Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-09
The convention adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow.
PLATFORM SUBCOMMITTEE
Pass Income Tax, Anti Roosevelt and
Campaign Contribution PIanks.

Denver. Colo, July 8.-After being
in session most of last night. the work
ing sub committee of the Democratic
convention committee on resolutions
resumed its sittngs at an early hour
today.
The sub committee spent the first
half of the day in discussing sugges-
tons of Mr.. Bryan and others relative
to planks in the platform, but shortly
after noon decided that in order to
make progress. it will be necessary TO
divide the work and consequently sub
committees of the subcommittee We're
appointed on various subjects, includ-
ing injunctiOns, trusts, railroads re-
sources of the country, tariff, etc.
These minor subcommittee consist
ed in all cases of three members and
the remainder of the day was spent
largely by them i'm consultation over
the various subjects. There We're,
however, some questions upon which
the full sub committee found it pos
sible to pass and these included the
publicity of campaign contributions,
relative to which a strong plank was
adopted.
The committee also various other
suggestions, among them being planks
demanding the enactment of an in
come tax law, providing for the re-
striction of Oriental immigration, de-
nouncing what the committee termed
President Roosevelt's "Perpetuating Of
his dynasty" etc
The Injunction sub committee was
the first to be appointed and it's menu
bers were busily occupied during the
day. This sub committee consisted of
Williams of Massachusetts, Parker of
New York. and Sullivan of Iowa.
The subcommittee appointed to
draft an injunction plank reported a
Jew minutes before the committee took
a recess at o'clock stating through
Mr.. Williams it's chairman, that the
three members, himself. Judge Par
ker and Mr.. sullivan, had reached a
complete agreement He also made
the announcement that the plank had
been scrutnized by the officers of the
Federation of Labor and was accepta-
bic to them. The plank as thus recon-
mended, takes Il position favorable to
the placing of labor disputes on a lev
Ell with other disputes and against the
courts regarding laborers differently
from other classes of citizens. There is
no requirement for notice previous TO
an injunction proceeding because Mr..
GomperS had said that none would be
demanded providing there could be a
cessation of determinations against
the labor element.
The sub committee on tariff found
little difficulty i'm reaching a conclu-
sion This committee consisted OF
Messrs. Pettigrew of South Dakota,
| Brown of Nebraska and Alschular of
Illinois, and it was reported to the full
subcommittee by o'clock. That COM
! mittee recommended the adoption of a
| comprehensive plank on the tariff. in
| Guiding, among others. a provision for
! free print paper. free wood pulp lum-
| her. logs. etc No definite announce
| ment on the question or the Philippine
| tariff relative to sugar was made by
| the subcommittee. Following is the
| text Of the sub committees tariff rec
| ommendatiOn:
I'VE welcome the belated promise Of
| tariff reform. now offered by the Re-
| publican party as tardy recognition OF
| the righteousness of the Democratic pc.
| sition on this question, but the people
| cannot safely entrust the execution OF
this important work to a party which
| is so obligated to the highly protective
| interests that it postpones relief until af-
| ter the election. And we call attention to
| the significant fact that the provision now
| made is wholly vacated by the use OF
| qualifying words under which the present
| Continued on Page Twelve.)