Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

pie before selfish ends.
All one hears is platform. Platform!
Platform! This has led to the distri-
button of slips on which are printed
the sentiments of the fellows who say
they want to be reasonable, those who
will listen to nothing but reaffirma-
ton and last but not least the wag's
platform.
The Uncompromisers.
The fellows who see nothing but re-
affirmation, who think nothing but re-
affirmation and who will fight, if nee
essary, on the floor of the convention
for reaffirma ton, are led by Charles A.
Walsh, mem Der from Iowa OF the ma
tlonal democratic committee and Sec
rotary of that organization, and S. A.
Brewster, both of Otturswa. The lat
ter is circulating a printed resolution
that is unalterably for the silver plank
Mr.. Brewster says if there is but one
person on the resolutions committee
who favors reaffirmation. that person
will carry it to the floor of the conven-
ton. Mr. brewster offers the follow
ing, headed! Endorse the Kansas City
Platform" with the following explain.
atory paragraph:
should stand for nothing short of the
following endorsement of the grand
principles OF the Kansas City platform
in the reso lutions at the democratic
convention
This endorsement follows:
"The dem ocracy of Iowa in conven-
ton assemb led endorse the principles
of democracy as enunciated by the
last national platform adopted at Kan
sas City in 1900"
There is not much to it but every
thing is cas- lily understood and it has no
frilis attach ed to it. This is the idea
of the frien DIS of the silver plank, I'M
compromising and outspeken.
Thu. Harmony Plank.
The men who say things about the
silver wing of the party and make po-
litical faces at it are circulating still
another pla nix. Just where the har-
mony comes in, in view of the rigid
. adherence OF the silver fellows to the
silver plank is hard to see. Anyway
here it is:
''The democrats of Iowa in conven.
lion assent lied endorse and reaftirm
the principles of the last national plat
!. form with he further declaration that
intervening events have so changed
conditions hat the silver question is
not now an issue"
Appended to this is the following
explanatory note:
'.AH elements of the democratic par
ty agree on the principles of the ma.
iional platform except upon the silver
question. The plank above honestly
and candidly states actual conditions
RnG all sincere and honest democrats
ran find in it common ground on which
20 meet"
The Funny Plank.
Another plank is the most harmoni
Gus of all n 1t has been printed and
circulated by some wag who wanted
harmony if he had to fight for it
This resolut ion says most any old
thing is not an issue and if it is il
ought not to have been: In bold let
tiers it is headed Harmony Platform,
and says:
THE demo cracy of Iowa in conven
ton assembled, endorse and reaffirn
the principles of the last national plat
form with the, further declaration thai
intervening events have so changed
conditions that the silver question is
not now an issue:
And the Porto Rican question is
no longer an issue.
And the Cuban question which, as
stated, is no longer an issue.
And the matter of the repeal O
the war tax which has been disposed
of:
And the demand for the Nicara
guam canal, Which has been disposed
of
"And the rid land question which
has been ettled.
"And the Chinese exclusion act
which has been settled
And a few other matters, which
time and conditions have withdraw
from present consideration"
The Situation.