The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
PARKER DEMOCRATS IN
PENNSYLVANIA BEATEN
IN STATE CONVENTION
Delegates Bound by the Unit
Rule, but Received No In
StruCtiOnS.
LONG TERM FOR JURIST
Supreme Court Justice Is Renomi-
mated to Serve Twenty-One
Years on the Bench.
LONG TERN FOR JURIST

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 19.-The Dem
ocratlc state convention, which was held
here to-day. refused to instruct the ma
tonal delegates from Pennsylvania to vote
for the nomination of Judge Alton b. Par
ker, of New York, for President. The
delegates will go to ST. Louis uninstructed
and Will be bound by the unite rule.
An attempt was made by the managers
of the resolutions committee to amend the
platform by substituting for the unit rule
plank a paragraph instructing the dele
gates for Judge Parker 1t failed and the
platform as adopted by the committee
was unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton.
Justice Samuel Cuisine Thompson, of
Philadelphia was nominated by acclama-
ton for Supreme Court justice to succeed
| himself for the full term of twenty-one
years. He is at present member of the
Supreme Court by appointment of Governor
Pennypacker. and his commission expires
| next January.
The delegates at large to the national
convention are Colonel James NJ. Guffey,
| State Chairman ]. X. p Hall, Ex-Governor
Robert T.. Pattison and Robert Z. Wright.
The national delegates and electors
/
and Twentysecond districts are contested.
! The contests were referred to committee
to be appointed by State Chairman Hall
Chairman Hall will be reelected to-mor-
row by the state committee at it's annual
| session.
The platform, which is long, follows in
| part:
| 1t is obvious that since the accession of
PRESIDENT Roosevelt to the presidency, the
| become distrustful of his administration
| and fearful OF the consequences of his ex-
| traordlnary, errauc and autocratic as
! sumption and exercise OF power All that
| conservative. men feared as result of his
| accession to power has come to pass. Safe.
| dignified administration has given way 10
strenuous, spectacular craftsmanship, ma
| uonal and international problems of vast
| import nave become the sport of personal
ambition and have been fashioned and
| nodded stepping stones to the presi-
Dental succession.
To-day the country finds in Theodore
Roosevelt a standing menace to cOnstitu-
uonal government, to international bust
ness and to business stability and pros
/ perity. 1t turns to the Democratic organ
lzatlon for safety and relief-tO that party
of conservatism, which from its birth and
through so many years was the bulwark
against the spirit of sectionalism, fanati-
clSm, radicallsm and the crude, wild
theories of experimentalists dashed in vain
I'VE commend the declaration of Mr.
Mckinley in mis- last public address, wher
he said: "A system which provides a mu
tuai exchange OF commodities is manifest
! ~ essential to the continued healthfulneSS
and growth OF our export trade. We mus
not repose in fancied security that we car
nOthng-the period of exclusiveness j.
past. The expansion of our trade anC
commerce is the pressing problem, com
mercial wars are improbable: a policy OF
good will and friendly relations will pre-
| vent repriSalS.
While we recognize the right of capita
in all legitimate lines of enterprise tC
combine for the increase of business W.
believe that by wise legislation, rigidly
enforced against such combinations Their
evil tendencies can be prevented withou
needless destruction to the capital upor
which labor must depend for employment
and compensation. We believe that a ma
jority of the unlawful trusts now in ex
: istence are the direct and natural result o
excessive Republican tariff laws which de
combinations for monopoly. To remed
this evil should be one or the first purpose
of tariff revision. To such revision on
| party stands pledged.
: Federal taxation of all kinds should b
, reduced. The enormous surplus accumu
: lated by the government has not onl
. | brought extravaganza, but has become
| standing menace to the financial stabilit
: of the country. The entire currency con
: ditions to-day. affecting all business inter
ests, are made TO depend upon the moo
j., and within of the secretary of the treas
= ury in his manipulation ! of the govern
intoerable and should be remedied by re
: ! ductiOn of taxation.
L Our national strength should rather b
exhibited in resisting the aggressions c
: great powers than in brow-beating tn
a weak American republics whose guardian
J. ship and protection we have so long as
sumed and maintained.
$ I'VE favor the speedy completion of tn
! Panama canal, but regret that our govern
X ment should have permitted this gres
?. project 70 be stained with evidence of di:
a honorable intrigue against the integrity
a a friendly republic