The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-07

tcopyrinhted, 1903. BY Newspaper
Enterprise Assoeiation.l
DENVER. July There waa
little serious discussion Of the plat.
form. little serious discussion OF
anything for days. for those we're
thu DAYS when only the leaders. the
national committeeman aud old
BOSSES we're here. They. OF course.
90 not take the platforms seriously
Few iadeed. take the platforms Sc.
rsonaly except Wall - and writer's
ot editorials There was none Of
the cld. hot controversy over the
tariff think 81 thoas great speeches
We sat up all night 10 bear ~ Chi
c&xo In 1897. FOR America has set.
tied the tariff question. In dts.
graceful way everybody admltiinR
At least Ia private. that the tariff
T. q graft. bat AZ long a. there H.
a chance % gettink In Gu that graft.
nobody seems willing 70 give Il up
There wAk ot course. epceRla
slon a. % The labor plans and those
early on the scene talked OF that
much az they talked 81 IL ia Chi.
N@Nu or whispered Of Il. rather.
makink "a plata thRt anything they.
II they had their say. would give 10
labor would be sixen grud9inKlf
~ necessitv Bnt sunday. a change
came over che scene Delegates IL.
gan 70 arrive. The crowd that
thfunKed The lobby Of the Brown
Palnfe hotel lost ita resemblance 90
tbs e3oNd a. the Annex In ChlcaKo
signs 81 conformity, conventionalits
alo conservatism disappeared IN
dtxiagaiitlss. secentFie and unique.
took their place
Relics Of ths Past.
There were the broad hats % The
southwest here Raa thefe. and an
old niik topper. paifHFtsAi out ~
date and place bhefe wan even
cue Instance ~ an antique brown
beaver. a relic ~ many. many cam.
palGns NhlskeFa. 49,. an indsx ~
life. habit and shouHht. not - b.
overlooked or taken lightly You
kaN no whiskers ~ Chicago. you
saw = f4w boards carefully pointed.
after the frrnch fashion. ~ crop
pea aldew hiskeFn. amnE white. H..
noting. Ms nothing else on ~rth
can. prominent responsibility and
conservatism. Here once more ap.
pear thf Wild noustaehe. ths long
and flo~tnK phiskar 81 advanced
and reckless thought But IN he
heads thus adorned neS ld.aa find
fertile aosi. and tho world Koex on.
on and un. n II would not sesln fan
taasic. one might SAY that the long.
sunhmrmed whinhaf nrnes the world
forward. while the stdewhIaEer
holds 4 bach and the smooth face
strikes some sort 81 balance b..
tween the extremes.
Looks Democratic.
Thus. on Sunday the convention
began 10 look more democratic. not
10 say -dimocfatic In the after
noon the Oklahoma delegation came
"a town. much ne the broncho bust.
ers came Ia FOR the Fourth. and the
Noise began All afternoon and
evening We heard serioua earnest
and vehement discussion. for those
Oklahoma democrats mounted the
grand staircase Ut the Brown Palace
and one after another harranKlrd
the crowd They talked 81 trusts.
the currency. guaranteed bank de
poaits. anttiniunction laws. railway
Valuations and always ~ the Okia.
homa constitution. These men were
In earnest They have democratic
SEPARATIONS they put men before
money. They are not afraid 10 ~
democracy. They tried g. put IL
"a their constitution. They want
h put in the platform here They
are not even afraid 20 stand before
the somewhat sophisticated throng
LIN the east they would be ridi.
euicG.~ aud say what they think.
They are real men. men not afraid
10 advocate dangerous doctrines. not
concerned about being radical. full
Of the spirit rather than The letter
~ the Law. not afraid OF mistakes.
for they have made fhem-ths kind
OF men who shove the old world
along
Bryan Wave Grows.
The coming ~ the delegates gave
an impulse ~ che Bryan enthusiasm.
Ills name Vas chcered again and
aaain he will be nominated. en-
Enthusiastically. on the first ballot,
probably BY reclamation. lie has
here q tremendous power, given
him by devoted followers He cam
name bis running mate. he can
wfite The platform. he has tre-
mendOua responsibility But the
democrats think they have at least
chance to win and while the plat.
form will contain. for instance reso-
buttons offered By LaFOliette's boys
and CONTEMPORARY Hpurned az 80.
eialisic az Chicago, 1t will not go
far. Thoy are thinking about votes
They would like q platform. aa they
tell you. ON which both labor aud
capital can stand An effort Will be
made 10 harmonze
No Peace Here.
Practical politicians have no place
IN that most impractical political
code. that he who ~ right wins,
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