The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-09
BIyan's Views.
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rn fse tile price OF pulp and OF paper
and to impose more tag upon knowIs
edge.
.sye therefore demand the immc-
dfatc repeal OF the tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber, logs, wood
ana timber, placing the same on the
free list.n
Preamble Adopted.
The full subcommittee gave consi6-
cradle time to the subject OF a prear-
BILE for the platform. and there was
a good deal of rivalry between the
preamble OF the New York platform
and that Of the Nebraska platform. the
former being championed by Judge
Parker and the latter by former Sem
ator Pettigrew and others. Ultimately
the Nebraska language was accepted
because of it's brevity. 1t is as follows:
"NNc, the representatives of the De-
n,ocrncy OF the United States In nn-
tionnI convention assembled, rentilrni
our faith Iii and pledge our loyalty to
the principles of our party.
"We4rejolce mt the incrcaninE signs
of an awakening throughout the coun-
try. The various Investigations hive
traced graft ana political corruption
to the representatives. of predatory
wealth. and laid hare the unscrupulous
methods by which they have debnuchcd
elections. md prcyed upon the defense
less public through the subservient of
ficInls whom they have raised to place
md power.
tsThc conscience OF the nation Is now
aroused, aud must be appealed to, to
free the government from the grip nj
those who have madegit a business ass
set OF the favor-seeklnE corporations;
1t must become again peoples Eov-
crnment, and be admlnlstcred In all
ttA departments according. to the JEFF
fersonInn maxim equal rights to- all
aud special privileges to nonc.'
"shnll the people rule: is the over
sIInflowing Issue ut thi. time. II man
TESTS itself in all the aucsttons now
under discussion and dc lnNnds fmme-
df.tc cOnsidr rn tion.'
During a discussion OF the preamble.
Senator. Pettigrew declared that there
was too much OF a tendency. toward
making stump speeches In the plat
FORM. and he announced his Intention
of moving for the appointment OF q
committee OF three for the simplifica-
ton OF the language OF the entire
document as soon as 1t shall have been
completed. -
No Declaration on Negro Question.
Among the other questions discussed
at length during the day were those
relative to the writ OF injunction. the
expression OF confidence in the courts
the physical value of railroads and
the guarantee of hank deposits. There
was sharp divisionof sentiment upon
many OF these but as the day wore on
It became evident that a large majority
of the full subcommittee was complete
sly committed to all OF Mr.. Bryan,s
policies 20 and though the members did
not manifest Willingness to accent
the language even of Mr.. Bryan in n
majority OF Instances. there were hit
one or two opposing expressions with
reference to his policies. a
So nearly unanimous was the snb-
COMMITTEES that one of the members
( race "a tlously declared that 1t stood "six-
teen to one" on all propositions, Judge
sPa Park generally being the one odd
member. u
During the day the committee reach
ed a concluslon8 that 1t would not insert
any declaration on the question of the
rights OF negroes. Mr.. Bryan had made