The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
THE PLATFORM
COMES TONIGHT
HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON
ANTl.lNJUNcTloN PLANK.
TO ELIMINATE LABOR DISPUTES
PLATFORM EXPECTED WHEN
CONVENTION coNVENEs.
TO ELIMINATE LABOR DISPUTES
NEeRAoXA PREAMBLE ADOPTED
Resolutions Committee Sends Word
That Platform May Be Expected at
7 P. M, When Convention Convenes
Toniuht

Tonight
Convention Hall, Denver, July o
The platform will be reported to the
convention tonight
1t is understood that an anti.injunc-
ton plank has been agreed to by all
concerned.
The essence of this plank is that
no injunction shall be issued in labor
disputes where it could not be en-
ployed in the absence of the existence
of such disputes.
A number of planks from the Ne.
bgaska state platform were accepted
! practically as they appeared in that
document, Among them were those
embodying: Approval of the anti.
pass and antirebate laws; prohibiting
corporations from making campaign
contributions; the election OF United
States senators by direct vote of the
| people; recommending cOnstitu.
tional amendment permitting an in
come tax; the enlargement of the
| powers OF railroad commissions, state
and national; favoring postal savings
banks; the eight-hour day; the ad-
! justment of disputes between labor
and capital; urging an employers liza
bility bill, applicable to both public
and private employers and recon-
mendlng the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico as separate states.
Tariff Recommendation.
Following is the text of the sub.
committees tariff recommendation:
1--WE welcome the belated promise
of tariff reform, now offered by the
Republican party, as a tardy recog-
milton OF the righteousness of the
Democratic position 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 protected interests that it
postpOnes relief until after the cleo.
ton. And we call attention to the
significant fact tina! the promise now
made is wholly vitiated by the use
OF the qualifying words under which
the present tariff iniQuities have been
fostered and developed.
I'VE favor an immediate revision Of
the tariff by the reduction of import
duties. Articles entering into compe-
titOn with articles controlled by
trusts should be placed upon the free
list; material reductions should be
made in the tariff upon the necessi-
ties of life, especially on articles COM
peting with such American manufact-
ures as are sold abroad cheaper than
at home, and graduated reductions
should be made in such other sChed-
ules as may be necessary to restore
the tariff to revenue basis.
Every consideration Of public pol
icy suggests the conservation Of our
woodlands and the removal of those
import duties which put a premium
upon the destruction OF our forests.
Existing duties have given to paper
manufacturers a shelter behind which
they have organized combinations to
raise the price of pulp and Of paper
and to impose a tax upon knowledge.
I'VE, therefore, demand the imme.
date repeal of the tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber, logs, wood
and timber, placing the same on the
free list"
The committee reached the conclu-
sion that it would not insert any
declaration on the question of the
rights of negroes. Mr. Bryan had
made a tentative suggestion against
discrimination on account OF race, but
the southern members of the subcom-
mittee expressed the opinion that the
declaration of principles would be
more acceptable in the southern
states if there should be no intima.
ton of the party's attitude on this
subject. During the discussion some
of the members of the committee said
there would be no objection to Mr..
Bryan's announcing his own personal
views on this subject in his letter of
acceptance in case he should be nOmi-
mated.
Boost Atwood for Campaign Chief.
A strongly supported movement,
having the backing of a number of
the most intimate personal friends of
W. j. Bryan, including several Nom
bers of the national committee, was
launched in Denver in the interest OF
John H. Atwood of Loayeuworth,
Kan, member of the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee from that state, for
the craftsmanship of the new national