The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
SUBMITTED BY BRYAN
Views on Platform Read to Res
0lutions Committee.
REFERS TO TAFT CANDIDACY
Condemns az Violation Of the Spirit Of
Our Institutions the Action Of
Chief Executive Securing Nomina-
ton Of One Of His Cabinet.

SuSSs eASSNklV0 0CS0uu9 uVOUutUtls
ton Of One Of His Cabinet.
Denver, July civilian j. Bryan's
views as to what the Democratic ma
tional platform should contain were
laid before the subcommittee charged
by the convention with the work of
drafting that document Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma, chairman of the
resolutions committee and of the sub.
committee, spent more than an hour
reading to the group of men who con-
stitute the subcommittee what Mr..
Bryan had written in the form of
planks and what he had telegraphed
to the governor as suggestions for
planks. the particular phraseology of
which is left to the committee should
1t be deemed wise to incorporate the
suggestions.
Mr.. Bryan's views on the injunction
plank as thus transmitted are that
the plank should begin with the state
ment that the party resents any at
tempted reflection upon the judiciary
of the country; that not only are the
courts themselves created by law, but
their jurisdiction and authority are de.
fined by law, as we'll as their rules of
procedure. The position of the party
on this subject in the platforms of
1896. 1900 and 1904 is to be endorsed;
the further provision made that in
contempt cases the trial is to be be.
fore any judge other than the one
issuing the writ and, most important,
the plank is to declare for the re-
enactment of the federal law requir.
ing notice to be given before such pre-
liminary Injunction shall issue, pre-.
cisely as 1t existed prior to 1874. Mr.
Bryan made subsequent suggestion
for this plank to the effect that 1t
might be we'll to provide that no in.
junction or restraining order shall re-
main in force for period longer than
three days and that the hearing on
such order shall be before two judges.
Nebraskan's Currency Plank.
In his currency plank suggestion Mr.
Bryan asserts that the treasury funds
We're used as an emergency aid to
force through congress a bill which
has failed to give protection to the
1s.O00,000 depositors of the country.
The belief is expressed that the needs
of commerce require an emergency
currency; that such currency should
be issued and controlled by the fed
eral government and loaned to ma
tional and state banks under proper
guarantee.
1--WE favor the postal savings bank
II the guarantee bank cannot be Sc
cured" is the termination of this pro-
posed plank and Mr.. Bryan made it
clear to the committee that this quail
flying language should be used in the
endorsement of the postal savings
bank proposition.
Another plank which Mr.. Bryan has
suggested in confidence to the SUBJ
committee. but concerning which he
expresses some doubt as to the wis.
dom of its PRONUNCIATION, was headed
"The Misuse of Patronage" 1t econ
dennis as violation of the spirit of
our institutions the action of the chief
executive to secure the nomination of
one of his cabinet officers" The plank
continues:
ITO force a succession in the presi-
dency is scarcely less repugnant than
life tenure in that office and tends to
the establishment of dynasty"
On the tariff question the sugges.
ton is that the position of the party
be for revision on the basis of tariff
for only sufficient revenues to support
the government. levied with special at
tention to the necessities of life. i'm
partially as to all sections of the coun-
try and so as not to afford monopolis.
tic protection to any industry. The
attitude Of the Democrats in congress
is to be endorsed with reference to the
news print paper question.