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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1908)
\ Scenes In the Convention at Denver. Denver , July 10. The national con vention of the Democratic partj' , after ( n criofl of sessions marked by euthusl- antic demonstrations unparalleled in any thnilar organization , adjourned after nominating William Jennings Bryan of Xebraska for the presidency and John W. Kern of Indiana for vice I piesUeut. Thus Hr. Bryan is for the third time the standard bearer of his party In a national contest. Mr. Bryan's nomination had been foreshadowed for many weeks prior to the convention , and for even as long a time it had been conceded that he could arbitrarily dictate as to who would be the nominee for vice presi dent if he desired to use his power to this extent. By leaving to the con vention the choice of the holder of second place on the ticket Mr. Bryan cave the 1,002 delegates a chance to advance their claims for the "favor ite sous" of their states , to indulge in the fascinations of potential national politics and to feel that each Individual among thorn had something of impor tance to do in the councils of his par ty. Probably there never have been lu the history of any American polit ic * ! party so many candidates offered for the vice presidency as at Denver. No less than sixty-two men wore boom ed or mentioned for the nomination , which Judge Gray , the Delaware presi ; deutlal candidate , could have had for the asking. As was the case at the Republican convention at Chicago , both candidates were nominated on the first ballot , and Mr. Bryan's nomination , like that of Mr. Taft's , was made unanimous after the first roll call. Mr. Bryan hail received 8924 votes when the first ballot was taken. Mr. Taft received 702. 702.The The features of particular interest nt the convention were , first , the evi dences of the overwhelming power and popularity of Bryan ; second , the bit * ter factional strife which arose over * thff unseating of Colonel James M. Guffey , Democratic leader of Pennsyl * vania , and of State Senator Patrick II. McCarren , Democratic leader of * Brooldj'n. and of their delegations ( truly sensational was the controversy 4 4 versy between Mr. Bryan and Colonel * nel Guffey ) ; third , the struggle over the framing of the platform ; fourth , the uncertainty and excitement at * tending the choice of a vice presi < dential candidate ; fifth , the pronounced weakness of the presidential boom oi Governor Johnson of Minnesota ; sixth V ' the adoption of resolutions in memory ! I of and laudatory of the works and policies of the late President Grover Cleveland ; sereuth , the approval in the platform of the work of President of Roosevelt along certain stated line and the actual naming of him therein. From start to finish the convention was a most enthusiastic one. What opponents Mr. Bryan had among the delegates chose to evidence their dis ab approval of the proceedings chiefly by ba remaining quiet in the convention hall. On Wednesday , July 8 , occurred the an."V great outburst of applause ac the men tion of the candidate's name bj' the rjt. KCJ blind Senator Gore of Oklahoma , which lasted one hour and twenty-eight minutes - I utes by actual observation. Thus was outstripped the tlrno record made by Rri the applause for President Roosevelt at the Republican convention , when th the delegates interrupted Senator the Lodge and cheered for forty-six min fin utes. the utes.The the The convention was called to order on Tuesday , July 7 , and remained in c.ii session but two hours. lit In that time it had cleared the decks prc for the nomination of Bryan and the adoption of a thoroughly radical JC platform , had attacked Colonel Guffey , Of made Judge Alton B. Parker of Xew arc York , Democratic candidate In 1904 , rig fisc [ cat humble pie on his Cleveland resolu tions and had listened to the kej-note list speech of Temporary Chairman Theo inj dore A. Bell of California , who , In an bee able address admirably rendered , enun the ( ciated as the principles of the Demo cratic party practically all of Bryan's cut : doctrines. Chairman Thomas Taggart tracer of the national committee called the cor convention to order at 12 o'clock. spc sin The routine preliminaries were to quickly concluded , and it was scarcely o tiei twenty minutes after the convention had been called to order before Chairman ceo the man Bell was escorted to the platform the form by Governor Blanchard of Loui siana. ex-Governor Ellyson of Ken ord tucky and Ollie James of Kentucky. o\v Mr. Bell proved to be a young man. less tall and well built and with long black hair. His hair is .eo long , in fact , that " his appearance suggests