The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
Refers to.President's Interest IN
Taft
ON ESTABLISHING DYNASTY
Nebraskan is in Full Control of the
Convention and is Writing the
Planks, Including One on lnjune.
tions-Negro Question Up.

DENVER, July S,-William J
Bryans view as to what the demo-
cratic national platform should con-
tain are fully before the Subcommittee
charged by the convention with the
work Of drafting that document. Gov,
Haskell of Oklahama, chairman OF the
resolution committee, spent more than
an hour during the early morning,
reading to the Subcommittee what
Mr.. Bryan had written in the form
OF planks
Mr.. Bryan's view on the injunction
plank as thus transmitted are that the
plank should begin with the state
ment that the party resentS any at
tempted reflection upon the judiciary
of the country; that not only are the
courts themselves created by law,
their jurisdiction and authority are
defined by law, as we'll as their rules
OF procedure. The position OF the
party on this subject in the platforms
Of 1896, 1900 and 1904 is to be endors-
ed; the further provision made that
in contempt cases the trial is to be
before any Judge other than the one
issuing the writ, and most important,
the plank is to declare for the re-en-
actment OF the federal law requiring
notice to be given before such pre-
Iiminary injunction shall issue, pre-
cisely as it existed prior to 1874. Mr..
Bryan made a subsequent suggestion
for the plank to the effect that it
might be we'll to provide that no in
junction or restraining order shall
remain in force for period longer
than three days, and that the hearing
of this order shall be made before two
Judges. Mr.. Bryan also believes an
expression should be made to the eff
feet that the circuit and district courts
should not have the power to suspend
the rights OF the state; that the right
OF appeal in such cases should lie IN
his currency plank suggestion, Mr..
l.
BRYAN asserts that treasury funds
were used as an emergency to force
through congress a bill which has
failed 10 give protection to the l5,-
100000 depositors Of the country
The belief is expressed that the neces-
sites of commerce requires an emer-
gency currency; that such currency
should be issued and controlled by
the federal government and loaned to
national and state banks, under prop
er guarantee.
"We favor the postal savings bank
if the guarantee bank cannot be secur-
ed" is the termination of the pro-
posed plank and Mr. Bryan made it
clear to the committee that this quail
ifying language should be used in the
Endorsement Of the postal saving bank
proposition. Another plank which
Mr. Bryan has suggested in confer
ence to the subcommittee but con-
cerning which he expresses some
doubt as to the wisdom Of its pro-
mitigation, is headed "The Misuse of
Patronage.
1t condems as a violation Of the
spirit of our institutions the action
of the chief executive to secure the
nomination of one of his cabinet Of
hcers.
The plank continues:
"To force succession in the presl-
dency is scarcely less repugnant than
life tenure in that Office and tends to
the establishment Of a dynasty"
The plank concludes with the state
ment that the democratic party stands
for the right Of the people freely to
select their officials; that the demo-
cratic party stands for democracy
while the republican party is the party
of private monopoly.
On the subject OF the navy Mr.
Bryan cautions the committee to be
careful not to endorse large navy"
An adequate navy he said lis as tar
as we can 60 He has no objection
to a plank endorsing state nlhtias
but preferres to be in the language OF
Thomas Jefferson on that subject
"a we'll disciplined militia is our best
recognized defense, If plank
could be drawn on the rights Of the
negro that would be unanimously
acceptible Mr. Bryan would not object
to it but he would not want to force
such a plank in the platform.