New-York tribune., 1908-07-09

sonal views on this subject In his letter OF ac-
ceptance.
Probably the nearest approach to a clash was
on the subject OF the courts, when Judge Parker
and Mr.. Pettigrew expressed In sharp language
dametricaly opposite opinions MT. Parker
presented a plank announcing the party Gun
fdence in the federal courts, in support OF WHICH
he made strong plea. He had no sooner TAKEN
his seat than Mr.. Pettgrew took the fioor III
opposition to the plank He said that Tor hifn-
self he had little or no confidence in the federal
courts but he was willing to compromise oy
leaving the subject entirely untouched and the
sub-c committee decided to follow this course
A decision to ignore the question OF woman
suffrage was reached early in the day
THE PREAMBLE.
The full subcommittee gave considerable at
tention to the subject of preamble FOR the pia'-
form and there was for a time gooo oeal VI
rivalry between the preamble or the ne" Ioi
platform and that of the Nebraska piatIorHi' mo
former being championed by Judge Parker anu
the latter by ex-senator Pett1grew ana o'Hoi "
Ultimately the Nebraska language was accept
ed because of its brevity. 1t reads as foiloWs'
We the representatives of the Democracy Oh
tho Tinted States in national convention as
sembIed. reafflrm our faith in and pledge our
LOYALTY to the principles of our party ..,
We rejoice at the increasing SiSiiS VI "
entng throughout the country. ihe vol
Gus investiga tions have traced graft anu 80 -
Iticsl corruption to the representatives VI ~ 80.
etory wealth and laid bare the unscrupui'ou'
methods by which they have depaucheu oIG r1;
tions and preyed upon the defenceless p4btv III,
through the subservient officials Whoih 'ho'
have raised to place and power oa
The conscience of the nation Is now arouSeu'
and must be appealed to to free the GOV
ernuent from the grip of those who nave 1haoe
it q business asset of the favor seeking eoIpo
rations: it must become again a peoples gov
ernnent and be administered in all us uepSIt
ments according to the Jeffersonian MAXIM.
Equal rights to all and special privileges W
none. A., o,or
Shall the people rule? This Is the over
sbadowing issue at this time; 1t manlfests ltseit
i'm all the questions under discussion anu
demands immediate consideration
In the discussion of the preamble MT Petit
grew declared that there was too much OF d
tendency toward making stump speeches IN the
platform and he announced his intention 10
move for the appointment of a committee Oh
three for the simplifcation of the language OF
the entire document as soon as it is completed
Judge Parker has temporarily blocked the
nrogress of the radicals in their programme to
make evervthing radical He has compelled
notifications in the plank for physical valuation
Of railroads as well as the anti-injuncton plank
He IS presiding in the subcommittee in the ab-
sence of Governor Haskell, who for nearly an
hour has been in communication with Mr.. Bryan
at Lincoln Senator Newlands, at 10 ocloch
said the platform would be completed to-n1ght
The fill committee at 1870 o'clock adjourned
till 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to give the sub
committee more time on the planks under dis
cussion.