The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
DON'T EXPECT TOO
MUCH SAYS BRYAN
And Don't Vote Hearst's Ticket
Merely Because Democratic
Platform Omits Some
thing.
ADMITS HE FEARS HEARST
But Pleads With Democrats Not to
Desert Own Party and So Can
eel Possibility OF Getting
Some Reforms.

FalrvIew, Lincoln, Neb,, July 30
After reading the platform adopted
by the independence party In Chicago
Mr.. Bryan gave out the following
statement:
1T contains number OF planks
which are Identical with or substan-
TALLY similar to the planks Of the
democratic platform. For Instance, II
demands the election OF senators by
direct vote of the people, Its tariff
plank Is quite like our tariff plank; Its
plank on the trusts, while opposing
private monopoly is not as specific as
fer much from ours; its plank on
Asiatlc immigration Is quite similar;
and It's labor plank, like ours. con-
tains declaration In favor OF trial
by jury, and In regard to the exemp-
ton OF labor organizations from the
operation of antitrust laws. Like our
platform. II condemns the extravag-
ance OF the republican party and de-
mands greater economy.
1T does not advocate, however, the
establishment of a department of la
Dor, with a secretary In the cabinet;
II does not oppose imperialism, which
has been used to Justify the increase
In our standing army, and It's plank
as to publicity OF campaign contrlbu-
lions Is not nearly so strong as ours.
The question that must confront
each member OF the Independence
party Is this: VIII he assist In the de-
feat OF the democratic party. which
stands for so much that he favors,
merely because he cannot get all that
he would like? Either the democratic
party or the republican party win win,
and the voter who, preferring the
democratic platform to the republican
platform, Joins with the independence
party merely assists the republican
party and thus defeats several of the
reforms in which he Is Interested.
Take, for instance, the plank In
favor Of the election Of senators by
| the people. The democratic party has
endorsed that reform In three cam
paigns. The republican convention
defeated the proposition by an over
whelming vote. II the democratic
party succeeds It's members are
pledged to this reform. The repub
lican party As not pledged to 1t and
the republican candidate has gone M
farther than to say that he is person
ally inclined toward It. This reform
is necessary before any other reform
can be secured. Is not the indepen
dence vote justified in helping tn,
democratic party to secure this re
form?
I'm regard to the labor questions
The democratic party Is In favor o
remedies demanded by wage earners
and a wage Garner who votes with tn
independence party simply defeat
the reforms In which he Is interested
And the same argument might b.
made In regard to those who favo
tariff reform. the determination of tn
principle of private monopoly, and tn
remedy of other evils which hav
grown up under republican admins
tratIons. The question Is not whethe
one can get all the reforms he wants
but whether he can get the most re
form. The democratic party offer
him the best opportunity to secur
that which Is obtainable at this time
. In regard to the open letter of Vic
tor Rosewater TO Mr. Bryan, whicl
appeared In this mornings papers
Mr.. Bryan and his brother-in-law, MI
Allen, who is mentioned in the letter
held conference last evening, ant
Mr.. Bryan treated the matter yer,
lightly.