Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-02
Views Promulgated by Ne
braska Democrats.
CL1NGS To FREE SILVER
REAFFIRMS THE KANSAS CITY
DECLARATION.
Attitude on the Tariff Tends Toward
Free Trade-Pronounced Disagree
ment With the Conservatives.


Bryan wing of the democracy in the plat.
form adopted yesterday by the Nebraska
democratic convention will enable the DEM
ocrats of the country to make some esti-
mate of the coming fight between the fac
tons at st. Louis. They have the platform
OF the conservatives. as announced by Sem
ator Germans Maryland convention; yes
terday they were given the platform Of the
radicals.
Both wings of the national party will en-
deavor to impress their respective views
upon the national convention. The inter-
estng question is whether a COMPROMISE
Will result, or whether If the cons ervatives
win. the Bryanites will bolt. Interviews
with the sixteen Nebraska delegates Sc
lected yesterday failed to determine any,
thing except that they would do what MI
Bryan said. and Mr.. Bryan did not say
what he would do
Disagreement With the Conservatives.
The difference between the platforms of
the conservative and radical democrats
relates mainly to the tariff and to free sill
yer, the Nebraska democrats having re-
affirmed the Kansas City straight out dec
laratien for 16 to 1. Both platforms make
vague and general attacks upon the repub-
power by the executive. resentment over
actually securing an isthmian canal for
which the democratic national platforms
have clamored, and promise to give inde-
pendence to the Philippines.
The difference in the attitude Of the wings
on the tariff question is pronounced Sena-
tor Germans platform said: "It (the demo-
cratic party will revise the tariff in a con-
servative spirit of fairness to all interests.
Its anxious purpose will be to legislate
with such due regard for the labor and
capital involved In our industrial enter
prises as to promote their hearty growth
and to carefully guard against the infic-
ton of injury upon established industries
by abrupt, unjust and radical measures
Odious and powerful monopolies may ex-
pect reduction Of the expressive rates un-
der which they have been enabled to ex-
tort tribute from the people"
Tends Toward Free Trade.
Mr.. Bryan's platform says that democ-
racy would oppose all private monopolies
'and would exterminate them by the en-
forcement of the remedies suggested by
the Kansas City platform The remedy
Of the Kansas City platform is as follows:
Tariff laws should be amended by put
ting the products Of trusts upon the free
list to prevent monopolies under the plea
Of protection" The platform Of yesterday
further said. Democracy would restore the
tariff to revenue basis and administer 1t
for revenue only"
The two declarations of Mr.. Bryan's plat
form are somewhat inconsistent, one being
free trade announcement pure and sim
pie, and the other declaring for revenue
producing tariff, but the whole tenor Of the
Bryan tariff platform Is toward free trade.
This is especially made plain by the rec
ommendation for an income tax, to be Sc
cured by constitutional amendment, for
the purpose of raising part Of the rev.
enue.
Distinctly Sociahstic.
Mr.. Bryan's platform Of yesterday is dis
tinctly socialistic in its reference to govern
ment control of railroads and In other deo-
larations. The conservatives have care
fully eschewed socialism since Mr.. David
B. Hills experience with his coal plank In
the New York state platform of 1902.
The republicans have insisted that this
campaign Is to hinge on the tariff finally;
that II will narrow to a question Of keep
ing American Industries going through the
maintenance of the Dingley rates, which
have so practically proven ability to keep
American mills and furnaces in operation.
They have held that the aim of the demo-
cratic party was free trade.
The conservative democrats are trying to
get away from that issue, demanding con-
servative reduction of schedules. Mr..
the republicans insist is the real demo-
cratic purpose in the last session by Sc
curing wild applause for his distinctly free
trade sentiments. Now comes Mr.. Bryan,
representing the radical democracy, the de-
mocracy of the Mississippi valley. in q
plain demand for free trade.
Will Bryan Bolt.
The fight at st. Louis will be mainly over
that question. Mr.. Bryan's platform of
yesterday said, Democracy has nothing
to gain from ambiguity and nothing to
fear from light. Democratic platforms will
therefore set forth democratic principles,
policies and purposes with frankness,
clearness and definiteness" II he follows
this suggestion at st. Louis and insists
upon q free trade declaration. what will
he do II he does not get 1t?
Everything points to the conservatives
being in control at st. Louis. They know
in advance now what Mr.. Bryan will de-
mand, and his demands are In conflict with
their views. If they carry the day. what
will he do7