The Times of Monday contains a critical summary of the
"planks" adopted by the Democratic Convention which nomi- nated Mr. Bryan as its candidate for the Presidency. The chief point at which issue is joined with the Republicans is that of Imperialism and a demand for the evacuation of the Philip.
pines. In home politics there is a strong declaration against Trusts (which, however, would be more convincing but for the incident of the New York Ice Trust, in which certain prominent New York Democrats are said to have been interested), and clauses directed against the power of issuing injunctions in labour disputes claimed by the Courts of Law, and in favour of an Income-tax. There is also, of course, a free-silver plank,—i c., the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Americans seem to regard the proposals for home reforms as very Socialistic, but to most Englishmen they seem mild enough. We have not got Trusts—at least in the American sense--we have an Income-tax, and our Courts do not issue injunctions against strikers.
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