The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-30
CHEER DEvERY.
New York Democrats Assemble
in State Convention.
Give "Big Bill'' an Ovation
When He Appears.
RACE Is AN OPEN ONE.
Hill Says Gubernatorial Nomi-
nee Hasn't Been Selected.
John B. Stanchf1eld Made Tenn
porary Chairman.
RACE Is AN OPEN ONE


assembling of the Democratic state con-
vention today the state committee de-
cided that the delegation from the
Ninth assembly district of New York
city, headed by Frank j. Goodwin.
should be placed on the temporary roll,
while the delegates led by Former
Chief of Police William s. beverly were
mentioned as contestants.
The actual situation this morning as
regards candidates was as clouded as
it was up to a late hour last night.
Former Senator d. b. HUI said:
mo one man has beenNselected as the
gubernatoria1 nominee. The race is
still an open one"
walked into the seats among the alter
mates, the outburst which lasted for
many minutes breaking out every time
he rose to shake hands with a new
conner.
The convention was called to order at
1890 o'clock and John B. Stanchfield of
Elmira, the temporary chairman, ad-
dressed the assemblage in part as fol-
lows:
''The death of President Mckinley
was national misfortune. deeply de-
plored and sincerely regretted by all
classes and conditions of people. A
more strenuous if less polite adminiS
tration has demonstrated, however. how
egregiously our martyred president was
in error regarding the Philippines. The
Democratic party has been SO persist
emily and malevolently misrerresenteda as
to its attitude in regard to the issues as
to call for sober and candid statement
Of the truth. We insist that the princi-
pies at the bottom of the war If it be
termed war; now proceeding in the
Philippines, are both un-American and
un-Democratic. The administration
stands upon the proposition that we can
buy with money, or obtain by force, the
right to hold in subjugation people
whose consent is not had and put upon
them such a constitution as we deem
proper.
tack upon the American soldier The
rank and file of our soldiers and sail
ors is largely composed of Democrats,
and foul indeed. is the bird that soils
it's own nest
I'VE assault the administra ton that
is carrying on this so-cal1ed war in the
Philippines upon the ground that it does
not declare time when It will turn
over the islands to their people as we
did in the case of Cuba. We condemn
the party in power because it refuses to
declare and publish policy under
which the Filipinos may be restored to
their own. Had we. made public procla-
nation to the islanders. that upon the
laying down of their arms we would.
so soon as they should form a govern
ment turn over the islands to them re-
serving similar interest to. that we
now have in Cuba. the war would long
ago have ended.
What the Democrats say to our Re
publican opponents is. you exercise a
iprotectorate over Cuba-why, to please
the beet sugar cabal, do you leave the
tariff as hurdle over which she must
forever jump, before she is on a level
in the running?
Take off the tax, and in the no dis
tant future Cuba will be one of us-a
jewel in the sisterhood of states
Owing to the dominating influence
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day. which have grown upon Repub-
lican soil, we find ourselves in a posi-
ton where the Democratic party can
take an Affirmative stand upon the one
relation to both the nation and the state.
We assert that the time has come when
it is the duty of the people by means OF
legislation to curb and curtai1 the fur
ther advance OF those corporations
whose business it is to foster and pro-
mote monopolies in the necessities OF
life. We wage no war upon those cor
porations engaged in legitimate enter
prise.
|, I'VE are told we must wait the vex-
| atious and wearisome process of con-
stftutfOnal amendment If we were in
power and could pass and enact into
law removing the tariff from all articles
In which monopoly had been created
who would be so venturesome to assert
or who so credulous as to believe, that
relief would not be at once experienced!
When our home industries have OBJ
tanned so complete and absolute control
of the products of the nation as to en-
able them to make prices that are pro-
hibitive in their character their plain
and simple remedy is to remove the pro.
tecting tax.
The sitting of competition that is now
evident in every locality. tends to dwarf
the ambition and blunt the aspirations OF
the American boy beyond the power o.
words to describe How long will the ,,eo-
pie submit to have the output of Aneri-
can industry and the result of our toll
sold under the alien flag for a less price
with the cost of transportation added
than 1t can be purchased at the place OF
its mal-ir-?
In closing. the temporary chairman
dwelt at length on state, affairs He
charged the Republican administration
with wilful and wastefuf expenditure OF
the peoples money. According to the ap.
propriations legalized for the current year
he declared the states expenditures will
amount to $22.o0 COO. while the receipts 70.
the year ending September, 1901, from all
sources. by indirected taxation, amounted
to s16,000.O00.