Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-15

"This Is a Timely Uncoverins of a
 Plot to Turn Our Party Over to
 Demagosuery."
 cent-not a damn cent! A rickety candidate on a rickety platform that's what they'd say"
 made no answer.
 May I ask" he presently went on. "has ex-Gov. Burbank seen this-this astonishing document?"
 Burbank had written it. 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, appreciated instantly the shock some of the phrases would give the large interests. But Burbank had not talked to me five minutes be- fore 1 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- servative" ears. Yes, Mir. Burbank has seen it, said I. He approves it. though, of course, it does not repre- sent his personal views, or his inten. tions."
 If MT. Burbank approves this" ex. claimed Goodrich. red and tossing the paper on the table, then my gravest 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 I. They must go 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 sible for him to carry the necessary 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 we'll" said I, with a mild show of regret, rising also as if I 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 of demagogucry and plutocracy that is wrecking it." said without heat. and make it again an instrument of at least sanity. perhaps of patriotism"
 We control the platform commit tee" he went on, and I can tell you. Senator sayler. that that thers plat. form, nor nothing like i;, will never be reported" In his agitation he went back to the grammar of his ] sOuthtal SuEEOIuuluSS.
 T regret that you Will force us to fight oG the fcor of the convention ' I returned. Tt can't but make a bad impression on inc country 10 see two factions In -ke party-one for the peo. pie. the other against them"
 Goodrich sat down.
 But, l went on. at least such 6 fight will insure Burbank all the dele, gates except perhaps 200 or 300 you directly control. You are courageous Senator, to insist upon a count ot 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 I defended. some I con ceded might be altered to advantage others I cheerfully agreed to discard altogether. Presently he had a pen ell in his hand and was going over the crucial paragraphs. was makine nterlineatiOns. And he grew more and more reasonable. At last I sug gested that he take the platform auay with him. make the changes agreed upon. and such others as he might think wise. and send 1t back for m criticism and suggestions He assent ed. and we parted on excellent term. -"harmony' in the convention va. assured
 When the amended platform cam. back late in the afternoon. I detained Goodrich's messenger the faithful Du four again It was still the Bu-banl platform. with 10 changes ve coult not concede. had a copy made ant gave it to Dufour. saying: Tell tn, senator I think this admirable. great improvement But I'll try to se, , him tonight and thank him , I did not try to see him. however I took no risk Sf Iessening the e1ec created by his having to come to me . He had entered through groups of del