The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
What the New York Democrats
Seem to Think We Have =.
Been Having. II
Their State Convention in Saratoga
Meets at Noon With ,...,
il. >;s.' No Slate. Il.
Devery, Who Is Put Among the
Contestants, Is Cheered +
Again and Again.

assem- Dl1nS OF the Qen1OcrdtlC' State. Gull
vention to-day the sat- committee de-
assembly district Of New H. York city,
headed by Frank J. Goodwin, should be
placed on the temporary roll while the
delegation led by Former Chief of Police
William S. Devery were mentioned as
contestants sr...
The actual situation this morning as
regards candidates was as clouded as 1t
was up to a late hour last night. Former
Senator Hill said: e..
mo one man has been selected as the
gubernatorial nominee. The race Is still
an open one'
Some Of the leaders. however, were still
of the opinion that Alton B. Parker would
be nominated for governor, despite his
reiteration of his desire to be left in his
present judicial position. But 1t was
stated again to-day that he would not
accept, even If nominated by reclamation.
The friends Of Bird S. Coler, former
controller Of New York city, were still
hard at work in his interest, while tile
name Of Justice Charles L. Mclean of
New York city came into prominence as
a probable compromise candidate for gov
ernOr
There being all of to-day and tonight
to boom candidates, the selections for
the rest of the ticket are as yet in abey
ance.
began to move towards the convention
hail. William S. Devery was cheered as
he walked into the seats among the alter
mates, the outburst, which lasted for many
minutes, breaking out every time be rose
to shake hands with a newcomer.
The convention was called to order at
1890 o'clock and John B. Stanchf1eld of
Elmira, the temporary chairman, ad-
dressed the assembIage in part as fol-
lows:
The Philippines.
'"The death of President Mckinley was
a national misfortune. deeply deplored and
sincerely regretted by all classes and
ditions Of people. A more strenuous If
less polite administration has demon
strated, however, how egregiously our
martyred president was in error re-
garding the Philippines. The democratic
party has been SO persistently and malev
olently misrepresented as. to it's attitude
in regard to the, islands as to call for a
sober and candid statement; of the truth.
We insist that the principles at the bot
tom of the war, if it be. termed war,
now proceeding in the Philippines, are
both un-American and unde1nocratic.
1.-THE democratic party makes no attack
upon the American soldier. The rank and
file Of our soldiers and sailors is largely
composed of democrats, and foul indeed
Is the bird that soils it's own nest.
1--WE assault the administration that is
carrying this so-called 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.
Trusts.
Owing to the dominating influence ex-
ercised by the so-called trusts which have
grown upon republican soil, we find our
in yvbo tho ITO
party can take an affirmative stand upon
the one issue that surpasses all others in
its relation to both the nation and the
state. We asert that the time has come
when it is the duty of the people by
means Of legislation to curb and curtail
the further advance of those corporations
whose business it is to foster and promote
monopolies in the necessities Of life. We
wage no war upon corporations engaged
in legitimate enterprise.
I'VE are told we must wait the vexa-
t1ous and WearisOme process of a con-
stitutional amendment. If we We're IL,
power and could pass and enact into law
a provision removing the tariff from all
articles in which a monopoly had been
created who would be so venturesome
to assert, or who so credu1ous to be-
lieve, that relief would not be at once
experienced? When our home industries
have obtained SO complete and absolute
control Of the products of the nation as
to enable them to make prices that are
prohibitive in their character, the plain
and simple remedy is to remove the pro-
tecting tax. rr.r, .. .. ...,.
Prosperity. f.
Let him who boasts Of our unexampled
prosperity go into the home of the man
Who labors with the pick and shovel to
support himself and his brood of children
upon dollar and twenty cents a day,
with the ruling price Of meat and
coal and there seek an answer to his In
Qulry. The few are concededly doing too
well; the maryland by that we mean the
great majority-are not doing better or as
we'll as they have in other epochs.
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 Of
words to describe. How long will the
people submit to have the output of
American industry and the result of our
toll sold under an alien flag, for less
price, with the cost of transportation
added, than it can be purchased at the
place of it's making?" l-... ..
In closing the temporary chairman dwell
at length on state affairs. He charged
the republican administrat ton with wilful
and wasteful expenditures of the peoples
money. ....-E
DeVery wakes HooraW." III
When the ninth New York district was
reached in the roll call and Woodwins
name was read there was volley of Kisses
and in an instant the convention was in
an uproar, Kisses and cheers alternating.
Devery was all the time on his feet wav-
Ing his hat and shouting for recognition
women spectators waved handkerchiefs
and parasols and urged him on
Amid the greatest confusion, Deyery de-
manded that the Goodwin delegates should
not be seated. but the chair announced
that the roll was approved and order was
restored. -
After the appointment Of the usual com
| mittees the convention adjourned unti,
10 o'clock tomorrow. The Deverv and
other contests will go before the COM
mite on contested seats for settlement.
THE PosToFFICE FIGURES.
Wash emf no.