The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23
BRYAN ANALYZES THE
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
peerless Leader" Says it is Equal
to a Full Retreat.

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treat" William J. Bryan, in the
next issue of the Commoner. will
discuss the republican national con-
vention as follows:
THE republicans who attended
the national convention as specta-
tors and joined in the demonstra-
ton in favor of President Roosevelt
and Senator La Toilette must have
felt indignant as they watched the
panic stricken delegates running
each other in thei, efforts to get
away from the La Toilette reforms,
some of which had been Endorsed
BY the president himself. Con-
gresham Cooper, of Wisconsin,
representing the La Toilette plat
form, brought in a minority report
signed by himself alone. Fifty
two members of the committee
signed the majority report and one
signed the minority report. The
republican party will find the ratio
Of Sc to very embarrassing one
to deal with in the coming CAM
paign. Mr.. Cooper's report con-
taired a declaration in favor of
publicity as to campaign funds,
which was lost by vote of $50 to
"a, more than nine to one, and yet
the president has been advocating
legislation in favor of publicity
as to campaign contribution and
Secretary Taft wrote a letter to
Mr.. Burrows advocating the pass
age Of such bill.
How fortunate it was that Sec
rotary Taft's letter was finally dis
covered and published. Senator
Burrows, the man to whom the
Taft letter was addressed, was the
temporary chairman of the Conven-
ton, and the convention over
which he presided turned down the
publicity plank by vote of nine to
one; who will deny that, on this
subject the republican party is re-
treating3
Another plank of the La Toilette
platform authorized the ascertain
ing of the value of the railroads.
This plank was lost by a vote OF
9l7 to So, nearly fifteen to one,
and yet President Roosevelt has
advocated this very proposition.
Here is retreat on the railroad
question.
In another column reference is
made to the injunction plank
The Injunction plank adopted
by the republican convention is a
retreat from the position taken by
the president and from the position
taken by Secretary Taft in his
speeches, although neither of them
went as far as they ought to have
gone in their effort to prevent what
lsknown as government by injunc-
uon.' Here is the third retreat
The president has advocated
ene income tax as a means of pre-
venting swollen fortunes and oil
equalizing burdens of government
Ane republican platform is silent
w the subject. Was the president
ngnt IN the position he took? II
20 then the convention was wrong
IL not indorsing him. Will the
4epuollcan voters follow the presi-
uent IN this just demand or viii.
.ney follow the republican organ.
'latlon in retreating from it?
Inc president advocated an in.
.s'i!ance tax, but the republican
" s'lent on that subject. Was the
~Sloent the head of the republi
ssa party, right in advocating thi.
.s'0rm, or has the republican par
y ieceded from the president:
rs'!lonF Did the president give
e lalse alarm on this question OF
100 Tue party sounded a retreat
- the Presidents message to con
s's's last spring he presented ar