The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24

The Aldrich bill, which proposes to sub
sidize the banks into opposition TO tax
reduction by loaning them the surplus
money in the treasury. There is no
condemnation Of the corruption that
such a system would lead to- The
platform does not antagoniZe the prop
osition now before congress to give the
national banks unlimited control over
the volume of paper money. IN other
words. there is not a line in the plat
form that is written in behalf of the
people; not a line that vii lexcite crit
icism in Wall street.
The platform ignores the income
tax: it fails to endorse the election of
senators by direct vote. and also Omits
the plank of the Kansas City platform
denouncing corporate domination in
politics
Charges Dishonesty.
THE New York platform is a dis
honest platform, fit only for dishonest
party. No one but an artful dodge-
would stand upon IL. The submission
OF such a platform TO the voters Of =
state is an Insult 10 their intelligence,
for IL is intended 10 deceive them. and
a deliberate attempt to deceive-espe-
cially 50 clumsy an attempt as this
platform isis a reflection upon the
brains Of those TO whom il is submit
ted.
This platform proves that the oppo-
sition 10 the Kansas City platform is
not opposition to silver, but opposition
TO every needed reform and opposition
TO all that the masses desire.
Crack at Hill.
Il had expected that a platform pre-
pared by Mr.. Hill for Judge Parker
would be evasive and lacking in frank
ness, but I did not conceive that any
bodV Of man calling themselves nnr,1o-
Gratis would present such a platform
as a recommendation of a candidate
If we are to take the New York plat
form as an indication of what the
next Democratic platform is TO be in
case the TeOrganiZers control the con-
vention, then who will be able to deny
the secret purpose Of the reorganiZ-
ers to turn the party over to a preda-
tory wealth? With such a platform
and a candidate who would be willing
10 run upon il, the party could secure
as large a campaign fund as the Re
publican party has ever secured. but
in securing it, il would, like the Re
publican party, secretly pledge the
administration to the construction of
the platform satisfactory to the cor
porations and the combinations.
Question of Conscience.
"Can anyone doubt that with such
n platform as was adopted in New
York. and with a candidate whose
conscience would permit him TO run
upon such a platform-does any one
doubt that with such a platform and
candidate the party would be mort
gagged beforehand to the corporations
that are now using the government
as n private asset and plundering the
people at will.
But there is another reason why
the Democratic party cannot afford 10
go before the country with an am
biguOus platform and an uncertain
candidate. No matter how people
may differ as to the relative import
ance of issues all must recognize that
the trust question today presents an
important phase Of the great conflict
between plutocraCy and Democracy.
We have recently had a supreme
court decision on the merger case.
This decision was rendered by bare
majority of one, and that one Judge
Brewery in a separate opinion has
stated his position in such a way as
TO leave no doubt that in the first case
involving a trust ne may join the ma
iOTity and defeat the Sherman law.
The president TO be elected this fall
will doubtless have the appointment
of one or two and possibly three
supreme court judges. If his SYM
Will doubtless appoint Judges salts
factory TO the cOrporatiOns-espec
ally if obligated to the corporations
by large campaign cOntributions-and
these Judges can make it impossible
to secure any remedial legislation for
years 20 come, 90 If, four years hence,
the people should secure president
a senate and a house opposed to pri-
vate moncpoiies they may find them
Il II h4Na Ia
legislation past the supreme court for
several years
Trusts Assailed.
The issue presented today in the
trust question and in all the other
questions with which we have TO deal /
is the question between human rights
and the so-called property rights
or. more properly speaking. between
ordinary people and the great cor
porations. Those who believe that
property rights are supreme take the
side of the trusts. If we have
president who is in sympathy with
this theory il means that the dollar
will be given consideration before
men. 1t means that ORGANIZED wealth
can continue to tramplc upon the
rights of the people; it means that the
Of government can /
be used for the protection Of every |
scheme Of exploitation that the !
capitalists can conceive.
"I for one, am not willing that the /
Democratic party shall become the !
tool of the corporations: I am not I
willing thar IL shall be the champion !
Of organized wealth.
IF any OF those who are present to- I
night or read what I say think that /
am trying to interfere with Demo I
cratic success let me answer that no /
Democrat is more anxious for the (
Darty 20 succeed than / am. No one 0
has suffered more from dissensions
and divisions in the party, and no one, |
/ believe. is more eager for the coun- |
Try 10 enjoy the great benefits which |
, triumph of real Democracy would J
bring. But I do not desire that the
party shall win offices only If that !
Is the only purpose Of the party, let /
It's principles be abandoned and its !
platform simply declare the party |
hungry for the patronage.
Alleged Deception.
THE New York platform is ambigu- /
ous. uncertain. evasive and dishonest. !
Il would disgrace the Democrats of /,
the nation 10 adopt such a platform, /
and Il ought to defeat as an aspirant /
for a Democratic nomination any man !
who would be willing to have it go /!
forth as a declaration Of his views on I
public questions In Illinois. i'm Wis /
consin. I'm Michigan, i'm Minnesota. in I
Indiana. in Ohio. and IN every state /
that has not acted. it behooves the I
Democrats to arouse themselves and 3
Trr. Il FesrF har