The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-19
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS
Because Syndicate Trusts Have Seized
the Government.
THEY SEEK NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER
Stringer's Passionate Denunciaiion Of Republic
can Policies is The Key 10 the Illinois
Platform Adopted by Demo-
Gratis at Springfield.
(By the Associated Press.)

Springfield, Ills., June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State Convention adjourned to-
night after nominating the following
ticket:
Clerk of the Supreme Court-John L.
Pickering, of Springfield.
State Treasurer-George Duddleston,
of Chicago.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arson L. Bliss, of Hillsboro.
Trustees of the State University-Dr.
Julia Holmes Smith, of Chicago; J. A.
White, of Urbana and S. S. Paxton, of
Monmouth.
John p Hopkins. of Chicago, former
mayor of that city, was reelected
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee after a bitter contest with Mayor
Carter H. Harrison.
The election of Chairman Hopkins pro-
duced the only contest in the convention
but it was stirring enough to make up
for the tameness that characterized the
other proceedings.
Hopkins won by a vote of S62 to 397
against. Cook county's vote was: Har-
rison 253, Hopkins 2O9.
The Committee on Resolutions had
long and stormy SESSION beofre their re-
port was finally adopted. The principal
fight was over the first plank in the plat
form. AS originally drafted this read:
1.-The Democrats of Illinois declare their
adherence to the fundamental principles
of the Democratic party as laid down in
the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States, af-
firmed at our last national convention"
This was considered by the opponents
of silver as too specific declaration in
favor of the Kansas City platform, and
headed by John c. Richberg and Adolph
Kraus, of Chicago, they fought it.
For three hours the debate went on,
and the plank was amended to read, ''All
fundamental principles of the Demo-
cratic party, etc, repeatedly affirmed by
past Democratic conventions
No effort was made to bring in the
name of William j. Bryan.
The platform insists on a rigid enforce
ment of the present antitrust laws and
favors further legislation, both Federal
and State, as may be necessary to pre-
vent such combinations as destroy COM
petition; denounces the Republican
tariff as a prolific mother of trusts and
demands a thorough revision of the
tariff and the abolition of all special
privileges; and that every product of a
tariff-protected, competition destroying
trust be placed on the free list; opposes
the British system of colonization, by
means of which powerful selfish interests
are enabled to employ the resources of
the people to enslave inferior races and
to enrich themselves, favors true Ameri
can expansion, such as under Demo-
cratic control has been achieved in the
past, and by means of which vast terri
tories. have been dedicated forever to
equality and freedom, and denounces the
measures adopted by the Republicans
for the government of the Philippines as
monopolistic and autocratic and danger
Gus to liberty at home as well as liberty
abroad; favorS such modification of the
law as will prevent the inflction of pun
ishment for contempt of court COM
mitted out of it's presence without trial
by jury; denounce the threatened assault
upon the public treasury contemplated
in the Ship Subsidy Bill passed by the
Republican Senate, as one of the boldest
and most fragrant attempts which has
yet been made to grant public monies in
aid of private business enterprises.
1--WE believe that the American Gov
eminent should at once announce to the
Filipinos that it is not our policy per-
manently to retain their country, but as
soon as hostilities shall cease and
stable government be established, the
Unitned States will recognize the indie
pendence of the Philippines as was done
in the case of Cuba"
The platform favors liberal pensions
for all deserving soldiers and sailors and
J,air
tends congratulations to the republic of
Cuba express horror and deep regret at
the monstrous crime which removed
from the nation it's much loved and
mourned President, William Mckinley.
and declares the tents of anarchy have
no place in free American institutions.
STRINGER'S FERVID ADDRESS.
Chairman John M. Hopkins, chairman
of the State Central Committee. called
the Democratic State Convention to order
and introduced to the convention the
temporary chairman, Lawrence B.
Strnger of Lincoln. Mr. Stringer said
in part:
'Is it strange, or is it startling that
at one fell swoop, our whole national
policy should be reversed and our flu
ture career irrevocably changed? 1t is
not so strange when one reflects that
the party in power owes its success, its
pedominance, aye, its very life to the
organized and syndicated trusts, that
with jaws and paws have seized the
Government itself. Having exploited
every pursuit upon American soil. they
have sought new worlds to conquer and
at their behest and bidding we are to-
day exchanging blood for dividends and
ruling crown colonies by the sword.
HAS it not occurred to you that under