The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-07

in a relation OF subsection to the Unit
eo states is wrong in principle and an
unnecessary burden and peril. We
should treat the FilipinOs as we
/ treated the Cubans. We therefore de
mand an Immediate and definite pledge
OF speedy independence for these is
lands and insist that the United States
government direct its best efforts To
the earliest possible fulfIlment Of such
pledges"
The sufragists.
The equal suffraEists were repre-
| sented by Mrs. Priscilla Hackstaff of
New York. Miss Kate NJ. Gordon or
I New Orleans and Mrs. Louise NJ. Worth
of St Louis. They asked for a declar-
alton in favor Of the recognition OF
I their sex
The committee was asked to consider
the question Of a shipping plank by +.
s. PendletOn of New York, who spoke
| in behalf of a plank he presented.
which is as follows;
The Democratic party. the tradi-
! tiOnai friend of American shipping
pledges itself to the rehabilitation of
the American merchantmen through
discriminating duties and tonnage du-
ties, the policy of the fathers and OF
the great leaders Of the Democratic
party. under which the flag Of the
United States filed the ports and was
A frequent sight upon the seas Of the
world in ali the years of Democratic
ascendancy, while its disappearance
and the deplorable decline of that once
great and powerful interest has been
continuous under Republican admins
| tTation."
Ex-Governor Thomas of Colorado
presented a resolution for the equaliza-
ton of freight rates on cattle. at the
request of the National Livestock as
ISOLATION, and Mark Smith asked the
/ insertion of a plank declaring against
joint statehood for the territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico and Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
Made Good Progress.
The full committee at Gas adjourned
until p. m. tomorrow, leaving the
subcommittee in session
The subcommittee adjourned at
1910 a m until $3.50 a m tomorrow
The subcommittee made very good
progress and tentatively has agreed
upon the preamble and the tariff plank
The draft of platform presented bv
Mr.. Williams Of Mississippi was made
The basis upon which the committee
worked. and the preamble was very
near his language. The tariff plank
declares for a revision of the tariff
and gradual reduction on a wise and
DuSmesS-like plan. The time Of the
committee was largely devoted to the
tariff plank and there was a great deal
of discussion of the phraseolOgy-
Mr. Bryan offered a provision for re-
affirmation Of the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms. but definite Considers-
ton Of the proposition was postponed.
although il was made plain that il
would not be accepted
It was also evident that Mr.. Bryan
VIII not receive very much cOnSidera-
ton. Although he made many sugges-
tons and offered many amendments.
they were not accepted. No feeling
was shown, but the subcommittee
found other suggestions to take the
place Of those offered by the Nebraska
member
Three Platforms Presented.
Three different platforms were pre-
scented, one by Mr.. Williams. one by
Mr.. Poe, representing Mr.. Germans
views, and one by Mr. NewIands Of
Nevada. Suggestions from both the
Williams and the German drafts were
used and the German declaration in
favor of reduction Of expenditures was
adopted.
1t was also made manifest that the
platform was to be a conservative
document. It is expected that there
Will be quite a lively contest over a
gold plank if it is offered. but the
money plank was not taken up at the
evening session.
Just before the committee ad-
journed Senator Dubois offered an anti
DOlygamy plank, but no action was
taken Several members said that
after a few changes they believed such
a plank would be acceptable.
Some doubt IS expressed as to what
Mr.. Bryan'S attitude is to be, as he
made no serious objections or showed
any particular fight upon any action
that was taken It is believed that he
viii make a fight before the full com
mittee or on the floor Of the COnven-
ton for amendments which he has Of
feTed and which were rejected