The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-29

Hoflfiildtc, absolutely iHutpenOenl Oh ali
other political parties. candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States. Our action Is based
upon determination to wrest the con-
duct of public affairs from the hands
OF selfish interests. political tricksters
and corrupt bosses, and make the gov
eminent, as the founders intended, an
agency for the common good.
lat period of unexampled national
prosperity and promise, staggering
blow was dealt 10 legitimate business
By the uninolested practice of stock
watering and dishonest financiering.
Multitudes of defenseless investors,
thousands of honest business men and
an army of idle workingmen are pay
ing the penalty.
Created by High Tariff.
Year by year. fostered by wasteful
and reckless governmental extrava-
garCe by the manipulation of trusts
and by a privilege-creating tariff, the
cost of living mounts higher and higher.
ment drifts further away from the peo-
pie and more firmly into the grip Of
machine politicians and party bosses.
THE Republican and Democratic
parties are not only responsible for
these conditions, but are committed to
their indefinite continuance. Prodigal
of promises, they are so barren of per-
Torrance that to a new party of in
dependent voters the country must LOOK
for the establishment of a new policy
and a return to genuine popular gov
eminent.
Looking Backward.
Our object is not to introduce violent
Innovations or startling new theories.
90 H. Ill 11v, o-<xr 1<<.k
back as Lincoln did, to the Declara-
ton of independence as the fountain
head of all political inspiration. 1t is
not our purpose to attempt to revoiu-
tionize the American system of gov
eminent. but to restore the action of
the government to the principles of
Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln.
1t is not our purpose either to effect
a radical change in the American sys-
tenn of government, but to conserve for
the citizens of the United States their
privileges and liberties won for them
by the founders of this government.
and to perpetuate the principles and
policies upon which the nations great
ness has been built.
A Conservative Force.
1.-The Independence party is, there
fore, a conservative force in American
politics. devoted to the preservation of
American liberty and independence, to
honesty in elections, to opportunity in
business and equality before the law.
Those who believe in the Independence
party and work with it are convinced
that a genuine democracy should exist;
that a true republican form of govern
ment should continue; that the power
of government should rest with the
majority of the people and that the
government should be conducted for
the benefit of the whole citizenship
rather than for the special advantages
of any particular class"
Platform Adopted.
Mr.. Shearn read the platform force
fully and with dramatic emphasis. The
declarations on the labor question, on
the currency for the creation of an
interstate commerce court. for a great
er navy and for the popular election of
both state and federal judges, were
heartily applauded.
At the conclusion of the reading, Mr..
Sheerd moved the adoption of the
platform, which ne declared was the
unanimous work of the committee.
The platform as read was adopted
unanimously. the delegates evincing
unbounded enthusiasm as il was done.
Adjournment was taken until p. m.
Nominating Speeches.
Chairman Walsh. on calling the. night
session of the convention TO order, an
nounced that the next business would be
the presentation of candidates for NOM
nation of president of the United States.
and directed the secretary to call the
roll
DIR. r. L. Fealy of Alabama took the
rostrum TO place in nomination Milford
w. Howard of Fort Payne. Ala.
(NeC vie MASSACHUSETTS,
and Rev. ROLAND d. Sawyer of the latter
state took the platform to nominate
Thomas l.. Hisgen.
Demonstration for Hisgen.
The conclusion of Mr. Sawyer's speech
was the signal for a yell from the Mas
sachusetts seats. in which the California
delegates and few from minnesota and
center box of the first balcony jumped to
their feet and waved the men to greater
efforts A big banner bearing Hisgen's
portrait was brought to the platform,
where 1t was joined by the California
After two minutes, Chairman Walsh
began rapping for order. The Minnesota
standard was put In the procession, then
minutes later the demonstration had sub
sided.
Colorado" called the clerk
Colorado yields to Indiana" came the
reply.
No Candidate for President.
Indiana has no candidate for presi-
dent" shouted a delegate from that
state. but she has a very live candidate
for vice president"
The call proceeded until Georgia was
reached. and Barnard Suffer of Atlanta
came forward TO present the name OF
John Temple Graves. The applause
greeting the name of Mr.. Graves was
neither so vociferous nor so long contin-
ued as that which followed the presenta-
! ton of the name of Hisgen.
Kansas Man Starts Something.
The roll-call then progressed until Kan
sas was reached. ]. 1. Shepard of that
state asked the chairman If ii was pos
sible TO name candidate for the nomna-
ton who was not member OF the party.
The reply was that the question had not
yet arisen, whereupon Mr.. Shepard took
the platform. announcing that he had a
candidate. He mentioned the candidate
of the Democratic party. and storm OF
Kisses and boos greeted the reference
The hall continued in an uproar for sew
eral minutes, the galleries persisting in
breaking into the proceedings with jeers
and irrelevant remarks. Mr.. Shepard