El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
THEY LOOK TO HILL
To Get the Various Elements
of the Disrupted Party
Together on the Fin
anciaI Issue.

LINCOLN, Nebr., July 2.-The Kan
sas City platform is written. Bry an
has 1t. From an inside source the suge
gestion comes that be alone is the
author.
In their conference Bryan readthe
entire platform to Hill. 1t was not to
the latter's liking but democratic
leader made the assertion that Hi
would fail in line.
Bryan alec read the platform to Ma
yor McGuir of Syracuse, who dropped
into Lincoln for quiet chat.
The first plank in the platform now
in Bryan's possession deals with i'm
perialism in vigorous opposition. Then
follows resffirmation of the Chicago
platform of 1896, repeating the decls-
ration in favor of both gold and silver
at the ratio of l6 to l.
Direct legislation Is endorsed. Priv
ate monopolies are declared to be
"intolerable and indefensible. There
is q provision in favor of federal leg
islatioo against corporations that
water taa.F stock
An amendment to the constitution is
fas ored by which U. S. senators shall
be elected by direct vote of the pee
pie.
The plank of militarism denounces
the 'present large standing army"
and it points out the dangers OF such
an organization, showing how IL mig ht
become menace to the public peace.
Immediate control aud construction
OF the Nicsraguan canal by the
United States is favored. Arbitrat tion
is favored as means OF settling all
labor disputes.
Government by Injunction" is op-
posed. The black list is denounced
An assertion is made in favor of the
right of government to issue all
moEey, whether coin or paper, and
against the bestowal upon ma tional
banks of the power to issue and con ntrol
the volume of paper money for their
own benefit.
The platform also provides for an
to the constitution speci-
fically authorizing an income tax.
BRYAN AND HILL
KANSAS CITY, July 2.-Word from
The Bryan-Hill conference at Lincoln is
waited like news from the front in war
lime. Little else has been talked
about since the New York stalwart
started for Lincoln.
All delegates regard Hill's "Trip as
most important. Many believe that it
will lead to al immediate settlement
,f the controversy over silver.
Brysn's desire for silver plank,
credited to him by men who have been
10 Lincoln within few days, has up
set the plans of the leaders here. They
have believed that to reaffirm the |
Chicago platform would fully cover the |
ground 80 far as silver is concerned;
hey still have that belief.
1t can be stated, however, that II
Bryan wants a special silver plank it |
will be written. Even Croker says |
hat Bryan is the leader and the others !
will defer to him. But there won't be |
lave exhausted their persuasive pow
'rs in opposing such action.
According to the views of delegates
Who re ached the city the platform will
,e the Chicago declaration with at
east seven new planks. The latter
will deal with trusts, imperialism,
and that Cuba be delivered
o the Cubans, denunciation of the |
Porto Rican tariff and of the gold |
law passed this winter, and
for the, Beers.
There are present, too, strong sdvo
ates of planks to denounce the course |
# the adm Ia istration in connection
With the Occur D'Alene mining
and the price paid for armour
late, and in favor of building warships
q the navy yards.
The invasion of China is likely to
'scape attention. Trouble over there !,
3 not fully developed and Bryan is !