Morris tribune., 1904-05-14

detail his CONFER
ence with J. P. Morgan, Feb. 7, 1895,
which lead to the Belmont-Morgan
agreement to sell gold to the govern
ment He concludes:
"Without shame and without repent
ance 1 confess my share Of the guilt,
and 1 refuse to shield my accomplices
in this crime, who, with me, held high
places in that administration. And,
though Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Belmont
and scores Of other bankers and fnan-
ciers who were accessories in those
transactions may be STEPPED in destruc-
tive propensities and may be constant
ly busy in sinful schemes, 1 shall al
ways recall with satisfa ction and self
congratulation my collusion with them
at a time when our country sorely
needed their aid"
Hearst Makes Gains.
By a majority Of more than $50 of
the S97 delegates comprising the Iowa
Democratic convention at Des Moines
May the presidential candidacy of
W. R. Hearst was approved and the
The Washington state convention at
Olympia May sent a Hearst delega
don to st. Louis under the unit rule,
but not definitely instructed.
The Democratic faction in Chicago
headed by Mayor Harrison suffered a
partial eclipse May 8, when the Hearst
faction secured a majority Of the dele
cation to the state convention.
The Walker Democratic Tip.
Editor John Brisben Walker Of the
Cosmopolitan, who has been identified
with the Bryan wing of the DemOcra
ey, made an address in Cooper Union,
New York, last week, outlining Dem
ocratic platform which, he said, has
been approved by the leaders of the
opposing factions. 1t consists Of six
4planks, leading off with one on finance
to retire bonds and legal tenders and
replace the same by thirty year per
sent bonds convertible at will into le-
gal tender and the amount to be in
creased as population increases. The
trust plank favors national corpora
tion law obliging corporations to tell
the government all about their busi-
ness: Other planks aEe gradual dim
mutton Of the tariff, parcels post, |
gradual independence of the Philip
pines and good roads. Mr. Walker de-
clared that Bryan would not bolt such
q platform and intimated that Folk of |
Missouri was his ideal candidate. He
ior>I rI Do
Socialists Name Debs.
The national Socialists convention,
which was in session at Chicago last
-Week, nominated Eugene " Debs for
president and Benjamin Hanford for
vice president. The platform favors
labor unions and says that private
ownership Of the means Of employment
~grinds society in an economic slavery,
which renders intellectual and political
tyranny inevitable"
Parker's Views Secondhand.
Elliot Danforth, a close friend of
both David r. Hill and Judge Parker,
gave to the press Friday a detailed
account of conversation he had re-
Gently with the judge, setting forth
the latters opinions on current issues.
From this it appears that Parker ia
Vors reducing customs wherever they
shelter trusts, that he is opposed to
subsidy in every form, that he would
regulate trusts by using state powers
and enforcing federal law and that he
would let the south solve the race
problem.
Notes.
Speaker Cannon announced that he
would not accept the nomination for
vice president if offered. 80 The
United Christian party, in convention
at st. Louis, decided to name a presi-
Dental ticket unless one Of the parties
Endorsed it's platform. - st. Paul
went Democratic again, Robert A.
,Bmith being elected mayor.
South Dakota Republicans named FL
rod for governor and got into line for
Roosevelt.