New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24
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He had pointed out objections. Mr.. Bryan said,
70 the candidacy Of ex-senator Hill several years
ago. He hac similarly when the Cleveland boom
was launched, and now that Mr.. Parker seemed
TO be the leading candidate OF the reorganizers.
he desired to present some reasons why he could
not be considered available candidate for
a Democratic nomination. He found these rea-
sons not in Judge Parker's personality. but in
his position on public questions. Whatever
doubt existed as to the judges views had been
dspelled by the New-York platform.
He continued. taking this platform a text:
am sangune enough to believe that / can prove
to every unbiased mind that Judge Parker is not a
party or by any other party that stands for honesty
or fair dealing in politics. ! cannot nope to con
tics but am satisfied that we noT % have eyide9ee
the platfor in advance IL he did himself die
his utterance for the convention was dominated By
his friends and adopted a resolution presenting him
platform. then can fairly be regarded his declar-
alton upon public questions
M Bryan then reviewed the New-York plat
form follows:
The ars; olanf reads:
-'This is a government of laws. not OF men. one
FOR Presidents. Cabinets and people; no usurpa-
tive or judicial department"
This is a general plank tha, says nothing definite
ly. 1t Is probably intended as contemplation OF
the Presidents pension order. but the idea is so
vaguely expressed that~hQSe who support the plat
they find that such criticism is unpopular.
INTENDED AS REBUKE TO PRESIDENT.
The second plank reads:
treaties We must renew and reinvigoraie within
ourselves that respect for law and that love Of
domination tends inevitably TO weaken and de
This is probably intended as rebule the Presi-
dent for his action in the Panama matter but this
form can repudate any such Intention IL 1t ever
becomes convenient 10 do 50.
Ire third plank reads
'.Unsteady national policies and restless spirit
1ercal growth: let have peace. to the END that
business confidence may be restored. and that our
rhis possibly IS intended as a criticism OF the
rashness OF the President and of his emotional
temperament and yet IL ig impersonal that
those who support the platform can very plausibly
person. nut is intended as very broad statement
O. rRe NS5g f6irtf ESnSIn1 Sank PTineiD:e TeadD:
Corporations chartered by the State must be
subject TO Just regulation by the State in the
interest Of the people; taxation for public pur-
This plank might find welcome place in any
declared itself in favor of government partner
chip with protected monopoies'' The plank there
fore has no meaning al all as IL stands unless
there Is suggestion that the regulation Of
This IS The position that Is taken by the trust
once insist that the state must DO the regulating
bers OF the Supreme Court in the merger case. and
n this plank means anything it is Endorsement
OF the minority members Of the court rather than
Endorsement OF the decision of the majority.
The fact that tho platform is silent about the
merger decision lends color 10 this construction.
THE ANTITRUST PLANK.
The fifth plank reads;
Opposition trusts and combinations that op-
press the people and st!fe healthy Industrial COM
I petition
This is the antitrust plank of the platform!
The plank contains fourteen words. and IL viii be
noted that the opposition is not to all monopOlies
all trusts. but simply TO those that 'op-
press the people and stifie healthy Industrial com
petition That is the position taken by Judge
Brewer in his separate opinion. The plank is
worded so present the trust view of the ques-
tioI rather than the view entertained by the peo-
pie at large. The qualifying words used in this
brief and ambiguous plank destroy whatever
vitality IL might have had without them. The
Kansas City platform declared private monopoly
10 be in6efensible and intoierable. 1T only
I raigned private monopoly an unmitigeted evil.
but II pointed out specific remedies for the destruc
tion Of this evil Compare the Kansas City plat
form with the cowardly and straddling anti
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