The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-15
BRYAN RELIEVES HIS
MIND ON THE PLATFORM
THlNKsTHAT ON THE WHOLE IT
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From Western Standpoint Its Great
est Defect is That it Makes No Mem
tion of the Money Question-Appeal
Against the Introduction Of Race
Issue--Labor Plank All That Could
be Desired.
Lincoln, Neb.. July 14.-Waliam j.
Bryan to-day made public the following
statement relating to the democratic
platform adopted at ST. Louis:
The plank on Imperialism is positive,
strong and satisfactory to the entire
party, and this question becomes the
paramount issue Of the campaign.
The tariff plank is good, but it was
made SO on a close vote tn the commit
tee and largely against the opposition
Of MI. Parker's adherents. The plank
which was voted down favored "a wise.
conservative ana busins ss IKE revision,
made with due regard 70 existing con-
ditions. The committee thought that
these qualifying words emasculated the
| plank and left 1t so weak as to give no
hope to tariff reformers.
The anti-trust plank is a good one.
It demands the enforcement of the
crininal clause Of the law against the
trusts; It demands the abolition of re-
bates and determinations and 1t de-
mands the withdrawal of the inter-
state commerce privileges from trusts
when once convicted.
This plank is infinitely superior to
the republican plank and with pres
ident who desired to destroy the trusts
would be a sufficient plank, but as this
trust plank was also substituted by
the full committee, there is reason to
fear that it may not be in keeping with
the ideas Of the candidate.
The labor plank is all that could be
desired. 1t declares against govern
ment by injunction; 1t favors arbitra-
tion and the 8-hour day and denounces
the methods that have been resorted to
| in the Colorado strike, but as these
planks were added In the full commit
tee some uncertainty exists as to the
candidates position. The platform de-
clares In favor of the reduction of the
army. Upon this the committee was
Unanimous. The subcommittee report
ed plank In favor of an increase Of
the navy but this was stricken out in
the full committee.
The 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 dispute, and the appeal
against the introductionsof race issue
ought to have weight with the sober,
thinking Americans
II "On the whole, the platform is good.
From a western standpoint its greatest
defect is that it makes no mention of
the money question. An attempt was
made to secure plank opposing the
melting of the silver dollar, opposing
the asset currency and branch banks,
and expressing a preference for the
United States note Ordinarily known
as the greenback), ever the bank note,
but having refused to put in the gold
plank, the committee was not willing
to have any phase of the money alluded
| to. While the motion to reafilrm 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-
igether and secured enough changes in
lin the platform to make 1t presentable
| document and worthy of the support of
the party"