The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-09
BRYAN A POWER
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to me. 1 only know that he is a DEM
ocratic and a high-minded man. and a
patriotic man, and 1 believe he can
be trusted implicitly on this, as upon
other matters of public policy"
Mr.. Bryan then demanded to know
when the gold plank had been deeid-
ed upon, and why it had not been in
corporated in the New York platform.
Mr.. Hill replied that the matter had
first been discussed at the meeting of
the delegation about ten days ago, and
that the declaration was the result of
insistence by other members of the
delegation than himself.
Two financial planks offered by Sena-
tor Carmack were voted down.
Subcommittee Got Bryan's Plank.
The currency plank offered by Mr..
Bryan was referred to a sub commit
tee, consisting of Williams, Bryan and
Hill, with authority to draft a finan-
cial plank for submission to the full
committee. The opinion was express
ed that these men might agree upon
something, and if they should, it would
probably eliminate any fight on the
floor of the convention. When at $50
a. m. the last plank, as drafted by
the subcommittee, had been read, the
members of the committee applauded.
Mr.. Bryan said that if his desired
amendment to the trust plank should
be adopted, he would not press the
plank favoring the imposition OF an
income tax. Senator Tillman, upon
noting smile upon the faces of both
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hill, remarked TO
Mr. Bryan that "since you and Mr..
Hill seem to have become so chummy,
l think we had better look further into
the trust plank
Discussion of it thereupon was re-
sumed
Mr.. Bryan defended his position on
the trust question by saying that vic
tory" alone should not essentially be
the paramount issue, and that unless
question was settled right it was
never settled at all.
Senator Daniel called Mr. Shively to
the chair and made a speech support
ing the principle of antitrust legisla-
ton. He took the position, however,
that if enforced the existing interstate
commerce law and antitrust statutes
are sufficient and he believed that a
Democratic administration could be de-
pended upon to enforce them. Hence
he considered it safe to omit the pro-
posed plank.
The discussion continued at length
and until Mr.. Hill presented a sub
stitute for the trust plank, which was
unanimously accepted and with ap-
plause. The compromise antitrust
plank offered by Mr.. Hill and adopted
provides that whenever a trust or
combination effects monopoly in the
production or distribution of any arti-
cles of trade outside the state of its
origin it may be restricted by appro-
pirate legislation from continuing to
do business in such states.
The trust matter disposed of, the
race question was taken up, and after
a brief discussion a plank deploring
the injection of this issue into the
campaign by the Chicago convention
was adopted. 1t was introduced by
Senator Daniel
Mr.. Bryan presented a suggestion, de
claring it to be the sense of the Demo-
cratic party that the volume of cur
rency should not be diminished, but
Mr.. Hill complained that in view of
the action of the committee last night
In voting down the gold plank, the in
sertion of the proposed resolution would
be a species of bad faith. The COM
mittee accepted this view and voted
down the resolution.
No further financial planks were sug-
gested. The platform, being considered
complete was then adopted by a ris-
ing vote and in the midst of general
applause
AS the members emerged from the
chamber, they generally expressed
they had accomplished, some of the
expressions heard being as follows:
Senator Daniel; The platform was
unanimously adopted and is reasonably
satisfactory"
Senator Tillman. I'VE have accom-
plished a miracle; we have succeeded
in getting a platform without any
poison in it,
Mr.. Bryan: Il am fairly well salts
fled with the platform. have had OPP
portunity to present some matters as
] desired and 1 have had to make con-
cessions in some instances in order to
get what 1 wanted in others"
will you support a ticket on this
PLATFORM was asked of him.
Il will certainly support the plat
FORM was his reply and this was said
i'll way to convince his interrogation
that he fully expected to be able to
support both platform and ticket.
Senator Hill and William J. Bryan
came out together and both were
smiling. Mr.. Bryan said to the news
paper men: Now, be sure and get
HIS platform right" and Hill re-
storted with a laugh, Il think that we
will have to share honors on that"
Mr.. Bryan said: I'VE are all salts
fled. We have all wanted some things
put in that the committee has rejected,
but on the whole the document is per- 1
fectly satisfactory. You know you can
get everything you want"
Senator Hill: Il am perfectly
satisfied. OF course there are things
that l wanted in and thought should
go in, but in politics it is give and take
and I am taking. I should have liked
to have seen an expression on finances
in the platform. but the majority
thought otherwise and neither Mr..
Bryan's plank nor mine was adopted.
You will remember that the New York
state convention made no mention of
the financial question and so this plat
form is similar. We did not put an in
come tax plank and we changed only
slightly the tariff plank
Parker on the Platform.
will Judge Parker stand on the
platform as drawn" was asked.
II do not see why not. am said to
be one of his friends" he answered
smiling. "and I have said am salts
fed"
Despite Senator Hills optimistic
views Of the situation there we're
many expressions of strong disapproval
in the Parker headquarters by dele
gates. One said:
Parker cannot stand for such q
platform, and If he is nominated, he
will be compelled to deal with the
financial question in his letter of ac-
ceptanee."
To this statement. Cord Myer. chair
man of the New York Democratic State