The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-07-22
THE REPUBLICANS I'M FULL
RETREAT.
william j, Bryan Discusses The
Republican National Platform.

William ]. Bryan Discusses The
Republican National Platform.
Lincoln, Neb.-U Under the cap
ton "In Full Retreat" William j..
Bryan in the next Issue of the re-
publican convention as follows:
The republicans who attended
the national convention as specta-
tors and joined in the demonstra-
tions in favor of President Roose.
Welt and Senator LaFollette must
have felt indignant as they watch
ed and panic. stricken delegates
running over each other in their
effort to get away from the LaFol-
lette reforms, some of which had
been endorsed by the president
himself. Congressman Cooper, of
Wisconsin, representing the La
Toilette men, brought in minori-
ty report signed by himself alone
Fifty.two members of the commit.
tee signed the majority report and
and one signed the minority report
The republican party will find the
ratio of fifty.two to one very en-
barrassing one to deal with in the
coming campaign.
PUBLICITY.
Mr.. Cooper's report contained a
declaration in favor of publicity as
to campaign funds. 1t was Lost by
a vote OF $50 to 81, more than nine
to one. and yet the president has
been advocating Legislation in fa'
vor of publicity as to campaign
contributions, and Secretary Taft
wrote letter to Mr.. Burrows adj.
vooating the passage of publicity
bill. How fortunate 1t was that
Secretary Taft's letter was finally
discovered and published. Sena'
tor Burrows. the man to whom the
Taft letter was addressed, was the
temporary chairman of the oonven'
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 retreatingP
VALUE OF RAILROADS
Another plank of the LaFollette
platform authorized the ascertain
ing of the value of the railroads
This plank was lost by a vote OF
Oil to to &C. nearly fifteen to one,
and yet president Roosevelt has
advocated this very proposition
Here is a retreat on the railroad
question.
INJUNCTION PLANK.
In another column reference it
made to the injunction plank. The
injunction plank adopted by the
republican convention Is 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
is known as government by in.
junction. Here is the third re.
treat.
INCOME TAX
The president has advocated the
income tax as a means of prevent
ing SWOLLEN fortunes and of equal.
izing the burdens of government.
The republican platform is client
on the subject, Was the president
right in the position he tookH II
so, then the convention was wrong
in not endorsing him. Will the
republican voters follow the presi.
dent in this just demand or will
they follow the republican organi-
cation in retreating from itP
INHERITANCE TAX
The president advocated an in.
heritanoe tax but the republican
convention is client on that sub.
jeot, Was the president ahead OF
the republican party in advocating
this reform, or has the republican
party reoeded from the presidents
positionH Did the president give
false alarm on THE question or
has the party sounded retreatP
In the Presidents message to
congress last spring he presented
an indictment against the oonspi-
raoy formed among the great law