The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-16

boidest AsseruCn Of the rights Of the ecmmcs
people. hitherto abused and pillased under pol
icles devised bg the few for the benent OF tho
few at the expense Of the many. We have beheid
the rapid and open association OF every class
unduly favored by monopolistic laws, OF every
rapacious combine OF every Unsuitable trust
and OF every great corporation which dehes
public rcgulat on for public protection, In one
mighty conspiracy, under single absolute and
fairly typical boss. resolved. with the ala OF
their English and other foreign associates, by
their Unlimited use of money and their united
power OF coercion over a great mass OF citizens
IN their service. who are subject 10 Injury more
or less directly NJ their hands. 20 defeat the
peoples candidate. 10 overthrow ;he peoples
cause. and % hold the masses In unreiesed
bondage 10 the consolidated money power ana
% the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS single stand-
ard gold dollar. starving its millions to fatten
It's fayorites.
% That II IS matter Of public notorlety
aud common observation-the facts being
patent 90 AL. that with few and honorable ex-
ceptions the managers OF the various railroad
systems, many % them grown enormously
wealthy through opportunities and practices
well understood. regarding only their individ-
ual interests. and that 81 the plutocraey. 10
which they personally belong ignoring the in
terest OF shareholders. employees and the peo-
pie, have united 70 exert an the power 81 their
several corporations created by pubic an
business. 10 coarco the electors In their SER
vice to support the candidate 81 the combined
domestic monopoles and OF the International
gold trust, hy systematic misrepresentation
and scduct.ons on the one hand, and intlmida-
tions on the other, so that at this hour many
thousands OF the most intelligent citizens oi
this republic. peculiarly and specially .intcr-
ested In the restoration Of popular rule. are put
90 the desperate choice between surrendcrins
their SURFACES 10 the control OF others. asset
ing industrial mastery in politics or losing
their jobs and the daily bread ~ their families.
THAT they IN concert and in execution of .
colossal plan Of operation In support Of the
single gold standard and monopol!st.c COM
bination. have entered upon a system ~ arbi-
trary. Illegal and shametuy unjust discrlm-
iuation in the rates 81 trans portation against
three great nat ional political parties. granting
one rate % the munopolists and another -
their opponents. one rate 10 the opnlent at
tendants upon he gold standard Indianapo IL
convention. and another TO the delegates and
visitors 20 the great popular gathering here as
sembled one rate 70 Canton. where unwilling
men are shipped In train loads. and another and
almost prohibiiory. rate 70 other gatherings in
tie interest OF the Chicago platform and rs
candidates. thus ruling at least ne-hnlf ~ the
people ~ the United States on their own high
ways unless they choose 10 travel on grossly
unjust and unequal terms We ask the Amer
can peope 10 record their judgment upon
these INDUSTRIOUS corporate aggrcssions at The
approaching national election. and meanwhile
we call upon the proper authorities Of the fed
cral government aud ~ the state government
70 note these notorious, undenied and criminal
abuses OF public grants IN order that the laws
which guarantee equal rights upon the public
highways shall be dccently enforced and the
Individual offenders prosecuted and adeg uatc ~
punished.
"a That we ratify tho nomination Of william
| Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewan FOR presi-
dent ana ce-pr, sideut OF the United States
as ideal nominees. ana we pledge them the
united and earnest~upport OF the clubs repre-
seutel In th, convention, As American elti-
zens. rising above al partisan consideratiCns
and looking only 10 the gravity 81 the
crisis now upon us as a people. involving
| as we believe. the financial liberties %
I the sons OF those who scaled the
/ slopes OF Bunker Hin. and cainped with WASH
| .ng at Valley Forge, and whose sacred duty Z,
| Is to transmit to our children and to the world
| TIE liberties bought by the blood % our IA
theirs, we s-nd greeting To our brethren ia the
nation. and ask them TO Join u~ in piedging he
enforcement OF the new Declaration % Inde-
pendence now Icing tested In the arena @,
American Judgment. and to sound with us tn,
final charge upon the foes Of humanity masses
against US In this contest"
lSgnedl
G. : COLLINS. Arkansas, Chairman
w. l. LOCKWOOD, Pennsylvania.
j NJ BOONE. Mississippi
f. B. FULLER Illinois.
r. : REAvEs. Oklahoma
7 NJ WILTHAsHyM, Kentucky.
4 J PRATHER Kansas
JAMES l.. NORRIS District OF Columbia.
FRANK X TROUT. Arizona
The night session was devoted 10 listening Z,
speech By William J. Bryan candidate 10
president and others.