Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-03
ALDRICH BILL Is DENOUNCED
Platform Calls for Government
Ownership of Railroads and
Public Utility MonopoIies.
Permanent Chairman Homcckcr At
tackled Courts of Country and
Their Iniunctions.

ST. Louis, April 3.--The platform to
be submitted to the Populist convention
was completed at daylight after an ALI
night session OF the committee on reso-
lutions. Much consideration was given
to the money plank and when finally
accepted by a majority of the conf
mttec it was not satisfactory TO the
minority and a. fight over its phrase
ology on the floor of the convention
was certain. A debate is also expect
ed ON the trust plank. AS prepared by
tho committee this plank declared that
the issuing of money is function of
tho government alone that should not
be delegated 10 any corporation or In
dustry. The demand is made that
money be issued direct to the people
without the intervention of banks and
be a fun legal tender for all debts,
public and private. The working of the
national banking law is criticized and
the demand mad .Iat the power TO IS
sue money be taken from the banks.
The Aldrich bill Is denounced as "a
method by which the nation and the
people can both be robbed, 1t has not
in it an Intelligent purpose that Is
nounccd.
WHAT PLATFORM DEMANDS.
The plank on trusts demands that the
government own and control the rail
roads, and all public utilities which In
their nature are monopolies. Ownership
of the general telegraph and telephone
lines and a parcel post are also asked
The taxation of monopoly privileges
while they remain In private hands Is
r 4. t. L.. Il NlaAV.
planks submitted favored initiative and
referendum and the power to recall
from office disloyal or inefficient repre-
sentatives.
The enactment OF legislation looking
to the Improvement of conditions for
wage earners.
Abolition of child labor and suppress
sion of swcatshops
Abolition Of convict, as opposed to
free labor
Exclusion from American shores of
foreign pauper laborers.
E;ght-hour work day and legisla-
tion in favor OF safety appliances for
workinRlnen.
Enactment OF an employers liability
act within constitutional bounds
Immediate adoption of precautionary
measures 10 prevent a repetition of re-
cent mining disasters,
Work on public Improvements i'm
times of depression, for unemployed
men
The passage of a law prohibiting
courts from assuming jurisdiction in
volving the constitutionality OF any
law enacted by Congress and approved
by the president. The maintaining OF
farmers organizations and extension OF
their power and influence.
FIRST CLASH.
The first clash Of the day in The con-
vention came on the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization
which recommends that George A. Hon
necker of New Jersey be made perma-
nent chairman. w. b. Jones or Me-
,braska moved as substitute to the
be made permanent. Mr.. Coxey asked
that the motion he withdrawn
saying that he desires to divide the
honors with the east, Mr.. Jones de-
clined TO withdraw, and the conVen-
ton worked itself into a parliamentary
tangle, which was ended by Il roll call
on the adoption of the substitute. The
calling of the roll developed the state
OF Montana was represented by n resi-
dent OF st. Louis, but who called
Montana his home" His vote was
promptly challenged by w. b. Jones,
who claimed that the Montana repre-
sentative was not accepted by the COM
mittee on credentials and could there
fore take no part in the convention.
Nebraska was voted down and tho
Missouri man cast the vote OF Mon
tana.
The substitute was lost by vote Of
4S6 to 2SI. The original motion wai
adopted and Mr.. Honnecker elected
permanent chairman.
COURTS ATTACKED.
Mr.. Honnecker made an address Of
considerable length. in which he Wig
orously attacked the courts of the
country under whose rulings he de-
| clnred SO many gross injustlces had
been committed. He attacked the
| Democratic party for the conduct NJ
| President Cleveland in the railroad
strike OF 1894 and the Republican
| PARTY for the sending OF troops into
| idaho during the minerF strike. lie
| deprecated the industrial situation ~
the country, declared tho opportune
| time for n revolution was the present.
| and asserted that IL only needs the
genius OF a Robespierre and the elo-
| quence OF Danton 20 set the country
in blaze
Following his address the report
OF the committee on resolutions was
| presented.
A PARTY GNCGDBNET.
The report OF the committee on reso-
| lutions was read by Joseph A. Parker
OF Kentucky, and ON motion 10 adopt