The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-15
PLATFORM IS
 VERY GOOD Bryan Issues AnOlher Statement. DIGS AT JUDGE PARKER Fears Candidate Dominated Sub-C Committee. on the Whole, Denocratie Prsnnlss- tien of Principles is vastly su- perier .to that sf the Rs-
 pablican Party.
 
DIGS AT JUDGE PARKER

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 Lincoln. Neb.. July I4.-w. J. Bryan today made pubne the followine statement relating to the Democratia platform adopted at St. Louis:
 The plank on imperialism is posf- tive. strong and satisfactory to tho entire party and this becomes the par- amount issue of the campaign.
 The tariff plank is good, but 1t waa made so on a close yote in the com- mittee and largely against the oppo- sition of Mr. Parker's adherents. The plank which was voted down favored A wise, conservative and busfness- like revision. made with due regard to existing conditions The commit tee thought that these ouaIffyina words emasculated the plank and laft 1t so weak as to give no hope of tari0 reforms.
 The Anti-Trust Plank.
 The antitrust plank is good one It demands the enforcement of the criminal clause of the law against the trusts; 1t demands the abolition of re~ bates and discriminations and 1t de~ mands the withdrawal of the inter- state commerce privileges from trusfA when once convicted.
 The plank is infinitely superior ta the Republican plank and with Pres@ fdent who desired to destroy the trusts would be Sufficient plank, but as thia trust plank was also substituted by the full committed, there Is reason to fear that 1t may not be in keeping with the ideas of the candidate.
 The labor plank is all that could be desired. It declares against govern ment by injunction; 1t favors arbitra- ton and the eight hour day and de- nounces the methods that have been rcscrted to in the Colorado strike, but as these planks were added in the full committee, some uncertainty exists as to the candidates position.
 Ns ssThe platform declares in favor of the reauerup of the army. Upon this' the comnsai tee was unanimous. Tho subcommittee reported a plank in fac vor of an increase of the navy, but this was stricken out in the full com mittee.
 General Clauses IndfsputabIe.
 "rhe platform has plank in favor of the enlargement of the scope of the interstate commerce commission and in favor of irrigation. The general clauses of the platform excite no dis pute and the appeal against the intro- duction of a race issue ought to have weight with the sober thinking Amer jeans.
 "on the whole, the platform is good. From a western standpoint its great est defect is that 1t makes no mention of the money question. An attempt was made to secure plank opposing the melting of the silver dollars, op- posing the asset currency and branch baEks and expressing a preference for the United States note Ordinarily known as the greenback) over the bank note but having refused to put in a gold plank. the committee was not willing to have any phase of the money question alluded to.
 While the motion to reaffirm the Kansas City platform was voted down there was considerable vote in favor of its reaffirmation and the western members of the committee together with a few from the South stood to-. gether and secured enough changes in the platform to make 1t a presentable document and worthy of the support of the party"