The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-07
Nominated for Representative in Con.
gress on First Ballot Over Rocker,
Perkins and Stuart.
THOMAS TAGGART IN EVIDENCE
KILLED AN ANTI-NEGRO AMEND
MENT OFFERED BY J. l.. KEACH.
A Stereotpyed Platform Rails at
Trusts, Ship Subsidies and Injunc-
tiOns-Davis for Joint Senator.

The Seventh district Democrats yesterday
nominated Jacob Piatt Dunn to make the
race for Congress against Representative
Jesse Overstreet. The convention was held
in Masonic Hall. 1t was devoid of any
sort of enthusiasm save an occasional
feeble cheer when something particularly
bitter was said about Republican admins
tration, and about the only excitement in
the convention was when Thomas Taggart
throttled an attempt on the part of James
L. Reach to introduce an amendment to
the platform. This amendment sought to
declare the Democratic party the white
mans party
Chairman Tanning, of the Seventh dis
trict, caned the convention to order.
Thomas Taggart, motion of Charles
Polster saloon keeper and Democratic
politician, was made the permanent chair
man. Allan Majors, Frank p. Baker and
John Reynolds were selected as secretaries.
Green Smith, of the committee on resolu-
tions. read the platform. which follows:
1--WE, the Democrats of the Seventh con-
gressional district of Indiana, urge on the
voters of this district the necessity of
checking the growing power of trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade. and pre-
venting their control of government. If it
be admitted that the national executive
honestly favored the small measure of re-
ciprocity with Cuba recently asked of Con-
gress the fact is evident that a Republican
Congress defeated that measure at the die
tation of the trusts, and its action calls
loudly for rebuke.
This demoralzing influence extends to
Of
ernmental favors at the hands of the Re-
publican party notoriously furnish large
sums of money for the corruption Of votes.
In this State, the Republican party has
prepared for this debasing use of money by
repeating every law on our statute books
for the punishment of vote buyers and ha $
put Indiana in the disgraceful position
of being the only civilized State in the
world in which the buying of votes is law
PROFITS FROM THE PEOPLE.
"The trusts are extortng the vast profits
they use for these purposes from the
American people, chiefly by means of tariff
taxes. They are selling their goods to for
eigners cheaper than TO our own people,
while appealing to us to tax ourselves to
extend American trade. They are disman-
Ting mills and throwing men out of en-
ployrnent. They have been shown to have
arrangements with the railroads for dis
ordinations i'm freight rates, by which they
can prevent all legitimate competition.
..The last Republican Congress deserves
condemnation for its refusal to give the
Interstate-commerce Commission power to
prevent discrimination in railroad rates.
and in that action, in all other party
measures, Representative Overstreet stood
with his party.
I'm this election the people of this dis
trict must give approval or condemnation
TO the branch banking and asset t-currency
project of which Representative Diversified
has been the conspicuous champion for the
mast five years. We are opposed to that
measure and denounce 1t providing for
a dangerous concentration OF banking pow
er. and an equally dangerous imitation OF
credit money. There Is other financial
issue before the people Of this district.
1.-The people are confronted by the danger
of new and enormous tax for the benefit
of a favored few in the ship subsidy bill
II has passed the Senate, receiving the
votes of Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge
of this State, and now awaits action in the
House of Representatives. We protest
against this Misrepresentation of the State
by our senator's. and call on the people OF
this district to elect a congressman who
will i'm every honorable way oppose the pas.
sage OF this unjustifiable measure.
I'VE protest against the dangerous and
un- American theory that there is, or car
be- any territory under the government o
] the United States to which the Constitution