The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
DEMOCRATS OF
OLD BAY STATE
Colonel W. A. CASTOR Nominated
For Governor by AccIamation.
TRUSTS ARE DENOUNCED
WILD APPLAUSE AT MENTIoN
OF MILES NAME.

II OSTON Oct. LIN fremont temple
II today the Democratic state con-
vention 70 nominate a governor
and other state officers and to adopt D
platform of principles was called 20
order by Congressman William :. Nc
Nary, chairman of the state central
committee Charles w Bartlett OF
Boston was made permanent chairman
Mr. Bartlett. in his speech. referred
to General Nelson A. Miles as the
foremost American soldier living today,
GEAR to the hearts of our people, idol
lied by his old comrades" This was
received with applause and cheers.
which compelled the speaker to pause.
and when he resumed the audience re-
manned quiet only long enough TO hear
the words mas been disciplined,
snubbed belittled and insulted by n
crowd of fustian soldiers and sycO-
plants surrounding the technical head
of the army, who was a chance par
ticipant in one small fight. when il
burst into another tremendous hand
Ciapping and shouts. The platform
was then presented and unanimously
adopted
The Platform.
The platform presented at the Dem
Ocrauc state convention reafrms the
principles of Democracy. declaring
that the Democratic party shall fight
the trust ol;garphy now as we fought
the political oligarchy with Jefferson. ~
1t denOunces the trusts as ''monopo-
lies made by law, entrenched behind a
prohibitive tariff buttressed by sub
sides and special rates-plunder or
our people with one hand while with
the other they reach for conquest and
sell their product cheap abroad that
they may sell il dear at home
1t continues: Despite that hypoc-
risy which outdoes Populism in placing
the treasury money at the ser~ice OF
favored banks and breaks law &c favor
Wall street spectators, we favor i'm
mediate regulation of trusts under the
interstate commerce and taxation
powers of congress, and the admission
free of duty Of articles controlled by
the trusts on raw materials Of manu-
factUre and the necessaries Of life.
Conquest Condemned.
I'VE condemn the policy of conquest
and subjugation; we demand that
Cuba be treated as we promised: VIZ
demand that the Philippines be treated
Ike Cuba.
Reciprocity with Canada, long the
hope of Massachusetts,, must soon BE-
achieved or abandoned forever
I'VE hold that the principles of civil
service reform should not be deserted
by an official however high or for
politicalf exigency, however great.
United States senators should be
elected by the people and not by legis-
latures packed or corrupted
Tt further demands state and national
legislation i'm behalf of labor; con-
dennis the abuse by some federal
courts of the high writ of injunction;
favors tribunals for voluntary arbitra
ton I'm labor disputes with power to
enforce their DEGREES; condemns lynch
ing everywhere and favOrs IAN early
declaration of our purpose in the Phil
ippines," and opposes the repeal Of thu
fourteenth or fifteenth amendment.
The Ticket.
Colonel ". A. Castor Of Boston was
chosen for governor by reclamation
Richard OLney was nominated for
governor, also by accIama-
ton.
Secretary Of State-Ezekiel NJ. Eze-
kiel Of Springfield.
Attorney General-Johu J. Flaherty
of Gloucester.
Treasurer-Thomas c. Thatcher Of
Yarmouth.
Auditor-F. Y. Tetrault of South
bridge.