New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07
G0RMAN'S PLATFORM.
Various Suggestions for the Com
mittee on Resolutions.


! his motion Senator Daniel of Virginia.
elected chairman of the committee, with author
| ity TO appoint secretary and subcommittee
of eleven to consider the various drafts of plat
! forms and report.
The suggestion having been made that the
| committee should take recess until O'CLOCK
Mr. Bryan suggested that, If there were any
members of the committee who had drafted
platforms which they desired to present. they
should submit copies to the members of the full
committee in order that they might have time
| to consider them before coming together again
If" said Chairman Daniel. 1.-The gentleman
from Nebraska has platform, should be very
glad. indeed, for one. to have a copy of it,
Mr.. Bryan replied that he had none.
At this juncture a number Of members stated
that they had formulated various resolutions
which they desired to submit, among them being
Mr.. Williams. of Mississippi. who presented his
resolutions in printed form; Mr. Newlands, of
Nevada. who presented some planks; Mr.. Daniel,
who presented a draft of platform which had
been prepared by a member OF the Virginia dele
CATION Mr.. Tillman. of South Carolina, plank
on the race question. declaring 1t to be the po-
siton of the Democratic party that this is "a
white mans government" and by Mr.. Poe. the
! Maryland member OF the delegation who said
that the views OF Senator German
bodied In his draft.
The Poe draft. in it's declaration imper-
rialisn. says:
The practical results of tho policy of Imperialism
| inaUgurated by the Republicans and now Illus
demonstrates the folly danger and injustice of the
it t n ana t c n5 6f aGR
denouncing this policy without warrant in the
itself we favor the return at the earliest possible
e cRe6e G Ong
practice OF our government and the speedy sub
Filpinos free people, corresponding far
reasonably practicable with existing relations
| with the people of Cuba
Regarding the isthmian canal It says:
We favor the earliest completion of the isthmian
canal. But, while making this declaration and
cePtng from necessity the result of negotiations
forcibly express detestation OF the methods by
cations the canal route has been acquired or too
soiemnly record our hope that this precedent Of
our humiliation and injury.
| promise is made of a more economical ad-
mnstration of the government
The race question Is touched on as follows:
We dsplore and denoqnee the raising by the Re
wanton INTRODUCTION into this campaign cannot fail
to o5strnct and delay the complete restoration OF
essential to the peace haRpTess and prosperity OF
! lnand that the regulation of the suffrage shall be
Eft without CongTessonai distation to the seyeral
Supreme Court OF the United States.
The financial plank is follows:
The Democratic party G0ngratuiates the country
/ an increased volume of real or metallic money in
ton 10 the worlds stock of money metals OF 81 600
! e""O in gold within eight years from which these
nil,a Sia{Ss NV osen ape to OBTAIN $g""%
/ raising their per apta from <22 to $50 and CON
could not otherwise havs been attained The fact
that this result has been reached by action Of
/ government but by tho action of God. through
/ human iustrumentalltics OF discovery Invention
and Industry, does not lesson our qualification.
! ON tariff and trusts this declaration is made:
! We realize that. under the domination Of the
end rnonopoIes which control the pol5y and shape
ne ,gt2H or me hcr1olIhha 3arty relief 10
| tics ana gross injustice Of existing tariff is
absolutely hopeless, and that only under the
! Improvement whatever be obtained:
resentatives. our party, can and will take the vigor
relief which the existing industrial Of the
| II IL pledged 70 this wise and penencent poIcy.
u VIII revise the tarf in conservative spirit OF
Its anxious purpose will be TO lesisate with such
due regard for the labor and capital involved in
healthy growth and carefully 10 guard against the
infection OF injury upon established industries by
But 9dious and powerful monopolies may EXPECT
have been enabled TO extort oppressive tribute from
| And the illegal combinations of trusts. which.
| within the last few years. under the Republican
fu restraint Of legitimate trade have crushed hon
| est competition. be stripped of the power
| which they have abused
| A general promise for the correction of abuses
| is made. and under the head of executive die
| tation" is this paragraph:
| We call public attention 10 the repeated and I'M
pardonah bic dctation of President Roosevelt both
branches of Congress we denounce his aagrant
| pendenCe. and while amazed at the subserviency
| OF a Republican Senate and a Republican, House 81
! Representatives, his orders and usurpation we
declare that his autocratc invasion of their free
dom deserves and should receive the Indignant re-
| buke and condemnation OF the people
| The committee reConvened at o'clock and
| Senator Daniel announced the appointment of
! a sub committee TO prepare q platform for sub
| mission to the full committee as follows: Daniel
| of Virginia. Hill. OF New-York; Bryan, of Ne
| braska; Williams. of Mississippi; Pattison OF
! Pennsylvania; Dubois. OF Idaho; Hamlin of
! Massachusetts: Gable. of Illinois; Poe of Mary
| land Shively. OF Indiana, and Davis of West
| Virginia. Senator Newlands made a plea for
a fuller representation of the irrigation Inter
| ests and by unanimous consent his name was
| added to the sub-committee list.
! A number of suggestions from persons not
connected with the committee were received,
among them being the following from Senator
! Bacon, of Georgia:
| That with tho view 10 the announcement n,
american ship shipping and the restoration OF the
non ali ortic,es hro1rbt We i"vor that
| United States from foreign countries in American
| built ships and under American registry, upon
which duties are required to he paid, classified
rebates of such duties shall be allowed OF not less
| than . or more than 10 per cent of the same
! Senator Tlllman made a plea for a strong
| plank in support of the principle of white SUI
| prernacy In the South He denounced the MIA MIR