New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
A BRYAN ANALYSIS.
Republican Platform ReceiUes More
attention from Lincoln.

Lincoln. Neb June 23.-Denouncing the Repub-
lican platform as a silent reputation OF almost
every Rooseveltian principle William j. Bryan
completed an editorial summary of the Work OF
the Chicago convention to-day.
He says, in part:
Have you read the Republican platform? II n9t,
you ogght to read it tb The 4soT2e @ d ta
is for the present at an end with rne to
Gent aad SSf@ eonffg 1n 3
other period since the days Of Lincoln o acG0Tdfg sfg
progress in those ideals of government which make
for Justice, equality and fair dealing among men bs
held Office and divided the oficial salaries among
f Who best and wores p
poses Of the people without askng why no Tfns Tf
American manhood to noble sense Of duty and and
06ga9n we ay snsndS asn Wny 50 much time
ing the President and gives SO little attention q
advocated But the President must feel that he is
the only Republican deserving OF praise The re.
been full of patriots and the Republican legislators
have EeR What in the oes e 64
think of being bracketted with Republican Sena-
tSTS p2ase a3d members of Congress in this
Nothing is said of the eenspiracy formed
feat the Presidents railroad rate bill; no inttma-
Congress in a vain endeavor %. get the lower
ing The President must resent the fact that the
platform expresses no gratitude TO the Demo
Wen the deserted % MI VIII
a leader t of s e frns6 aId tbi2 fg2R
votes in support of the Presidents policies and
remaining number of votes necessary to carry out
several Of the Presidents recommendations, and
upon the ignorance of the public and complain
many wholesome and progressive laws.
The w. writer's Of the e platform especially com. ,T1
"a bill which combined two features. one Of
House. chance
for a discussion there was sufficient Republican
but under the influence Of few nsnceTs the the
bill rushed through during the closing hours
the good ones eliminated.
the currency system is general enough to Permit
the the Republican m orators b to advoSate in each sec
there =, and I'd sufficiently T. indefinite to enable Cen
Out violating any pledge, '''''e' '''''
& The trust plank R must 1 prove ajsaPRonmept to
iniquity of the trusts There is demand for a
ton that the criminal clause which has not Vet
brought the trust malefactor within the walls Of a
form says that the law can be strengthened by
Ih gener sovernent @ S fgss the OF
not mentioned and there is nothing In this plank
any real Improvement in the law If the @ Ppesden
with all of his strenuosity. has not been able en-
progress can be made with such antitrust plank
legislation and snarvision .es III liu III Iarer OF suSh
future oVer1ssue OF stocks and bonds by interstate
carriers
This is good. but il is coupled with the sdvo-
cacY OF pooling arrangement which makes a large
concession to the railroads without exactng anv
security to the public. for the convention voted
down an amendment proposed by Senator Ia Fol-
lettes followers authorizing enlargement of the
powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission ~
The negro comes in for his quadrennial quota
of tany. He is reminded that the RenubIican
Party PTi gay gave him M freedom and citizenship and in
not use his citizenship against the marty tbst
gave 1t to him; The Republican party has D1aSe
n fhlTo & OF a. a century In many of the close states
II mas Won ITS elections by the negro yots a,d
In the states where IL has had poweT II has narsr
tTeated the negro any better than he has be.n
SIeateu oS tI!e democrats In other words in the
NortnTTm states the Democrats. without receiving
Sre,diI 70 h,I n1pi the negro vote. have been as
Ine @ democrats have furnished large part OF fha
PIpNIHe that education of which the
I .iCan an patform boasts. And Vet I'm each re-
temnfsd d'pasn d the Republican leaders have at
,."P1cu q" appear to the prejudICeS Of the nagro
o nS paragine before him the srestrictions pIaseS
WrHn WPpi SuiIdge IN some of the Southern sfatss
oitSitt ~ IL mat the Republican leaders are oniv
time comes? 'aH "heh voting