The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18

= 81. lt hearst TOT president, In@
= vote stood: For instruction, 1866 =
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RANTA CRUZ. Cal, May 17-When
y the Democratic state convention
took a recess at o'clock tonight
the question as 10 whether the Califor-
MIA delegation 20 the national cOnveu-
uon a. 81. Louis should be instructed
% vote for Congressman vs.. r. Hearst
FOR president or should 90 uuiustruct-
ed had not been settled. The day had
been consumed iu attempting TO effect
permanent organization, draughting
resolutions. oFatOTy and clearing the
decks for vote. During the forenoon
ana a portion of the afternoon the
headquarters of the committee 0u plat
form and resolutions was the scene of
The contest. The forenoon was spent
tn reaching a decision on the declara-
zion OF principles. There was some un-
e&pected delay on the tariff plank. The
plank presented by the sub-cOmmittee
g. the main committee was thought by
some 10 SAVIOR too much OF Republican
Ism and substitutes were proposed. The
matter was finally settled by re-refer-
ring the plank TO the subcommittee
3 no agreed upon plank satisfactory
to the convention.
The Tariff Plank.
The tariff plank, as finally adopted,
is as follows;
THE primal purpose OF the tariff
must be the raising Of sufficient rev
euue to carry on the government eco
nOmically administered. AS the great
er portion of the income of the federal
government Is obtained by tax levied
on imports and as every tax imposed
or products OF foreign countries inn
ported into the United States increases
by the amount of such tax the price at
which such goods can be sold here, thus
incidentally operating TO protect do
nestle products 90 the extent Of such
tax, it IS manifest that every tarlu tax
Is Incidentally protective.
'ThG abolition OF the tariff on the
products of foreign countries is not
contemplated by the Democratic party,
nor Is IL possible so long as the tax on
imports continues 10 be the principal
source OF income of the government.
"A continuance of the rate or tariff
tax. however, neither necessary Tor
providing Of revenue nor Tor eQuali1a-
sion of the difference between the cost
Of production at home and abroad, Is
unjustidabie. and It's sole eject is TO
encourage the formation in the United
states OF trusts and mOnOpOlies In the
production OF AN articles which are
subjects Of such excessive and unnee-
n
trusts and monopoliea TO compel the
American consumer TO pay for such ar
ticies SO protected, a price lu excess or
s. hat is just ana reasonable
Enforcement Of laws.
eve demand strict and impartial en-
f0rcemeut of all existing antitrust
laws, and enactment OF such additions
10 existing laws 10y federal and state
governments as viii prevent formation
rrF
which control prices and deny equal
opportunities to all dealing with them
or engaged in similar productions. we
believe the federal government must
assert such control over excessive com
binations of capital that the evils OF
the trust system shall be eliminated
without loss of the advantages which
accrue from more perfect organization
OF industry and trade,
we recognize the organization or Z
labor to be "A distinct Contribution TO
our growing civilization, a logical and
inevitable counterpart or Organization
fu an other departments OF business
end we believe iu progressive leglsld-
ti0u looking TO shorter hours OF labor
and 20 the enforcement of better rela-
tons between employers and employed
through some means of arbitration ac- .
CeHtable TO popular sentiment OF the
LARD"
The platform condemns the national
admjuisira ton and demands frequent [
investigation Of all departments OF Ine !
general government.
Isthmiau Canal
on the istlmiau canal 1t SAYS.
while the Democratic party Of CALI /
foruia and The Union eEeF Favored ana +
advocated sucn canal, and does yet 90 Z
So We DO not approve or the metnoQ7 /
tl.at have been employed by me aduiale-
IA ION iI and for securing the right on
~ of 7uch canal VIA me Panama loute-
tf~ coHdemu such METHODS as liie ue- /
G-rucLi0u Of c0Dlederacy or a FepuDite-
The real contest or the convent leH. COM I
meuced at the beginning Of the aIl-t-
noon session when the sID~cOmHliflee OF
five % whom had been referred the feso- 1
.ul1us Fc-arliEE instructions ana nom
instructions ~ t-e u1tlo--i ue-es Lone
made q report 20 t--e general commute,
A ma j0ritv of the committee disregaided I
The resolutions. calling for instructions I
AMI favored those calling tor uou-ln- I
lowed. resulting il the aQoplion or a
resolution c0mm6uoatorF of AI. Hearst I
bat unfaV5raDle 20 binding inc delesalloA /
Hearst forces then carried the fight into {
the convention. which was ca4l1G 20 order /
Immediately after the committee Oh plat I
Then came the Ious-awaited Sight
Ile resolution which had been adopted I
b the committee ol platform ana reso-
Whereas William Randolph Hearst 4
native SON uT California. Is a candidate
for rE- bHmucrr tie uauli-atio4 L9r YI-s--
l5ar af she Omitted states. and
-tIuc-aas William r. Hearst has per-
.-nl-a distinguished services t9f tAe Peo-
pr uf lGr United States AS evidenced 1% I
b. alnalI battle against the coal illst
1--WE. therefore, commend tisa t-l.tlI dacE
b William is. Hearst ly taa -.lohdl
convention % assemble i8 81 Louis op
JUS 1908. -1r the nomination Tor pres
IS minority report was ct once presented
an. follows.
Aaereas. William Randolph Hearst.
2 .t..e soL lf California, IS candidate tor
"a Democratic nomination f5r the presl-
u .E. OF tlg llired states ana
10y n5reas. - lliIam Randolph Hearst mas
rlgrmei distinguished services FOR tne
people OF tue United States as recently
evidenced ur his splendid battle against Z
the coal trl-st.
eve therefore commend the candidacy
d ht- y Hearst 90 the national cOnFeu-
-i1n, HHleh rs 10 assemble in So Louis
luly o L"A Tor the nomination Tor presi-
I'VE offer the following as substitute:
Resolves, That our delegates 10 me
1atipI1l convention 10 be held iu 81. [
Lo4is July g. 1865 De aud they are hereby
HsLF lc-@4 10 vote lor William r. Hearst Z
.or Lue nomination Tor president Of the
United states and use am honorable means
81 secure his nomination"
4 motion vas made 10 lay the minority
report on rle liable.
This brought tllc matter before che cone
.eutiou and COY tuo aours there followed
3raterr Cor ana against aeualr an iu-
irltctei ae legation 70 ST. Louis
y CLOGS 8 feeess Has taken %