the La Toilette lon type. Up to the time that he began to ter speak there had been a hum all over due the hall. "With his first uords a hush noj fan on the crowd , and from that lime beii on he was listened to with thorough at spe tention. It Is seldom that a chairman ' aoat of , a convention Is treated "so ivell b ; * If the audience. ecu Mr. Bell's rpcech. In the opinion of dirt all who heard him. was a remarkable per one , with sentences well rounded and inui inuiA IORI'C clearly expressed , so that never A for a minute was Ipotel ! ii doubt. Par / Republican Pleacf Guilty. of Mr. Bell Vas particularly effective in Cloi his recital of what he termed the "picas " 'J of guilty" of 11 : IJepubliean parly. ofwas Th < ? following , he saM. is the ttep'Jb- was- lican confession o ! ' jr.ii' ' . : brava \va- We did not rcvlsr Iho v.'u" . ' We did not amend th.- .iati-lmt Thr tC. . ' J. BKYAN. I H3. BRYAf.'S STATEMENT. rf Fairview , Lincoln. Xeb. , July * 10. The following statement was * made by William J. Bryan when $ at ' 1:34 o'clock this morning he * received announcement of his | * * * ? * * | nomination as the candidate of § * J * the Democratic party for presi- * Cent : X "The presidency is the highest t * official position in the world , and < > 1 * no one occupying it cnn afford to Y | have his views upon public questions - + , * tions biased by personal cmbi- ? ning for a second term , I an- > * f * nounco now , as I have on forJ _ . + _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ T . X mer occasions , that if elected I * + * : shall not be a candidate for re- . * * * election. v * "This is r. nomination as puret * * v ly from the people as can bs , and 4 * * if elected my obligation will be V as purely to the people. I approJ * I ciate the honor the more because 4 > t * it came not from cno person or * | * * , a few persons , but from the rank * * and file , acting freely and without - ; | * out compulsion. * J * "I am very much p'sased with > the platform. It is clear , specific 4 and strong , and I am grateful to * ; the committee for the work that J they have done in stating the issues. I am sure the platform * : | > will greatly strengthen us in the ; * fight wo sro entering. " to secure greater effectiveness In tha prosecution . of criminal monopolies. is We did not add a single line to the in terstate commurce law , giving the federal government supervision over the issues stocks and bonds by Interstate car- rie We did not enact a currency measure tliat would mitigate the evils of a financial cia ppnic such as has recently distracted the country under a Republican adminis- tra lion. a We \ did not limit the opportunities for we abusing the writ of injunction. cei We did not establish postal savings banks. We did not establish a bureku of mines and . mining. We did not rdmit into the Union the ter coi ritories . of New Mexico and Arizona as Br. separate slates. nc As to Corporations. ch On the subject of corporations Mr. the Ri-11 said : ciu "Among the great evils that afflict the the ; country at the present time Is we abuse cf corporate power. Al first the advancing aggressions of rel corporations are not discernible to poi poiD ( common eye , for every move is " D carefully covered up until sufficient po wa litical ! strength is attained to defy the bef protest3 of the people. -Whenever the mutterings of the cec people < become too threatening the cry confiscation goes up , and appeals ard frantically made to the sacred ( ho rights of property. The cry of con- of iscation is the historic defense of the usurpation. Let the people take warn fu ! . Whenever the wrongs of today fin ticcome the vested rights of tomorrow Ge nation is in deadly peril. seta The Democratic parly is not the Jcr 'iioiy of property , but , lo the con- yell irary. it has always stood and will ega oniinue to stand firmly against every the species of aggression that would de- are slroy or weaken the right of any man riot enjoy the rewards to which his pa- in a ience , hi. ; skill , his industry and his of iconomic station entitle him. Against tomm evils of special privilege we urge mm benefits of equal opportunity , in rder that there may be more land- D nvners : , more homes and more happi- the ; ? among the masses. Prison Fcr Directors. cal "Our party is not opposed to produc- and on a large scale , but it is nnal- stai erably opposed to juonopoly in pro- rail luction. It Is easier to prevent mo- noli lopoly ] than it is to control it after for forW teing established. The withdrawal of W pecial privileges will take away the UtCi : upon which 11 : , ? trusts are fed. this t be followed by a criminal pros Kci cution and an imprisonment of the p. > i lirector. * and