The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-07
REGARDED AS BRYAN'S
CONVENTION SPOKESMAN
VIII Secure Plank Demanding
Guarantee Of Bank
Te. .Osits
(By Assoclated Press.l

Denver, July 7.--Evidences are mil
tiplying that practically the only diff
ficult plank to prepare for the demo
cratic platform win be that relating u
the use of iniunctlons in industrial dis
putes. Mr. Bryan has let it be known
through a number of reliable sourcss
that his position on this plank is not
rigid MIR. Bryan stated clearly that
he realized that there might arise sit
uations where the issuance of an iu-
junction without notice 10 those Gu
joined would be the only remedy
against loss of life or irreparable dam
age to property TO meet such cases,
Mr. Bryan further indicated that If the
resolutions committee could draw a
plank which would provide for such
emergencies, with the safeguard that
this class of injunctions should be
seli-diSsolving after a period Of three
or five days, the plank would meet his
approval.
Work on the platform continued to-
day through the medium of an inform
al subcommittee consisting of Cover
nor Haskell, of Oklahoma, who is 20
be chairman OF the resolutions com
mittee, and number of prominent
members of the party who Will have
places on that committee. The product
Of this work will be laid before a large
subcommittee Of the resolutions con.
mttee when the latter is officially ap-
pointed by the convention. The nlan
contemplates telephoning each. plank
to Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln, as soon Rt1si
Is agreed upon by the subcommittee
In this manner. it will be possiblS for
the subcommittee to present TO the
full resolutions committee a perfected
platform which already has received
the stamp of approval OF the prospect
i've candidate. So far there has devel-
oped no intimation of hostility TO MIR
Bryan's wishes with reference to the
platform. One of these wishes Is un-
derstood to be that the platform be
the product of the resolutions com
mittee, guided OF course in its draft
ing by frequent conference with Fair
view
Planks of many varieties were sub
mitted to Governor Haskell and By
him to his comforting colleagues.
The tariff plank came In for consid-
cradle discussion, with the Jesuit that
this language was put forward ten.a-
lively as embodying the position the
party should take:
THE democratic party believes IA
tariff for revenue only, but inasmuch
as the expenses OF the govsrnment are
great, and we arc depending largely
upon the imports Tor the revenues for
running the government, which means
the imposition of tariff we favor the
laying of the tariff duties in such 4
manner that there shall be no discrim-
ination in behalf Of any section of the
country or any industry"
No one would be quoted as saying
that this plank would be adopted n
the form given.
Mayor +. w. Brown, of Lincoln. who
Is 10 be the Nebraska representative
on the committee on resolutions, ar
rived with Mr. Bryan's suggestions
concerning a number of planks OF the
platform In his pocket Mr. Brown
said that II had not been Mr. Bryan's
Intention 10 prepare a complete plat
form, but that 10 was his wish thar
the committee itself should perform
this duty. He declined 10 say what
subjects were covered bg ihe draft, but
Il is understood through other chan
nels that Mr. Bryan's memorandum
deals exceptionally with the subject
OF regulation and the issuance Of
xrits Of injunction BY the federal
courts in labor disputes; the tag1ff.
the trusts, the railroads. the election
Of senators. which he would have by
direct vote Of the people; tie guaran-
tee Of bank deposits BY the govern
ment and the publicity OF campaign
contributions.