North Park union., 1900-07-13
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS
AT KANSAS CITY.
The Exact Wording Of the Silver Plank
Not Yet Agreed Upon.

importance. and says he feels confident
,hnt the New England delegates are
practically solid in that position. ne
free coinage of silver nj the ratio oi
lS TO 1 was the ,o,lchstone of the con
yention in 1885, he said to-day. ANA
its reiterntion will add strength TO the
cause in the coming campaign
James Kerr. Il delcgate-nt-lnrge from
Pennsylvania and secretary OF the
congressional campaign committee
takes n somewhat different view. bu'
he would not stop at n mere ueclar.i'
ton for the Chicago platform ne
holds that new conditions VIII make u
necessary to add something 10 wha'
was said on trusts i'll lS36. ana he SIN
to make an additional plank on tha'
subject and not 10 make 1t ON ne IL
nnuces would he considered as inVlul-
Gus, and would result injuriously. He
would however. not use the phrase ]"
to j. but would declare Tor Tree coii'
age at "the legal ratio"
1t Is expected that the Silver Repub'
Iican party will ask TO be consulted up
on the question of the financial plank.
The representatives of that party NJ
ready here express a strong preference
for positive declaration for the "in
ratio. I'VE want 10 10 L." said former
Senator Dubois of Idaho to-day, "bi'
if they will put Towne on the ticket
with Bryan we will be willing to make
concessions OH the money plank.
If. however, sucn man as Hill Is
to be nominated, we want an iron-clad
silver platform. THUS you see, me
ex-senator added. "the personality oil
the vice presidential candidate may
have Il decided influence upon the pat
form and vice persa. Bryan ana
Towne would be platform in them
selves"
Mr. Bryan's position as outlined by
those close in touch with him is tins:
He holds that the popularity of the
Democratic ticket in 1896 was due
largely to the positive position taken ON
the silver question: and that to take
backward step at this time would he
an eveidence of faltering and would
weaken the ticket in its own strong
holds without strengthening 1t where
there is no hope OF winning. He even
goes so far us to say that he regards
the platform rs of more importance
than the ticket.
He thinks also If he should take any
other position. lie would bc accused or
vaccilation, and that, in short, every
things Is TO be lost by making n change
while nothing is to be gained by IT,
Those who agree with Mr.. Bryan on
this point contend that there is no pos
sibility of his changing front before
the time arrives for the party's official
declaration, and they consider ii pre-
posterous that the convention should
disregard his wishes on this point.
Hence they contend with great conf
dence that whether the Chicago plat
form Is rcatfirmed or not there will be
an uneIuivocal pronouncement for the
old ratio.
For the rest. the resolutions will de-
nounce the gold standard and the Porto
Rican legislation of the last session OF
Congress. 1t Will condemn trusts in
unmeasured terms and at the same
time accuse the Republican party of
fostering and maintaining them. The
administration Will come in for strong
censure for Its policy in the Philip
pines. and II will recommend thnt the
Philippine archipelago Ike placed on the
same footing MS Cuba. In the same
connection there will be planks de-
nouncing militarism and Imperialism.
and there will also be planks on the in
come tax, good roads, civil service.
pensions. etc. and n strong resolution
OF sympathy with the Beers.