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Show ' 'i ... ,-,,.,, . . , V--- i - - - , - ,-.y - - ' . - ' - ' A 2 j ' . t , I v , : " , - - V'" - 11 J ' - i k 'I , j t " , V ; L'- f-' ' s , - v " '-X Tariff Reform to Be Dominant Plank of Democrats; Will Urge Irrigation of Western Plains. OMAHA. APRIL 20. THE DEMOCRATIC DEMO-CRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM OF 1908, IF WILLIAM J. BRYAN CON-TROLS CON-TROLS THE CONVENTION, WILL NOT DEMAND ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT GOVERN-MENT OWNERSHIP OF THE BAIL-ROADS. BAIL-ROADS. THIS WAS AUTHORITATIVELY AUTHORITA-TIVELY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY BY JAMES C. DAHLMAN, NATIONAL NATION-AL COMMITTEEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. NE-BRASKA. THE STATEMENT IS IN THE NATURE OF AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, AN-NOUNCEMENT, FOR THE REASON I THAT MR. DAHLMAN IS IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH MR. BRYAN AND RECENTLY RE-CENTLY HAS BEEN IN CONFERENCE CONFER-ENCE WITH HIM OVER THE PLANS AND POLICIES OF THE FORTHCOMING FORTH-COMING CAMPAIGN. FROM THE SAME SOURCE IT IS STATED THAT TARIFF REFORM WILL AGAIN "BECOME "BE-COME A DOMINANT FEATURE OF THE PLATFORM. The platform, according to Mr. Dahl-man, Dahl-man, already has been mapped out and will contain some radical changes from the document adopted in 1904. While Dahlman was not able to go into minute details, he says the prominent planks in Mr. Bryan's declaration of the principles prin-ciples will concern trusts, the tariff, State regulation and money, the Tail-road Tail-road ownership plank, of course, being conspicuous by its absence. Constitutional guarantees will have a strong indorsement, and the acceptance of campaign. contributions from trusts and large corporations will receive se vere condemnation. The platform will define, the necessity for and proper use of money, contributed for running campaigns. cam-paigns. Usurpation of power by the President also will be made a strong point, and the convention will be asked to declare that President Roosevelt, in this respect aa well as in toe matter of accepting or approving campaign contributions, hae overstepped true Democratic principles. Government economies will Teceive the usual attention, and a halt will be demanded in naval extensions. It will be declared that the vast sums being spent on armament could be much bet-' ter employed in irrigating the plains of the West. ' Development of river navigation navi-gation is to be indorsed. Election of United 8tates Senators by direct vote of the people, reformation of civil service rules and a strong foreign for-eign policy will be strongly proclaimed and pledged. No overtures of any sort are to be made to the Populists, beyond a general invitation directed to all classes to Join the Democratic party in an effort to enforce en-force the principles proclaimed and demanded de-manded in the Democratic platform. . WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Some of whose plans for Democratic National convention are announced. |