersey. both of
whom protested against the injection of