The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-25

were not enough Of the reorganizers in
the convention to control but sufficient
they proved with the assistance Of sew
eral who were sent there in opposition
to Parker and his platform as made for
him by New York Democracy.
1t Is little wonder then that there is
is % much Dissatisfaction over the ac-
ton Of the convention and that tile
news from the convention at the time
was 50 disappointing to the thousands
who bad expected the convention to nd
here to the old lines, which have been
preached for several years as Jefferson
ian Democracy. 1t is not strange that
so many Democrats feel embittered to-
wards those who undertook in that
convention to change the principles and
attitudes Of the Democratic party in
West Virginia by shoudering upon them
a new belief.
A cue as to the way the Parker plat
form and himself is received by the
Democracy in West Virginia as whole
can be taken from Bryan's own striking
and forcible utterances. Here are among
the things he said at that Chicago meet
ing Saturday night:
Il cannot hope to convince those who
favor deception and fraud in politics, but
am satisfied that we now have evi.
dence sufficient TO convict Judge Parker
of absolute uuftBess for the nomination.
If he did not know of the platform in
advance, if he did not himself dictate
it or agree to it, he has allowed it to 90
ont as his utterance, for the convention
was dominated by his friends and adopt
ed resolution presenting him MS the
candidate Of the party of the state.
''What are the issues before the coun-
trys The trust question is certainly an
issue, and yet There is nothing in that
platform that gives any encouragement
TO the opponents Of the trusts, There is
not word or syllable that binds a per-
son elected on such platform to do any.
thing That the trusts are unwilling to
have done, The Kansas City platform
stated the party's position on the trust
question, but the New York platform
not only fails to endorse he last national
platforms, but it fails to provide new
definite OF positive plan OF relief.
imperialism is an issue Our govern.
ment is now admisiutering solonial
policy according 10 the political princi-
pies employed by George III, century
and quarter ago. and yet there is not
in this platform a single word relating
to the question of imperialism, not
plank that defines the party's position
on that subject, not a protest against
tine surrender of the doctrines OF self
government. The Kansas City platform
stated the party's opposition to colon
ial policy. but the New York platform
not only fails to endorse the Kansas City
platform but fails to take any position
at all on this important question.
The labor question is an issue. The
laboring men have been before the COM
mittces of congress endeayoring to Sc
cure three important measures. One
is the arbitration Of differences between
corporations engaged in interstate com
merce and their employees. Both the
Chicago and Kansas City platforms de-
elared in favor of arbitration, but tao
New York platform not only fail. to
refer to the arbitration plan of these
platforms, but it fails To prite new
plank concerning the subject.
"on the tariff question no issue is
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