The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-05-02
CLARKSOy's PLATFORM.


League. recently in session in Cineln- ,.
natl, Gen. Clarkson, accepting the NJ NJ.
Presidency Of that body, presented the ~ ~
following as a platform Of principles, -
thus. in i measure, seeking to forestall =.
the Judgment Of the Natiousl Repubh- y. "
eau Convention, which is to meet uext ~ ~
year: n,
1. There are questions lying nearer ~
the hearts Of the American people To- u,
day than the price OF a tin cup, or h
whether the color Of the money OF the II
realm shall be yellow or white. Inc pI
greater questions are those of human n
liberty. the protection Of the weak ~ r,
their rights, the issuance under the c,
Constitution of Republican form Oh r
Government to the several States no" c
without it. and an absolute security |
and peace TO the poorest citizen on the /
Yazoo as to the richest citizen on the /
Hudson. 8
2. The Republican party was ho1
simply great gladiator raised up ~
the emergency to conquer the feoei-
lion and free the slave and then pass
away. There are great questions lot
Il To settle IN National affairs anu
domestic concerns. The question OF
labor and labor through the eneouf,
| agement and promotion OF praeteal
sSstems of cooperation and proht
/. sharing is one to incite the ambition OF
; the Republican party, the greatest ana
: most faithful friend American LABOR
# has had. ,., 80
4 3. The revision of the banking sys.
ii lem of the Nation made IN Time %
N war making it as good for the countr!
st as II Is now for the town, aud giving
N "a ,he farmer everywhere the same
i. henefit of his credit that the solvent
m townsmen has now, and keeping .ne s
is currency in sympathetic volume WIN wiz,
at the actual demands of business anu
off commerce. is something that some
nd noIi,Ical party is going to do very
soon, and tho Republican party pes. Q .
ar al can settle 1t and best protec
an. National honor and commercial saie''
% 10 A The lust repression of the powe
~ IVY ~ cornoratious and syndicated wealth
ont and particularly some wisdom III LAY
,,os ~ nrcyent or curb the menaclng eNi
md to The common good too rapidly grow
led ing out of the abuses OF the SYSTEM
mid nnblic corporations for private oehel
lves : system by which aggregated weal
~ ~ FAMILY fortune are being made
descend with more certainty ana mo
40 Iii than uuder the dangers OF prim
and ,eniture which our forefathers sous
= of Sirst of all to avert from this new ial
and aud the new and dangerous system
sn sa, mh,eh money is not only syndica'
10y, aa M made immortal in Its life in D!
"n 4 and nrofit, is another great quesu
ance that some party, faithful to the peo
',;ou a md The Republic, is going to take
shisb and settle, and no party has the nc
~ nn On and the brain and the conscience
- ,,;,h M settle Il as wisely and justly as Tue
"a re. nublicau party to enact just such =
: can 10 stop ali tresspass OF wealth Oh
state. rights of the people.
I,ahle T., Tho first of these four paragri
I'VE find a warning that the rorco !, =
,u,as - he made an issue in the next /
2enre- DENTAL campaign and that secuona
wing IL to be revived with bitter mahg
an tbe In this Gen. Clarkson Is IN agfee'
nlace with President Harrison, who' !,
~ - va ,',ary;ow with Correspondent I
of tho sord of the New York Tribune, !,
that he would insist upon 'ne -
utv to hin being made plank, and a pfll
initiate nlauk, in the Republican pia'io'
what tso2 Gen. Clarkson IN the s.
nm and naraqraph takes a position as 70
eouneil which his party cannot cohsls
os,,ato ;naorse. All the evils that now
rove as and Cypress labor in the uni'eu
, me by are due to that party, ana tne ~
: araan. Yves 10 the fostering care II u
!, whiIe tended to trusts, combines ana u
=, - 20 sI;oa tho awful aud almost az
# n mis- depths which separate the poo
g sactured no rich. and the threatening a
ss until Of the working classes. Inc NC
no their act TO which labor owes muon
II H. not be present difficulties, Is specimen
= ii,,in;ous mi iog,slatiou for labor which mas
tha nj. ,crzed the Republican party.
'ni aaiondar ,be third paragraph, devoted 70
san,net hanLiny and currency, we nave
! l,a, .s nor ,hat the Democrats IN the II
mo from Congress have taken the VIM
~ w an On. Tho Republican sails as TO ah
" ~ Of currency, and that II Is par
,,,.r vrooram of the Democrats
o"N'- E,fiy.second Congress 70 q.
,hiny definite in that diree'l
lEs. hone however, not by the aao
bill for the free coinage OF
,tired from which we already, under the
nphatlealiy have too much. Gen Oiarhs'
IN L. Sulll- ,oath of the record oil ms
|, etc, to Tins making a bid for Ailia =,
aiive last mort especially IN the Nor''iw W.
II L." was bs will find few in the ~
the stage IN ranks 10 follow him. In u
Hearts ana paragraph he states the con.
as aecosteo Iabor against the trusts, ~ y,
elected inc and combines which owe W
once once chiefly to Republican !
spirants LOT mt he cannot expect .ha'
,ious to ar dnuble baelS upon itself ah
tue ,he open aud ayowed enc,
sc men have men me- out of whom IT coniideh'
heir desires; s; 10 airy the fat" by when
Iwonld tel campaign is to be carried
life Is now a Clarkson III this is playing se
what it once Nv OF he's shamming ana
further use hoodwink the people 70
:, anneals. for if he was III
eaii ,yould see how Impossible
It Cincinnati i for the average Repu,,
Sullivan was would come over to the
=, party, which is the party o.
they diu. The consistent opponen.
John Dough ls,i' legislation like the NJ
orting pnys,,, which qtrengthcns ana
in Cincinnal,, l, monopoiiss, encourages
le purpose OIL makes The combines p
ent TO make ea whose operations the po,
ias also s.a'ea poorer and the rich tlco
Republcan Government
however. into contempt-Memphis
have received nv
me, and would .,,,e rouIs,ana
entleman If he In fMof VI '"'
he proper way. o,..a. Anril .
g { lghs u ~. s"v sayinu prcmc Court of Louisiana
hort Dy sas,'e ao.;ded tho manda