The Progress., 1896-09-03

Committee and Fellow Citizens: J
shall. at q future day and in a formal
letter, accept the nomination when Is
now rendered by the notification com
mittes. and shall at that timc tourh
upon tho Issues presented by the plat
form. H. Ia hitting, however, at this
time. In the presence Of those here as
sembled. ] speak at some length In re
gard 10 the Cnmnaign upon which we
are now cat ring. We do not under
estimate tho forces arrayed against us,
neither are we unmndful Of tho i'm
lDftaDCs Of the struggle In which We
arc engaged; bat, relying for success
upon the Righteousness Of our cause,
we shall defend with all possible Vigor
the positions taken by our party.
III haa been charged by mon stand
iug high in business aud political cir
cIes that our platform Ia a menace to
private security and public safety; aud
At has been asserted that those whom
have the honor, for tho time being, to
tropresent, not Only mediate an attack
upon the rights Of property, but are the
foes OF social order and national honor.
Those who stand upon the Chicago
platform ore prepared to mako known
and to defend every motion which in
flUenCes them every purpose which an
amates them and every hope which In
suires thsm Andrew Jackson said:
Distinctions in society will always cX-
ist under every just government.
Equality Of talents, Of education, or Of
wealth, Cauuot be produced by human
institutions In the full enjoyment OF
The gifts OF heaven and the fruits Of
superior industry, economy and virtue
every man is equally entitled to pro
lection by Law We yield 20 none in
our devotion to the doctrine just enun
Ciaied
Tho object Of tho Campaign.
Our campaign has not for its object
tbe reconstruction of society. We cnn-
not insure to the vicious the fruits OF
n virtuous life; we would not invade
the home of the providont in order to
supply tho wants of the spendthrift;
We do not propose to transfer the re-
wards Of industry to the lap OF indo
tence. Property is and will remain
the stimulus OF endeavor and the COM
pensaIon for toll.
II assert that property rights. as we'll
MS the rights Of persons, arc cafe in the
hands OF the common people Abra-
ham Lincoln. In his message sent to
congress in December, 1861. said: mo
snen living are more worthy to be
trusted than those who toll up from
coverty, none less inclined to take
or touch aught which they have not
honestly earned.
Il repeat his language with unqual
ified approval and join with him In the
warning which he added, namely; Let
them beware OF surrendering polite
ai power which they already possess,
and which power, II surren-
dered, will surely be used to
close the doors OF advance
nnent against such as they, and to fix
new disabilities and burdens upon
them, Till all of liberty shall be lost
Those who daily follow the injunction,
I'm the sweat of thy face shalt thou
cat bread are now, as they ever have
been, tho bulwark of law and order,
the source of our nations greatness in
fime OF peace and It's surest defenders
| IN time OF war.
I'VE are not surprised to find arrayed
against those who are the boneiiciares
OF government favoritism-th have
read our platform. Nor are we sur
prised to learn that We must in this
campaign face the hostility of those
who find pecuniary advantage In ad-
Vocatlng the doctrine Of non-interfer-
erce when great aggregations of
wealth are trespassing upon the rights
OF individuals. We welcome such oD-
position 1t Is the highest Endorsement
which could bo bestowed upon u.s. We
are content TO have the cooperation Of
those who desire to have the govern
ment administered without fear or ia
vor.
Existence Of Trusts. CO
'It Is not the wish Of the general
public that trusts should spring into
existence and override the weaker
members of society; it is not the wish
of the general public that these trusts
should destroy competition and then
collect such tax as they will from
those who are at their mercy. Those
who stand upon the Chicago platform
believe that the government should not
emily avoid wrong-doing, but that 1t
should also prevent wrong-doing; and
they believe that tho law should be
enforced alike against all enemies OF
the public veal. The commandment,
3Thou shalt not steal thundered from
Sinai and reiterated in the legislation
OF all nations. is no respecter of per-
sons. It must be applied to the great
as well as to the SMALL to the strong
IN well as to the weak; to the corporate
person created by law as well as to the