The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-05

Bend. chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, then read the platform.
which was as follows:
I'VE denOunce the Republican party
for its surrender to and alliance with
the trusts, and we favor such legisla-
ton as Will suppress and destroy all
trusts or combines to control the pro-
duction and the price of commodities.
Denounce Tariff and Trusts.
1--WE denounce the Dingley tariff law
as the breeder Of trusts, and demand
that tariff duties shan be levied for the
purpose Of revenue only, and limited
by the needs Of the government honest
y and economically administered
we condemn the Republican party
for refusing to give the interstate COM
merce commission power to enforce It's
decisions against determinations in
railroad rates, which determinations
have been a potent cause of the crea-
ton and maintenance of trusts, and we
demand that the commission be given
power 10 suppress this evil"
Continuing. the platform favOrs the
restoration and expansion of merchant
marine and TO this end demands the
reformation of our navigation and
tariff laws: denOunces the ship subsidy
bill. recently passed by the United
States senate with the assistance of
senators from Indiana, as an ubiquitous
appropriation of public funds for pri-
Yate purposes, and a wasteful, illogical
and useless attempt to overcome by
subsidy. the distractions raised by Re
publican legislation 10 the growth and
development of American commerce on
the seas" opposes the Fowler bank
Dill, which proposes bank concentra-
ton and the formation of a great
banking trust, recognizes as q fact
the increase Of standard money aris-
ing from the vastly increased prOduc-
tiOn of gold from our own and for
eign mines. as a demonstration of the
truth of the quantitative theory of
money; condemns and denounces "the
Philippine policy of the present admin
istratiOn. 1t has embrOiled the repub-
lie in an unnecessary war, sacrificed
the lives of many of its noble sons
and placed the United States, pre-
viOusly known and applauded through
out the world as the champion of
freedom. in the false and un-Ameri-
can position of crushing by military
force the efforts of our former allies
TO achieve liberty and self-gOvern-
ment
without endangering our civilization;
they cannot be subjects without inn
periling our form of government; and
as we are not willing TO surrender our
civilization 10 convert the republic
into an empee, we favor an imme-
date declaration of the nations pur-
pose to assist the Filipinos to estab-
lish for themselves an independent
government, protecting them from out
side interference, and securing to this
country such commercial and naval
rights and advantages as would be
just. and fully and fairly protect
American interests.
we hold in reverence the valor.
patriotism and services of the soldiers
and sailors Of the republic"
Election Of Senators by Popular Vote.
The platform further cOngratulates
the republic of Cuba upon its enter
ing into the family OF nations and de-
plOres the cruel and wantOn destTuc-
ton of the republics of South Africa
favors the construction and control of
an isthmian canal; favors the election
of United States senators by popular
vote: faYOrs freedom of doubt i'm the
legislative bodies of the state and ma
ton: deplOres the death of President
its forms. and declares that it should
not be permitted to find an abiding
place in this country; endorses the
course of the Democratic representa-
tives in congress in standing for econ
Omy in public expenditures, for just
principles Of government and for the
doctrines of the Democratic party.
The platform ends by c0ndemning
the governor of Indiana for his viola
ton of the constitution and laws of
the United States and the state Of In
DIANA in his refusal to honor the
requisitiOn of the governor Of Ken
lucky upon regularly returned indict-
ments for murder against fugitives
from justice
Upon motion of AR, Shively, the re-
port was adopted unanimously and
with much enthusiasm. A resolution
was then adopted recommending
Thomas Taggart for chairman of the
/ Democratic national committee.