The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-05
HARMONY AMONG
 IND. DEMOCRATS Friends of Bryan Fail to Have
 Him Endorsed OPPOSE COLONIAL POLICY
Republicans Are Denounced for Their Surrender to Trusts and Attitude Toward the Philippines-Nom-
 inees Had No Opposition.

Indianapolis. Ind. June Awhile the Democratic State Convention which was held today was remarkable for its lack of discord candidates for all but three of
 the offices being chosen by exclamation, there was a battle royal in the meeting l of the committee on resolutions. A num-
 Der of the friends of William J. Bryan were very much in earnest in favor of the | insertion In the platform of a plank dorslng him, and the Kansas City plat form. The majority of the committee was against any such endorsement, saying that they considered 1t out of place at the present time to inject Mir Bryan's name into the state campaign. The fight lasted well into the night and 1t was near ly noon today before the report of the committee was ready for presentation to the convention. The Philippines plank also created much discussion, the com mittee being called upon to consider all sorts of propositions in behalf of the Filipinos, some of them being in favor of immediate and complete independence. It was only after hours of argument that the plank was agreed upon in the form in which it appears in the platform.
 The following ticket was nominated
 For secretary of state-Alfred Schoen- over of Attica.
 Audltor-James R. Riggs of Sullivan.
 Treasurer-Jerome Herff of Peru
 Clerk of supreme court-Adam Helm berger.
 John w. Kern of Indianapolis who was made permanent chairman spoke in part as follows:
 kern's Speech.
 II rejoice that today l sec before me the reunited forces Of the Indiana De- mocracy. 1t Is the old party of Hendricks | and Mcdonald and Voorhees, and Gray, | whose representatives are here today as- l sembled. For the first time since 1892 are 1 we without a schism or division and it | Is known everywhere by none better than l our Republican opponents tEat when the Indiana Democracy is united, 1t is invin- l citle. That there have been unfortunate divisions in the recent past Is a matter of history. That there have been bitter criminations and recriminations amongst us is equally true. Yet there has been and is such patriotism in the great Dem ocratio heart that when the constitution is imperiled the principles of the declar- ation of independence set at naught, the teachings of the fathers repudiated, when monopoly and monopolsts seek to gain the citadel of government for the exploi- tation of schemes and the oppr ession of the people, minor differences are laid aside. the bitter words spoken are for Rotten and remembering only duty to country, the great forces of Democracy rally about the flag of the republic, find common ground upon the constitution and declaration, and standing together as they did in the days of Hendricks, are ready to win an old time Democratic vic- tory in Indiana
 The Platform Adopted.
 The platform was read by Chairman Shively, of the committee on resolutions, and Is as follows:
 We denounce the Republican party for It's surrender to and alliance with the trusts, and we favor such legislation as will suppress and destroy all trusts or combinations to control the production and price of commodities.
 We denounce the Dingley tariff law as the breeder of trusts and demand that tariff duties shall be levied for the pur- poses of revenue only and limited by the needs of the government honestly and economically administered.
 We condemn the Republican party for refusing to give the interstate com merce commission power to enforce its decisions against determinations in rail- road rates which discriminations have been potent causes in the creation and maintenance of trusts and we demand that the commission be given power to suppress this evil
 All Created Equal. We hold these truths to be sef-evident l that all men are created equal, endowed | by their Creator with certain inalienable | rights; that among these are liberty and l the pursuit of happiness; that to secure l these rights governments are instituted among men. deriving their just power from the consent of the governed. .'Therefore we condemn and denounce the Philippine policy of the present ad- ministration. It has embroiled the republic in an unnecessary war sacrificed the lives of many of it's noblest sons and placed the United States previously known and applauded throughout the world as the champion of freedom, in the false and un- American position of crushing with mli- tary force the desire of ouc former allies to achieve liberty and self-government
 ''The Filipinos cannot be citizens with out endangering our civilization: they cannot be subjects without imperiling our form of government and as we are not willing to surrender our civilization or to convert the republic into an empire, we favor an immediate declaration of the na- tion's purpose to assist the Filipnos to establish for themselves an independent government. protecting them from outside interference and securing to this country such commercial and moral rights and advantages as would be just and fair and fully protect American interests"
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