The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-06
OPINIONS ON THE PLATFORM.


tioa. The reiteration OF the financial
plank CT 1886 was carried in tie committee
~ only two majority. in which there
were five Territories which have no votes
a. al election. The possible Democratic
States Cf tire East and nearly all the Mid
de States were against the RELAXATION y
the financial plank. This fore loon The
committee amended the proposed plat
form by declaring imperialism to DC the
paramount Issue Of the campaign This
rciieveG tke situation greatly and pre-
venie1 TIE making Of a minority report
and a EStt II the ConveHds-l. - was
because the reiteration of the money
Plank would make it the paramount Issre
OF the oCmpa'g On that II was objected to,
bat the declaration that imp erialisr YVES
the lending issue changed he entir. SIT
uatiOa. | should have preferred 4 ai,d'f-
ca'i2G OF the financial plank IL wJ.i.d
have maGs the ticket stronger in the
Eas- and rercered success more probable.
The New York member OF the Platform
Committee. although voting in the com
mittee against the financial plank, declined
10 make any minority report with the
others, and New York's action on the
committee contributed largely TO the re-
suit The platform in other respects Is
quite satisfactory. My remarks in the
Convention seconding the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan express my views OF the pOliti-
cal situation. l expect 10 support the
ticket and trust that it may be triumph
antly elected
Senator Jones: II am entirely satisfied
With the platform. Il ouSh. TO be satis-
factory 10 every Democrat by the fact
tnat II was unanimously adopted By the
Platform Committee WHEN confined mea
OF differing views 1t presents the issues
OF the campaign very fairly. and will COM
mend itself to the thoughtful and patri-
otto citizens Of the country"
Richard Croker: The platform is all
right 1t is splendid. ! have not studied
II carefully, but I heard every word of it
as Senator TiIIman read il II suits me;
Il is big enough and broad enough for all
Democrats. and I believe It viii suit all
Democrats Ii is good enough for all to
stand upon. ! could not say more il l
tried. As for our candidate. Bryan, be
is going to win. We will carry New York
State for him surely. and l predict now
that he will be elected President OF the
United States"
John P. Altgeld; Il regard the platform
as the strongest ever adopted in tEis eoUE-
try We have started a tidal wave o.
Ame-icanism. which will sweep 4 ON ocean
10 ocean, With the ides OF November
nilitarisa. imperialism. McKinl= yi=n. and
HanEaism viii pass from AmeIiSa for
ever"
Senator Daniel. The platform viii be
the bond which will reunite the DemOc-
racy Of the country. Il will prove salts
factory 10 Democrats OF whatever opinion
regard lg the financial question II Is
very strong and will meet with approval
everywhere"
Carter Harrison; 4 aTA perfectly salts
fed. Making anti-impe-ialism the para
mount issue for the coming campaign is
even better than what we were fighting for
in the Committee on Resolutions. All that
we asked was that the Convention should
not specifically reafiirm the old money
plank Of the Chicago platform. because al
feared IL would be made the dominant is
sue in the campaign Anti-imperialism Is
the issue and in my Judgment We can
win upon the platform Il is even better
than we asked"
George Fred Williams. There is no
protesting voice against the platform and
the selection OF Bryan. There viii be no
suborcination OF the silver question but
Il rs evident 10 everybody that the great
menace Of The times is the imperialistIc
policy OF the present Administration
think The party Will be very much stronger
everywhere for the action Of the Commit
tee on Resolutions All who rely. and OF
necessity must rely. on Bryan for leader
ship VIII admit his mastery and insupera-
bic qualities as q leader. and they are for
tunate % be able 10 put him il command
on the platform that was agreed to- The
platform emphasizes the leadership OF
Bryan and pTesages victory in November"
D. L. Metcalf. The platform is en-
tirely satisfactory to Mr. Bryan's friends.
TnS Convention has acceded to the card,-
dates desire for q specific reitera;ion Of
the IS 10 l plank OF 1895 in its dec.ara-
ton OF principles. and in doing so il has
placed the party on record as having tn
courage OF its convictions and as refrsing
T. take a step backward or 70 regulate
any Of the principles on whiSh II h
fought the battles OF the past four wears
The statement that imperialism is he
paramount question in this campaign s
simply statement Of fact, and does rot
operate against the dignity of the mcney
question The platform seems 20 be we'll
received and the Convention proceedings
To-Day were full Of promise Of victory.
Senator Tillman: "Al the bitterness.
II there IS any, has PASSED away I think
! think there was more earnestness thar
bitterness in the debate "Wednesday night
though there was some vitriol in the Ian
guage used BY some of tee speakers 80
have given our affirmation friends 4 brifg
on which 10 cross ali the bitches as they
come along. Mark Hanna and Mckinley
must look out Complete harmony now
prevails and everybody is happy"
Augustus Van Wyck: Although we we're
beaten regarding the IS TO 1 plank. I am
much gratified at the concession made to
the conservative members OF the Commit
tee or Resolutions. The fact that We de-
clared imperialism the paramount issue OF
the approaching campaign and announced
that the Democracy was not opposed TO
territorial expansion was especially graft
Tying. l was particularly interested in
having the distinction drawn between i'm
pe-ialism and expansion, The platform in
this regard is so very good that the hnan-
cial plank might be overlooked by those not
in sympathy with it, az the silver question
cannot be made an issue and is only an
academic topic for more than four years
TO come
The Washington Boer Fund,
To the Editor Of The Times:
In vour evening edition today there sn,e.r,