The chronicle=news., 1914-04-13

Construed To be construction 0f the
treaty, II is sinpiy = refusal On the
pan os the usi,si States to raise
that essssioa In ihaiA way
Discussing the Presidents right Io
expect The support OF .onEre.s when
he deals with International au.s-
ssess. Secretary BsSss adds;
The chief executive speaks for
the aa,ios in International affairs
ss6 II is Osiy fair 10 sssane that he
spoke aAtis@.iiy 1Lsa he dssiased
tAsi tssssroass~ With other ss,ions
10 seriously s0hsnsss@i b, the free
tolls ia~ which be SEEKS u repeal.
I'VE occupy today . proud ..asiiioa
snoas the sssions- Ne AZ. The fore
noss adsorsts Of peace and sfbitEa-
ssoe: 90 arc becoming more and
more . moral factor throughout the
world, css -. afford 80 s.Essha-f
this position. Tan s- sfsosd so L@-
little the great sntsspfise shlsh has
reached lts COS summation al the 18th
ous! The question il aol shAl can
~e do. bat MIA, ought ~- do, This
question: musi BE- decided ON .sossi
principles. and no, Ly the .oissins
or cur sesineh's and hsisi-ships.'
NJ. hsysn vas = msm,,~s of the
resolutions rommitss- of The tisiii-
,aoss eossesiioa and his ob.~ss ai ian
ss tho siaiforns Constitute hi. nr.,
ss'sssase on tho subject, lie argues
thai there arc tao pianks in the Hal
ttoose platform. p-f,issst 10 IN. s:s.-
ea.tos. os~ -hieh declares the be-
lief of the thrmorrsiie pAFsy IN the
ss.eassx-asn of the aefshsss tna.
stse. bas states that II shsuid b~ dc
tsto,<d ''uish0ai imps.sins addition
u hasaess sson the peopi. and with
out boaasy os .ab.idiss from the pub.
lie 's-ssasiss. and = s-sahd plank
assissisx In favor of exemption from
tolls OF Asasfirsa sassi-~ise ships
NJ, Bryan declared ihsl sh. ep-
pusisSoa 10 baahsi-s is = doeisia. for
Which the tA~moessstc party has
eeood fspsn ,im~ immcmosiai.' he
sefsss 10 The rs-mpsioa rissk q. .
little piaak" and 10 the ,soaoans--
meat % beun,i~s Aaa subsidies -.
tho larger pisak'' and say..
What ,eeia,s da-s the ii,,ir plank
sassAia t1as u can make sha.- Who
ssssVS IL sAssoas Of tho lsssef pisaks
ny ~hss ssir u eosssfa.,ioa can che
sasii piaak L- made s,adinE aad the
issse ono b. issoesd: The secret os
The sss1ase pawer eaessrd By tho liz
tie pissk il ,s 10 foasa in tho fact
that II carefully eoarcsis tho mean.
~ wsieh Il y 49, ~ carried out.
lssa the word psbsgd,' OF ''bos,a,y'
bssa ins~rsed b tits isaak. il eos,i:
sos have .rcsFsA the endorsement of
the eosseaiios because q. tho con-
tsadie,ioa bssvrva this plank aud
the larger pisak would have s--a
ianediasriy sp,arraI
-Dus esca n the platform had M.
eoa,aia~d' wishia itself = complete
refusasioa Of the posiIioa ,akca by
the advocates OF free tolls. the Prcsi-
dcai would have been Justified In tho
position that he took by tho changed
coalition. which confroaicd him. \
platform u = pledge and Is ~ bind
Ing upon an official a. tho command
OF = military officer II upon sub
ordinaic-ihc statement canuoi b.
made stronger. hut tho subordinate
officer IL sometimes compelled 10 act
upon his judgment where a chang.
Of which the commanding officer IL
inot aware has taken place In rondi-
tions. II In not only the right of III.
subordinate to judge the siiuai ion
for himself where conditions hay.
changed since the order was given.
but Il is hts duty to do 40.
I'm the case under consideration |
tho Prcsidcat takcs responsibility for
m official act which he regards n,
necessary for his couniry's welfare
and the people must decide whether
Or not he Is Justified: and those who
refuse to act with him also assume
responsibility and they. too. must
abide the Judgment Of the public.
such a hcangc has taken place since
he Baltimore platform was adopted.
Had the Democrats in convention AS
been confronted by the ton
iition which now exists and had they
Known what thosc now know who
rotod for the repeal. no such plank
Souid ever have been placed in tho
platform Tho conventions attcn-
ion was not even brought to the fact
hat a majority OF the Democrats In
he house had voted against the free
oils measure and that 1t had, in
act. been passed BY combination of
! minority Of the Democratic and II
majority Of the Republicans"
Mr. 1lr~ynn aava TINT nt,tFnro,