ollicers of the guilty cor- iA lorations. monopoly will be shorn of com tiany of its terrors. " 'and After Mr. Bell had concluded. Judge ovei 'arker are e to cffer his much talked , ' : it ( resolution in memory of Grover Gufl llcvelaud. lie cried. "Mr. Chairman. " as 1 "The chairman recogni.es : * Mr. , Dunn Fi Xobnibka. " said Mr. Bell , and it uecd littoe - seen that Ignatius J. Dunn of Xe- seat raska. : who was to nominate Bryan , 5c > landing in fr. t of the chairman , no < 'hrongh In ai prearrangemeut he had The Nominee For Vice Pres ident , John W. Kern. cat ! hi the eye of Chairman Bell be fore Judge Parker. The New Yorker subsided. "That finished Parker , " was the com- aient. Mr. Dunn presented the resolutions prepared at a conference of the friends of II r. Bryan. More than a score of the nu inbe-s of the convention com mittee -on resolutions approved the IrlLr/c as framed. Charles Bryan , a brother of the candidate , -\vas a member - ber ( f the conference. The Tribute to Cleveland. The resolution was as follows : As it has pleased the Ruler of the uni verse to remove from our midst Grover Cleveland , late president of the United States , who was three times the candidate - date of the Democratic party , be It Resolved. Tnat we , the delegates of the party in national cjnvtntion assembled , recognize in him one of the strongest and ablest characters known to the world's statesmanship , who possessed to an ex traordinary decree the elements of lead- crship and by lite able , conscientious and forceful administration of public affairs reflected honor upon his country and his party ; and , Resolved. Thnt we hereby express our deep sorrow at his death and extend our warmest sympathy and condolence to his family , and that these resolutions be spread upon the records of Ihe conven tion and a copy Le forwarded to Mrs. Cleveland ; and. Resolved. As a further mark of respect lo his memory , the convention do now ad journ until 12 o'clock tomorrow. Francis' Tribute to Cleveland. The chair recognized ex-Governor David It. Francis of Missouri , who was a leader of the Cleveland Democrats , lie spoke brielly in eulogy of Mr. JLJLci Cleveland in seconding the Dunn reso lution. Then Mr. Parker was- recog nized : , and he read the Cleveland reso lution which he had endeavored to place before the convention. Adjournment came after a spirited parliamentary war over the disposal of the Guffey delegates from Penn sylvania. An important happening in commit tee work on this day was the speech of Captain IMchmond I' . Ilobson be fore the committee on resolutions , in which he accused Japan of wanting war. The eveiite of the second day of the convention , Wednesday , July S. were overshadowed by the unrivaled dem onstration over Bryan. The conven tion was drajrgiinT alonjr , with little to do , when Senator Gore was led to the platform to cr.lortaln the dele gates. It was at the close of the fol lowing passage in his speech that pan demonium broke loose : "The president of the United" States has said thai his opinion of our con stitution Is unfit for publication. That true of many of the opinions of the president of the United States. "Fellow Democrat * , the great secre tary of war came to Oklahoma and waged war against our constitution. He asked in to jrive u ; > our right of liberty and self government. But by vote of thousands upon thousands rejected the advice of Taft and ac cepted the advice of Bryan. " Convention Gees Mad. The mention of the name brought the convention to its feet in the first real Bryan demonstration. Delegate- ? from nearly every state jumped to their chairs : and yelled. Mary nicnihc-rs of Xew York delegation joined in the cheering , but a/ir.ajoriry remained in their seats. Minnesota a IK ! Delaware were conspicuous exceptions to the general celebration. The applause was relaxing ; soniewh-it when the band poured oil on the Pro by striking up "Dixie. " and instantly the verbal flame burning fiercely and brighter than before. When the demonstration had pro m ceeded for some fifteen minutes a dele from Iowa caught up the stand w ! of tliat state and led a march to rlagc1. where there was a grouping th ? Flaii ? * . It wa.a wild rush to Clef platform , in which there was con- of fuiov : The ely s-t'e : standards that ofBi finr.ll : ; . were left in their places were br Georg'a. < Xew York. Delaware , Minne in ; , Connecticut. Maryland and Xew sp Jersey. After ton minutes more of yelling tb ; % perspirhg : , scrambling del- ogale * with their slate standards left up platform and started on a parade iround ( he hall. In the midst of the ha of noise and the confusion of SOI ha inarching delegates the constant boom th flashlight explosions from the