The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

Georgia, in the platform committee. l
do not know how much influence tne
representatives on the committee oA
these two states had. 1t is true that botn
New York and Georgia took hiSn BrouHu
against minority report, Dut IN poihe
OF fact New York followed Georgia IN
stead of Georgia following New YORK.
Georgia's representative took a posltioh
against minority report at 3.jV o cioch
in the morning, Just after the vote was
taken. Other states followed. l. 90 not
recall that New York took any position
in the matter until the next morning
on the reaSsembing of the committee at
IL o clock. 1t has been said that Mr.
Croker dictated the position OF New
York in opposing II minority report. II
SO this corroborates my position as 70
the time when New YORK ac'eu, as ,aue .ne
New York delegation was doubtless
asleep at the time the platform COM
mittee adjourned.
This, however. is immaterial. as the
platform was unanimously reported IN the
best of feeling to the convention ana
adopted win great enthusiasm ny ti-O
convention, and without dissenting Note-
II believe the democratic party 10
stronger and more united than II mas Deer
in a quarter of a century and L see no
reast why 1t should not wan In tue dp
preaching election, and L DeiieVe IL VIII
wan, IL the campaign IS properly anu We
orously managed, DIS. no doubt. IL VIII Do
The nomination. OF Bryan anu otSN
son Is Obliged to be satisfactory DUN
OF them are consistent platform uehho-
Gratis ana | want TO say here that a very
great injustice has been done MI. bT dh
by some OF his friends. mo presumed 70
quote hIm by authority. Th4s L DeileFe
mas been frequently done in order TO mag
nay the Importance OF The party qdOlihS
INN. II was said ihat MIR. Bryan uiclshleu
the position taken by the cornmltlSe oii
resolutions Not Il word OF this character
was uttered by eny ore. On the contrary
Senator Jones, the chairman Oh the hst
ucnal committee. ana also cht'lriiidh oi
the committee on platform, stated TO the
committee that MIR. bryan had Wr4lleh
him that the question OF a platform WIS
a matter for the wisdom ana discretion
of the convention and these Efforts 10
present MIR. Bryan to Ine pubic as u dc
tator and boss come not from ms lTuo
friends | have no doubt that Mr.. BY
an mad his preferences as to the express
siups he desired to be Used. This he had
Il perfect right to have. but L nave no
doubt but that he would nave bowed 10
the will of the convention even thouSh IL
might not have been really satisfactory
The national platform is the work OF
TO one man. 1t is largely the work oi
the subcommittee, and some very I'M
purtant amendments were placed tnereln
by the general committee after the Ic~
port of the subcommittee, more especiai-
ly the plank making Imperialism the par
amount ISSUE The reading of this pisiIIk
pI oduced more enthusiasm IN the conveh-
ton when read than any other one event
during the entire session of the conFen-
tiCn. rivaiing even the cheers which greet
ed the nomination of MIR. Bryan.
lit is unqIestionably true that II MI
Bryan should be elected pre1ident ana a
house OF representatives should
Toe also elected, with the senate OF the
United States cons tituted, as IL is for the
present. hopelessly republican, no repeaI
OF the recently enacted CURRENCY law
could be had during Mr. Bryan admins
n alton. This. however. should not pre-
vent the democrats from being true 10 the
principles enunciated by them in 1870
"As to the part taken by myself on
the platform committee. and also on tne
subcommittee of this committee. would
n efer for others To speak. Many OF the
positions taken by the democracy IN TINS
tree interchange of ideas, and liberal
concession OF opinions. 1t is all perfect
ly satisfactory to myself.
1T has bee1 asserted that l was the
author Of the plank in the platform ere
ating department. Of labor. Among
other ideas In the platform | did write
the plank referred TO- and am alone re
sponsible for its origin. If II proves ul'-
satisfactory to the public. Mr- BRYAN
should not in any way De censured Tor
It. l believe ii is right In principle. We
have a departmen of interior We nave a
department of agriculture. and ! see no
reason why We should not go Il step fur
ther and create a department OF labor,
with a scope broad enough to take in
every man who Is a Wage-earner and Ia
borer. They are the very corner stone
OF the prosperity OF our country, and
anything that tends 10 build up American
laEOr adds to the prosperity of our Coun-
production at home and tend to increase
f,lTr con rFtqa "A