New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
OUTLINES PLATFORM.
Trusts E. IL. Shepard's Democratic
Slogan for 1904.

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Chicago. March l6--weiI known Democrats
from all parts OF the country gathered to-day
to attend the annual jackson Day dinner Of the
1roquois Club, at the Auditorium Hotel. Pre-
ceding the dinner there were many conferences
on the coming national campaign. Mayor Har-
rison. who was to-day renominsted by the DEM
ocrztic City Convention. the first speaker.
He VAS followed by Edward N. Shepard. OF
New-York. who said in part:
In 1885 opposed free silver coinage: nor has my
view OF that proposal changed; nor DO apolosne re
surely sustained than the Democratic party from
s1d 56e on ea epubesa al
STATE hsve Sone further on the reGkess roSo dS
IN TIE eT ej places s eS heS hod ohh
P0s 610s hf u of ssi 6eP@
the strenuous buiider of it may later Be amazed
the extent Of the coRna agratioa-
people pS ms sas 50H
e n s0nad 1E se han Bsf s Of q the eud
q induEtrisl liberty? The talk from one end sTT of
farm, il every street, in every paroE or club is
not o. ne rams ma Ssna5 4T !. @ OF Even free
trade or protection. or the gross wrong and folly
Ssnee q a9minstrstion: it is neitheT of these
ao7nfnseas he snIieIS ~ fhe Rmerican masses
The talk is Of trusts side and trades unions
% R tie e26an 2taf5 r efs
he mere interplay between those vast r0rHes r IN
ducers will case to be independent.
the Repu6lcan party. and with more or less
benevolence or malevolence. do Enany Of the great
and in that EFFORT they succeed far well. What
themselves power OF discipline equal g that Of
thetr ep0geTTS T ~ you or earneo ne 81, Wbicb % our
bread must be earned earned at all-and II al
alliance, neither You nor I would rest unfit we and
our fellows were together in an organiSation e a as
as should in treating our fellow lqborers whose
Of ORGANIZED csotaI But what is to Be the fate OF
the body Of s-naI. INDEPENDENT producers If the
labor Shall dominate the entire industry OF the
or both nav he but what is TO fecore Of those in
neither army?
! make tonight protest against mere organ
tion OF conbinatio Of capital or lanoT whe5e ere
freedom Of others is not IMPAIRED o anG ~here mere me
soale. The idea Of limiting individual % wealth tn
party has never made. and never will max make an an
fully made fortunes, TO make them larger And
very certs inIy the Democratic party, made up in
wise Than loyal TO labor organize tion or stand
economic necessity. its rights. It's general oenen-
oenoe. ..- x,,, - - that With
every centraza ton Of economic power by artificial
limitation of ou- incoming or outgoing rarke[1
Industry over the United States Senate and other
GsSGnS CIV srer 9r Gbs heer .efdefence the Or
gsnizatious OF labor may become untaEorao pie 70
eervative interests than un-Arerican interference
the Injunction order granted in St Louis the other
day by q federal Judge Of ability and character,::
believed there was law for the prohihition But u;
upon the hearing i Fha. be founo nas So '7Tn Tbat
believe he the opinion Of wise railroad owners
There are more brakemen- hremen and the IKE
who voters than there are owners OF fs q, T oao
erned by rns5orities- II brakemen shah by law be
eeRaI or even more reckless interference with the
flk1ts S 3e q nbTIo1. effective step against mo
nopolist tendencies. that is to say the repeal OF
toriiy refuses his sanction The time is not ripe
to eo With & the pf91e sye r9orauEiy R esta6lished an
eqga Of PTsgs To4e OF the a epen under such
Sr fe present the tarif issue is again rrevocably
@ az the fprefT6nt It IS new at the forefront not
much upon its own separate merits. great as tney
as part Of the cause Of Industrial liberty. II
Is foay the tarfG probiern touched with popular
should rejoice 20 hear the Democratic party
rropase-not q general revision Of the tariff, with
All All se M qfes Wdespresd ao Poar beiief faulty as
believe it = be Of great masses 81 si but
81 the first instance. removal or reducuon 70 70 a
% 81 fi 1G = I The Whole robeTn Of free trade and
most every business. the De-nocradc party may
such pTacficai monopoly. vast fortunes have been
Ss Ry tf9aoGn ne t uR2 gpoe ee IF pemocTac duty and
opportunity al present No wise man can fail 70
Sse ss MAJ of oolohss he'd foT te american Republic
hv force Of arms and enormous cost Is but an
Of the Capitalization OF power ana 0lS-
raraEerne7t Of equal rights Our destruction OF
che Philippine government. ard our elaborate as
s7Irior Of all a6nninistra ton will no doubt make
on The American basis Of the consent Of the gov
p-nad But O that solution believe the Demo-
~-stjc =a-1- viii BE irrevocably committed -
ne Pe7-blicau party has OF late years anected
n be the guardian Of sound financial policy. The
pe1UbIicarx were IN control OF both houses Of the
IaSt Congress and BY large ra3orttes: they we're
-Ies-v responsible for bills which were passed
and for those which failed. It was their duty to
1es with one grave danger IN our financial leG1sLa-
r5c--z danEe- which E3s been pointed out time
and .yzin fx wise ReDubncens- as well as by
0e-o~-ats That danger lies n artificial. as dis
tfrzCisbed from natural restrictions upon the
srpo-r+ o< the national bank currency II we are
to have Ta GonaI bank syster II should oe per
Itted o. perhaps compelled 20 perform lts out!
= TIE PROVISION % a currency made adequate and
Eavet rom redundancy bJ normal and autou1Atic
adjustment 10 the natural and SUFFICIENT oernAnds
q business
An aRre~ that neither Secretary OF the Treasury
1n- a BODY Of Ia ETna ke-S or dnsnGers KNOWS or
cac Know how much currency or vast business
-ecrfrr IN the future The volume Of pronlssory
rcTex trarts bills Of exchange and other fofTns OF
pz pr credit issued by private corporsuons rner-
GIANTS a business Increases and decreases
viii r--stress activity. with new enterprise Win
of with the amount OF m
vex--e-lt and the like When business neeoss
<-7-[4T yoIJ1rz,e of PAPER credit business men hno
= - once worth while to provide it and to incur
the e1pexse and rfsk incident to the provision on
re--nr q lis absolute security When business no
lorgeT needs IL business men hnd IT worth Wnie
n volume Of the paper credIt NO lew