Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-07

st. Louis, July THE DemOcratl
convention reconvened today enterin
upon the second days session. Th
stirring scenes of yesterday had the e1
feet of heightening interest and tn
crowd began gathering early.
| Many of the delegates worked lat
into the night on committees with tn
subsequent loss of sleep. The creden
tials committee did not adjourn unit
after o'clock this morning, while tn
subcommittee on resolutions laboret
until long after midnight. One of th'
developments of the night was the de
clination of Senator Bailey to serve al
the permanent chairman.
He stated that he wished to be OF
the floor when the discussion of reso
lutions was under way. His place was
rendered to Champ Clark of Missouri.
Clark Made Chairman.
st. Louis, July THE committee or
permanent organization which me-
just before the close of the morning
session of the convention. formally
elected Champ Clark of Missouri
permanent chairman and Clark ac
cepted.
Permanent Chairman cIark's Address
st. Louis, July 7-Mr. Clark opened
by saying that in general way the
Democratic contention was that the
government should be restored to the
Democratic-R basis on which
the fathers of the republic intended il
to rest and shall once more be made
a government of the people, by the
people and for the people. instead of
government of the classes, by the
classes and for the classes.
"To state it more particularly, we
insist, that exorbitant taxation shall
be reduced to just and reasonable
rates, that all extravaganza in appro'
priations shall cease, that economy
shall prevail in all transactions of the
government, that all departments
shall be thoroughly investigated from
top to bottom by congressional COM
mittees, that all evil doers of whatever
degree shall be driven from the pub
lie service and properly punished,
that trusts shall be proceeded against
by indictments as is common with
smaller criminals, that the constitu-
ton accompany the flag into our new
possessions.
Mr.. Clark said that the proposition
that all must support Roosevelt,s Phil
ippine policy, right or wrong, was ver-
lest rot. 1t was similar to the. decla-
ration of Louis XIV. 81 am the state. y
He believed all should condemn it as
wrong. He said the Republicans
made many false pretenses, one on
which they harp this year was that the
Democrats were in favor of free trade.
This is false. The Democrats favor
cutting down the exorbitant tariff rates
to a reasonable basis. Where tariff
rates are so high that they enable the
American manufacturers to sell their
wares abroad cheaper than they do to
Americans at home, the Democrats say
they ought to be reduced. SIS this an
archy or treason? If so, make most
of it." "Stand pat" organs and speak
ers claim that only the antiquated
sorts of manufactured articles are thus
sold, but steel rails are sold abroad
for So per ton less than at home and
fashions in steel rails remain the same
or substantially so. This advance in
price comes out of the pockets of
American consumers and eventually
out of the pockets of the people. An
other piece of false pretense is that
the Democrats would destroy Ameri-
can industries. There is not sylla-
BILE of truth in this Why should they
desire to destroy industry when they
are as much interested in the coun-
try's prosperity as others? The true
Democratic position on the tariff is
this: Recognizing that large por-
tion of our revenues has always been
raised by customs duties, or taxes,
the Democrats divide all imports into
three classes, necessaries, comforts
and luxuries and contend that tariff
taxes should be highest on the luxur-
les, lower on the comforts and low
est or none at all on necessities. They
furthermore say that taxes should be
uniform on all articles belonging to
one class. That is the Democratic
position from which it will not be driv-
en- or bullied."
Speaking of trusts, Mr.. Clark said
that the Republicans claim to be the
great and only trust busters, notwith-
standing the fact that under Republi-
can misrule trusts have sprung up like
mushrooms in damp cellar and be-
come as plentiful as berries in June.
He spoke Of the appointment of Attor-
ney General Knox as successor of