Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-08
BRYAN DICTATES
THE PLATFORM
Resolutions Com
mittee Merely His
Servant
WHAT II WILL CONTAIN
Preliminary Draft Almost
Exact Reproduction Of the
Nebraska Document.

Denver, July S.-Bryans views as
to what the Democratic national plat.
form should contain are fully before
| the subcommittee charged by the con.
vention with the work of drafting this
important document. Governor Charles
n, Haskell. of Oklahoma. chairman OF
the committee on resolutions and also
of the subcommittee, spent more than
an hour during the early hours of the
morning reading to the sixteen men
/ who constituted the subcommittee.
what Bryan had written in the form
of planks and what he had telegraph.
| ed the governor as suggestions for
planks, the particular phraseology of
which he left to the committee should
| it incorporate his suggestions.
Some Of the Various planks.
The suggestions of Bryan closely
follow the Nebraska platform They
include planks on the conciliation OF
capital and labor. strong injunction
plank, an amendment to the antitrust
law, the extension of the eight-hour
law to include all government en-
ployes, general employers liability
act separate department of labor,
bureau OF mining. department Of
public health, an act regulating Asia
tic immigration, diplomatic under
standings, whereby greater respect
will be accorded to an American pass
|port, the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states and
for Porto Rico a full territorial gov.
eminent, the reclamation of arid and
swamp lands and the protection of the
forests, constitution for the Panama
canal, department of interior water.
ways and the continuance of the pen
sion policy. the guarantee Of independ.
ence for the Philippine Islands and
lpledge not to use the navy in the col
lection Of private debts, public lands
Iplank to declare for the rights of the
people of the states as well as for a
general policy of the rights Of the ma
ton.
Parker Submits Rival Platform.
After Chairman Haskell had read to
the subcommittee all the suggestions
and messages from Bryan, Judge Al
ton B. Parker took the floor and read
lin detail the platform which had been
drawn up by members of the New
York delegation. Both sets Of sugges
|tions were received without dis
cussion by the members Of the com.
mittee and no action was taken on
any of the planks.
Governor Swanson of Virginia, pre-
|sented a plank entitled, "the degener-
lacy of the House Of Representatives.
(which he read with the comment that
he believed it would be popular Is
|sue. After receiving this mass of ma
lterial for the framing Of platform
land being assured by other members
of the subcommittee that they had
other planks to offer, the committee
took a recess until O'Clock this morn.
ling.
Labor Leaders Active.
Today's session of the sub.commit.
tee was preceded by open sparring be-
fore the full committee, during which
John Mitchell, President Samuel Com
pers and other labor leaders were all
heard at length, relative to the injunc-
|tion plank.
Oriental Exclusion Plank.
The subcommittee of committee on
resolutions resumed work at 9:20 a..
,m., and continued for some time the
reception Of suggestions regarding the
proposed plank by Robert D. 1nman.
'of Oregon, which is intended to cover
the exclusion of Japanese coolie labor.
Following is the text Of their plank:
Oriental laborers are within our
borders in vast and increasing num-
bers, especially on the Pacific coast.
They are being employed by the tens
of thousands in every branch of labor
thereby reducing the wages and de-
priving American citizens of means Of
making a livelihood. We demand the
speedy enactment Of law that will
, prevent further immigration Of Orient
al laborers into these United States.
This plank proposed by Inman ap-
parently was received with favor by
the subcommittee and 1t is generally
believed that it will 60 into the plat
form.
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