The age-herald., 1901-12-01
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
 SAYS PRESENT TARIFF
 FOSTERS MONOPOLY
Richardson of Tennessee Reelected as the Democratic Cand date for Speaker, Which Clothes Him Officially With the
 Minority Leadership Lively Row Over Free Silver

culated to create shipping monopoly.
 Fourth-We shall oppose the use in any form of the money of all the people for tho exclusive benefit of private interests. That we shall insist upon the sacred force of the Fundamental American rule of Democratic self-government whether a protector ate over a newly acquired island of that people may be nee essary for a Ter ger or shorter tine; whether limited rights for naval stations may properly be retained or acquired by the United States and we are opposed to any incor- poration into our republic of other lands on the assumption Of sovereignty over them, except their best inhabitants may be benefited by such self-governmcpt. and unless the protection of our constitution no less than our flag ne extended to them with safety to ourselves.
 We are opposed to the establishment of any colonial or any other system where by the executive or military power of the United States may permanently rule nasse of men outside the sanctions and safeguards of the constitution. Wherever the United Statts has assumed obiiga- lions they must no doubt be fully met but with the steadfast intention at the earliest practicable moment to accord 10 the people of other lands now in our power the same right of self-government we claim for ourselves.
 Precipitates Row.
 The presenting of the resolutions pre- cipitated row, Mir Richardson attempt ing to prevent the reading of it by mo- ton to refer all resolutions to a special committee of twelve. who should report ct Future caucus, but his motion was ruled out of order. pending the reading of the resolutions. When the reading was concluded, MT. Ball cf Texas gave mo- tice that he wculd usfer the Kansas City platform as q .ubstitute. Mr. Fitzgerald of New York and MT. MoDcrmot of New Jersey, both protested agaiist the injec- tion of the fusncial issue into the Dent oeratic councils
 We can never wir." declared MT Fitz- ger aid, If we do not discard the heresy of free silver.
 We can never win" retorted MT. Ball. unless men calling themselves Demo crsts support the national platforms oe the Democratic party"
 After further sharp exchanges Mir Richardson succeeded in quelling the dis turbance by renewing his motion to re- fer all resolutions to a special committee of twelve to be appointed by the chair man of the caucus. This motion pre- vailed.
 The following resolutions were then in- troduced:
 By Representative Finley of South Car olina: Resolved. That the Hon. James D. Richardson and the Democratic members of the House tcorlmit5e on rules, when appointed and the committees to be ap- pointed by them. constitute a committee to have in charge the control and direc- tion of the policy of the Democratic par ty in the House of Representatives, ex- cept as ordered by caucus of the party. By MT. Burteson of Texas Resolved That every Representative in Congress participating In this caucus shall be gov erned by the action of said caucus where the same does not conflict with the decla- ration of principles and policies set forth in the last platform adopted by the Dem ocratic party in national convention as- sembled
 Resolved, That the best interests of the Democratic party will be subserved by the membership of said party in Con- gross refraining from soliciting patronage at the hands of the administration.
 Let Free Silver Alone.
 Resolved, That we oppose any interfer- ence with the existing standard of values. That question has been settled by repeat ed and overwhelming expressions of popular sentiment, and must be definitely closed by the statutory recognition of gold as the sole standard. The Democracy of New York has the very greatest re- spect for It's brethren who for many years sought the establishment of a bf- metallic standard, but the interests of capital and labor alike, and above all. the interests of the wage earners of the country. forbid that the legal standard of value be uncertain.
 By Representative Newlands of Ne braska: Resolved, That an advisory com n,ittee be selected consisting of one mem- Der from each state. selected by the Democratic delegation of such state. of which the leader of the minority shall be chairman and the whip shall be the secretary.
 These resolutions having been referred, a motion was made and carried that the committee which is to be appointed to consider them shall report to a caucus, to meet Friday evening, December TO- The caucus then adjourned.