New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

wher con pleted It would be valueless. for sail
Ing vessels would never go through IT and steam
vessels could not utilize IT. because of the great
consumption of coal The plank modified
| SO as to promise to do what could be done when
| the Democrats get control of the government.
BITTER CONTEST ON TRUST PLANK
The committee then took up the trust plank.
This the subject of considerable discussion.
Mr.. Bryan said that If his desired amendment
to the trust plank should be adopted he would
not press the plank favoring the imposition of
an income tax. Senator Tillman. noting smile
upon the faces of both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hill.
remarked to Mr.. Bryan that ''since you and Mr..
Hill seem TO have become chummy. 1 think
we had better look further into the trust plank"
Discussion OF 1t thereupon was resumed. and ex-
Senator Cannon, of Utah. took the floor.
II followed Mr. Bryan In 1896 and 1900" he
said. ION the paramount issues of those cam
paigns, but now that he has abandoned those
issues I will vote against this prop ton he
seems 10 want most"
Mr. Cannon, in concluding. contended that the
paramount issue in this campaign vic
tory" ana that the issue should be "Roose
veItism"
Mr.. Bryan defended his opinion the trust
question by saying that victory" alone should
not be essentially the paramount issue. and that
| unless question were settled right. it never
settled at all.
Senator Daniel called Mr.. Shively to the chair
and made speech supporting the principle o.
antitrust legislation. He took the position
| however. that. If enforced. the existing Inter
state Commerce law and antitrust statutes were
sufficient. and he believed that Democratic ad-
int tr ha ad IN
force them. Hence he considered it safe TO
omit the proposed plank.
HILLS PLANK ADOPTED.
The discussion continued at length and until
Mr.. Hill presented a substitute for the trust
plank. which unanimously accepted with
: applause. The compromise offered by Mr.. Hill
and adopted provides that whenever trust or
combination effects monopoly in the produc-
ton or distribution OF any articles OF trade out
side the States OF it's origin 1t may be restrict
ed by appropriate legislation from continuing
10 do business in such States.
Mr.. Bryan offered amendment TO this
plank declaring in specific terms for the prose-
cution Of the trusts and reciting the manner in
which 1t should be done. This voted in by
% to 20. The majority of the votes from
Iowa. Minnesota. South Dakota. Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, the Territories. Porto Rico and Hawaii
while the negative votes weSe from the East
and South.
Severe comments were made by a number OF
representatives from the East and South to the
effect that radical amendments being
forced into the platform by men from Repub-
lican States and Territories which could not con-
tribute single electoral vote to the Democratic
candidate.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment provid-
ing for the government ownership OF railroads
and telegraphs.
'Oh. that's silly" remarked Mr.. HILL 1T don't
mean to be offensive" he added.
"Oh. I'll not take offence at anything the gen.
tIeman says retorted Mr.. Pettigrew especially
If 1t were a matter of opinion"
Mr.. Pettigrew's amendment was voted down
and he remarked
THE gentleman from New-York called that
amendment Silly but he put a plank in the
New-York platform two yeEs ago not only for
the government ownership of the coal carrying
railroads. but of the coal mines as we'll And the
ticket got larger majority In New-York City
than before given Democratic candi-
date"
NOW THE RACE QUESTION
The trust matter disposed Of the race question
was taken up. and after brief discussion a
plank deploring the injection of this issue into
the campaign by the Chicago convention was
adopted. 1t was introduced by Senator Daniel
The committee. after long debate on the
plank relating to separate Statehood for the
Territories, adopted a substitute plank offered
by W. F. Timmons. of Arizona, with respect to
Arizona and New-Mexico, follows
We favor the immediate admission OF the Ter
ritories Arizona and New-Mexico as separate
States.
In dealing with Statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory the committee was less en-
phatic In it's declaration, combining the plank to
a general recommendation of Statehood for
these two Territories. as follows:
We favor the admission of Oklahoma and Ind
ian Territory.
Reciprocity and the Monroe Doctrine as han
died by the subcommittee met the approval of
the committee. But not with the navy plank
calling for liberal annual increase for the
navy. Senator Timan said that this plank
would gain no votes. and there necessity,
in his opinion. of mentioning the navy. The
first part of the navy plank stricken out.
The plank proposed by Ex-Governor Thomas
of Colorado regarding labor was adopted by the
committee.
THE FINANCIAL PLANK AGAIN
The committee resumed consideration Of the
financial question on the basis of the following
plank. introduced by Mr. Carmack:
The Secretary of the Treasury shall not melt
the silver dollars that legal tender and
convert them into subsidiary coin, thus reducing
the volume of currency so fortunately increased
by the recent remarkable increase of the gold
production.
The Carmack proposition voted down