The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-28
NEXT YEARS PLATFORM
 Senator Morgan Gives gis Ideas.
 NO Tgs FOR DEAD ISSUES
9. Not Care Who the N0mi-
 nee May Be.
Says Whether a Northerner or South erner, Bolter or Regular, He Should Be Loyalty Support
 ed by the Democrats.

Washington. March 27-(Special.)-sena- tor Morgan had something to say today about what the Democratic party should do next year.
 He would recommend the reiteration of the cardinal principles that obtained with the party prior to the civil war, and the elimination of the issues of temporary ature since that time.
 In building platforms, certain princi- ples formed the Democratic creed. He would apply those creed principles tc making the platform next year.
 We Democrats" said the Senator. follow principles and not leaders as IT embers of the church follow doctrines and not preachers. The Republican par ty would not today put into their plat form plank driving the Southern States out of the Union for restricting suf- frage, yet during reconstruction times such a plank would have had hearty Re. publican support. That has all collapsed and the silver and Philip ppines issue are in the same category, We can we'll af- ford to leave them out.
 TWO Cardinal Ro1nts.
 TWO cardinal points should be made in the platform. First, a financial plank for paying all obligations, including the national debt, and redecming all con- tracts. public and private. on a specie basis. It is only honest and gentlemanly to pay ones debts.
 Second. a declaration of the princi- | pies that all taxes, whether external or internal. should be uniform in the United States in every part, in State. Territory. insular possessions, dependency and everywhere else of our dominion.
 T would encourage Cuba to adopt free trade and next encourage her to come into the Union to insure enjoyment of free trade.
 The tariff plank might well remark that the tariff is confessedly made too high, the idea being that the very ex- cess of taxation would enable us to make bargains with other countries under a reciprocity system, but the Republica ns are backing away from reciprocity. and still won't lower the tariff. The tariff should not be destroyed, but modified"
 Speaking of the trusts, the Senator was very clear as to a remedy. He said:
 The largest consumer in this country by far is the Government. Its purchases embrace a variety that is infinite, from the curtains that hang in the White House to the nails in q soldiers coffin. Tho Government has the right to prot ct itself against over charges and monopo- Hes. If the Government tses beef. pork, iron, steel copper or anything else, 1t can extend the penalties of the Sherman law to punish combinations that over- charge and restrict production. That would wipe out monopolles.
 The Philippines.
 "The Kansas City declaration for inde- perdence for the Filipinos was a vain declaration. Suppose We should pledge it for 2 certain time. It would result in building up among the Filipinos of a par ty on that idea that would be forever trying to bring independence. There would be no peace until 1t came, and no prosperity after. We would go on and when tho time comes in our judgm ent, to give the Filipinos independence, that is the time to discuss the question"
 As to a candidate next year, Senator Morgan said:
 whether he is a Northern man or a Southern man. though in some ways I would prefer a Northern man, because he would be less subject to criticism and raillery. I do not care. either, whether he is regular or bolter. I think it is a Democratic, as well as a Christian, doc urine that when a man repents he should be taken back into the fellowship as if he had never sinned. But I do not pro- fess to be a platform builder nor a party organizer. I am only a Democrat and adhere to the principles of my party"