Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-04
CLARKE TAXES HIS PLANK
Veteran River Champion Will Ask
Democrats to Endorse It.
WILL HAND IT TO OUR JIM
Can Get IL 10 the ResOIu-
tions Committee ~ He Wants
TO-" Says Mr.. Clarke,
Significantly.

Henry T. Clarke has gone TO Denver to
try and secure endorsement by the ma
tlonal democratic convention OF his reso-
lutionI pledging support TO the movement
for improving the rivers and making navi-
cation possible.
When Mr.. Clarke presents the resolution
at Denver IL. will not be the first time
he has put up a fight for this resolution.
II Is the same which he presented at the
Missouri River Navigation congress at
Sioux City, where It was passed; at the
Nebraska democratic convention held in
Omaha. where Is was passed; at the White
House during the conference on the con-
servation Of national resources, where it
was referred to a committee. Mr.. Clarke
intended to present the resolution before
the Nebraska republican convention held in
Omaha, but had no opportunity to get the
floor, as the delegates were compelled to
leave in order to catch evening trains, and
some Of them did not even stop to hear
the Nebraska platform read.
The republican national platform incor-
porates sufficient in support OF waterways
TO satisfy Mr.. Clarke, and he did not ask
to introduce a special resolution at the re-
cent Chicago convention, but he was there
and had the platform builders overlooked
NAiS "dAtl ways pldlht EltUIg l. Slhlh t Oh
Omaha would have started something and
asked some Nebraska delegates to get on
record on the question Of waterways.
Il am going to take this resolution to
James Charles Dahlman, mayor of Omaha,
as soon as l arrive in Denver said Mr..
Clarke. "Dahlman can get 1t before the
platform committee II he wants to do so,
and l expect to meet with success in get
ting the resolution incorporated in the
national democratic PLATFORM
Mr.. Clarke said If the conference held at
the White House had not been in the habit
of referring almost all matters which came
before 1t, there was no doubt but what
every governor present would have voted
for his resolution.
Mr.. Clarke on the Ground.
DENVER, Colo, July 3.-Henry T. Clarke
Of Omaha, vice president of the Inland
Waterways commission, arrived in Denver
this morning with a prepared plank for the
democratic platform on the subject of the
Improvement Of inland waterways, which
he will submit to the committee on resolu-
tons. Colonel Clarke was equipped with
bundles of literature on the subject, which
he distributed lavishly. Congressman Jo-
seph Z. Ransdell Of louisiana, president Of
the commission, will arrive tomorrow and
will Join Colonel Clarke in the work. The
plank which they will urge the convention
to adopt declares in favor Of a government
Issue of 2 per cent bonds amounting q
&O0,C0O,OOO to carry forward the work of i'm
provement of rivers, harbors and water
ways of the country. which has already
been approved by the house OF representa-
tives on rivers and harbors and
by the engineers of the army.
The proposed plank also declares that
on account OF the present inactivity in
railroad construction, many laborers ordi-
nariiy engaged in such work are out OF
work, and as a consequence OF the enact
ment into law of the plank labor and the
government alike would profit"
The issuance of bonds by the government
is held TO be a necessity under the present
banking system and desirable in order 10
afford an elastic currency.