New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24
BRYAN ON THE RAMPAGE.
Continued from first page.

Judge Parker are 50 afraid OF the Kansas City
The sixth plank reads: "A check upon extravs,
gance in public expenditures. that the burden OF
There is another plank that is as meaningless as
those that have preceded il. The seventh plank
Rea sonab bic revision Of the tariff needless duties
factu9er. are a menace TO the American wage
lion Shut Out our products from foreign markets
This plank is also evasve. What party ever ad-
mittod that it put needless duties on anything
A MODEL OF OBsCURTTY.
The eighth plank is as follows:
The maintenance Of State rights ana nome luAe'
Vow here is plank that model of ObscT 11d5
How is it TO be construed?
Honesty in public service; vigilance in the pre-
vention Of fraud: arnness in the punishment OF
As President Roosevelt prides himself upon his
vice and az his friends boast of his vigilance in
the prevention OF fraud and ms nrmheSs ia nr6 ss
as an Endorsement Of him but for the fact tn MAJ
1t is contained In platform that suggests o"iiui
date oppose him.
The tenth plank READS ,rca Of the rights Of labor
and Of capfsl no unequal discrimination; no abuse
OF powers law for favoritism or oppressiIo;
Senator Allison has reputation OF be4hS aple
walk on eggs without breaking them and this
plank If il appeared anywhere else than IN n, a
Democratic platform, might be attributed TO MN,
Tor il Is about a. nice piece of balancing as mas
mace II mus iOs p disrfni3ates in favor OF
in favor OF the other side. Why this prodgality
Thai platform and after the election construe il
as Endorsement of every pohcy TOT or "oiId find
nothing in that platform that would re6pke nun
TO do
THE ISSUES AS MR.. BRYAN SEES THEM
What are the issues before the country? tn, The
trust question is certainly Issue, and yet there
age@ Ditf TO The opponents Of the trusts.
Imperialism is an issue Our governIInet Is IS i The
ss~,,fr,s
political principles employed by George II! a cen
platform single Word relating TO the question OF
imperialism MOI plank ttaa Tntest sFainst the
surrender OF the doctrines Of self-goNerIneenL .,
have been before the committees Of Congress en-
deayorng to secure three important measures one
nIoIes fSotb Inc chicago and Kansas City plat
Forms declared i'm favor Of arbitration but the New
York platform not only fails to refer TO the aroi-
write a new plank covering this subject.
The aboring men are trying to SECURE oTb the Chi
caEo and Kansas City platforms contalnea pIa s
this as it does all other vital questions. AS the
capitalists now have what they want ana are I'm ~,
iaboring men are in the attitude of plaintiffs seek
ing relief the failure OF the Ne%-ioTK p Iesiit,
declaration against them.
on the tariff question no issue IS Joined II was
reasonable 70 suppose that on this question az
least something would he said but Nj i mn ah be
tariff question as Of other issues.
words there is not a line IN the platform that Is
written in behalf Of the people: not line mat VIII
The platform ignores the income tax; IT fails to
ndorse the election OF Senators by direct v9.e anu
denouncng corporate domination In politics
AN 1xpIcAT1oN OF TREACHERY.
had srnected that a platform prepared by Mr..
hin for Judge Parker would be evasiye and lack
ing in an 6gt the ai Democrats would
present such platform as q NyL rIat
f fSna ae an hdicaton Of what the next Deocatg
platform is 10 be In case tRe re aSa 20 denV the
secret nurpose Of the reorganizers 20 turn the
nsrt over 10 predatory wealth? II is TO this dan
ger that + desire TO cali your attention tonight:
With such platform ana canaloa'e ~it1 sS'ira
ss large a campaign fund the Republican party
has eyer sScured but IN 5edpe me admin
ietration TO G construction OF the platform sa,s-
II YOU would know why the corporations contribute
70 campaign funds read the tesunony gtem ~
the spring OF lss<-
Mr.. Bryan quoted from Mt. Havemeyer's tes-
,imonv TO show that campaign funds were given
bv the sugar company TO the Democratic party
IN Democratic States and to the Republican
marty i'm Republican States. He also referred
his auditors 20 letter sent by A. r. Hepburn
~ the National City Bank, 20 Secretary Of the
Treasury Gates in 1897 and contained in
document of the LvI Congress. in which ac-
cordiOC Mr.. Bryan MI f1epDuiH dSheu A'A
deposits for his bank, and said:
or course the bank Is very strong. and II you
will take the pains 10 look al our sreet poIitics
claims in view OF what was done in the campaign
last year.
He asked:
can ,S sny one IN TewYork and with candidate
whose conscience would permit him to run upon
such patformdoes any one doubt that Win suf S
a platform and candidate the party woula ne
,,oytgeged beforehand the corporations that are
now using the government as private asset anu
plundering the people AT VIII
SUPREME COURT WORRIES HIM
Mr.. BRYAN said that all must agree the trust
question presents an important phase or the
great conflict between plutocracy and democ-
no., F4o referred 10 the recent decision OF the
Northeru Securities case by a majority or only
/ one discussed Justice Brewers opinion, ana ne
clared that the appointment Of a new judge
might throw a similar decision one way or me
other. The President to he elected this ran
r,ouId have the appointnant Of one or two, and
! ross,,lv three Supreme Court justices. and II
! me Presidents sympathies were with the cor
+ ,orations he would appoint judges satisfactory
10 the corporations especially If obligated to the
,or,orations by large campaign contributions.
1Jo ouoted from Justice Whites remarks on
..nropertv rights i'm the merger case ana sald:
Rights Of property are according to the dissent
,np Judges supreme and when congress ules 70
- Elementary conception Of the rights of prop
ertv Those who believe that property rights are
TSreeident who is in sympathy with this theory II
means tina; the Dollar VIII ne given l e
IAN continue to trampe upon the rights OF the
PprEn,ent can he used for the protection OF every
scbetss OF exploitation that the capitalists can
oTh'f fT one am not willing that the Democratic