photographers to tographers added to the terrific vol- pic It of noise. : Iscri Gore Sightless and Silent. cri CO During all this time , while one of the greatest outbursts of political en- no husiasm ever witnessed in any politi- gathering was beginning , .swelling me dying down , the blind man who ter started it was standing against the an ailing of the speakers' stand , seeing for > I lothing his voice had created. lie was wii the time forgotten. sta When at the end of eighty-eight min- ha1 ing quiet was restored , the chair recognized lie ognized Congressman . Ollie James of ha1 vcntucky , who moved a recess until 8 in. , which was adopted. the night session the report of the the lommitlee on credentials was received T accepted amid spirited debate ° the unseating of the Guffey dele- ha The chief arguments of the Jna JulTeyites against being unseated were lioiF follows : thc First. ; That there was no evidence ad- bee by the contestants 1 efore the com- The to support their claim to said thi . Tin Secon-1. < That the contestants produced pre credentials conducing to accredit them jiav any way to membership in this conven- the Th ( Thlrd. TRaf they mad no protest or appeal to any convention of the Demo cratic party of Pennsylvania or to any tribunal or functionary of said party or to any court in said state , as provided by the primary election lavof the state. Guffey's opponents claimed that he was In league with the Republican or ganization in Pennsylvania and that he procured hundreds of Republicans to vote at Democratic primaries. Prior to the vote on the Guffey mat ter occurred the sensational speech of Captain Richmond P. Ilobson of Ala bama , in which he stated that Presi dent Roosevelt feared war with Japan. "My countrymen , my message is nearly through , " said Mr. Ilobson aft er he had spoken about twenty min utes. A cry of "Amen ! " sent a gale of laughter over the hall. "I want to say to you , " went on Mr. Ilobson. gritting his teeth in determi nation , "that not so very long ago the president of the United States said in my presence , 'There exists the greatest probability of a war with Japan. ' " President Roosevelt later , at Oyster Bay , X. Y. , issued a signed statement denying that he had ever made any such remark. Thursday , July 9 , was also marked by two sessions , the night session con tinuing over into Friday morning , when in he "wee sin ft * " hours Bryan was nominated for the third time as a candidate for the greatest and most influential office among the powers of the earth. The taking up of Mr. Bell's battered gavel by the permanent chair man. Congressman Henry D. Clayton of Alabama , and his excellent speech In which ho said. "This is a Democratic year : Democratic idc-as are now popu lar , " were the leading events of the morning session. Clayton on Injunctions. Chairman Clayton paid particular stress on the injunction question , say ing : "Ever since 3S9G the Democratic par ty has protested against hasty and ill considered use of injunctions and has been insisting on the right of fair trial in all cases of constructive contempts. The Republican party has been avoid ing this question. "There has not been a session of con gress In twelve years , " he said , "at which the Republican party could not have passed a law prescribing , defin ing and regulating the issuance of in junctions and providing for fair trials in contempt cases. Yet nothing has been done to give the wage earner fair treatment and less than nothing'is of fered to him in the Chicago deliver ance. " Tense excitement prevailed when the convention came to order at the evening session. The most important work of the week was to be per formed. The platform would be read and a candidate for president nomi nated before the delegates left the hall. On every side there was but one name mentioned , and that the name of Bryan. The Gray and the Johnson backers continued silent. As the com- " 1 1i i\ \ t ; ' ' ; / x'v - \ \ # * ' ' ' ' * ' v w , ? : " ? / V&f . ' , \ V \&f / > jf -vV' ' ' / ; \ i j'j& ' rsi ' > * * * foJ J Vv.v' 'v" V , CO D. CIiAYTOX , 'PUmAX-Sri ? CHAIK- 31 AN. de nittoe was late in communicating the vo cri datform to the convention the rules tie vere suspended by motion oH Ollie tioI ames , and nominations for president an rere announced to be in ordci' by tie to 'hairman Clayton. Ignatius J. tin f Omaha , a warm personal frienfl of PO Jryan , rose to nominate his fellow-Xe- me iraskan , and he performed his office tea n a decidedly strong and effective pcech. In the course of his address a Ir. Dunn said : as PO Every people that has left its Impress coif pen history lias faced crises. < ind In most instances where grave dangers pie. avc threatened the