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least -. pressed upon public or lesls-
| lstlve attention. Around this one supreme

| is 10 be fought. For the firs, time II has
| been fairly presented without evsso on or
disgts-se. iiVth parties have taken a
| position boldly. Both are conhd' nj and
defiant. Between the American people
| are the arDltratDrS and as sdch they are
\ now to pass judgment upon the most I'M
| i.ortant qus-s,ron presented TO them since
| the storm OF civll war wrecked happy
! homes and lsft its bloody srdil upon tho
| land They ara 70 tass Judgmcns upon
| a question which | profoundly believe al
| fects. as no either question can, not only
| the present happiness and prosperity OF
/ the people. but che felicity OF their chill
| trru, the nsrpetwty 81 Ameraacn institn-
| tipns and the well being OF all mankind
| SIR. Chairman, fn all arcU movements.
| in AL concerted efforts. whel well direct
| ed, there must Ire leadership. leader
shouiG be rcprcse liatiVe OF the cause ne
| cfbt mpions, H. should be more than that.
! he should be IN III. essential qualities and
| in the hghct degree typical OF those
| who invest him with the dignity and re-
| sppnsib,Ny Or ledderShtp
| TIE Chicago platform has been DE-
nouhocd az tndcrnccretic and the dele
| gates Composing the convention have been
| s,isr,atiIcd As anarchists and socialists.
| We have heard much Of this from a GER
tain class OF papers and .ut|itndls. On
| SATURDAY last IN my own STATE, an eN-
| democrat, tx -suprcne court Judge char
| aci .rize-1 pAr Chicago Platform A. "a puH
| Dc cf poruliFtic notions. saturated hrm-
! ful with soc alism and anarchy" and al
| he same Nfne an eS-iemocratc corpora
1 iltA attorney u SUM ItHA4iAtA4F i tfNiol'1-
that American citizenship meant govern
! metz not by the
lT'NTHTSklNG, UNHEEDfNG MASSES.
I nut by Ia. clements which are guided
| 10y judgment and reason.
| "tull.edln. uuth.uhlng' masses IL very
good Tho elements which are guided hy
| Judgment ana reason" extra good. 1t Is
at least a slight moiln ,atIon OF Wander
| BITS arrogant anathema-" D the peo-
] plf'-aud fer this small concession We
ought no doubt 20 t. duly grateful
Who composed ,he Chicago convention
From The STATE iu which reside tn. gen
delegation sent 10 that convention WaA
composed Of farmers lawyers, doctors.
'ltors. metrhau's. manufacturers and
several nf On" most conspicuous success
iAI DGsiil-ss men IA thc Mississippi val
lty. AUiuE them also were eniilenS
lIHfea g. nigh courts. senators of th.
'is.t'd States. representatives, IN congress
and tha treasurer and the governor Of The
/ = ATE. That delegation Was chosen ~
Oh. ~ u rrrU.csf runve utions ever u}.
Whi-d lt that state. representing all
Wruw attn. What WAS TN. of Missouri
vs. equally true o. an the States. II
4 ilfto cnuii not speak for the democrats
pstiy. who couldf II these men do not
T Hl icrstaud democracy. who are its tx
+ isneuts7 But these are tho men who az.
r.siculed as an unthinking, unheefiing
+ frrh Who CON uct h- trusted with the CON
/ irri az putic ufldrs. and these ate the
neu Wnp lnpEt
GIVE WAY 10 ENGLISH TOADIEs
I aud the paInperei miul0ns of corporate
! r. tot fi WHO atr1g'sie 10 themselves al
/ .iN Wiz It- ant ASTON of the world.
! SIR tho nuig 1890 holds mp "a opprohrium
Z sueh nten a. constituted the Chicago CON
/ N'"l1n' VINO l'uoun-cs Them as crankg.
aitr hlsts or socialists OF who IN amy
I respect fnUugia thnr intelligence OF mai
fl1'isn. iors himself most rank injustice
( % he nc no. d 4nare, slandsrer or u
! foot Th.u convention did indeed rypr.-
I gent fllr ma -stts-' Of tho peoule-thn gfslt