The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-26

able allies of ReDublicanism, then the
object of this meeting will have been
accomplished.
Mr.. HAYES gave but a few woSds to
imperialism, declaring that ii and the
acquisition of foreign territory are
foreign to the policy of the Democratic
party
President Halves was followed by the
Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri who
presented the state and district ban
ners in the name of the state com
mittee M Clark was greeted with
q tremendous ovation.
Chicago Platform Unadulterated.
The Hon. Champ Clark said in part:
Having rendered the platform of
1886 an accomplished fact, it is emf
nentiy meet and proper that at this
early date, Missouri, exercising her
Democratic primacy, should proclaim
in no uncertain tone the unyielding
principles of Democracy.
Stated generally. in a single SEN
tence, these principles may be con-
densed as follows: Equal rights for
all: special privileges for none; or, in
a still briefer form, more money and
less taxes
ITO be more specific: In 1900 we will
express the unyielding principles of
Democracy in this, wise:
Il. We viii not only reaffirm, but re-
adopt the Chicago platform of 1896.
word for word, syllable for syllable,
abating neither jot nor little of that
second declaration OF Independence.
Antitrust Plank.
-. We VIII put into our platform as
strong an antitrust plank as the
American language can make-the
American language. mark you, not the
English-Which viii restore TO every
citizen of this republic the inalienable
right to earn his bread by the sweat
of his face, which viii guarantee to
every labofer the enjoyment of all
his wages, and which will once more
make possible that competition which
was supposed to be the life of trade
until the Republican party created a
countless brood Of trusts, which are
sucking the lifeblood of the great body
of the people In my Judgment. the
best way for congress to smash the
trusts is to place upon the free list all
things used or made or sold by the
trusts Then let both congress and the
state legislatures make it a penitentiary
offense TO form, conduct or to be in
terested in a trust, and these eXigen-
oies will be Topped from the body poll
tic
IS. We will declare emphatically and
unequivoca1ly in favor of the observa-
lion of the Monroe doctrine in all its
vigor, and against the criminal idiocy
of corrupting and destroying our insti-
tutions by making American citizens
out of ten million heather Malays I'M
der the equator.
Waste of the Peoples Money.
-. We will declare in unmistakeable
language that we Will put sudden
stop to the wicked and wanton waste
of the peoples money, which as evil
depcp1 nv tho Fepl<leScOes.c of fha Exiftx-
fifth congress. amounts to practical
confiScation.
''5. We viii proclaim our everlasting
hostility to government by the sword
and government by injunction, both of
which are being foisted upon the coun-
try for the benefit and at the behest
of the trusts and jobbers of every
degree.
In the impending campaign, he that
is not for US is against us. There can
be no shutting, no double dealing, no
riding of two horses going in opposite
directions. no foraging between lines.
The American people deserve to be
treated honestly. fairly, candidly and
courageously. They demand and are
entitled TO have declaration of polit-
icai faith about which there is no
double meaning, no paltering in a
double sense, no equivocation, no good
Lord, good Devil, claptrap-a declara- |
ton so plain that even the dullest may
comprehend 1t and so thoroughly Dem
ocratic that all honest men can stand 1
upon it, They want no victories that /
are not triumphs of principle. and they
do not propose that the fruits of an
other victory shall turn 20 ashes upon |.
their lips. Above all, they don't want |
any more presidential pigs in pokes. !
They will get what they want The
platform that | have outlined will give
lovers of freedom and good govern /
inent everywhere hearts of oak
Bryan the Man
Upon that platform we will place a |
man who is a platform within himself !
whose name, am happy to state. is |
eXecrated by every monopolist in Amer |
lea and loved by every patriot betWixt |
the two oceans-and land him in the
White House-the foremost statesman /
Of our age-Wpiam Jennings Bryan of /
Nebraska and of the United States at
large.
When he sits in the chair of Wash
ngton and wears the mantle of JEFF
ferson, there viii be another Andrew
jackson come to judgment. In Zines of j
peace he is a civilian: in times of war
be IS a soldier; at all times he is the
deal American citizen and patriot.
But we may be asked whether we
want the Palmer and Buckner Demo- /
Gratis back. OF course we do. We will
welcome them, not as major generals
and brigadiers, but as privates; not to
teach US Democracy, but to learn De- \
of us. and will give them the Z
glorious opportunity of winning new
aureis- Yes we welcome those return
ng pro1lgals, but they must not expect
TO nIenopolize the fatted calf Those
who have borne the heat and burden of
the day-tbe brunt of the battle-ex-
pect the choicest and largest cuts of the
veal themselves.
Take In Prodigals
The doors stand wide open to all
who wish to help US. We will not in
luire too infinitely into their antece-
tents There are two institutions which
nave no mourners' bench-the Deno-
ratio party and the Campbellite
church We also welcome all Republic
ans who are dissatisfied with Mark
danna'S neW-fangled policy of imper-
alisn. We hail with delight the patri-
Stic movements of Dr. Anil Pretoriol1s
md other German-American editors
full well that the Republicans
,annot carry a state west of the Allie
shenies and north Of Arkansas without
he German vote.
We also extend the right hand of
eiiowship TO the vase army of travel
ng men who have discovered that
rusts are their especial enemies, and
vno are now preaching ON antitrust
rusade. More power to their tongues.
Trusts and Democracy.
Trusts and Democracy" occupied
colonel III. c. Wetmore of ST. Louis !
'ut a Few minutes. His remarks were
,reeted with cheers.
IL. Col B .