safety of the state Dine great character , some master mind. ' as been found , produced , as it were , by , ic conditions themselves , with capacity \ tian direct aright the energies of the peo- : le. This was true of the ancient world. jut has been true of the modern world. It ind true of this republic. We have such a isis to meet today. The favor seeking rporations have gradually strengthened icir hold upon the government until they DW menace popular institutions. The question is whether this govern- icnt shall be restored to the control of ic people Had be administered in the in- irest of all or whether it shall remain phe instrument in the hands of the few ta's r levying tribute upon all the rest. ; r In : his special message to congress last inter President Roosevelt declared sub- vas antially tiiat certain wealthy men who ilc. ive become enormously rich by oppress- g the wage earner , defrauding the pub- jeer and prncMcingr all forms of iniquity we banded together and by the unlim- vas sd use of money endeavor to secure he eedom from restraint and to overthrow id discredit all who honestly administer. , law. ; er rhe methods by which these men sver ivc acrmire.l their great fortunes can n ily be justified liy a system of morality hat at would permit every form of crim- ality. every form of violence , corrup- he m and fraud. For many years and especially during ? ject last twelve years there very men have j his n in control of the Republican party. 1 and icy have financed every campaign of it parly for a quarter of a century , teso c\ploUcrs of the people whom Ihe esidcnl has so scathingly d-no-niced .ve givm their enthusiastic support to ut Republican candidates and policies , icy bid their hands upon the trusf JOHN w. KKIN. : funds of insurance companies and other corporations and turned the plunder over to the Republican committee. The money thus filched from the innocent and help- Jess to purchase Republican victory has not been repaid. And where do we find these men today ? Where are the "swollen fortunes" o' which we have heard so much ? Just where we would expect to find them supporting the Republican ticket and fur nishing the sinews of war for the Repub lican committee as usual. To wage a successful fight we must have a leader. The Republican party , nominated by the seekers of special priv ileges , cannot furnish him. Republicans who really desire reform are powerless. The efforts of the president have been fu tile. Bryan Ideal Leader. The Democratic party must furnish the leader which present conditions demand , and he must be a man known to be free from the influences that control the Re publican party. lie must be a man of superior intellect , sound judgmont. posi tive convictions and moral courage ; ono who will meet the forces of plutocracy with the naked sr/ord of truth : one who knows no surrender. lie must have a genius for statecraft ; he must be a man of wide experience in public affairs ; he must have -ability to formulate policies and courage to defend them. But. above all , he must have faith In the people. lie must not only believe in the right of the people to govern , but in their capacity to do so. And he must be a man whom the people know and trust. The Democratic party lias many dis tinguished men who might be chosen as our standard bearer , but it has one man who , above all others , possesses the nee- fitted for this leadership. He is a man whose nomination vdll leave no doubt as to where our party stands on every public question. His genius for statecraft Is shown by the constructive work he has done in propos ing reforms and by the ability with which heTias fortified his position. Is he tnoroughly informed regarding1 the issues of this campaign ? Read hla speeches and his writings , which for nearly twenty years have been a part of the political literature of the nation. Is he sincere , brave and determined ? Even his political opponents now admit that he is. I have had a close personal and po litical acquaintance with this man. whose name Nebraska presents , since ho entered political life. I can testify from observation as to his political conduct before he was known to fame. He was honest , brave and unyielding then ; he is honest , brave and unyielding now. Honesty is inherent in him. He was an honest lawyer before he entered politics , lie was honest In his political methods before his statesmanship was recognized by the nation , and he has been honest throughout his political career. His convictions have been his political creed. He has impressed these convic tions upon others , not by dictation , but by arguments addressed to the judgment and the conscience. Believing in the ultimate triumph of the right , lie has