New-York tribune., 1908-07-08

Just what the convention committee on plat
form will do to the New York sample copy
platform remained to be determined at the ses-
sion which began at 5 o'clock G o'clock New
York time) and was expected to continue
through the night.
1t looks as If the action of Murphy, Connors,
Nixon and Cohalan in getting the Ne" York
delegates committed to the salient features of
the Bryan platform had put the delegates in
position where they would be unable to object
to anything ordered from Lincoln. Murphy has
passed the word that the delegation must pre-
sent united front. If the Tammany leader is
to get anything for his serviity beyond the fat
tening out of McCarren the fact has not de-
veloped.'
Murphy's complete surrender to the Bryan
Gompers people in the framing of the platform
is hard to account for. except on the ground
that he does not what goes into the plat
form so long he cripple McCarren for
years campaign. That the platform as
agreed upon by the New York delegation will
be unwelcome to the conservative Democrats at
home there is not the slightest doubt.
THE BRYAN-GOMPERs PLANK
The Bryan-Gompers plank adopted by the
New York delegation this morning is as follows:
We insist most strongly that the courts must
he maintained and upheld in every way. within
the province assigned to them by the Constitu-
ton of our country Neither the executive nor
the legislative branch of the government should
be permitted in the slightest degree to invade
or interfere with that part OF the work OF gov
ernment assigned to the courts, but because
of the way In which some judges have acted in
cases where contempts occurring outside the
view of the court alleged to have been com
rnitted, pledge ourselves as we have done
in three national platforms. to the end that
public confidence in the courts may be continued
and strengthened, to the enactment of law Tor
bidding the issuance of injunctions in any cases
h;cI,u iriti tincfiOO
labor disputes involved. and providing that
no injunction shall be issued when there IS an
adequate remedy at law.
such enactment shall also provide that in the
procedure for the punishment of any contempt
of court not committed in the actual presence
of the court, the party cited for contempt shall
be entitled to a trial by jury.
Another plank which will be used to the limit
bv the Tammany carttail orators In cajoing the
labor union people, II it has any moral force
at ALL is a veiled promise that the Democrats
will favor law that will exempt the wage
earners, agricuturists and horticulturists from
the operations Of the Sherman law. The plank
is as follcws:
We pledge the Democratic party to the enact
ment by Congress of law guaranteeing to
the wage earners. agrculturists and horticutur-
lists of the country the right of organized effort
on the protection of wages and the improve
ment OF the conditions of labor, TO the end that
such associations or their members shall not
be regarded as illegal combinations IN restraint
Of trade.
ENTIRE PLATFORM BRYANESoUE.
The remainder of the New York platform is
neither important sensational. being chiefly
| reafirmation of Bryans ideas and the Ne
braska state platform. 1t calls for imme
diate revision of the tariff denounces the Hep
burn bill, favors the election of United States
Senators by direct vote Of the people, favors
government control Of railroads, but not gov
ernment ownership advocates full and complete
independerce for the Fiipinos at the earliest
practicable moment favors a parcels post sys
tem denounces the employment of child labor,
and demands the determination Of polygamy.
There are many other stereotyped platform de-
roands copied from the national platforms of
all parties.
After Mr.. Nixon read the platform to the dele
gates this forenoon George F. Ketchum. of
Orange asked for plank calling for an income
fax On the final vote Messrs. Sheehan and
Burke, as already said. were the only ones to
oppose II
isn't this the Gompers platform" asked
Daniel f. Cohaan.
The anti injunction plank is substantially the
Gompers plank" said Mr.. Murphy. legal ad
wiser.
Did Judge Parker vote for this in the sub
committee?"
Yes he did" said Mr.. Cohalan.
Does this platform suit you?" was asked of
Judge Parker. The judge looked disturbed and
hatingly replied. We'll. that's the platform we
will report to the committee on platform.
A JURIsT CRITICISEs PLANK.
The extraordinary length to which the New
York delegation permitted itself TO go in its
| effort TO beguie the Iabor vote can be best ap-
| preciated in the light of the criticism expressed
RECENTLY to a Tribune correspondent by one of
| the most eminent jurists in the country of the
| proposition that penalties for contempt. other
| than that committed in the presence OF the
| court should be imposed only after jury trial
Imagine" said this Judge and statesman, "a
| man occupying such position as William Hay
wood indicted for murder. with a state for
| bidding punishment for contempt committed
| other than In the presence of the court The
| trial Judge summons a panel from which to
select the jury The men so summoned either
| through sympathy for fear of the accused.
decline to heed the order OF the court mus