The Washington herald., 1907-10-16
POU IS A BRYAN Man
NebraSkan Strongest Of All,
Says North CarOlinian.
ISSUES OF THE 1908 CAMPAIGN
Revision of the Tariff Demanded by
the American PeOpIe-AmeRdment
of Railroad Rate Law, Strengthen
ing of the Navy, and River and
HarbOr improvements Necessary.

tive in Congress of the Fourth North
Carolina district, who is now in Wash
ington. takes an optimistic view of the
political situation, and believes the Dem
ocratic party is in excellent position 10
make a strong campaign.
MIR Bryan viii be the nominee Of the
Democratic party next year, and ought
10 be, said the North Carolinian yester-
day 70 The Washington Herald, I've
have a number OF men OF Presidential
caliber, but not one of them could come
within half a million of the vote which
Bryan would poll After the platform is
written I predict that there Will be no
sufficient reason why any man who has
ever voted our ticket may not support
both the platform and the ticket
Conventions cannot make issues. They
make themselves long in advance of ma
tiOnal conventions. They spring into ex-
istence out of the necessities of the peo-
pie. The demand for free silver became
a vital issue because Of the great scarcity
of money. Providence came TO the relief
of mankind. Gold in abundance was dis
covered. Our per capita circulation is now
about one-Ihird greater than il was dur
ing the hard times which Harrison's ad-
ministration brought upon the country
and which did not begin 70 change until
Mr.. Cleveland and a Democratic Congress
repealed that pernicious makeshift known
as the Sherman silver-pUrchaSe act
Tariff Revision Demanded.
1T is now plain that the people demand
a revision of the Dingley tariff law. In
stead Of stimulating. it is killing trade.
Not only the consumer, whom the Ding
ley tariff has always injured. but many
of our great manufacturers. are demand
ing a revision of the Dingley schedules,
many of which are so high as to be ride
ulous. It seems no doubt true that some
of those schedules were fixed higher than
even ardent proJectionists desired, so as
10 allow a margin for reduction when
ever satisfactory reciprocity treaties could
be negotiated. The years have come and
gone. and more than a dozen reciprocity
agreements have failed. because Repub-
1ican Congresses have refused 10 even
consider them.
PIanks for Platform.
'In my Judgment. Mr. Bryan should be
nominated. A platform, strong and ag-
gressive, should be written demanding
-Fint-A revision Of the tariff and a reduction
of those schedules particularly which protect mo-
nopoly and enable monopoly 90 discriminate against
Americans by selling cheaper TO foreigners.
"Second-Such amendments to our present i'm
potent railroad rate law may BE- necessary 10
absolutely prevent discrimination in favor # or
against States and cities by common carriers en-
gagged IN interstate commerce.
-'Thiri-A continuation Of tie policy Of strength
ening our navy iuauguated hy Mr.. Cleveland until
ou navy Is great enough and strong enough TO
protect American trade IN every quarter Of the
globe
''Fomth-The deepening, not only Of our harbors,
but Of inland streams wherever they can be
made navigabe, TO encourage inland water
Transportation. thereby insuTing 10 the people
cheaper transportation rates.
These are some Of the things which
a live platform cannot ignore It might
seem to be strange reading for platform
10 declare in favor OF the iuviOlabilty
OF the American Constitution, but some
OF the positions taken by President
Roosevelt have so alarmed the people
that it might not be out of place for
our platform 10 remind the country that
State lines ought not TO be obliterated.
Campaign on Living Issues.
with a live. strong. aggressive plat
FORM I believe there are thousands who
never voted for him before who would be
glad Of the opportunity 10 help make Mr..
Bryan President Of the United States
should any man who has ever voted
e~nocratic ticket now refuse to sup
-r. IVAN? Free silver is no longer
one time or another both
1ounced the demonetiza-
ID, of silver. There are
1ugress now who heard
make a free silver
Republican platform
OnetiZatiOn of silver.
.her President Roose-
90 that convention or
m, no doubt, received
his famous New York
little more than Presi-
in one Of his messages
he country that govern
zip of railroads might come
te necessity, unless rebates
and Determinations made
rerybOGy knows that this is
stion In Freight Rates.
he railroads are now dis
q their freight rates against
own State and in favor OF
Aer States The result IS
disadvantage of North
"ts- Why certain rail-
lish North Carolina
s. Nevertheless. they
thing to-day Gov
ectly justified in con-
assembly in extra ses-
uld be devised 10 put
rimination but Con
edy the evil, and IN,
gress to enact sucl
be necessary TO guar
deal 10 every city and
things as this, no doubt
Mr.. Bryan and President
warn the people that gov
uership might come as az
eessity.
1hnsOn and ChanIer.
mtry knows but little of Gov
Of Minnesota. 1t knows bu
Ie young man who was elected
sion ticket lieutenant governor
TX II will not do to nominal,
-ho suiked in 1886. We South
know that the time has no
nen We can elect the son o.
wore the gray. Some grand
Confederate soldier may bt
Of this republic, but not tn,
sople sec plainly how Presiden
has followed in the footstep.
3Tyan. They know Bryan neve
insincere breath in his life n,
70
10 contributed money TO his cam
und He IS not under Obligation