The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-14

imperialism is now specifically applied.
and therefore it concerns the people of
this country. The Chicago platform
win be re-affirmed and the new issues
that have arisen added to its Drinci-
pies. have not been asked by Sen
ator Jones or anybody else to drop 10
to L (Signed) w. J. BRYAN"
I believe that Colonel William Jen-
nings Bryan will carry every state he
carried in 1896, and moreover, will
carry Kentucky and Maryland. He
has a splendid chance in Indiana, Ohio
and New York. The great fight will be
in New York and Ohio and we have
gained in both states since 1885, The
Pacific coast is stronger today for
Colonel Bryan than in 1896. Kansas
and Colorado we win carry, and the
situation in the two Dakotas is most
encouraging. (Signe9,
Mr.. Bryan saw scores Of people dur
ing the day. He talked business
with Senator Jones, chairman of the
national committee; j. @. Johnson,
head of the executive committee;
Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the ma
tional committee, and Daniel j. Cam
pau. national committeeman from
Michigan.
The platform to be adopted at Kan
sas City and the presidential ques-
ton, especially the TOwne populist
nomination angle of it, were consid-
cred at some length.
Issue Over Money Plank.
On the question of platform, the trend
of discussion forecasted to some ex-
tent the differences of opinion which
may rise at Kansas City, even among
loyal Bryan men. The question is
whether the money plank and other
legacies from 1886 shall be handled by
reaffirmation of the Chicago platform
in a lump or whether some planks
from the 1896 platform, and especially
the money plank, shall be rewritten.
Mr.. Bryan favors rewriting much
of the 1896 platform this year.
Senator Jones, according to credit
able advices, advocates reaffirmatiOn
of the Chicago platform as whole
and then a quick transition to the new
er issues Of Imperialism and trusts.
Bryan on Trusts and Imperialism
"I say, as I have before so many
times" Mr.. Bryan said, when asked
what he thought the platform and is
sues this year should be that / think
the three big questions before US are
money. trusts and imperialism. The
money question, of course, includes the
question of silver and of paper money;
the question of imperialism includes
militarism and the policy Of which our
national administration work in the
Philippines and attitude on the Boer
question are samples.
Il believe the principles adopted in
the platform of 1896 were adopted as
a part of the party creed, never TO be
departed from. / do not think they
should be or can be departed from this
year. The platform must, however. be
added to as new issues arise. As l do
not expect to be a delegate to the ma
tiOnal convention, I cannot presume to
discuss the form in which these .prin-
ciples shall be stated in the platform
to be adopted there
Il cannot undertake to say what will
be the paramount issue. No man can
One thinks one question is the biggest
and another man thinks another is.
Should Filipinos Liberty.
What do I think should be done in
the Philippines? ! think this country
should tell those people that we are
there only for the purpose Of establish