The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-25
MERELY. MET TO
MAKE PLATFORMS
All Parties in Nebraska Assem-
bIed at Lincoln Yesterday
Under New Law.
DEMOCRATS HEARD BRYAN
TAFT ENDORSED By THE REPUe-
LICANS.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 24-Under the new
statewide direct primary law, this was
the day designated for all political parties
represented on the primary ballot to hold
their state platform conventions. OF the
five parties, three-the Republican, Dem
ocratic and opulist-gathered in consid-
cradle numbers. The Prohibitionists held
convention, and the Socialists were
without representation save for one dete-
gate. who certified 10 a platform and or
ganization with the secretary of state.
The Republican convention, which was
most largely attended, was primarily a
business meeting with little oratory.
The feature of the Democratic conven-
ton was the speech of William j. Bryan.
He congratulated the party. state and
national, on having emerged from the val
ley OF the shadow of death, which, ne
said the Republicans. hOpelessly divided,
were just entering. He insisted that the
title OF great pOstponer' belonged to
Secretary Taft, because, while he favored
tariff reform, he was obliged by party
pressure to advocate putting off the day
of action.
Fidelity to Bryan.
Mr. Bryan assisted in drafting the plat
| form and it's declarations are assumed TO
| reflect his views of what the national
party declarations should be in 1903. The
Democratic platform opens with commeh-
dation of William ]. Bryan. saying: We,
| the Democratic party of Nebraska, in del
| egate convention assembled, express our
| continued confidence in, and our admira-
| ton for William J. Bryan; and Teassert
| our fidelity to the principles which he
has so ably advocated, and which at this
/ time are so generally accepted by large
/ majority of the people of the United
| States"
| The platform approves of the laws pro-
( hibiting the pass and rebate, and insists
| on further legislation making 1t unlawful
for any corporation to contribute to cam
if onnoses the Capitalization idea. and
| declares for the election of United States
senators by direct vote.
! Immediate revision of the tariff IS urged
| and an income tax favored
Whack at the Trusts.
On the question of trusts the platform
says, in part:
"A private monopoly is indefenslple a ne
intolerable. We therefore favor the Wig
orous enforcement of the criminal law
against trusts and trust magnates. anc
demand the enactment of such additional
legislation as may be necessary to MAKE
II impossible for private monopoly u
exist in the United States"
| Declarations are made for state anC
national boards of trade and an elsht
hour day: against government by injunc
ton and for protection of foreigners
Republican Ideas.
An unqualified endorsement of Presi
dent Roosevent's administration anC
Leadership Is given IN the hepuDIcdn plat
form. A continuation of his policies Il
insisted on, and a reference to Secretary
Taft is made as follows:
while not presuming to forestan tn
action of any future convention, we ex
press the belief that the Republicans o
Nebraska recognize in William H. Tai
of Ohio one whose personal character ant
whose long public service mark him al
pre-eminently the man under whose lead
ership these policies would be perpetu
ated."
! The platform declares the Republican
partv of the state committed to the fol
lowing reforms, which it has inaugu
rated:
A statewide direct primary
| Abolition of the free pass evil.
Railway Commission.
| Comprehensive powers for the stat
railway commission. More equitabl
rates for transportation of passenger
and freight.
Equal taxation of railway property 70
| city purposes.
Abolition of the fellow servant law an
| full employers liability
On federal judiciary interference Il
states, the platform says: I'VE favo
the enactment of a federal law and,
necessary, amendment to the federal con
stitution, which will forbid the fedora
courts from issuing writs of intunct1o
against state officers charged by -aV
with the enforcement of state statutes