The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

Des Moines. Iowa. June 25.-The demo-
cratic state convention. by vote Of
463 $40 to 1854 lilo, late yesterday after
noon refused to adopt minority report,
signed by four members OF the committee
on resolutions, adding to the platform re-
ported by the seven members constituting
the majority OF the committee a plank re-
affirming the democratic national platform
Of 1900 and by a vote Of 6281a to 1895 re-
jected another plank demanding govern
mont control Of railway charges, a pro-
vision that in case such control should
not prove effective, the national govern
ment should acquire ownership Of the
railroads.
]. B. Sullivan, the nominee for govern
or. has been affiliated with the BRYAN
wing Of the party, but he was acceptable
to the gold democrats.
All the nominations were made by ac-
clamation. The friends Of Judge A. A,
Van Wagenen Of Sioux City decided not
to present his name for governor after it
became apparent the convention would not
adopt government ownership plank
which he had favored.
Tho Tariff Excoriated.
The preamble to the platform reads:
We ind much in the domestic affairs of the
nation that ought to be changed. The tariff
policy, originally adopted for the avowed pur-'
pose Of raising revenue to meet the enormous
burdens Of the civil war, has been turned to the
1t has become the creator 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 indus
tries, destroying individual effort, crushing am
bition largely In every line Of industry, and al
ready ACQUIRING power which. enables them to
labor and raw material and the cost OF trans
portation Of finished products.
- government by Injunction is denounced and
vote of the people is demanded. Further the
platform reads:
We are unaltsrably opposed to the policy Of
imperialism by this government, instituted, fos-
tered and maintained by the republican party.
And we demand that our government shall de-
clare 1T to be its purpose and without delay
adopt such measures as shall give to the peonle
Of the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico their
inalienable right to self-government.
We condemn the republican party for it's fnan-
cial policies which would foist upon the country
an unstable currency based upon uncertain pri-
vate securities -
AIdrIch Plan Condemned.
We protest against the plan presented
In the Aldrich bill. recently before the
Of the nation shall be loaned to capitalists
upon the bonds and securities Of private
corporations, as an effort to give value
and stability to watered bonds and Sc
curities OF corporations and trusts, which
many were maintaining monopolies in def
ance Of law and public sentiment
We insist that the integrity Of the
money OF the money. Of the nation be
guarded with jealous care and demand
that it shall be sufficient in volume to
meet the needs of the business interests
Of the country, and that 1t shall be safe
guarded by careful legislation 50 as to
prevent the gamblers Of Wall street from
cornering the money market, thus inflict-
Ing untold injury upon the smaller bust
ness men, the farmers and the laborers of
the land. ~ s
We dep1ore the corrupt condition Of the
government service in the postofflce de-
partment and demand tlloro investiga-
ton Of that and other departments by
congressional committee, publicity as to
such conditions and punishment of all
wrong doors.
Tho Trust Evil.
AS the most alarming features of our
present conditions are the evils which
come from trusts, and as these evils are
made possible by legislation favoring one
class and against another by transporta-
tion privileges and by monopoly Of
original sources Of supply Of natural
products, therefore to the end that the
evils connected with the growth of trusts
be eliminated, we call for the removal OF
the tariff from all trust-made goods and
demand that all tariff schedules be adj
justed with view to tariff for revenue
only. "a
We ask for such changes In our law
statutory OF constitutional, as will limit the
charges by railroads to such an amount as
will yield only a reasonable return on the
capital actually invested, and will render
1t impossible for transportation favors
to be granted to anyone and such as viii
make certain that all railway companies
would be treated alike, such statutes to
provide penalties that will be effectual to
secure compliance with them.
When the sources OF supply Of any
product are in the ownership Of those
combined to extort from the people an
unreasonable amount for such products,
then we believe It Is the duty Of the gov