never examined questions "rom the standpoint of expediency. He las never inquired whether a political irinciple was popular. It has been suf ficient for him to believe It was right. He has been a consistent champion of the reserved rights of the .states. He fa vored the election of senators by direct vote before the house of representatives ever acted favorably upon the subject. He championed tariff reform when the west was the hotbed of protection. He favored an income tax before the In come tax law was written. He attacked the trusts when Republican loaders were denying that any trusts existed. He ad vocated railroad regulation before the crusade against rebates and discrimina tion began. He has always been the friend of labor and was among the first to urge concilia tion between labor and capital. He began oppose government by injunction more than a decade ago. He announced his op position ! to imperialism before any other man of prominence had expressed him self on the subject and without waiting sec whether it would be popular. "When a Wall street panic burst upon us few i months ago he promptly proposed a remedy the guarantee of bank de posits ! , and so popular has this plan be come that it is today a national Issue supported by the masses of the peo- . lie has long advocated legislation ivhich will secure publicity as to cam paign contributions. Ho believes in peace In universal Chris peace. He believes the destiny of na- ions should be determined not by wars , by applying the principles of justice humanity. and His career proves that successful lead ership is determined by the success or allure of great principles rather than by tion Standard Bearer of His Party. poi mi The voters have spoken , and we as- rai pmble to give expression of their will , mon voice for the third time calls Nebras- and ' favorite son to be the standard bear- amT of his party in this gigantic contest. fri Since time began FO grander tribute ever paid to any man by a free peo- pul . He is recognized today as the most one cpresontative citizen of the nation , the eve of any living man. ant Friends and foes have learned that hn \1 shaped in that heroic mold in which wh world's great patriots , statesmen and qui eaders have been cast. the First nominated when ten years youn- any than any other presidential candidate chose-n by a prominent party , living Obi.V. a state 500 miles farther west than V. in which any president has ever lar Ived. he has grown in the affections of ft S people as the years have passed. A\ Speaking and writing freely on all sub- the , his heart has had no secrets , and maj friends have increased in numbers cna in confidence. ns Without an organization to urge his ble laims , without a campaign fund to clr- Uni ulate literature in his behalf , without We atronage to bribe a single voter , with- atic a predatory corporation to coerce its nated mployees into his support , without a enci ubsidized newspaper to influence tha and ublic mind , he has won a signal victory sies at the primaries and-has'.become. . . . . . . cnoice of tf n t Democracy of nation. ' ' I obey the command of m > - B.-.P and of Ut the mandate of the Democracy of Amcr.- offer the name nation when I , s sifted ca's great commoner , Nebraska son. William Jennings Bryan. At the close Mr. Dunn brought out the name of William Jennings Bryan withlntense dramatic force , and tha response from the great throng was electric. The delegates sprang up. the galleries followed suit , and' the demon stration was under way in a manner that , for the time being , at least , prom ised to rival the exhibition of enthusi asm of the day before. One of the banners that aroused much applause was labeled "Missouri Nominate Bry an and We Will Show You. " The members of the Missouri delegation bore up to the platform a white banner "Missouri Will ner bearing the words Give Bryan 50,000 Majority. " By means of a telephone Mr. Bryan heard the celebration at his home , 500 miles away. Winfield S. Hammond of Minnesota , amid a considerable volume of ap plause , placed In nomination Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota. . L. Irving Handy of Delaware put Judge Gray in nomination and in de scribing his candidate said : George Gray Is a moderate , not a violent lent , man. He Is sound , not sensational , and with him as president we shall have rest from turmoil so that prosperity may come again. The country needs a rest. Honest enterprise and honest toil need a chance to attend to their own business , and George Gray is no meddler and can be happy when he is not engaged In a fight. This man has the temperament , the lova of justice and the firmness of principle to correct abuses without disordering and