The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-07-14
WINS a Decided Victory in SEES
sion Of Full Committee
on Resolutions.
SECURES OTHER CHANGES
ANTI rust Declaration Made to Prom
Use Some Specific Performances
New Statehood
Plank.

the gold standard plank out of the
democratic platform by a vote of 95
to Is.
This was the third victory for Mr..
Bryan during the all-night session of
the committee, he having secured a
modification Of the tariff plank on two
separate votes.
An effort was made to secure a re-
cess after the Vote on the gold plank,
but 1t was voted down. The committee
continued its work on other features of
the platform, The contest was one OF
the most interesting features OF the
convention.
The main fight was on the proposed
income tax plank, providing for an
amendment 10 the constitution to meet
the adverse decision of the supreme
court upon the Wilson law. 1t was
upon this amendment and the gold
plank, the two propositions being
brought in conjunction. that Bryan
made his strong fight.
Former Senator Hill a~ntagonized both
propositions and stated that with the
income tax IN the platform New York
could not be carried by the democratic
nominee. Replying, Bryan asserted
that While votes might be lost anon
the very rich, the democratic party
ought to consider the great mass OF the
people who bear the burden of taxa
ton and the expenses Of government.
Senator Daniel Of Virginia, In reply
Ing to Bryan, was very vigorous in de-
annexation of the curse the Nebraska
nan was pursuing. After u prolonged
discussion the gold plank was stricken
out, Bryan having temporarily with
drawn his income tax resolution.
The Panama canal plank brought out
severe criticism by Senator Pettigrew,
and was modified so as to promise to
do What could be done when the demo-
Gratis get control of the government.
A Stronger Trust Plank.
Mr.. Bryan offered an amendment to
the trust plank, declaring in specific
terms for the prosecution of trusts and
deciding the am in which it should
be done. This was adopted by a vote
of % to 20. The majority vote came
from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Wyoming, the territories of
Porto Rico and Hawaii. The negative
votes were from the east and south.
An amendment offered by Pettigrew
providing for government ownership Of
railroads and telegraph was voted
down, The first part of the navy plank,
calling for a liberal annual increase in
the navy, was stricken out.
In the discussion on the gold plank
Senator Hill said he hoped the party
would cease It's discussion and agree
upon a platform In harmony with the
views Of the party generally. He was
opposed to the insertion of an income
tax plank, because he saw no necessity
for making this a new issue.
Il believe" he said, That it will
hurt US, hat 1t will weaken our plat
form. But If the members of this COM
mittee think otherwise, 1t should go
in. But the question of the gold stand
ard Is Of far more Importance"
Hill urged that II the gold plank be
omitted the party would be placed in a
false position. If the party was in IA
Vor Of free and unlimited coinage of
silver, that was another thing. But
through nc fault Of the party conditions
had changed, and 1t had been proved
that ne gold standard was the solution
Of the question, although the republi-
can platform declared in favor of gold,
he pointed out that democrats in their
platfrom could show that the republic
cans were not responsible for the
change in conditions which made the
gold standard desirable, out the AL
mighty, himself, had brought about
those conditions.
Hill on JUDGE Parker.
Hin talked eloQuently of the sserson-
atty Of Judge Parker. He said that
In the curse Of conversation about ten
days G with the New York jurist, the
latter said in reply to a question about
the kind OF platform democrats should
adopt:
Il am entirely willing to leave that
to the wisdom of the democratic
party"
while Senator Hill did not assume
at any time to speak for Parker, the
committee interpreted his speech to
mean that Parker favored the insertion
of the gold plank. Hill declared that
the democrats could not possibly nomi-
nate a better nan h a Parker. and
spoke at some lenth upon his peculiar
qualifications for the office. He empha-
sized that Parker was in nc sense an
active candidate for the nomination,
and that he had not dictated anything
regarding the platform.
Mr.. Bryan replied at length to the
argument by Hill, and insisted that in
the face of past declarations OF the
party the gold plank would now alien
ate many thousands of democratic vot-
ers. He said that when the campaign
for Parker was started it was never
expected the democratic party vas to /
bs. brought TO a declaration for the gold
standard.
-nshiel 6enounces Bryan.
Shortly before, Senator Daniel had
created a sensation in the committee
by an attack upon Bryan, which had
soon evoked cries of Order from sew
eral members. Daniel. who some time
before had called Senator Tillman to
iIC IiioiAb pCSoi ~ saying lie QUSS-
toned the propriety of a mar whom the
democrats had twice honored with the
presidential nomination, and undepI
whose leadership the party had twice
been defeated, attempting to force his
leadership upon the party again. Grow
ing more impassioned, Daniel said re-
garding Bryan:
The silver question was q question
in Virginia ten years before the gentle
from Nebraska discovered it; but
conditions have changed in the last
few years, and heroic changes demand
heroic remedies. We must consider
New England. New York and that sec
ton of the country" Then. facing
Daniel said:
II has reviled every man whom any
state has recommended for the presi- !
dency, n as far as l nave been able
to learn has as yet presented no candi-
date Of his own" Daniel favored the
gold plank.
New Statehood Plank.
\ substitute plank on statehood for |
the territories was adopted, which ia
vors the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian TnrTit nry and tha In, ,nIi,+a - |