Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09

principle of antitrust legislation. lie
took the position. however, tha' II en-
forced the existing int rS:ate cominri'r
law and antitrust statutes ar" %'iiicicht
and he believed that a Democrats ;i,.i.i.t:-
istration could be depended upon I" On
force them. Hence he Considered ii sale
To omit the proposed plank.
The discussion continued ut I"n:th an"
until Mr., Ilill presented Il subs u','' l"i
The tIust plank which was u.i;II',m ;'.....
accepted and with applause.
The compromise antitrust Il't* "i
frrrd by Mr. ilill and adopted mo / 49,
that Whenever Il trust or COMB. ii.t:i"h al
f"cts Il monopoly i'll TN pi"i'N :"il at
distribution Of any articles Oh ir;i': "'ii -
sidt. the states of its origin, II may u -
sIicttd by appropriate lesisldtI".! 'i"i'i
continuing to do business in such :..ii'':,
The trust matter disposed 81. TIL 1t -
question was taken up and alter Il Iii
| discussion Il plank deplorinS ~" :hJo' =
tinr Of this issue into the chmiaitn ny
| tn. Chicago convention was adopted. Ii
! was introduced by Senator Daniel
| The Carmack suggestion for Il il:anca!
plank was voted down and tn" platform
| The report. it is said. will be Unanimous
| and there will be no minority report.
The Carmack proposition was voted
| down without division and Mr.. 'al mack
then offered the following. which the
committee also failed to accept:
| We recognize that the great and I'M
| locked for increase in the production OF
! gold amounting in thu last few Years to
| four thousand million dollars. has relieved
! thu strhstncy caused by the scarcity OF
| metallic money and that because OF that
| fact The. money question as it was present
| ed in the. last two Presidential campaigns
! is not acut' or pressing lor isslS l'il,,
| relief but il has ut the same time Vlhui-
Gated IN" demand of the Democratic par
| ty in the past for an increased volume
| OF metallic money. that demand not De-
ing for silver as silver. or ior soiu a.
gold but for sufficient quantity Of stan
| dard money to maintain the level OF
prices and transact the business OF the
| country ...- -.
| eli ring il to be the sense of the Demo
cratic party that the volume of currency
| sholld not be diminished. but MI. I'm
| compaincd that in view of the action oi
the committee. last night. in voting down
the gold plank. the insertion of IN" pro
posed resolution would be species 81
| bad faith. The committee accepted ms
| view and voted down the resolution No
further financial plankS were suggested
and the platform being considered com
pletcd was then adopted by RISING VOC
and in the midst of general applause.
| lust before the committee concluded 1t;
| consideration of the platform. the com
| mittre of three of the convention. consist
ling of Representative James OF ktniucky
| CLAYTON of Ala bama. and Ball OF Texas
| appeared, to secure information tor tfl'
| guidance of the convention as Z" "htI
| the committee would be able TO report
| The reply of Senator Daniel. on benall
| of the committee. was To the effect tina,
tho various planks of the platform had al
been agreed upon. but that there nag pee
such n number OF changes mauc IN tn'
draft of the document as presented ny N
Subcommittee as to render it impossibi,
TO make a satisfactory report to the con
yention before O'Clock. tonight.
The visiting committee withdrew ano
the general committee took recess un
lin 6 o'clock. instructing the sub-commit
tee to proceed with its work OF putting
the platform in shape with the und ,h
standing that it be ready to report th'
completed document to the full committee
at O'Clock, this afternoon.
The members of the general committee
then withdrew from the room after a
| continuous sitting of Ii hours AS the
members emerged from the Ghamner s an%S
fled with the work they had accomplish
ell. some of the expressions heard Deihs
| senator Daniel: 1.-The platform was
unanimously adopted and is reasonably
satisfactory.
Senator TIllman: 1--WE have accom-
plished a miracle: We have succeeded m
getting a platform without poison In It,
! Mr. Bryan: Il am fairly well satisfied
with the platform. 1 have had opportuni-
ty to present some matters as i desired
and I have had to make concessions IN
some instances in order to get what !
wanted to get in others
"Will you support ticket on this plat,
FORM" was asked of him.
Il will certainly support the platform,
was his reply. and this was said in way
to convince his interviewer that ne fuiiy
expected to be able to support both plat
form and ticket.
| Ex-senator Pettigrew: I'VE have pre-
pared 3. treatise rather than a platform
and have succeeded in producing iarSs
volume without saying anything"