The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-14


tive committee: Charles \. Walsh. secre-
tary Of the national committee, and Dan
iel b. Campau, national committeeman
from Michigan.
Fixing Up the Platform.
The platform 10 be adopted at Kansas
City and the vice presidential question,
especially the Towne Popuiist nomination
angle OF it, were considered at some
length.
On the question of platform. the trend
OF discussion forecasted TO some extent
the differences uf opinion which may arise
at Kansas City. even among loyal Bryan
men. The question is whether the money
plank and other legacies from 1895 shall
be handled by reaffirmation of the Chicago
platform in a lump, or whether some
planks from the 1895 platform, and espe-
c.ally the money planks. shall be rewrit-
ten. Mr. Bryan favors rewriting much
OF the 1896 platform this year.
Senator Jones, according to credible
advices, advocates reaffirmation Of ,se
Chicago platform as whole, and then a
quick transition TO the newer issues OF
imperialism and trusts.
Brynn's Idea of the Issues.
II say as have before so many times"
Mi Bryan said. when asked what e
thought the platform and issues this year
should be. that l think the three big
questions before us are nl1 ney. trusts and
imperialism rhe money question. of
course. includes the question of silver aud
Of paper money; the question OF imperial
ism includes militarism ard the policy Of
which our national ADMINISTRATORS work
In the Philippines and attitude on ne
Roer question are samples.
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. That
platform must. however. be added to as
new issues arise AS | do not expect to
be a delegate to the national convention,
/ cannot presume TO discuss the form in
which these principles 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 an
other man thinks another Is.
His Policy for Philippines.
what do | think should be done in the
Philippines7 I think this country should
tell those people that we are there only
for the purpose Of establishing stable
government and that when we have done
so we should turn the islands over TO the
foreign aggression as we have protected
the South American republics.
The conditions ahead and the plan of
campaign? Why. conditions are much
more favorable than they were at this
time in lsa6 The Republican party is
on the defensive. II will talk prosperity.
of course but we will be willing TO take
the votes of all the people who have not
had their share of prosperity and leave
them the votes OF the people who have
had their share.
Il should say our plan OF campaign will
be to carry every state In the Union. Can
not carry all of them? | would not speak
so harshly of the people OF any state as
to say that / thought the people intend
ed 10 support the Republican ticket"
Bryan's Statement to the Press.
The following statements by w J. Bry-
an and Chairman Jones, Of the Democratic
national committee. will be publisned in the
Tribune tomorrow;
Money. imperialism and trusts Will he
the great issues in the Democratic plat
form. Money includes silver and paper.
Inperfaiisn carries militarisrn and The
Bo..r war The contest In South Africa -
one where imperialism Is now specifically
applied. and therefore II concerns the peo-
pin OF this country. The Chicago plat
form will be reaffitmed and the new is
sues that have arisen added TO Its prinei-
pleS have not been asked hy Senator
Jones or any body else to drop Is 20 l.
w. J. BRYAN"
Jones Confident Four Years aso.
Il believe ihat Col William J. Bryan
will carry every state he carried IN iN"l.
and moreover will carry Kentucky and
Maryland He has a splendid chance tn
Indiana. Onto and New York. T'he great
nght viii be in New York and ohio. and
Wa have gained iD both states since lseS
TOE Pag.ac csast is stronger today Cor
Col Bryan thar ,n lS9S Kansas and C2l-