Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-09-14

For, while practicing and sanctionfng eveTy
iniQuity which syndicates imposed. this
administration has stood In the market
places Of America and with solemn coun-
tenance made loud protestations of right
eousness. No lover of progress. no friend
of humanity. no deyotee to free institu-
tons, no believer in a higher destiny OF
man can ever with reason expect or hope
for anything from the republican party As
it is organized and dominated to-day.
Democratic Party's Good Work
what about the other great party? For
the first 40 years of our history it was the
party of progress, that gave to the world
the highest ideals and shaped the destiny
OF our country. For 50 years after the
war it stood for practically the same things
that the republican party stood for. That
is, it had become a mere convenience Of
political and commercial manipulators who
used it to further their own ends and amass
fortunes. During these 80 dark years it
held out no inspiration, it pointed to no
great principle, it espoused no great cause.
it made no heroic fight for anything, but
the Almighty has wisely provided that
every lane shall have turn, and that there
shall be an end to all things.
And there came an end to the lane of
trimming, trading and trickery IN which We
had marched; three years ago the party
came out of the lowlands and took po-
sition on the hilltop of progress. 1t repudi-
ated the men who had degraded and be-
breeze; it espoused the cause of humanity
and il adopted a new declaration of Amer
lean independence. Standing for the no.
blest and highest thought of the time it has
drawn to its standards the patriotic in
tellfgence of America. A new set of men
have come to the front; men who, instead
OF seeking only selfish ends on the low
plane of brutality, stand out in the sun.
ready to make every sacrifice for the well
fare of the race. These men have high
nd ho ~ hu mi
is capable of dealing with the great prob
lens that confront us. is capable of lead.
ing the American people on to the great
plane of inc Lstrlal freedom, just as their
predecessors century ago led this repub-
lie unto the plane of political freedom.
Nearing the Promised Land.
MY friends, we are not yet in the prom
ised land! We have yet mighty struggle
before US. In fact, the great conflict is
only begun. Mighty battles are yet to be
reverses, defeats and humiliations may yet
have to be endured, but we are conscious
of standing for the right, conscious Of
standing for a higher humanity, conscious
of being in harmony with the evolution of
the age, conscious of moving along the line
marked out by the Almighty for the guild
ance of His people. And we know that the
cause we represent will triumph, but until
the hour of final victory we must be on
our guard and we must be constantly ready
for every conflict.
First we must be on guard in our own
party. for those interests which have DOM
mated the party so long have not yet sur
rendered, but are seeking in every way
possible to get control. Should they sue
coed it would defer the hopes of mankind
and intensity the struggles of the toilers
of this land; it would postpone the day of
deliverance.
Opposes Any Change I'm Policy.
Ever since 80 these interests have been
scheming, organizing and Systematically
working to again get control of the ma
chinery of the party and dominate its
councils. They have talked about har-
Tnony, talked about getting the offices,
talked about everything except high idea
and noble purpose or great end. They
succeeded in getting control of most of
the mayors Of the large American cities;
they got into friendly communication with
what are known as county seat politicians
all over the country, who simply want
office and do not care whether it is Christ
or Beelzebub who is mentioned in the plat
form. The idea was industriously circu-
lated that if we would take down the ban
ners we hoisted in &c. if we would abandon
the principles we declared for. if we would
again straddle every vital issue and fool
as many people as possible, then we could
win and get the offices. then we could again
elevate small men to high positions.
But they forget that we have passed
the turn in the lane: they forget that the
{, 500, 900 men who fought with us in SO
had been taught for several years to hold
that these men had been taught to be
and to assert their manhood,
and that, consequently, while they might
be betrayed, they could not be delivered,
and that, therefore, any scheme which con-
templated the control of conventions by
fraud or bribery or trickery, any scheme
which contemplated changing the great
platform of SO would lose to the demo-
cratic party 80 men where it would possibly
bring in one.
Standing by the Old Principles.
at would lose the men of high purpose
and strong convictions who are doing the
worlds work and gain few men who rep
resent the corrupt commercialism of the
age, and who would render the party in
capable of any high mission in case we
should succeed and they were to dominate
is councils. The Vaccinations and sys-
.ematic plans to which 1 have referred
we're carried far, the schemers were
bold and the trimmers were
so active that about seven or
eight months ago it was felt that something
should be done to check their activity; felt
hat something should be done to serve
notice on that class of politicians through
)ut the country that the Chicago platform
democrats, who constituted the great bull
~ark of the party would stand no trifing,
hat while they might Re betrayed they
could not be delivered. For if syndicates,
.hicanery, bribery and corrupt CONNER
>ial interests must dominate the govern
nent we want the republican party to do
t. 1t is to-day the especial mission of that
party to represent those interests and the
party must not embark on that
inc of business. This country doesn' I need
.wo syndicate parties. The democratic
PARTY has an entirely different mission
Saving the Platform of 1896.
Here in this great state of New York
an haU a N nj IN ON fnr hoa
same purpose. And let me say that no man
.ver embarked in a nobler work Recent
events have indicated that the people re
standing firm throughout the land, and
Tery recent events indicate that some of the
politicians have noticed this fact and are
to accept the situation.
Whether the conspiracy to overthrow
he Chicago platform will be abandoned, or
whether it will go on, 1 do not know; but,
ny friends, we must take no chances. The
,eople of America are with us and they are
n earnest, and we must see to it that they
re not betrayed. We welcome all men
o our ranks who believe in the great mis-
ion of the democratic parry and who are
eady to help it carry out that mission.
And4 on the other hand, we say to all men
Who do not believe in the mission of the
'arty, who are not willing to help estab lish
he mighty reforms for which Providence
as chosen it: Your place is not in the
emocratic party, and the manly thing for
'ou to do is to seek those councils and that
ATTY that are in harmony with your idea.
We look not to the past. We harbor no
Malice Our face is toward the sun. we are
olding out our hands. If you love your
ountry, then come with US.
Bryan to Lead I'm 1909.
Let me now say il conclusion that our
kies are Frightening. We have not lost
single devotee, while all over the land
aen are rallying to our standards who
ought us in SO and who are now deter
mined to overthrow the iniQuity they helped
o create. They are weary of duplicity in
he white house. they see that the republic
) being destroyed and they look with hope
re 1F oh "a in