The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
Party Pledged to
Exclusion of
Chinese.

tant announcement-perha the most
interesting plank in the entire plat
form. MANY persons take the ground
that it means a Congressional investi-
cation Of the franchise in the South,
whether il results in legislation or not.
Senator Fairbanks. who Will be nomi-
mated for Vice President tomorrow,
expressed himself as extremely pleased
with the platform. but did not want to
be quoted. He said every feature was
satisfactory, especially that relating TO
the tariff
That's a very good tariff plank, "
said Senator Allison, now that it is
changed apparently TO the satisfaction
Of all concerned
Powell Clayton. ambassador to Mex
leo, dwelt at some length upon the
plank bearing on the Southern vote,
because he has given TO this question a
great deal of study
I consider that plank" said Clayton,
g one of the greatest Importance, and
TO my mind ii seems that the Republi-
can party is pledged to Congressional
investigation Of the Southern franchise,
and if the conditions are found such as
are reported from time to time there
can be no injustice in basing repre-
sentation of the South in Congress and
in the Electrical College on the actual
vote cast. We Republicans in the South
believe that this question should have
been settled long ago, and I know that
in my State. Arkansas, this plank will
have a good effect
Senator Dryden of New Jersey was
particularly well pleased with the tariff
plank.
1T is satisfactory to the protection
lists Of the Republican party" said he,
and all Republicans are protection
lists"
That's a good enough stand pat
tariff plank for me-" said Representa-
tive Grosvenor Of Ohio. Il like that
part of the platform relating to South
ern representation in Congress, because
II means simply an enforcement of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
tion-no more and no less"
Perfectly satisfactory" said Repre-
sentative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, the
high priest of high protection" in
speaking Of the tariff plank There
ought to be no doubt that II means
what IT says, and it needs no interpre-
tation."
In regard TO the Southern representa-
tion plank Senator McComas of Mary
land said:
1T is a departure from the average
Republican platform in this respect. but
IL seems to be perfectly right. It looks
like threat; but why not, If any such
unjust condition as diSfranchisement
exists? There is no fairness in basing
representation in Congress or the cleo
toral college on a vote that never
votes"
Governor Murphy of New Jersey
said: The plank relating to Southern
representation in Congress should cause
no sensation, although perhaps it is a
departure in Republican platforms. On
the whole, IT is good doctrine If the
white men of the South see fit to dis
franchise the coIored voter, and this
can be completely proved on Congress
sional investigation. there can be no
injustice in demanding that the South's
representation in national affairs be
based on the actual vote cast It is
simply matter of the constitution
and seeing that the constitution is en-
forced. The tariff plank in the plat
form is also very satisfactory and is a
compromise, with stand pat lean
ing"
Governor OdelI of New York said.
The tariff plank of the national plat
form could have been little stronger
on the revision side without any in
jury to protection interests. On the
whole, however. / think the plank will
be found satisfactory to all good Re-
publicans. The Southern representa-
ton plank simply means an enforce
ment of the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution"