The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-22
IT IGNORES RAILROADS



| democratic national platfurm os
ises wlli not. If W Bryan con-
| tfots the convention. demand absol.
ute government ownership oF The
railroads This is aatheusically an~
4, nouuced rs James G. DahIman, AS.
tional committeeman from Nebraska
The statement ls In the nature of an
official announcement. for the rea-
son that Dahlman is tn clos. touch
with Bryan. and mas recently been
in conference with him over the
plans and policies of the for,hcom-
Ing campaign.
From the same source II also IL
become dominant feature OF the
platform
The platform. according to Mr..
Dahlman, has already been mapped
out, and indicates some radical
changes from that of 1904.
Tariff the Dominant Issue
While Dahlman was not able to so
into the minutes details OF the plat
form. he says the five prominent
planks In Bryans declaration of
principles will concern trusts. gov
ernment ownership OF railroads. the
tariff, state regulation and money,
the railroad ownership plank. OF
course, being conspicuous by its alb
sence.
On all of the leading issues. the
platform will differ greatly from
the last one adopted at St Louis, al
though many of the planks in the
platform OF 1904 will be compon-
ents in next years declaration.
Constitutional guarantees will have
strong Endorsement, and the ac-
ceptance of campaign contributions
from trusts and large corporations
will receive severe condemnation.
Indeed, the campaign contribution
plank is to be one OF the foundations
of the platform, the one on which
Bryan's friends hope to carry the
country In opposition to Roosevelt
or any of his followers.
The Bryan platform will define the
l necessity for and y proper use Oi
fmoney contributed for running cam
paigns.
USurT,ation OF Power Plank.
Usurpation OF power by the presi
dent will also be made a stront
point of the platform. and the con
| vention will be asked to declare that
| President Roosevelt, in this respect
as well as in the matter of accept
ing or approving campaign contribu-
tions, has overstepped true demo
cratic principles.
While imperialism will again
come in for condemnation, it is not
to receive the significant attention
given to other parts of the document.
The trend of events, especially IN
Cuba, will govern to great exten.
the language of the platform on the
question of colonial policy. Ii is
Bryans idea not to antagonize the
feeling of the people, and this mat
ter and the matter of reform in col
onial affairs will be the slogan, rath-
or than the disestablishmeut of the
system already adopted. Filipinos
and Cubans will be rendered more
self-government and a reduction OF
taxation.
Reduction of Tariff Demanded.
The tariff reform plank will be an
especially strong one and will be so
worded as TO Indicate reasonable
conservatism ON tariff reduction and
20 relieve the people from a tariii
scare. II Is believed by the Bryan
leaders that the people generally. Ia
cluding republicans. are ready for
reduction in many of the tariff
schedules. and this position viii bee
taken hy the party next ycar
The strong point made in 1904.
that "a private monopoly is indelen-
siblr and iutolrFablr. Will Agtan bt
lhs taotto which ~ill appear la the
plhnk. denouustuE trusts, AMI uo
concessions will b~ made uu that
pulnt nryau wcli.kuu~n Vir~s On
this ISSUE are ta prcdomioatc. aud
he matter nf regulation wsW re-
eviyv no sympsshstic iuueuioe ln
be- next national platform
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