Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-04-21
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| anu tildl MS Ilii dStS tnlA utt utA "a
little "toning down" So that they
wouldn't rasp too harshly on con
sentative ears. Yes, Mr. Burbank
has seen it," said |. He approves it
though, of course, 1t does not repre-
sent his personal views, or his inten.
tons
IF Mr.. Burbank approves this" ex-
claimed Goodrich, red and tossing the
rarer on the table. then my gravest
doubts about him are confirmed. He
is an utterly unsafe man. He could
not carry single state in the east
where there are any large centerings
of capital or enterprise-not even our
yellow dog states"
He can and will carry them ALL"
said |. They must go for him. be-
cause after the opposition have NOM
mated, and have announced their plat
form, your people will regard him as,
at any rate, much the less of two
evils. We have decided on that plat
form because we wish to make it pos
sible for him to carry the necessary
western states. We cant hold our
rank and file out here unless we have
a popular platform. The people must
have their way before election, sena-
tor, if the interests are to continue to
have their way after election"
TN never consent to that platform"
said he rising
Very we'll" said l, with a mild
show of regret, rising also as If
had no wish to prolong the inter-
view
He brought his hand down violent
ly upon the paper This" he ex-
claimed, lis a timely uncovering of a
most amazing plot-a plot to turn our
party over to demagoguery
ITO rescue it from the combination
of demagoguery and plutocracy that is
wrecking it," said | without heat,
"and make it again an instrument of
at least sanity, perhaps of patriotism"
we control the platform commit
tee he went on, "and | can tell you,
Senator Sayler, that that there plat
form, nor nothing like it, will never
be reported" In his agitation he
went back to the grammar of his
youthful surroundings.
Il regret that you will force us to
fight on the floor of the convention"
| returned at can't but make a bad
impression on the country to see two
factions in the party-one for the peo-
pie, the other against them"
Goodrich sat down.
But | went on, "at least such a
fight will insure Burbank all the dele
gates except perhaps 200 or 800 you
directly control. You are courageous,
Senator, to insist upon count Of
noses on the issues we raise there"
He took up the platform again, and
BEGAN to pick it to pieces phrase by
phrase. That was what | wanted.
Some phrases / defended, some | con-
coded might be altered to ADVANTAGE.
others | cheerfully agreed to discard
altogether. Presently he had a pen
Gil in his hand and was going over
the crucial paragraphs, was making
mterlineations. And he grew more
and more reasonable. AT last | sug-
gested that he take the platform away
with him, make the changes agreed
upon, and such others as he might
link wise, and send it back for my
criticism and suggestions He assent
ID. and we parted on excellent terms
harmony" in the convention was
assured.
When the amended platform came
back late in the afternoon, | detained
Goodrich's messenger the faithful Du-
'our again. 1t was still the Burbank
Dla1torm, with no changes we could
not concede. l had copy made and
ave it to Dufour, saying: Tell the
senator | think this admirable,
g'eat Improvement. But I'll try to see
him tonight and thank him"
| did not try to see him, however
took no risk of lessening the effect
created by his having to come to me
ne had entered through groups of del.
Gates from all parts of the country
lie had passed out through a crowd
50 we'll did my men employ the time
his long stay with me gave them.
On the next day the platform was
liopted, On the foil wing day, amid
ielirious enthusiasm in the packed
galleries and not a little agitation
l.nong the delegates-who, even to
he knowing Ones" were as ignorant
OF what was really going on as private
soldiers are of the generals plan of
Dattle-amid waving of banners and
crash of band and shrek of crowd
burbank was nominated on the first
ballot Our press hailed the nomina-
on as splendid victory of the hon
st common sense of the entire party
over the ultra conservatism of a fac
ion associated in the popular mind
II. i segregated wealth and undue en-.
oyment of the favors of laws and
lawmakers"
When | saw Burbank he took me
raciously by the hand Il thank YOU,
'aiFey,' he said, for your aid in this
;Iorious victory of the people"
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