Evening journal., 1902-06-18
NO REFERENCE
= ! TO FREE SILVER
Illinois Platform Also OmitS
Reference TO Bryan
REGARDED As SIGNIFICANT
John ?. Hopkins Defeats Carter Har-
riSOa for State Chairman After
Bitter Conflict

Springfield. ILL.,. June 1S.-The Demo
crauic State Convention adjourned herel
last night, after nominating the follow
ing ticket:
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court
John l.. Pickering OF Springfield.
State Treasurer-GeoTge DuddlestOn. |
Of Chicago.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
l-Anson Il Bliss, OF Hillsboro.
Trustees of the State University |
Julia Holmes Smith, OF Chicago: j. A. /
White. Of Urban, and S. S. Paxton, of
Monmouth.
The Committee on Resolutions had al
long and stormy session before It's re-
port was finally adopted. The principal
contest was over the first plank in thel
platform. As originally drafted thisl
read:
THE Democrats of Illinois declare
ther adherence to the fundamental
principles OF the Democratic party asl
laid down in the Declaration of indie
lpendence and the Constitution Of thel
United States. affirmed at our last ma
tional convention"
This was considered bytheopponentsl
lof silver to specify a declaration in ia
vor OF the Kansas City platform. and
headed by John O. Richberg and Adolf
kraus. of Chicago. they fought IT, For
three hours the debate went on. and the
plank was amended to read, "All funda-
mental principles of the Democratic
party etc, repeatedly affirmed by past
Democratic conventions" No EFFORT
was made to bring the money question
or The name of the Hon. William ].
Bryan into the platform
Antitrust and Anti-lmperialism
The platform. so far as it relates to-
national issues, Is as follows.
We insist upon a rigid enforcement
lof the present Antitrust laws. and
favor such further legislation. both
Federal and State, as may be neces-
sary TO prevent combinations which
destroy competition.
We denounce the Republican tariff
as prolific mother of trusts. We de-
mand a thorough revision OF the tariff
and the abolition of all special privi-l
leges; and that every product OF al
tarlm-protected, competition-destroyi
trust be placed on the free list.
We are opposed to the British sys-
tenn OF colonization by means of which
powerful, selfish interests are enabled
Ito employ the resources Of the peoplel
to enslave inferior races and to enrich /
themselves. We are in favor of truel
American expansion, such as under
Democratic control HAS been achieved
in the past, and by means OF which
vast territories have been dedicated
forever to equality and freedom. Wei
therefore denounce the measures adopt-
ed by the Republicans for the govern
ment Of the Philippines as monopolisticl
and autocratic, and dangerous to lib /
erty at home as, well as TO liberty
abroad.
Would Set Islands Free
I'VE believe that the American Gov
ernment should at once announce toll
the Philippines that it is not our policy
permanently to retain that country, but
as soon as hOstilities shall cease and i
Is stable government be establish the
United States will recognize the inde-
pendence Of the Philippine Islands. as
was done in the case of Cuba
we favor such modification Of the
law as will prevent the infiiction OF
punishment for contempt of court com
mitted out Of its presence without trial
by jury.
We denounce the threatened assault
upon the public treasury contemplated
in the Ship Subsidy bill passed by the
Republican Senate as one Of the bold I
est and most fagrant attempts which |,
have yet been made to grant public
moneys in aid of private business en-
terprises.
"We favor liberal pensions for all de-
serving soldiers and sailors and theirli
dependent widows and orphans. We de-
sire to express our great admiration |.
for all our brave soldiers and sailors, ,
and our sincere sympathy for those
who have suffered in the service of.
their Government
I'VE extend our hearty congratula-
ions to the newly established Republic I
of Cuba.
I'VE express our horror and deep re-
gret at the monstrous crime which re-
moved from the nation its much-loved |,
and mourned President, William Nc
Kinley. The tenets of anarchy have
no place in free American institu-
tions."
The platform concludes with an ex-
preston Of regret at the death of ex-
Governor John p. Altgeld.
Hopkins Defeats Harrison
John P. Hopkins, ex-mayor of Chi (
cago, was reelected chairman of thel
State Central Committee after a hotl
contest with Mayor Carter H. Harri- [
son. The election of Chairman Hop
l1ins produced the only contest in the
convention. but it was stirring enough (
to make up for the tameness that char /