Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20
as calculated to disturb the financial leu.
lSlatlOn already secured

as ~aiculat 10 disturb the financial leg.
lslatlOn already secured.
The draft OF the platform as prOposed
by Senators Foraker and FAIRBANKS and
others was then read by Mr.. r'oraker. It
Is the same document which was outlined
IN these dispatches OF Monday morning.
out several verbal changes We're suggest
ed. objection was that it was too
long and 1t was referred to a sub-cOm-
Hllttee TO revise and shorten il possible.
There was considerable discussion of
the plank. which as it stands.
Is an absolute declaration for the gold
Several notifications on this
resolution We're considered, among them
one suggested by the Colorado delega-
ton which met with favor among the
Western members. 1t read as follows:
The republican party is in favor of
bimetallism and upon all proper and op-
perfume occasions will advocate the CO.
operation of the United States with the
leading commercial nations Of the
world, to secure the free coinage Of both
gold and silver at a fixed ratio"
The question was settled at the early
evening meeting. Pending it's decision,
the subcommittee adjourned to await
the action Of it's revisors, to meet again
at midnight.
The recess until midnight was taken
for the purpose of permitting Lemuel
Il. Quigg, the New York member of the
committee, to sc through the draft of
the platform II to make the changes
necessitated by the action of the sub
committee. When the recess was taken
at 8 o'clock, a positive policy had been
decided upon on most of the questions
considered proper for action.
The principal declaration of the finan-
cial plank had been completed. but
there was still doubt as to whether any
reference would be made to silver.
with the indications favorable to a
r1svInk ,nnor~sO> E ONO hi
metallism. this. however, to be accom-
panied by the positive declaration that
without International agreement. bi-
metallism is not to receive and recogni-
ton whatever.
On the question of trusts, the dOcu-
ment says that ''while recognizing the
necessity and legitimacy of the co-opera-
ton of capital in the promotion Of in
dustrial enterprises, we are opposed to
all combinations intended to restrict
trade. to limit production, to affect prices
and destroy competition, and we favor
such legislation as will effectively pre-
vent abuse liable to arise from such
combinations"
There Is also a declaration in the in
terest of labor, with which is coupled a
demand for the restriction of immigra-
ton. This plank say that, I'm the inter-
est of the American w~orkingman we ia
vor such legislation as will regulate and
restrict foreign immigration"
There is also a demand for the raising
of the age limit of children employed in
factories n for shorter hours of labor
for all classes of labor.
The president is commended for his
tender of mediation in the war between
Great Britain and the Transvaal and
! this is coupled with the declaration that
in view of the restrictions placed upon
him by h Hague treaty he could not
i go further. The fact is pointed out, how
ever, that no other nation has gone SO
far in manifeSting sympathy for the
Beers.
There is the usual declaration for q
protective tariff. coupled with an ex-
preston OF ~cOmmendation of the course
of the republican party in enacting the
Dingley law and a determination to
maintain the policy expressed in that
! law. .@- .@
The presidents course in the war with
Spain. in the Philippines and in Cuba
n Porto Rico is commended. There are
w or three drafts of the resolutions all
differing in phraseology and all the same
in sentiment. but it is not known which
one will be accepted.
A liberal pension policy is favored, lib
eral laws and the liberal administration
of them. There is a declaration in favor
OF maintaining the country's pledges to
cuba In the matter of independence: de-
mand for the maintenance Of the present
civil service law and for it's extension to
the new possessions as far as practical
BILE under prevailing conditions; a de-
claration for the protection of the col
ored people of the southern states in
their rights, under the constitution:
commentator of the movement for good
roads in the country-incorporated at the
instance of Senator Gallinger-and a
suggestion looking to the removal of a
portion of the war taxes.