The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-09-18
Brabster Vests Letter.

An Attempt to Fool the People,
Plea for Union.
We're it not a serious menace to tn
Institutions of the Republic and the lib
critics of the people, the so-called Ma
tional Democratic Convention whicl
has just closed its antics at Indianopo
lis would be a bowling farce. But tina
convention being part of the scheme
to enslave the American people, it mus
be regarded seriously. If little boy
be found in possession of a f1ober trift
the fact in itself is not of great import
ance; but the consequences may be ser
ious, if the boy, as boys have done
should take it into his head to point
the rife at his brother and pull the
trigger. Similarly with the aggregation
of sleek individuals who met at Indian
apolis and who there manifested their
contempt for the people who have pro
duced the wealth which they now enjoy.
Speaking of that contemptuous feel
ing, it is well to quote from the Wash
ington Posts article upon the rump
convention. The Post says;
Nothing could be more marked
than the contrast between this conven-
ton and the gathering of the Populists
at st. Louis. That was an aggregation
of the long haired and ong-whiskered
discontinued agitators and cratic re-
formers of the unsuccessful and the en-
vious, striving after something which
they had not and hoping through Wis
ionary, not to say revolutionary,
schemes to better their forlorn condi-
ton. The chasm between Lazarus and
Dives was as nothing to the width of
the abyss between the unkempt and
disordered Populists and the prosper
Gus gentlemen who comprise the ma
tional Democratic party"
These gentlemen, these dear dollar
Democrats, who represent the same
class as the prosperous gentlemen who
nominated Mckinley at St. Louis, met
with the purpose of nominatinga ticket
which would help elect Mckinley and
thus perpetuate the reign of gold mo-
nometallism, monopolies and trusts,
with maybe furitively whispered hope |
that before 1900 they and their McKin-
ley allies might be able to subvert this
republic into an empire. The speeches
made at the convention we're so insult
ing to those who work for living that
it is wonder that the laboring class of
the city of Indianapolis did not scourge
the money changers and corporation
awyers out of their beautiful city,
Their ticket is Palmer, of Illinois, for
President, and Buckner, of Kentucky
IS his running mate. The former, who
IS venerable in naught save years, OBJ
aimed the nomination because he has
proven himself double of Grover
Cleveland in that he was elected to the
United States Senate upon his pledge
O support the cause of bimetallism,
nd he broke his pledge as soon as he
ook his seat, Bucl1ner was thrown in
S a sop to the South. The outcome of
he convention shows that the non '
oilers who composed it regard Illinois !
nd Kentucky as States which are like g
7 to cast their electoral vote for Bryan, 7
nd by these nominations they hope to o
ivert some Democratic votes from him = =
nd thus secure the election of McKin- d
ey. In fact, all the delegates to that h
invention we're ready to admit that iN
leir ticket had no hope of success, and p
as simply put up to insure the cleo v,
on of Mckinley and the subsection of al
lie farmers and wage earners who are Ia
DIV Directing to the system which con- -
,ys into the hands of a few all the al
ealth which they produce. ar
They had another object. Until this 81
ar the money powers and corpora VI VI
ons have been able to deceive the peo-
e by see-sawing between the Republi-
n and the Democratic parties. In
e Presidential election their money
d influence was used on one side, in
e next it was used on the other, and
e leading politicians were aware of
is fact. 1t was. Roman circus in
itch the plain, common, producing
ople produced the gladiators and the 70
'od, and also paid the expenses of tre
3 entertainment. The Chicago con Gle
ntion and the Peoples party conven- 81,
n inaugurated a new era. They for
lsed new alignment-th producers br,
the one hand and the vampires on ski
} other That did not suit the YAM sne
es. They decided that the wealthy ica
corrupt, who have hitherto styled no,
mselves Democrats, should hold ed
5 Indianapolis convention and as res
that they are the only Simon not
e Democrats, partly, as already an1
ed, to defeat the will of the people, of I