Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-08


cess after the vote on the gold plank
but it was voted down and the com
1nittee continued with Its WORK on
other features Of the platform.
The contest was one of the most II
teresting features Of the convention
The main fight was upon, 4 proposed
income tax plank providing for al
amendment to the constitution to
meet the adverse decision of the su
preme court upon the. Wilson law
1t was upon this amendment and the
gold plank the two propositions hay
ing been brought in conjunction, thai
Mr. Bryan made his strong fight.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi first of.
fered the income tax amendment and
it was Immediately antagonized by
Former Senator Hill, who stated thai
with such a plank in the platform
New York could not be carried for the
democratic nominees. He urged tile
adoption of a platform which would
enable the democrats to win in doubt
full states and elect their candidates
Mr. Williams withdrew the amend,
ment, saying that he, with many 9th
er democrats, Were seeking harmony
AMI an adjustment of all differences
with view Of succeeding on demo
cratic platform.
BRYAN'S INCOME TAX.
Mr. Bryan then offered an income
tax amendment and made a speech in
favor of it. He asserted that, while
votes might be lost among the very
rich, the democratic party ought to
consider the great mass of the peo-
pie, who breathe burdens of taxation
and the expenses of the government
Senator Daniel replied to Bryan
and was very vigorous in his denun-
citation of the course the Nebraska
man was pursuing. He said that he
wanted to win and desired a platform
which would bring back to the demo.
cratic party the voters who had left
1t when pursuing course which MI
Bryan had shaped and advocated. He
was tired of being forever in the mi
nority and insisted that it would be
absurd for democrats, facing victory
to take any action that would mean
defeat. To lose New York meant de-
feat
Senator Bailey and Senator Till
man, while believing in an income tax
said that in view of the statement Of
the New York member Of the commit.
tee 1t, would be unwise to insist upon
the income tax plank
d. b. HILLS TALK.
Senator Bailey then asked unani
nous consent to have both the income
tsE amendment and the gold standard
plank dropped, but to this Mr. Hill OBJ
jected, and there was a prolonged
discussion, Mr. Hill taking a leading
part in it,
Mr. Hill began by saying that he
WAS in this campaign not from per.
sonal motives, but because of his loy-
atty and enthusiasm for the derao-
cratic party. He hoped the party
cease it's discussion and agree upon a
platform in harmony with the views
of the party generally. He was op-
posed to the insertion of an income
tax plank, because he saw no neces-
sity for making this new issue.
II believe" he said, cit will hurt
us, it will weaken our platform. but
II the members of this committee
think otherwise, it should go in; but
the question of the gold standard is
of far more Importance
Mr. Hill urged that If the gold plank
was omitted, the party would be pIac.
ed in a false position If the parry
was in favor of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver, that was another
thing. But, he said, through no fault
Of the party, conditions had changed
and it had been proven that the gold
standard was the solution of the cues.
ton. Although the republican pIat
form declared in favor of gold he
pointed out that the democrats. ir
their platform, could show that the re-
publicans were not responsible for the
change in conditions which made the
gold standard desirable, but the Al
mighty himself.
Speaking directly to the southern
members of the committee. Mr. Fiji
recalled the time of reconstruction
and said he had always worked 70,
democratic principles along democrat
ic lines, that he had been the friend
of the south in that trying period. anf
since that time.
Mr. Hill In the course Of his speech
talked eloquently of the personality 81
Judge Parker. He said that in the
course of conversation about ter
days ago with the New York iurjst
the latter said, in reply to a question
about the kind OF platform the demo
Gratis should adopt:
II am entirely willing to leave thar
to the wisdom of the democratic
party"
But while Mr. Hill did not assume
at any time to speak for Judge Par
ker, the committee interpreted th,
inference of his speech to be thar
Judge Parker favored the insertion q
a gold plank
Mr. Hill declared that the demo
Gratis could not possibly nominate :
better man than Judge Parker, and