Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-16
BRYAN A BACK NUMBER
DEMOCRATS OF INDIANA
FRAME CAMPAIGN PLAN
Slide Over Money Issue and Bring
Tariff, Trusts and Philippines
to the Front Only Cheers
for Bryan.

indianapolis, June 4.-The Demo
cratic State Convention today was re.
markable tor its lack OF discord, candi.
dates for ali but three of the offices
being chosen by reclamation.
While there was no fight in the con
vention proper, there was a battle
royal in the meeting of the committee
on resolutions. A number OF the
friends oil William ]. Bryan, from the
Second district, were very much in
earnest in view OF the insertion in the
platform of plank indorsing him and
the Kansas City platform. The ma.
Jority of the committee was against
any such Endorsement. saying that
they considered 1t out of place at the
present time to inject Bryan's namo
into the State campaign.
The convention was called to order
at 10:4 40 o'clock by W. II. o Brien, vice
chairman of the State Central Com.
mittee. The report OF the committee
on rules and permanent organization
recommended that John ". Kern of In.
dianapolis be made permanent chair.
man.
The name of w. ]. Bryan was greet.
ed with loud cheers when 1t was men
toned by Kern in his speech.
Chairman F. B. Shively of South
Bend, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, then read the platform
which was adopted by a unanimous
vote. The resolutions "denounce the
Republican party for its surrender ia
and alliance with the trusts, and we
favor such legislation as will suppress
and destroy all trusts or combines to
control the production and the price OF
commodities. II also denounces the
Dingley tariff law as the breeder Of
trusts and demands that tariff duties
shall be levied for the purpose OF rev.
enue only. and limited by the needs of
the Government. honestly and eco.
nomically administered.
Continuing, the platform favors the
restoration and expansion OF the mer.
chant marine, and to this end demands
the reformation of our navigation and
tariff laws; denounces the ship subsi.
dy bill recently passed by the United
States Senate, with the assistance uf
Senators from Indiana, as an iniqui
tous appropriation of public funds for
private purposes and wastefui illogl
cal and useless attempt to overcome
by subsidy the distractions raised by
Republican legislation to the growth
and development oil American com.
merce on the seas; opposes the Fow.
Ter bank bill, which proposes bank
concentration and the formation OF a
great banking trust; recognizes as q
fact the increase of standard money
arising from the vast increased pro.
duction OF goldsfrom our own and for.
eign mines as a demonstration OF the
truth OF the cumulative theory of
money.
II condemns and denounces "the
Philippine policy OF the present AID.
ministration. IL has embroiled the
Republic In an unnecessary war, sac.
rificed the lives OF many of its noblest
sons and placed the United States.
previously known and applauded
throughout the world as the champion
OF freedom, in the false and un-Ameri.
can position of crushing with military
force the efforts of our former allies
to achieve liberty and self-government.
The Filipinos cannot be citizens with.
out endangering our civilization; they
cannot be subjects without imperilling
our form Of government; and as we
are not willing to surrender our civili-
cation to convert the Republic into an
empire, We favor an immediate decla.
ration of the nations purpose to as.
sist the Filipinos to establish for
themselves an Independent govern.
ment, protecting them from outside in.
reference and securing to this country
such commercial and naval rights and
advantages as would be Just and fully
and fairly protect American interests
I'VE hold in reverence the valor,
patriotism and services of the soldiers
and sailors Of the Republic"
The platform further congratulates
the republic OF Cuba upon its entering
into the family of nations, and de.
plores the cruel. and wanton destruc.
tion of the republics Of South Africa;
favors the construction of an isthmian
canal; fayors the election OF United
States Senators by popular vote; fav.
ors freedom OF debate in the legisla.
tive bodies OF the State and Nation;
deplores the death Of President Nc.
Kinley; denounces anarchy In all its
forms and declares that it should not
be permitted to find an abiding place
In this country; indorses the course OF
the Democratic Representative in
Congress in standing for economy in
public expenditures. for just principles
of government and for the doctrines Of
the Democratic party.