The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-01
DEMOCRATS HOLD CAUCUS
Richardson Decided Upon for Speaker and Will Lead the Minor
ity in the House During the SessiOn-PIans
Outlined.

obligations to Cuba should be sacredly
performed. Having freed her from
Spanish dominion and assumed over
her a prOtectOrate and even some of the
prerOgatives of sovereignty we are
bound by every. consideration of justice
and generosity 10 allow her the largest
practical liberty Of commercial inter
course with our own country.
'ThiTd-We are opposed to the sub
sidy bill presented at the last session
as calculated to create a shipping mo-
nOpoly.
"Fourth-We shall oppose the use in
any form of the money of all the peO-
pie for the exclusive benefit of private
interests
"Fifth--We shall insist on the sacred
force of the fundamental American
rule of democratic self-gOveTnment.
Whatever protectorate over newly-ac-
quired islands or lately conquered peO-
pies may be necessary for a longer or a
shorter time, whatever limited sites for
naval stations may properly be re-
tanned or acquired by the United
States, we are opposed to any incor-
pOratiOn into our republic of other
lands or the assumption 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.
I'VE are opposed to the establish
ment of any colonial or other system
whereby the executive or military
power Of the United States may per-
manently rule masses of men outside
the sanctions and safeguards Of the
constitution. Wherever the United
States has assumed obligations they
must. no doubt. be fully met. but with
the steadfast intention at the earliest
practicable moment to accord to the
I peoples Of other lands now in our
power. the same right of self govern
ment we claim for ourselves.
Row in the Caucus.
The presenting of this resolution
/ precipitated a row. Mr.. Richardson at
/ tempted to prevent the reading Of il
/ by a motion to refer all resolutions 70
( a special committee of twelve who
should report at a future caucus, but
his motion was ruled out of order pend
/ ing the reading of the resolution.
when the reading was concluded
I Mr.. Ball of Texas gave notice that he
would offer the Kansas City platform
as a substitute and withdrew the re-
port of Mr.. Fitzgerald of New YOrh
! and Mr.. McDermott of New Jersey
+ both of whom protested against the
injection of the financial issue into the
/ Democratic councils.
We cannot ever win" declared Mr.
Fitzgerald, If we do not discard tht
heresy of free silver
we can never win, retOrted Mr.
Bail, unless men calling themselve:
, Democrats support the national plat
/ forms of the Democratic party
After further sharp exchanges Mr..
Richardson succeeded in quelling the
disturbance by renewing his motion e
refer all resolutions to q special com
mittee of twelve to be appointed by
the chairman of the caucus. This mo
ton prevailed. The following resolu
lions were then introduced:
Resolved, That the Hon. James D
/ Richardson and the Democratic mem
bers of the house committee on rules
when appointed and three members t.
be appointed by them, constitute
committee to have in charge the con
troll and direction Of the policy of th'
/ Democratic party in the house of rep
resentatives except as ordered by
caucus Of the party.
BY Mr.. BurlesOn Of Texas;
Resolved. That every representative
in congress participating in this eau
Gus shall be governed by the action o
the said caucus where the same doe!
not onflict with the declaration of prin
I ciples and policies set forth in the las
platform adopted by the Democrats
party in national convention assem-
bled.
Resolved. That the best interests o
the Democratic party viii be SubserVet
by the membership of said party il
/ congress refraining freul soliciting pat
ronage at the hands Of the administra
ton.
BY Representative Fitzgerald of New
York.
Resolved. That we oppose any in
reference with the existing standar,
OF values. That question has been set
tied by repeated and overwhelming eX
pressions of popular sentiment. ant
must be definitely closed by the statu
tory recognition of gold as the sol
/ standard The Democracy Of New YOrl
has the very greatest respect for thei
I brethren who for many years sough
the establishment of bi-metalli
standard But the interests of capita
and labor alike, and above all the in
terests OF the wage-eaTners of tn
country forbid that the legal standari
OF value be uncertain.
By Representative Newlands of Ne
vada.
Resolved That an advisory commit
tee be selected, consisting of one mem
Der from each state. selected by tn
delegation Of such state of which tn
leader of the minority shall be chair
man and the whip shall be secretary
These resolutions viii be REPORTS
upon by q special committee Friday.