The Van Buren press., 1904-07-16
BRYAN ISSUES A
LONG STATEMENT
Says He Will Support the Demo-
cratic Ticket.
ALSO GIVES HIS REASONS
All Talk of His BOlting the Ticket fs
siIenced by Lengthy state
ment Issued by the Nebras-
la Statesman.

Lincoln, Neb., July l3.-W ]. Bryan
has given out the following statement:
Il shall vote for Parker and Davis,
the nominees of the democratic ma
tional convention, and shall do so for
the following reasons:
First-Because the democratic ticket
stands for opposition to imperialism,
while the republican ticket stands tor
an imperialistic policy, On this ques-
ton. which was the paramount issue
in 1900. and must remain an important
issue so long as an attempt is made to
hold colonies under The American nag
on this issue the convention was
unanimous, the platform emphatic, and
have no doubt that The candidate will
carry out the platform
Second-Mi. Roosevelt is injecting
the race issue into American politics,
and this issue, if it becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider
economic questions that demand solu-
ton The election of the democratic
ticket ..ill put quietus upon this at
tempt, and permit the race question to
WORK itself out without the bitterness
which Mr.. Rooseyelts conduct has en-
gendered,
Thlrd-Mr Roosevelt stands for the
spirit of war. His friends present
him as a man of blood and iron. He
believes in stTenuousness, and incul-
Gates a Eve for warike things, The
democratic ticket stands for peace, for
reason and arbitration, rather than for
force, conquest and buster
Fourth--The democratic platform de-
clares in favor of the reduction Of the
standing army, and as this plank was
unanimously adopted, there is reason
TO believ. that a democratic success
on this subject would bring some ad-
vantage TO the people.
Justified In Supporting the Ticket.
For those four reasons feel justified
in supporting the ticket but shall not
misrepresent the situation, or appeal
for votes for the ticket upon false
grounds. A democratic victory would
mean very little, If any prog
ress on economic questions so long as
the party is under the control Of the
Wall street element
"On the trust question the democrat
ic platform is very much better than
the republican platform, but The nom
ination Of Judge Parker virtually null
lifles the antitrust plank. Unless in
his letter of acceptance he commits
himself TO attempt antitrust legisla-
ton we need not expect him TO pur-
sue a different course from thai pur-
sued by President Roosevelt
80 far as the labor questions are
concerned, we must await Judge Par
ker's letter before We shall know
whether the laborng man has anything
TO expect from his election, The labor
plank as prepared by Judge Parker's
friends on the subcommittee, was a
straddling, meaningless plank, In the
full committee planks were adopted in
favor Of arbitration, the eight hour day,
and against government by injunction;
also a plank on the Colorado situation.
II Judge Parker is silent or ambiguous
on these subjects, 1t viii mean that the
influence back Of him viii not permit
him to take the labor side on these
disputed questions
"On the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
Parker men on the committee were
nearly all in favor Of very conserya-
tive tarifi plask, and II remains to be
seen whether Judge Parker will carry
out the positive and definite plank
which was submitted by the full COM
mittee This is the situation;
WIN Vote FOR Parker.
Judge Parker stands for enough
things that are good to Justify me In
giving him my vote, but as have tried
TO point out for several months, the
triumph OF the Wall street element OF
the party denies to the country any
hope of relief on economic questions.
After having stated that shall
support the ticket, and after having
given my reason for so doing, ] think
II due 20 the democrats OF the nation
TO say that while the fight on economic
questions Is postponed, II Is not aban-
toned. As soon as the election Is over,
| shall, with the help OF those who be-
lieve AZ ! do, undertake to organize
for the campaign OF 1908, the object be-
Ing TO marshal the friends Of popular
government within the democratic par
~ to the support Of radical and pro-
gressiye policy to make the democratic
party an efficient means In the hands
Of the people for securing relief from
the plutocratIc element that controls
the republican party.
O,ersublcribrd four Times,
Philadelphia, July l3--When bids