The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-04
SILVER IS IGNORED
Bryan's Platform at Kansas City Is
Given a Hard Jolt by Iowa
Democrats.
Conservatives Controlled the Con-
vention--All Nominations Made
by Unanimous Vote.

by Unanimous Vote.
Secretary Of State-Rchard Burke,
Mahaska county.
Auditor Of state-J. S. McLuen, Guthrie
county. , ~
Attorney GeneraI-John B.. Denison,
Wright county.
Judges Supreme court-Thomas Staple
ton, Marengo, and J. n. Quick, Sioux City.
Clerk Supreme Court-Jessie Trip, Jas
per county.
Treasurer-.R. Y. Chapman, Des Mones.
Reporter-John Dalton, Manson.
Railroad commissIoner-Thomas Ben.
son, FREMONT county.
Des Moines. Iowa. Sept. 4.--The fore
| going ticket was named by the demo-
| cratic state convention, the nominations
being by reclamation in every case.
The convention adopted a platform
which makes no mention of free silver or
the national declaration Of the party at
| Kansas City. This. is the first time the
| Iowa democrats have ignored the silver
question since the Dubuque convention
Of 1896, when free silver at the ratio OF
| IS to l was specifically Endorsed. The
result yesterday was reached at the close
of protracted contest when, by a vote
| of 1884 to 314, the convention refused to
|
| committee on resolutions by inserting
plank reaffirming the Kansas City plat
| form. The initial plank over which the
| contest arose reads:
| I'VE the chosen representatives of the
democratic party in Iowa, in delegate con-
| vention assembled, hereby declare anew
our faith in the fundamental principles Of
the democratic party and renew our al
| legiance thereto
The trust and tariff utterances, in part,
follow:
I'VE find much in the domestic affairs
Of the nation that ought to be changed.
The tariff policy originally adopted for
the avowed purpose Of raising revenue to
meet the enormous burdens of the civil
war, has been turned to use of individual
and class interests until it has sbecome
the ator Of countless unearned fortunes
and the shelter Of huge combinations OF
capital, organized in the form Of trusts,
which are strangling competition in many
Of our industries, destroying Individual
efforts. crushing ambition largely in every
line of industry and already acquiring
power which enables them to dictate in
their own interest the prices of labor and
raw ma terial and the costs OF Transporter
ton and Of finished products.
1--WE affirm the power and declare 1T to
be the duty of the government to grapple
with all monopolies of this character, and
by laws which can neither be evaded nor
def1ed, drive them from every inch OF
American soil.
: 1--WE assert that an immediate reduction
Of our tariff system to a revenue basis is
an absolutely essential remedy for these
; overshadowing evils without which they
cangnever be overcome
Dig at G. o. P. Factions.
The Iowa republicans are. congratulated
on having in the platform adopted at their
state convention recognized that "a pro-
tective tariff may be made so high as to
become the shelter for smonopOlies,' and
regret is expressed that 9TH cir brief utter
ance on the subject Is a matter Of severe
criticism on the part Of the leading mem
bers of their party throughout the country
and repudiated by many of their own
representatives in congress from this and
other states
: It is declared that the republican party
as now organized is powerless to revise
the tariff downward or to curb the mon
strous trusts it Shelters
: 1t Is charged that discrimination ir
freghts by common carriers is the hand
maid Of an exorbitant protective system
i ''in fostering gigantic trusts and a reyi-
sion of the Interstate commerce law is de.
manded SO as to secure "the speedy punish
ment by imprisonment Of any officer o,
agent of a corporation engaged in inter.
{ state commerce who is guilty Of such dis
t crimination.''
r 1t is charged that the recent republican
administrations have violated the funda
. mental principles Of the declaration Of in
dependence in permitting the British t.
purchase supplies In this country for the
. purpose Of crushing out democratic gov
e eminent in South Africa.
: War In the p. !. Unjust.
r The Philippine war is declared to hav,
9 been unjust and must be atoned for o.
- this subject the platform continues:
q TO accomplish this, we insist that GU
= steadfast aim should be to prepare tn
h Philippine people for self-government II
q the broadcast sense that term implies, witt
- a pledge of the honor Of the nation tina
they shall not be permanently held in sub
N lection by military forces, and that within
"a a reasonable time they shall be permitte
8, to determine for themselves whether the
e, VII! remain an integral part of the Ameri
can republic or become separate and in
~ dependent nation by themselves"
~ The Fowler bill is denounced opposition
lie to government by injunction declared an
st demands are made for "equal taxation
10 IN the state, economy in the conduct g
70 state affairs and the contracting for stat
te supplies with the lowest bidders.
rs rs Clears the Atmosphere.
a. Farley Sheldon Of Ames says he wi
ae accept the congressional nominatio
as against Hull in the seventh district Fl
ne was awaiting the action OF the state con
t. vention. Judge M. J. Wade Of Iowa Cit
ed will now announce himself as willing t
ne accept the nomination for congress I
~ the second district, against Hoffman, tn
" republican nominee.
- The state central committee has organ
g lied by electing A. E. Jackson of Tama a
- chairman to succeed 8. F. Mcconnell. Tn
- state headquarters will soon be opene
,. and a vigorous campaign will be urged
*. -, N. S. Roberts of Fort Madison was mad
-, secretary.