The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-12
VIEWS OF SENATOR VEST.
The Missourian, in 40 Interview, Out.
lines His Ideas Of What
THE NEXT PLATFORM SHOULD BE
The Principal PIanks in 1904 Should Be
a Declaration for Graduated income
Tax and Opposition to Trusts.

Kansas City. Mo, August o,--George
Graham Vest who Is az his country hom'
Sweet Springs, IN an Interview with
correspondent Of the Times today on 4 nsd
his Ideas of what the democratic PLATFORM
In 1904 should he.
senator Vest believes that the principal
planks Of the platform In 1905 pr,.ll
Of course. there are no rad cal changes
In present conditions, should be:
FirstA declaration for graduatel n.
come tax.
secord-An unreleutlng opposition 10
trrsis
ThirdA declaration against Imperialism
ana the colonial system
He believes that the silver qufsi Oh
should not be the paramount Issue, Tut
Is of the opinion that It VIII bs aGi lin
revived The enormous production Of geld
and the improved methods Of extracting
1t from the earth have raised the en-
capita circu.atlon SO that the money qurs.
ton Inns temporarily been relcgated to
III, background The senator is an ar,
dent bin,etnllist and always has been.
The senator believes william j. Bryan
is responsible for the ratification OF the
Paris treaty, which resulted in the rr s.
en-, colonial policy. Mr. h yam, he s'id
urged The democratic members 10 vote
"a, the trcotc whom II cnnl1 hnve hs,n
~ wy ,'Ns'' NV"', .
defeated hau II not peeh LOT the iaet ihat
Mr. Bryan lent his supper, to the side II
the administration.
Ni'' 'ts' ""Ns ~ "''''N' ''", 49,
| Bryan is Il great leader, nor docs lie be-
lieve the Nebraskan can ever lead TIE
party to victory.
~ GU have asked me what, TN .er pr 5.
1 enl conditions, should be our platform IN
IVA, salu senator NgsC ~ lou u
tWIlte me piaIor W'in ,Tn dnG dc cntrr ~
| ttr tIst rHHl 81 Etauu9''n iuN"h az
IN nf fox WY .,,r inT,ntad INV 90
~ " ~, $500" Nti,i tv,tt,, IL ~
SSnale OF iht III rev Gnu emu, u iu az.
nu1ies mnhe IN, we poor nan pay we ne
pp' vtfS, tne ~, 'ii'', ~ ~ u ~
,vhislv ara i,,ncrts mi 40 fron, tu,.'ne
,Nr' H cinthins novs nnthit,y IN III ihc
cvent Of ,ynr Tho ,,no,. mar, dcbts far the
n,ilious ~ dollars fheionir,n,. To- ne IA 10.
emit which Is now eXpinut fran tnXntIo1
- / woulu make mo prinriI1l Issas a,
The campaltgn Of lDO4 a ,fn md unyieldlnr
onnositlnn to thr trnsts ana svndIratrs
NGhich ire INV rrnsbin,Y ont indivIdnai on
terprIse of lhe country. Ten Years ngo a
Young man With Sf3GO0 or $4,000 capital
| rcuid sinrt in some Legitimate business
with fair chances of success. but now he
has no n,orn chllurp against inc trusts ana
department stores than an infant against
fhe chamnion nrize a,yI,ter Of the voId 4
VAS told recenily hy 4 prominent broker Of
New York CITY. n worry earnest reDuhlican,
,hat nlnr men in New York. four Of whom,
4 pierpont Morgan George Gould John
ID Rocfefeupr and lanes b nm control
No Snonrcs of IN" M iinIted States and as
he EXPRESSED H. no one couid go into a
| nov, ,pternrIse ~. re,n,in in M oid one
| ~ itlnut the ronsp,t nj thpsa nine mon
X i vyould deelare arninst hnnerinlism
ana the colonial system. Tor while this IS.
Sue ,yas bnfnre ths ronntrv IN inoo every.
NINA, ,,lec sutordinote,i m inc fact thnt
Inc Country was doing very well and ougnl
10 he left alone. III the people Of Tie
, United Sfates see prJper 10 indorse tho for,
rign noiicy or presIdeuf Nchlnley that al
course ii the end OF H. hut no democrat
should give his approval 10 the colonial sys
Ion, ~ tnro,c
"Vvbot al,but ma sIlvcr oupstionPn vas
asked
al,vavs baph an earnest bimetuliist and
nave not changed my opinions i'm the slight.
ia "a 3 V ~ ~ id f t,,c i,,si
5Ud SS ni t,anesrfson az hrsin"ss ma
ioni, nan ~, sIn,,ie standard n either VOID
nv siIYer as donhIina Tho mower Of onpres
5i"' ~ nv - 49, as IA no. tbinl, tbr
,oy ',i ~ roo cnins,ge AZ aiiycr is dend
INT ne abnnimal and unexnected prodnc
~ w IA nh as,ncinIIS acknowledgements
IN M W. n 5g,c a of extrartme gold IRON
the earth nae given US nlorsH , H p ~
: ms country than any one foHia nafe az az
lvlpnteu VIZ INV -, ESa psi y" P ~ ~,
ruht,on ,nah LIZ AZ, tbar no IN,
| 20 -, I..o,.,,s,
mediate prospect p any uee it,a lin o,a,
10 you tnllA inHt ,.aini., tbn ssn
, ne INC parnthohht isSue asa'h' th' ''"
atoTT , wHs ASKED; nc t,,,o ,,,a o,,ot, con,
|. p'iitNt ma iiti N"N M Il ",.t ~ ,ara
! When plmetai hi, WI become me ppt aira
mount Issue nut a. ~ ~. nov = quen''" y,
upon when the nen ios., !. parry Eau ~
.g ir tne coptgs, ~ -, VIZ t ~ ,epf
, iheFe are thousahds Of s9eu del NC ~,
i who refused to support ". bryhh ~ ~ SI
T. ana loVo because tht5 uiu NOT peileNe III III
/ country could mpl9tsdh iree coihage on sli
4 yer ~ ihe rauo OF 10 70 : hgaihst ile ~
4 position or the great nations OF the worn iu
i seems 70 me suicidal Tor US 70 thrust thil
ssue again upon lnehl, Wheh Lney an '
; anxious to come pack 70 tne party on ~
( other questions. nave no rear tnnt ~
/ | gold advocates VIII take possession Of IN
4 | democratic party, put 40 rear Jnui ~ W.
5 continue TO quarrel over silver when ther'
: Is no necessity for u We VIII again =
= through slaughter mouse INTO an ope'
Z grave.
! The democratic party, must come "a
gether on some honorable adjustment o
o the money question, for II VIII requht
!. the vote Of every man who mas eyer heel
= democrat 10 defeat the fepunhchns !
5 the next contest. We must stop nununi
c around corners and MP canons 10
: ~ votes