The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-07
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| thereof by individuals. organizations or
| Government should be summarily rebuked
and punished.
Freedom of speech and of the press are
essential safeguards of civil liberty and
| the invasion of either cannot be too Sc
| verely reprehended.
I'VE denounce the infiiction of punish
ments without due process of law and
deny the right of any executive 10 disre-
| gard or suspend any constitutional privi-
lege or limitation. Obedience to the laws
| and respect for their requirements are
| alike the supreme duty of the citizens and
| the ruler.
THE military must always remain sub
ordinate to the civil power. and be used
| only to support and maintain the law.
We unqualifedly condemn its employ
ment for the summary banishment of .he
citizen without trial or for the control of
election"
THOMAS URGES
A LABOR PLANK.
Governor Thomas urged the adoption of
the plank in strong terms. and in doing so
referred at length to the labor troubles
in Colorado. saying that the acceptance
of the proposition would do much to rem
der Colorado safely Democratic. He was
replied to by Mr. MacMahon OF Ohio.
| who said that, while the adoption of this
plank might do much TO SECURE the labor
vote, 1t would also probably have the eff
feet Of depriving the party of the sup
port OF the employers Of labor.
The labor question was then Temporal
rily laid aside in order to listen to a plea
from Senator Tillman for strong plank
In support Of the principle of white SUI
premacy In the South. He denounced the
plank ON this subject in the platform sub
mitted by Mr.. Williams. and said: IF We
are to have a declaration at all. let US
have one that means something and not
weakened ramby- -pamby. fimsy thing
like that in the so-called Williams plat
FORM
The committee then entered upon a Sc
ries Of hearings of outsiders, including
representatives of the Anti-Imperialist
League and the National Womans Suf
frage Association.
The anti-imperialists were represented
by Ira D. Howarth Of the Chicago Uni
versity. They asked for the insertion Of
the following plank:
I'VE accept the great truths of the Dec
laratien Of Independence as eternal pril-
ciples of justice. limited to no time. place
or race OF men. To hold foreign people
in subjugation is unjust, undemocratic.
unamerican, subversive of our national
ideals and menace to our own rights
and institutions The retention of the
N Ia nf sith tn
the United States is wrong in principle
and an unnecessary burden and peril. We
should treat the Filipinos as We treated
the Cubans. We therefore demand an i'm
mediate and definite pledge of speedy in
dependence for these islands and insist
that the United States Government direct
its best efforts to the earliest possible full
fillmcnt of such pledge"
The equal suffragists were represented
by Mrs. Priscilla Hackstaff OF New York.
Miss Kate n. Gordon of New Orleans and
Mrs. Louise NJ Worth Of ST. Louis. They
asked for a declaration in favor of the
recognition of their sex.
REHABILITATION OF
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Tho committee was asked to consider
the question of shipping plank by Fields
8. Pendleton Of New York. who spoke in
behalf Of plank he presented. which is
as follows:
THE Democratic party-ths traditional
friend of American shipping-pledges itself
to the rehabilitation of the American mer-
chant marine through discrimina ting du-
ties and tonnage dues, the policy of the
fathers and of the great leaders of the
Democratic party, under which the flag of
the United States filled the ports and was
a frequent sight upon the seas Of the
world In all the years of Democratic as
tendency while its disappearance and the
deplorable decline of that once great and
powerful interest has been continuous un-
der Republican administrations"
Speaking to his plank. Mr.. Pendleton
ocratic doctrine. in line with the recon-
menoatons OF Jonn Snarp Williams, the
leader of the Democrats In the House OF
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
signed report favoring this policy-the
policy Of Jefferson and Madison. under
the greatest and strongest American in
dustry.''
Governor Thomas also presented a reso-
luton for the equalization OF freight rates
on cattle at the request OF the National
Cattle Growers Association. and Mark
Smith requested the insertion of a plank
9sclaf1ng AGAINST joint Statehood for the
and Oklahoma and Indian Territory
The full committee then, at 9:45 ad-
1ourned until p. m. tomorrow, leaving
the suDcommfttee In session and in pros-
pect OF an all-night session.
Mt. Bryan misunderstood the motion.
thinking 1t was motion to adjourn i'm
mediAteiy. and arose, saying: IF any
gentleman has planks for the platform to
propose he should allow them to be passed
around Tor examination by other members
Mr.. Hill was on his feet instantly, and.
with the air OF confidence, explained to
Mr.. Bryan that the motion was simply
the committee.