The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-07-21
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BRYAN ENDORSES PLATFORM
AND TICKET.


Vim. j. Bryan comes out and squarely
both the democratic platform
and the candidates nominated at St.
Louis. He says;
nominees of the democratic national
and shall do so for the fol- |
lowing reasons:
"First-Because the democratic ticket |
stands for opposition to imperialism,
while the republican ticket stands for
an imperialistic policy. On this ques-
ton, which was the paramount issue of
1900, and which must remain an import
ant issue SO long as an attempt is made
to hold colonies under the American
flag-on this issue the convention was
unanimous, the platform emphatic, and
l have no doubt that the candidate will
carry out the platform.
"Second-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, if it becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider eco
nomic questions that demand solution:
The election of the democratic ticket
will put quietus upon this attempt
and permit the race question to work
itself out without the bitterness which
Mr.. Roosevelt's conduct has engen-
dered.
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit Of war. His friends present him
as man of blood and iron. He be-
lieves in strenuousness and inculcates
love for war-like things. The demo-
cratic ticket stands for peace, for reason
and for arbitration rather than for force
conquest and buster.
"Fourth- democratic platform de-
clares in favor of the reduction Of the
standing army, and as this plank was
unanimously adopted there is reason to
believe that democratic success on
this subject would bring some adyant-,
age to the people.
"For these four reasons feel justified
in supporting the ticket, but / shall not
misrepresent the situation, or appeal for
votes for the ticket upon false grounds.
A democratic victory will mean very
little, if any, progress on economic ques-
tions SO long as the party is under the
control of the Wall street element. On
the money question Mr.. Parker is as
thoroughly committed to the side of the
tinanciers as Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does
not go as far as the republicans would
in retiring silver dollars, in establish
ing branch banks, in charging the
powers of the national banks, and in the
substitution of an asset currency for
the present currency, it will be because
he is restrained by the democrats in the
house and senate. Nothing good can be
expected of him on the money question.
son the trust question the democratic
platform is very much better than the
republican platform, but the nomination
of Judge Parker virtually utilities the
anti-trust plank. Unless in his letter of
acceptance he commits himself to at
tempt antitrust legislation we need not
expect him to pursue different course
from that pursued by President Roose-
welt.
$50 far as the labor questions are con-
cerned we must await Judge Parker's
letter before we shall know whether the
laboring man has anything to expect
from his election. The labor plank as
prepared by Judge Parker's friends on
the subcommittee was straddling,
meaningless plank. In the full commit
tee planks were adopted in favor of
arbitration, the eight-hour day, and
against government by injunction, also
a plank on the Colorado situation. If
Judge Parker is silent or ambiguous on
the subjects it will mean that the finan-
cial influence back of him will not per-
nit him to take the labor side on these
disputed questions.
ION the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
1 luCu vi Uu0 COullulUUc0 were
nearly all in favor of a very conserva-
tive tariff plank, and it remains to be
seen whether Judge Parker will carry
out the positive and definite plank
which was submitted by the full com
mittee. This is the situation.
"Judge Parker stands for enough
things that are good to justify me in
giving him my vote, but as / have tried
to point out for several months, the
triumph of the Wall street element iol
the party denies to the country any
hope Of relief on economic questions.
have nothing to take back, l have
nothing to withdraw of the things that
have said against the methods pursued
to advance his candidacy. It was 8
plain and deliberate attempt to deceive
the party. The New York platform wal
vague and meaningless and purposely