The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28

that OIL this committee. he would have
come causes very close TO MS hcart'
The wet" Plank
lie said: If there is anybody nero
who wants to put W.T. plank In the
Democratic platform | want him TO De
heard. Not only do l want froL hearu
but want him to have chance TO put
his plank before the convention. Not
only do | want the convention TO pass
ON it, but | shall demand roll call. II
there are any delegates In thls confeh-
ton who want To vote In ia'or OF
wet plank, / want their position writteh
don in black and white. so that | can
tell everyone of their people back nome
exactly what they did. If there Is 10 pe
any wet plank IN this PLATFORM u ~
moi going 10 be written IN secret places
and adopted by furtive peans. Inc name
of the author Of 1t and the name OF
every man who votes for II must DC
known to all the world. There are
twCnty-SiX million women VINO are go
ing to vote in election for the hrst tlmr.
And | propose to let them know Whcth-
or they can vote for their ideals through
the democratic party, or whether II Is
the purpose of the Democratic partJ
deliver them to the brewers.
Then. having made 1t clear that nc
would resist any efforts of the vets ~
get a plank into tn" platform, he passed.
on and took the other position, ABOUT
which all the party managers nave De'n
Worrying He mad" it clear that ne
a wet plank. made ii most emphatic thnt
he would insist upon the party adopting
AN affirmative dry lank.
YIc smoke with burning &corn or thn
failure Of the RcIAbltran party 10 adopI
an Affirmative plank and OF their total
silence on the rohibition ucstion.
Unwritten History.
lie told L bit of unwritten hoSto,N
about the Republican convention To the
fleet that there had been suppressed
,F hr
ngcIncnt. He jcered at the failure n1
senator Lodges keynote se"ch in en-.
Cago to allude to prohibition. He ie1t
no doubt Of not merely his intention, but
his burning determination TO make the
marty 20 on record f"r ~ Against an d.
tirmativr plank cH'!orsln., prohibition,
and said he 'pro2"s"d 10 "hnw INC
world whether tho Democratic party ~
nm institution which can ask for mo
votes Of twcnty-siX million decent wo-
men, or whether IL Is merely d"orinat
to a saloon.
He said the Democrats must adopt AN
anri-prorteoring plank Here again ne
jcrrcd atthc Republicans. II" SAID that
the Republican platform was not entlrt-
" silent on prOttccrinE, AS II was OIL
prohibition. lie said the Republican
platform docs contain aHNanli- prontrrr
inr plank" but he said. Tt is the short
rsT nlank in the platform; 1t contains
eighteen words and not ono OF the "lsh.
I'm words mean anything whatever,
The reason he said, is that ncarI! AZ
In" pronlc.rs wcrr not III we ~ 20;
lcry or In the Blackstone hotel Mhnt
lev, prnhtrerS wer" not al the Rcpupi'-
can convention arc out here now he
SAID ,,,. ,o,-
Il propose that this Democratic con con.
ycntion snail add pruilteernE piahh
which will write into the fepuuilta"
party every proftccr there is
The reason, he said: is that when !
propose that all these profteers shali
go to prison, and | want tne" o 10 s sS
l." prison as Republicans ana "o' q"
t>''''O AS TO Pronteers.
In talking about his proiitcerinB plahK
Eryau WAS less Vehement and more hu.
rGrous than in the fiery carncStncSs %
his discussion of the prohibition plank.
Also in talking OF the labor plank he
dropped into Il note OF uneNclted uisc w.
sion. The point he made was that III,
labor blank SHOULD treat the employer
and Cmployc exactly alike but sh4uii
aim primarily at the benefit OF the thlrn
n.riv TO the case. the public. Specimen.
" he said, that the way TO nreV'h'
tn,rn prepared for preventing war. py
Nm. prar,. treaty. He said II should not
h.. compulsory FL either party Oh
strike to accept tho dniiings OF Cour.,
but h" said II should be compulsory "'
ali partiesto. the case not 10 strike un-
III there has been six months OF lnvest'-
cation and after The investigation. thrce
months for the public to acquaint lIseit
with the rights and wrongs or the case.
The moral force OF this process, nc 'o'''
IS all that Is needed.
League Of Nations.
When Bryan came TO the League %
Nations tho point H. emphasized Is 1nH|
there should be no sham battle on IL
tween the two parties. He SAID u was
disgrace that the League OF Nations
should be made "a party issue 10 De
Fought over for four months WINE th'
world waits. ,,.
IIr said that tho. world Is tired OF war.
and the ono thing tn do and cling TO- ~
determination that the recent WAT shai'
be- the last one. H., sx, ~,
AZ hc said this, he received from the
oudicncc such q demonstration or APP
nroyal rs must convince anyone 'nat
ihn nublir wants some of league OF ma
tiuns, and wants 1t quick ana "ltnou'
any NOR" haGGlinE or minute reSerH
lions. Tho applause which MT. hr!en
r~rniycd from the typical American
audience Of tho best kind BODIES Ill 10Y
m. Republicans If they make cam,
paign on unrestricted opposition 10 any
league of nations whatever. 49,,
throughout his entire speech Mc
Eryan had the very obvious approval u
his audience. ,. ,ue,octs
,ha, il was this obvious approval OF IN.
audience that made him expand. lnnt
the other party leaders mere ana W.
convention as Who'll" VIII taRo a's"un.
q" tvs "plSodr, lher' h''u 'e ~"
whatever. ,,.,e . -o--
NIr, bryan has made himself per
sonarc NJ this convention. If there WAS
any Intention Of Supprcssing him or ex-
ciuding him from tho party counse!s'
II will have to I've abandoned.
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