The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-04


Demagoouery."
cent-not a damn cent, A rickety
candidate on a rickety platform
that's what they'd say"
/ made no answer.
May | ask he presently went on,
has ex-Gov. Burbank seen this-this
astonishing document"
Burbank had written it. I confess
when he first showed it to me, it had
affected me somewhat as it was now
affecting Goodrich. For. a dealer with
business men as we'll as with public
sentiment, l appreciated instantly the
shock some Of the phrases would give
the large interests. But Burbank had
not talked to me five minutes be-
fore / saw he was in the main right
and that his phrases only needed a
little "toning down so that they
wouldn't rasp too harshly on con
sentative ears. Yes Mr. Burbank
has seen it, said l. He approves it
though. of course. it does not repre-
sent his personal views, or his inten-
tons"
IF Mr.. Burbank approves this" ex-
claimed Goodrich. red and tossing the
paper on the table. then my sravest
doubts about him are confirmed. He
is an utterly unsafe man. He could
not carry a single state In the east
where there are any large centerings
of capital or enterprise-not even our
yellow-dog states
He can and will carry them all"
said /. They must so for him, be-
cause after the opposition have nom
mated, and have announced their plat
form. your people will regard him as
at any rate, much the less of two
evils. We have decided on that plat
form because we wish to make it pos
western states. We can't hold our
rank and file out here unless we have
popular platform. The people must
have their way before election, sena-
tor. if the interests are to continue to
have their way after election
I'll never consent to that platform"
said he, rising.
Very well,'' said I, with mild
show OF regret, rising also as if
had no wish to prolong the inter
view.
He brought his hand down violent
ly upon the paper. This" he ex-
claimed. is timely uncovering Of a
most amazing plot-a plot to turn our
party over to demagoguery."
TO rescue it from the combination 4
wrecking it" said / without heat,
nd be
at least sanity, perhaps of patriotism"
We control the platform commit
tee he went on. and | can tell you
Senator Sayler, that that there plat
form, nor nothing like it, will never
be reported" In his agitation he
vent back TO the grammar OF his
youthful surroundings.
Il regret that you will force us TO
light on the floor of the convention.
I returned. 1T can't but make a bad
IMPRESSION on the country to see tive
actions in the party-one for the PEG
pie. the other against them"
Goodrich sat down
But l went on. at least such g
light will insure Burbank all the dele
sates except perhaps 200 or 500 you
]
Senator, 10 insist upon count OF |
noses on the issues we raise there"
He took up the platform again, and |
began to pick it TO pieces phrase by |
phrase That was what ! wanted |
Some phrases | defended. some I con-
Geded might be altered to advantage, |
others | cheerfully agreed to discard |
Presently he had a pen
Gil in his hand and was going over |
the crucial paragraphs. was making
nterlineations. And he grew more /
and more reasonable. At last I sug-
gested that he take ~, platform away
with him. make tho changes agreed |
upon, and such othsrs as he might |
think wise. and send it back for my
criticism and suggestions. He assent |
ed. and we parted on excellent terms /
=" harmony" in the convention was
assured.
When the amended platform came /
back late in the afternoon, 1 detained |
Goodriehs messenger the faithful Du- /
four again. Ii was still the Burbank 1
platform. with no changes We could I
not concede. | had a copy made and /
rave IL 10 Dufour. sayinE: Tell the |,