Evening star., 1920-02-16
MR.. BRYAN NAMES
HIS |SPARTYSPLANKS
Nebraskan Declares Admin
istration Has Been "Great";;
Discusses Timely Questions.

CLEVELAND. Fehrury Is (by the
| Associated Press).-The Plain Dealer
| publishes an interview with William
Jennings Bryan, obtained by its staff
correspondent at Miami. Fla, in
| which the former democratic candi-
date for President names the prin-
cipaI planks he hopes to see incor
porated in the democratic national
platform al the San Francisco conven-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan says he does not attempt
to dictate. but merely summarizes his
beliefs and opinions as a result of his
studying the political pulse. He places
the more important planks in the fol-
lowing order
Endorsement Of the administration
OF President Wilson.
National prohibition.
Woman suffrage.
Opposition to enforced military
training.
Opposition to profiteering.
Taxation.
Labor problems.
Public ownership.
MI Bryan practically predicted the
elimination OF Coy. Edwards of New
Jersey and soldier candidates on both
sides for the presidential nomina-
ton.
position to suggest in advance planks
on which the democratic convention
might be divided, but there are GER
tain planks which will be in the plat
form as a matter of course. These l
am wiling to mention"
Calls Administration Great.
There will be a plank indorsing
the Presidents admnistr ration" Mr..
Bryan said. Not that every member
of the party indorses everything the
administration has done, not that a
majority of the convention will in
dorse everything that has been done,
put IT has been a great administra-
tlon and the democrats of the nation
would not think of entering the CAM
| paign on a reputation or upon
platform silent on that subject
| The platform will contain a plank
| in favor of prohibition as the per-
| manent policy of the country, and
strict enforcement of the law in let
| ter and spirit Every state controlled
by the democrats has ratified the
| national prohibition amendment. 1t
| is inconceivable that the democratic
! party should defy the conscience of
| the nation on this subject after hav-
ing contributed so largely to the pro-
| hibition victory.
| There being three states recorded
in opposition to national prohibition,
we probably shall expect that our
| candidate for President shall be Sc
| lected from New Jersey and our can
| didate for Vice President from Can
| necticut or Rhode Island in case our
| convention goes wet. But We would
! not be sure of carrying those three
states because conscience may break
out there before election.
| Those who talk about wet plank
In our platform do not have an in
| tereSt In a democratic victory.
| The platform will strongly declare
for woman suffrage, and the conven-
I aNnarfad m Of
1ectlve remedies, national. state and
local. for profiteering and his old
brother-the trust"
Opposes Protection.
Mr.. Bryan thought it safe to say
| that the party will declare against
| return to protective tariff and will
| indorse the income tax.
| That is the democratic party will
oppose the plan of big business on
| this subject" he said. big business
and the men of great wealth. the in
! huence which dominates the republi-
can leaders, will try to shift the bur-
! den of taxation onto the backs of the
| poor.
! Labor questions will occupy a large
place in our platform. I have no
doubt the party will defend the right
to organize and to peaceably per-
hour day; favor the right of COL
| lective bargaining. I also hope the
democratic party will declare in favor
of the creation of machinery for the
investigation of all disputes between
! employer and employe that differ
| ences may be settled before they
reach the strike or lockout stage.
"Tt is impossible at this time to say
| how far the convention will go in
| applying the principle Of private mo-
| nopoly to the telegraph, telephone
| and railroad problems.
1T is certain the convention will
deal with many other subjects, like
good roads, the middleman and propo-
| sitions regarding the farmer"