The Forrest City times., 1896-10-09

indorse specifically each separate plank thefeot. assured that when made the ruling chart of federal administration and leg islatlon it will relieve the people of the pressing and increasing burdens Of monometailism, low prices and busl- ness depression, restore the ancient and natural conditions necessary to a return of general prosperity and the exhibit of sever eign power. as well as the stern purpose of the American people to regulate the finances and all concerns Of this republic without waiting Tor the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
 S Ihat events since the promulgation of that new declaration of American industrial and financial independence have demonstrated the wisdom of the action then taken. and, as tne Immediate consequence of that just and truthful arraignment of plutocracs, and the ooldest assertion of the rights of the common people, hitherto abused and pllaged under pol icies devised by the few for the benefit Of tho IeW st the expense of the many, we have behelo she rapid and open association of every class uhduly favored by monopolistc laws, of every rapacious combine. of every unsuitable trust
 and Of every great corporation which defes public regulation for public protection. in one mighty conspiracy under a single absolute and
 fairly typical boss. resolved with the aid of their English and other foreign associates, by tnelr unlimited use of money and their united power Of coercion over great mass of citizens In their service, who are subject to injury moro or less directly at their hands, to defeat the peoples candidate, to overthrow the people s cause, and to hold the masses In unrelieved bondage to the consolidated money power and to the -appreciating single stand ard gold dollar. starving its millions to fatten It's favorites
 " That It is a matter of pubic notoriety and common observation-the facts being patent to all. that with few and honorable ex- captions the managers of the various railroad nf th.,r -t-- wealthy through opportunities and practices well understood. regarding only their individ- ual interests, and that of the plutocracy. to which they personally belong. ignoring the in- terest of shareholders employees and the peo- pie, have united to exert all the power of their several corporations, created by public au- thority for the accommodation of the public business, to coerce the electors In their ser vice to support the candidate of the combined domestic monopolies and of the international gold trust, by systematic misrepre sentations and seductions on the one hand, and intimida- tons on the other, so that at this hour many thousands of the most intelligent citizens of this republic, peculiarly and specially .inter- ested In the restoration of popular rule, are put to the desperate choice between surrenderlng their suffrages to the control of others assert Ing Industrial mastery in politics or losing their Jobs and the daily bread of their families "That they In concert and in execution of a collosal plan of operation in support of the single gold standard. and monopolistic conn pination, have entered upon a system of arbt- | trary, illegal and shamefully unjust discrim- lnation In the rates of transportation against | three great national political parties granting one rate to the monopolists and another to their opponents. one rate to the opulent at tendants upon the gold standard Indianapolis convention. and another to the delegates and visitors to the great popular gathering here as- | semoled One rate to Canton. where unwilling raa uro- -hf ~.v~r 4 fx. ~lx.I. almost prohtbitory, rate to other gatherings in the interest of the Chicago platform and It's candidates. thus ruling at least one half of the people of the United States ofY their own high ways unless they choose to travel on grossly unjust and unequal terms. We ask the Amer. | ican people to record their judgment upon these monstrous corporate aggressions at the | approaching national election, and meanwhile we call upon the proper authorities of the fed eral government and of the state goyernment to note these notorious undened and criminal abuses of public grants in order that the laws which guarantee equal rights upon the public highways shall be decently enforced and the l individual offenders prosecuted and adequately | punished. a. "A That we ratify the nomination of William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewan for presi- dent and vice president of the United States as ideal nominees, and we pledge them the united and earnest support of the clubs repre- sented in this convention. As American citi- zens rising above all partisan considerations and looking only to the gravity of the crisis now upon us as people, involving as we believe, the financial liberties of the sons of those who scaled the slopes of Bunker Hill. and camped with Wash ing at Valley Forge. and whose sacred duty it is to transmit to our children and to the world the liberties bought by the blood of our fa- l thers, we send greeting to our brethren in the nation, and ask them to join us in pledging the enforcement of the new Declaration of Inde- pendence now being tested in the arena of American judgment, and to sound with us tn, | final charge upon the foes of humanity masses against us in this contest"
 lSignedl
 0. COLLINS, Arkansas Chairman
 w. l.. LOCKWOOD, Pen fvania J. Nj. BOONE Mississippi.
 r. B. FULLER. Illinois.
 R. $. REAyES. Oklahoma T. M WILrHAsHYM, Kentucky T. J. FEATHER. Kansas.
 JAMES L. NORRIS. District of Columbia FRANK R TROUT, Arizona
 The night session was devoted to listening to speech by William J. Bryan, candidate for president. and others.