The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-13
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terview with correspondent OF the
Kansas City Times, outlined his ideas
of what the Democratic platform in
1904 should be- The advice of the dis
tinguished Missouri senator is of ma
tional importance for he has studied
carefully he mistakes of the party in
the past and is a typical representa-
tive of the class known as "Jeherson-
ian" Democrats.
Senator Vest believes that The prin-
cipal planks Of the platform in 1904
providing of course there are no radi-
cal changes in present conditions4
should be:
First-A declaration for graduated
income tax.
second-An unrelenting opposition
to trusts.
Third-A declaration against impe-
rialism and the colonial sys en-
He believes that the silver question
should not be the paramount issue but
is of the opinion that it will be again
revived. The enormo 3 production OF
gold and the improved methods of ex-
tracing it from the earth have rails
ed the per capita circulation so that
the money question has emporarily
been relegaed to the back ground.
The senator is an ardent bimetallist
and always has been.
The senator believes tina. William j.
Bryan is responsible for the ratihca-
ton OF the Paris treaty which result
ed in the present colonial policy, Mr.
lsrvan. he said, urged The Democratic
senators to vote for the treaty when
it could have been defeated had 1t
nos been for the fact hat Mr.. Bryan
len his support to the side of the ad-
minlstration
Bryan Not Necessary to Victory
Mr. Vest does not believe that Mr..
Bryan is a great leader nor does he
believe the Nebraskan can ever lead
che party to victory
"You have asked me what, under
present conditions, should be our plat
form in 1904" said Senator Yes. III
could write that platform without
the intervention of any new issue l
would declare
Firs.-For a gradua ed income tax
which is the fairest and most equal
system of taxation ever invented. Our
present system of national taxation
in the shape of internal revenue and
tariff duties makes the poor man pay
the expense of the government While
the multi-mlllionaire, who consumes
neither beer nor whisky, and imports
nothing from Europe except clothing
pays nothing. But in the event of wal
the poor man fights for he millions OF
dollars belonging to the plutocrat
which is now exempt from taxation
Second would make the princi
pal issue Of the campaign of 1904 stern
and unyieldlng opposition to the trusts
and syndicates which are now crush
ing out individual enterprise of the
country. Ten years ago a young man
with $4,000 or $4,000 capital could
start in some legitimate business
with fair chance of success, but no"
he has no more chance against trusts
and department stores han an infan'
against the champion prize fighter Of
the world was told recently by q
prominent broker Of New York City
a very earnest Republican hat nine
men in New York, four Of whom, j
Pierpont Morgan George Gould, Johr
d. Rockefeller and james J. Hill con
troll the financies of the United States
and, as he expressed q, no one coulC
go into a new enterprise cr remaiI
IN an old one withou the consent o
these nine men.
Third would declare against i'm
perialigri and the colonial system,
for while this issue was before thu
country in 1900 everything else wa.
subordinated to the fact that III.
country was doing very well ant
ought to be left alone II the peopl
of the United States sec proper 10 in
dorse the foreign policy Of Preslden
Mckinley, that of course Is the en'
Of it. bat no Democrat sholld give hi
approval 10 the colonial system o
Europe
About Question Of Silver.
what about tho silver question?
was asked.
"As 20 the free coinage Of silver
nave always been an earnest bimetal
list and have not changed ug opir
ions IN The slightest. / do not be
lieyo that there Is enough gold an