The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-18
COL. BRYAN ACCEPTS.
Interstate Commerce.


.e Republican party has persistcniiy
used 70 comply with the urgens re-
OF the Interstate Commerce COM
lion for euch an enlargement OF the
r. Of the Interstate commerce law as
4 enable tho commission TO realize this
4 NOS aroused by hs creation. The Demo
,ic party Is pledged 20 legislation whoa
A empower the commission 10 protect
,8,yduAls and communities from die
mInation ond the public al large from
.tls, AMI unfair transportation rates,
The Financial Plank.
rae platform relterates the demand con-
.,l In the Chicago platform for iu
.,,,.rican financial system made by the
4 ....rienn people for themselves. The
oose OF such system De- 90 restore
| maintain a blmetallc level Of prices.
JOB order that there may he no un-
ra.nty as 10 che method a. restoring
4 .,tuliism, the specific declaration ir
ar Of free aud unlimited coinage "a
existing ratio OF i6 10 /. Independent
the action OF other nations, Is repeated
iNs5 the Republican party recognized
4 - necessity for bimetalllsm by piedgng
Marty TO an earnest effort 10 secure
b.. International Agreements for the free
uage OF silver. and the President. inn
.tlteiy after his Inauguration, hy au-
/ .rity OF Congress. appointed q commiF-
..1D composed OF distinguished citizens
visit Europe ami solicit foreign aid
ratarv Hay. In a letter written TO Lord
| .tnham Ia November. iSS. and after
...-is published IN England. declared that
mat time the President and a major
lty Of his cabinet stil believed w the
..nt deslrahility OF an international
/ cement FOR the restoration OF the
.uIe standard, but that II did not seem
FORTUNE to reopen the negotiations just
,..n The financial law enacted less than
d year ago contains % concluding section
d. airing that the measure was not in
I'D led to stand IN the WAY OF the restora-
tuu OF bimetalllsm. whenever Il could
. done By cooperation with other n1-
t.rs The platform submitted to the las
E.publican Convention with the indorsa-
r.ut of the administration again suggest
.I the possibility Of securing foreign all
res,oring silver.
Sow the Republican party. for the first
tr., openly abandous It's advocacy Of the
cubic standard and indorses the none
arr system which il has 30 often ana so
,HnhAticaily condemned. The Democrats
srtv. on the contrary. remains the stead
,l.t advocate OF the gold and silver coin
a.. % the constitution and b. not willing
a4t other NATIONS shall determine for
y. tho time and manner Of restoring sii-
So. 10 It's ancient place as a standard
money The ratio OF 10 TO Is not only the
30 now tAlntlNA beLhttn ail kiir NN4il
ai silver dollars Ia circulation in this
.uiry a ratio which even the ReDuhli-
.ar administration has not attempted 10
Iuce but h D. the only ratio advocates
nose who are seeking TO reopen the
rts Whether the Senate. nov hostile
mctallism, Jan be changed during this
.Wnaign or the campaign Of 1852 can
he determined after the. votes are
Ufcd but neither the present nor the
rllIfIraf apnFul.a. Inn NJ fsnuuraaa
Wevented or should prevent an an
.ement Of the party's position upon
subject in unequivoeal terms.
IN. currency bill. viii. p received the
..r lion OF the Executive and the Repub-
.ir members OF the House and Senate
ies the warning given hy the Demo
.'. party Boz 1884. 10 was then predicted
the Republican party would attempt
"tirc the greenhncks. although ihe
s't ana IFS leaders studiously concealed
r Intentions That purpose is now
0 and the people must choose between
retention - the greenDacks. issued
controlled IN volume by the govern
a' and national bank note currency
--l py banks and controlled IN their
N. interests II the national bank notes
20 Dee secured by bonds the currency
..n now supported hy the Republican
.It involves permanent ana incrcas-
debt. and. SO long a. this system
DOS the financial classes will b. tempt
ID 90 throw their powerful influence up
Che side OF any measure which will
tnuie 20 the size and permauency Of
HluHngl debt 10 r. hardly conceivable
l. tne American people will deliberate
iHIH from the debt paying policy Of
u1et 90 the dangerous doctrines Of
I.ual bonds
Election of Senators by the People.
Ih. iemand for constitutional amend
mont providing for the election or sena-
ny direct vote of the people. appears
." .'e tr~t time IN a Democratic national
n.'orm, but a resolution proposing such
lmendment. has three times passed the
toise Of Representative and that. too.
IDEALLY without opposition whatever
mH have been che reasons which sccur-
'I Inc adoption OF the present plan,
.ltury ago. new conditions have made
Imperative that the people be permitted
d. speak directly In the election OF their
t.presentative IN the Senate 4 senator
no less the representative OF the state.
D'use he receives his commission from
Pr" people themselves. rather than from
'.a members Of the State Legislature. II
II ..tar ls compefent Co vote for q member
Congress. for state officers and for
resident he Is competent TO choose his
-nresentative IN the Senate. a system
II which makes the senator responsible for
Hs election TO the people as a whole. and
Hmeuahle TO them n he mLsreprescnts
Il Hm. must commend itself % those who
n te confidence in the intelligence. and
a,roiism of the masses
Direct Legislation.
Tho platform indorses the principle OF
direct legislation. This Is already appEed
' me more important questions in nation.
H '''e and city. IL rests upon tho sound
''sory that the people can be trusted. and
7ht the more responsive the government
70 the Will 81 tho people the more free
will be from misuse ard abuse.
Labor Question.
several planks OF the labor platform
A Gro devoted to questions in which the
H noring classes have an immediate in
crest but which more remotely affect our
II ire poputa lion. While what Is gem
H iy known az government BY Injunction
a. present directed chiefly against the
+. Hrioyvs Of corporations, when there is
II disagreement between them and their
II Hployer, II involves principle which
II ucerns every one. The purpose OF the
H junction IN such cases is 10 substitute
Al hy judge FOR trial BY jury, and Is
covert blow at the jury system. The
'niiuon Of government by injunction IS
necessary for the protection Of che
'u,ation OF the court as q Is for toe
s.F u