Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

unumely fate The vice president,
Chester a, Arthur, succeeded.
The Republican national political
creed Tor 1854 WAS adopted at Chicago,
June g.. lt was reported by William
Mckinley Jro OF ohio, II urged the
establishment OF am international mon
ey standard and advocated civil service
reform Mt Blaine was chosen on the
fourth ballot, John A. Logan of Illl-
nois was made his running mate.
The Democrats that year met nc Chi
cago and nominated Grover Cleveland
Of New York and Thomas A. Hendricks
Of Indiana. The platform termed the
Republican party Ca mere remins-
cence" It advocated modified free trade
honest money Of gold and silver, pledged
itself to reform taxation favored civil
service reform and promised public Inn
proyement II is worthy Of mention
that at the convention General Benja-
min r. Butler returned a minority re-
port favoring protection.
At least four more platforms were
adopted IN 1sSi--the AntImonopoly,
Greenback Labor, Peoples and Prohi-
bition. AS already ntlmated. their
names go far toward revealing their
political principles This period was
marked By the remarkable growth OF
the Independent vote Mugwumpery, to
use term applied In dcrision to nom
partsans by the stalwarts, became an
active force and It's influence was APP
parent In the platforms Of the time.
Mr. Cleveland had no opposition in
glf - q,
was nominated for second place. The
platform was a practical reafrmation
of the principles of IT'S predecessor
The Republican platform Of 1858,
adopted at Chicago June 10, came out
unreservedly for protection, declared It's
hostility TO alien labor and Chinese i'm
migration, condemned the denonetiz-
ing Of silver and recommended the in
crease OF the navy, Benjamin Harrison
OF Indiana and Levi p. Morton OF New
York were named, and they were elect
| ed
The tenth national platform Of the
Republican party was launched at MIN
neapolis, June 7, 1892 II declared for
protection In stronger terms than ever,
advocated reciprocity, bimetallsm, free
| ballot postOtiice reform, the isthman
canal Increased pensions, etc. Presi-
| dent Harrison was renomlnated, and
| Whltelaw Reid OF New York was made
| his mate.
The Democratic document for that
| year issued from Chicago. June a, de-
nounced protection condemned the Nc
| Kinley tarin law favored civil service
reform, pensions, the isthmian canal
| and the Improvement Of waterways.
| MIR. Cleveland was nominated on the
| first ballot. and Adiui n. stevenson OF
Illinois was named for vice president.
The most notable tendency Of that PEI
Rod was the growth OF the Peoples
party, Many other political elements
also put forth platforms that year
In 1896 the Democratic platform,
adopted at Chicago, July o. insisted
upon the paramount importance OF the
money question, II condemned the de-
monetlzatlon act Of 1873 and demanded
the unlimited coinage Of silver and gold
at the ratio OF sixteen to one without
waiting for the cooperation OF any
other nation. William j, Bryan OF Me-
braska and Arthur Sewall OF Maine
were the nominees Of the convention.
on June 10 OF that year the Repub-
licans at ST. Louis declared against the
unlimited coinage OF silver, reiterated
former views on the tariff and express
ed sympathy for Cuba, William Nc
| Klnley, Jr., OF Ohio and Carrot A. No.
bart Of New Jersey became the candi-
dates, They were elected. Mr.. Hobart
died In office
The Democratic convention OF 1900 at
Kansas City reaflirmed the Chicago
platform. came out against "imperal-
ism and renomlnated Mr.. Bryan. Adj
lai Il. Stevenson OF Illinois was chosen
for his mate.
The Republicans that year at Phla-
delphia, June co. held to their last dec
laratlon of principles and renominated
Mr.. Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt OF
New York was given second place.
THEODORE j. BROWN.
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