The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-07
PLATFORM
OF PARTY
WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED
ON IMPORTANT PART OF
CONVENTION.
.BRYAN's OUTLINE.
Irrigation, injunction, the Tariff, the
Trusts, the Railroads, Election Of
Senator'S, National Banks, Election
All Come In For Part Of Demo-
cracy's Running Orders.

cracy's Running Orders.
Denver, July 6. Evidences ar
multiplying that practically the onl,
difficult plank to prepare for the demo
cratic platform will be that relatin,
to the use Of injunctions in industria
disputes. ..ss
Mr.. Bryan has let it be knowr
through number 81 reliable source.
that his position en- this plank is no
rigid. Perhaps the most apt confer
ences with reference to the injunction
plank, was that held at r'airview, Mr.
Bryan's home, during the dinner give1
by the Nebraskan to 9 number o1
prominent democrats Dn July 4.
Bryan Not Rigid.
At this dinner Mr.. Bryan stated
clearly that he realized that there
might arise situations where the is
suance Of an Injunction without notice
to those enjoined would be the only
remedy against loss Of life or irrepar.
able damage to property. 10 NEE;
such cases, Mr.. Bryan further indicat.
ell that If the resolutions committee
could draw a plank which would pro.
vide for such emergencies, with the
safeguard that this class OF injunc-
ticns should be self dissolvlng after
a period of three or four, or five days,
the plank would meet his approval.
Platform Work.
X Work on the platform continue:
today through the medium Of an in
formal subcommittee consisting OF
Governor Haskell, who is to be chair
man Of the resolutions committee and
a number Of prominent members Of
the party who will have places on that
committee. The product Of this work
will be laid before large sub.com-
mittee Of the resolutions committee,
when the latter is oflcially appointed
by the convention. The plan contem-
plates telephoning each plank to Mr..
Bryan at Lincoln, as soon as 1t Is
agreed upon by the subcommittee. In
this manner, 1t will be possible for
the subcommittee TO present to the
full resolutions committee perfected
platform which already has received
the stamp Of approval Of the prospec-
tive candidate. So far there has de.
veloped no intimation OF hostility to
Mr.. Bryan's wishes with reference to
the platform. One OF these wishes is
understood that the platform by the
product Of the resolutions committee,
guided, Of course, in its drafting by
frequent conference with Fairview.
Irrigation Plank.
Planks Of many varieties were sub
mitted to Governor Haskell and by
him to his comforting colleagues today.
One Of these was an irrigation plank,
submitted by Judge King Of Utah.
which pledges the party to q conser-
vation Of the irrigable lands Of the
west for persons desiring to make
permanent homes as against allowing
his territory to become the property
II corporations. Another plank along
he same lines proposes the leading
system Of grazing lands as at present
applied by the forestry service Of the
The tariff plank came in for con.
'iderable discussion today, with the
'esult that this language was put for.
ward tentatively as embodying the
'osition the party should take. .
TarIR Plank.
'The democratic party believes In
ariff for revenue only, but inasmuch
ls the expenses Of the government
re great ana we are depending large.
y upon the imports for the revenues
or running the government which
means the imposition Of . tariff, We
avor the laying Of the tariR duties
a such . manner that there shall be
70 discrimination in behalf Of any
lection Of the country or any indus.
~"
No one would be quoted 40 saying
hat this plank would be adopted in
he form given.
Railroad Rate Plank.
Judge Powers OF Utah, has trans
nitted to the tentative. resolutions
q plank, he has received,
md approves. from Samuel Newhouse.
known In railroad and
mining financial circles. Mr.. Newhouse
vires Judge Powers that the plank
vas written after careful canvass Of
he financial classes In New York. Il
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