The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-09
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CHEERS FOR w. A. HARRIS.
When the Kansan Presented Platform
PIankS.

PlankS.
Denver, July 9.-"Resolved, That
the Democratic party recognizes the
right of home rule and that the fed
between states and in the issue of in
ternal revenue license should. as far
as possible, respect and support the
domestic policy of every state"
There were cheers from the men,
bers of the committee on resolutions
when former Senator w. A. Harris of
Kansas handed this plank to the sec
rotary of the committee.
kansas wants the government to
refuse to license the sale of liquor In
states which have the prohibitory law.
The government license. which almost
anyone can obtain, is the greatest OBJ
stacle to the effective enforcement of
the prohibitory law in Kansas, and in
other state said Senator Harris, land
If the government would respect the
rights of the states to regulate the
liquor traffic by refusing license where
the state refuses them. there would be
no t<puble at all in enforcino the law"
The plank submitted by the Kansan
had the support of many Of the solid
south in the resolutions committee.
Respect Kansans on Tariff.
There is a marked respect for Kan
sas sentiment on tariff reduction and
labor matters. The influence Of Kan
sas is not for the radical in any in
junction declarations, however. At the
same time that Harris handed the
secretary his home rule license plank,
he handed in another. That plank pro-
vided for an extension of the power OF
the interstate commerce commission to
regulate shipping rates, to enforce
good train service and to compel rail-
roads to give what the commission may
deem proper consideration to shippers
generally. This plank is greatly de-
sired by the stockmen of the country
Sometimes rates are unfair and
sometimes train service is too bad to
put up with" said Mr.. Harris. Some
of our live stock trains make only six
or seven miles an hour on the average
and we live stock men lose money on
our shipments. The interstate COM
merce commission should be given
power to remedy these conditions"
Would Give Them More Power.
The Harris plank contemplated con-
ferring powers on the interstate COM
mission similar to those which are
conferred by the various states upon
their railway commissioners.
The opinions Of the Kansas dele
gates upon the "anti-injunction plank, y
so-called. was divided, but the major
ity of them were perhaps of the same
opinion as John H. Atwood, national
committeeman.
Mr.. Atwood was in favor of a plank
which Mr.. Bryan would accept, but
which was not as strong as he would
like. Mr.. Atwood wanted plank
which left unrestricted the power oil
the federal courts to issue restraining
orders. but which would provide specih-
cally that the matter be heard within
five or ten days. By this means, q
temporary restraining order could not
be made practically permanent by
delay of hearing. Mr.. Atwood favored
the preservation of the rights of the
courts to issue temporary writs with
out notice.
Mr. Bryan accepted Mr.. Atwood's
ideas, but preferred further modifica'
tions, probably in the direction sug'
| gested by Gompers.