Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-08
Back in Ohio.

Chairman Of the Ohio State Democrat
ic Convention, made a little the best
speech that has fallen from Democrtic
lips since Col. Bryan joined the army.
1t is genuine Den ocratic eloquence
and ought to 60 ringing dowh the line.
Here is some Of it:
"If humanity is wrong in Cuba, il
is wrong in Luzon and it is somewhat
humiliating to us to require Uncle
Sam to say TO a laughing world and
succeeding generation that in 1898
his ideas OF humanity were only cap
able Of about 100 mile flight from
Key West If the Philippine islands
are not capable Of self-government we
do not want them as a part OF the
United States. II they are capable of
self-government we do not want them
as a dependency bound to us by gold
en- bonds, but as an independent sister
republic. In view Of the past, present
and prospective conditions the acquis-
ition Of the Sandwich islands was a
naval necessity and commercial CON
venience.
owe should complete, own and con
troll the Nicaragua canal and improve
all other available means of rapid,
Worldwide communication so that
our American citizens, armed with
spelling books and the golden rule,
can easily go into all the world and
by precept and example preach the
gospel Of liberty to every creature.
"Trusts and combines intended to
forestall markets and thereby rob the
people under cover OF law should be
declared outlaws by statute, SO that on
application OF any injured party the
property Of such trusts might be plac-
ed in the hands OF receiver to right
the wrongs upon which they had fat
tened. And these cunuingly devised
trust schemes to rob the people should
be utilized to benefit all by their pc
culiar powers Of co-operat on and make
the many beneliclaries instead Of the
very few
"And if the rapacity of trusts can
not be Gu bed and controlled by our
present legislative and judicial estab-
llshments the great sovereign people
will achieve n bloodless revolution by
means OF the initiative and referendum
"The grand old Democratic party has
stood nanfully by the administration
in our war with Spain, but at the same
time we commend our Representatives
in Congress for the resistance they
made to the war revenue measures
fhe gold men had their wrongful way
and an enormous bond debt has been
saddled upon our people which the
wealth.producers of our own country
} must ultimately pay.
"The little war with Spain will fur.
nish the gold men with desired ex-
cuse for increasing our standing army
and this must be discouraged. We
should resist any permanent increase
"When soldiers III large numbers
are needed in this large Republic, our
President can give one blast upon his
buglc and call ii million of men. But
our splendid navy should be maintain
ed on account of the clements of polt.
zeal disturbances and resistance in all
parts OF the world. And this resist
ance must be met and overcome until
the Democra repuhlicanism is SC
universally embraced and the father
hood of God and the brotherhood oil
man so generally recognized that the
thousands of independent republics
shall learn war no more and the last
gold bond shall be cancelled in l6 to
| silver and slavery shall be thing OF
the past.
Let the liberty loving, consttu-
tion-loyng, trust and plutocrat-hat-
ing citizens of this country rally
around the flag of Democracy on the
Chicago platform, with proper addi-
tions touching the Spanish war ques
tions, and successfully conduct the
successive advancing skirmishes until
1900 when 100000 of American
freemen will triumphantly sweep
through the grant arch of victory,
singing praises to Almighty God for
our great deliverance and shouting foi
brotherhood, bimetalli-m and Bryan