The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01

For fully ten minutes the convention
and spectators roared, applauded and
hissed and then as the noise subsidized Tenn
porary Chairman Stanchfleld Said:
For the sake of the, delegates to, this
democratic convention and those present
I desire to say that the party does not
propose to have its voice put down or
allow Its convention to be run by thugs
and ruffians and -
Here the Devery adherents broke out
again and drowned Mr.. Stanchf1elds 8
voice by cheers for Devery. For several
minutes 1t went on and then the chair
said:
II want to say to the gallery, everybody
will get fair play. If the gallery does not
cease the galleries will be cleared"
Cries of TRY it; let's see you."
Finally some semblance Of order was OBJ
tained and then Devery presented a mi
nority report.
Both Contestants Refused.
The majority report Of the committee
on credentials, throwing out the ninth dis
trict. declared that neither the Devery
nor the Goodwin delegates were entitled
to seats by reason of Wholesale cOrrup
tion pertaining to the primary election in
said district whereby 1t cannot be deter
mined what delegates were legally elect
ed"
Devery Leaves the Hall.
When the vote had been announced Dev-
cry left the hall followed by his delegates
and friends. There was not much trouble
or cheering.
Here's Democratic Doctrine.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion named Martin w. Littleton of
Brooklyn for permanent chairman Mr..
Littleton said:
In the very midst Of profound politi-
>o1 -lS
of national election we find most
extraordinary activity among prominent
republican officials ~ The pgesldsr til d III
though strenuously diligent In the dis
charge of his grave duties, finds itsneaes-:
sary or agreeable or both, to make a tour
Of the New England states, speaking at
| every place of interest.
THE burden Of his vigorous oratory at
firstw as an extravagant defense Of his
cabinet, coupled with perpetual injunc
| ton to his hearers to not hesitate in doing
the rough work Of life Much Of this
! could be forgiven to his ardent infatuation
| for his official family. But something in
his keen observation Of the people led
| him to believe that they were not so
much interested in his official family and
the rough work as they were in the
| question of the regulation Of trusts. True
| to reckless disregard Of consequence he
| undertook to dispose Of the profound
economical problems in a skirmish fight.
Let 1t be said In praise Of his 'candor, If
not Of his ingenuity, that he admitted at
the outset the urgent necessity of a strong
supervising hand-an admission which the
whole republican party would rejoice were
it unmade.
He fastened to assure them of a reme-
dy. Simply stated, the remedy is to have
all the states meet in due season and
first solemnly admit that they are power
less n w hor
of industry and TO agree to delegate to
| the federal government all power which
| they now possess upon that subject. Then
| let the federal government take charge OF
| them and the president solemnly promises
| that he would SEQ to it that he federal
government would control them In view
| or the fact that the processes Of amend
| ment and enactment will require nearly
! nine years. it Is not too much to say
| that this Is a strenuous PROMISE The
president says that he does not; regard
| the reduction of tariff duties upon trust
made articles as an efficient or safe reme-
| dy because 1t would injure the legitimate
as well the illegitmate industries :".
I'VE do not propose to disturb; we do
not propose to- attack legitimate indus
| tries; we do not tseek to take away from
them anything which belongs to them;
but we propose to withhold the aid Of
this great government from them; we pro-
|
| pose to take away the unnecessary pro-
lection now afforded them by the gov srn-
| ment and let the commercial batteries Of
| the world be trained upon them with the
| shot and shell of competition until they
| are driven from their entrenchment Of
| protection out into the field Of honest
| trade. Rather than do this the republican n
| party now proposes to revolutionize the
government, change its form and further
| encroach upon the right Of local self-gov-
| ernment in states. a. .s -, ,...
The speaker quoted from the tariff and
a ruling of the board Of general apprais-
| ers to show that the anthracite coal COM
panies were protected and declares the
| present situation brought about by the
coal strike was 'but a manifestation of
the irresistible power Of those. protected
monopolies. r..
Are we to await nine or ten years for
the remedy against such an acute condi-
tion Of evil? Must the president run
about the country apologizing for the
menace Of such concerns, while winter ap-
proaches and hundreds of f1resides will
be cold and suffering unspeakable will
ensue? If the tariff has no more to do
| with trusts than the penal code has to do
with ordinary AFFAIRS how can the re-
moval Of the tariff be SO hurtful to these
great captains Of industry?' Not only
the president, but members of his cabinet
are out crying from the housetops to the
4 people to pause In their rough work. and
behold the great prosperity. ~ The secre-
tary Of the treasury having in ninety days
acquainted himself with the simple prob
lens Of gnance, Is stamping around the
country apologizing to hungry people be-
cause they have. no beef or, COAL. Why
does he not have the courage of his fellow
citizens of Iowa and take up the battle
to drive these combinations from the
shelter Of a protective tariff The Sec
retary of war Is out on the highways OF
politics willing at all times to admit that
the present administration is perhaps the
4 ablest and most efficient in the history OF
= the nation. The speaker of the house
though SCARED by service in battles fierce
and indurated to all weighing experiences
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