wrecking the affairs of the people. Ho will know how to destroy the beasts of prey without belaboring all of the domes tic animals. He will stop predatory wealth from depredations without terrorizing honest and industrious wealth. He Is progressive , not revolutionary ; constitu tional , not autocratic ; practical , not vi sionary. George Gray Is not only the man best fitted to be president , but he Is also the Democrat we can most surely elect pres ident. He will be an acceptable candi date in every part of our broad country. The fourth and last day of the con vention , Friday , July 10 , brought the perplexing vice presidential situation to its crux. Judge W. J. Gaynor of Brooklj-n Is said to have refused the nomination , and it was not until the roll was about half called that a really def inite Idea of the ultimate result could be had. Towne , now of Xew York , was thought by easterners to have the best chance , but John W. Kern of In diana proved the winner of the high honor. Kern has twice been a candi date for governor of Indiana and once for United States senator , but was de feated on each occasion. Thomas R. Mai-shall , Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana , was sent to the platform to offer Mr. Kern's name. Mr. Marshall paid tribute first to the platform of the convention , next to Mr. Bryan , then to Indiana , and lastly to Mr. Kern himself , whom he described as a man of the highest qualifications for the office. \ Extracts From the Platform. The platform Is considered by Im partial critics as an unusually able document. Considerable discussion arose In committee over the plank re ferring to the Issuance of Injunctions In labor disputes. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor could not secure the adoption of the actual plank on this subject that he de sired , but he succeeded in having ac cepted a compromise plank , consisting of a modification of his original one. Following are In part "the planks rela tive to labor , corporations , publicity of campaign contributions , tariff reform , etc. : Experience has proved the necessity of K. modification of the present law relat ing to Injunctions , and we reiterate the pledge of our national platforms of 1S35 and 1904 In favor of the measure which passed the United States senate In 1SW. but which a Republican congress has over Bince refused to enact , relating to con tempts In federal courts and providing for trial by jury In cases of Indirect con tempt. We deem that the parties to all judicial proceedings should be treated with rigid impartiality , and that injunctions should not be issued In any cases Inwhich In junctions would not issue if no Industrial dispute were Involved. We favor the eight hour day on all government work. We pledge the enactment of a general employers' liability act. We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law creating a depart ment of labor. We favor immediate revision of th * tariff by the reduction of Import duties. Articles entering Into competition with" trust controlled products should be placed upon the free list and material reductions should bemade In the tariff upon the necessaries of life , especially upon arti cles competing with such American manu factures us are sold abroad more ciieaply than at home. J We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law preventing any cor poration contributing to a campaign fund any individual from contributing amount above a reasonable an minimum and providing for the publication before elec of all such contributions above a reasonable minimum. We demand such enlargement of the powers of the interstate ! commerce com mission : as may be necessary to cc railroads to perform their duties as carriers and preven ; extortion. We demand that a .top be put to the frightful ; extravagance In expenditure of public moneys by the Republican party insist upon the strictest economy In every department . compatible with efficient administration frugal We pledge ourselves to legislation which : the national banks shall under be ra- quired to establish a guarantee fund j prompt payment of the depositors of insolvent national bank equitable under an system which shall be avail" . to ail state banking Institutions We favor an Income tax and the popu election of senators , an adequate navv . > generous pension policy. We favor the vigorous enforcement criminal of law against guilty trW magnates and officiate and demand enactment of such additional legSlatlon may i be necessary to make Tmpossi- for n. nriv.ito rr , r , i , . _ _ It _ : - - are opposed to the admission of immigrants who cannot with our population or among us would raise a race Iss , a involve us in diplomatic with oriental powers.