The Forrest City times., 1899-10-06

the baser and more selfish instincts of the
man, but l am afraid of the chance
IF the trusts fill the campaign Golfers
rally to the support Of the opposition. Ne
can not fight. however. with great hope of
certain setory without none: and organ.
lzation. Every democrat in the United
States should do his part. Every one can
do something. Every democrat in Amer
committee at Chicago. and then do his ut
most at home to effect a thorough party
organization. II this should be done, /
would have no doubt of our success in
1900.
Champ Clark. speech.
Congressman Clark said in part:
THE process of ramming the single gold
| standard down the throat of the repub-
lican party goes merrily on. with Lyman
J. Gage. secretary of the treasury who
| ratteu to the republicans for a cabinet
| portfolio, In the role of rammer- chief
| One virtue doth Lyman possess-he is a
| candid, out-and-out gold bug. In his phil
| osophy. might makes right and having
the power to establish the gold standard
| he proposes to do 1t without delay with
| out palaver. and without mercy In the
| end Lyman and his eoadjutors Will have
their way, and will play ruthlessly and
heartlessly the part of Juggernaut for
such timorous souled men as Senator John
| NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska who go about
moaning piteously about that abandoned
metallism.
James Buchanan. the last democratic
president. sent an army to thrash Brigh-
| nam Young. the great Utah polygamist:
| William Mckinley, the latest and let us
hope the last, republican president, pays
Imperialism has led us into tolerating
! a press censorship, into scoffing at the
Declaration of Independence, into spit
| tfca! abandonment of the Monroe doc
| trine.
| Under republican maladministration we
are TO sacrifice every principle which we
/ have cherished. every principle which has
| tended to make us great and honored as "a
| people in order that we may bully help
| less people, fighting for the inalienable
| right to govern themselves as they please
on their own ground-7000 miles from
| our shore. For the sake of human free
| DOM. and In the name of the proud race
| to which | belong. ] protest against such
internal fdiocy. 1t is not our duty. and
should be our pleasure to attend strictly
| to our own business, keep out of world
| politics. steer clear OF world uuarrels and
| pre- serve the blessings of liberty to our pos
| terity.
Congressman Hugh Dinsmore, of Ar
| kansas, and former Gov. Alvah Adams
also made talks.
At night Congressman William Sui
ger, of New York, was the star speak
er on trusts. miitarysm and imperial
| ism. Nobody has ever received in Tex
| as greater ovation that Suizer re-
ceived in Dallas.
| speech of SulHer.
Congressman Sulzer spoke for over
| an hour on the subject of Democracy
and Its Relation to the Man Who
| Earns His Living by Honest Toll" Mr..
Sulzer championed labor organiza-
tions. He advocated higher wages and
| shorter hours as the quickest, the
safest and the best remedy for the
present labor evils. He made an ear
est plea for an eight-hour law in the
nation and in every state
United States senator's" he said
should be elected directly by the people
The senate is rapidly becoming a pluto
people demand a change in their mode
of selection.
In all the states the people directly
elect the governors and state officers. and
in most of the states they elect the
Judges; Why; ! ask; can they not he
trusted to elect their senators in con-
| gress? This reform will, | believe also
| to a great extent prevent the Legislative
gerrymandering of states to secure the
| party that happens to be in power when
each new apportionment is made"
| Mr.. Sulzer briefly indicated the prin-
ciples enunciated in the Chicago plat
| form. and denounced trusts. militar-
ism and Imperialism. He said the Chi
cago platform was the best platform
the democratic party had ever written
"a new declaration of independence
that would ultimately free the toiling
masses from industrial slavery.
He paid an eloquent tribute TO Will
| lam j. Bryan, and confidently predict
| ed that he would be renominated in
| the next Democratic national conven-
ton by acclamation. He said a great
the east since the last presidential
campaign, favorable to the cause of
| Mr.. Bryan, and that the democratic
standard-bearer, the brilliant young
leader of Nebraska. would find no enc
| my's country in the next national
campaign.
LAS democrats" said Mr.. Sulzer. I'VE
| should do all we can to re-establish the
American merchaGt marine. To-day nine
| foreign ships flying foreign flags.
LAS democrats, We should favor the vol
unteer forces of the republic, and siren
uously oppose large standing army in
| time of peace, composed of men who are
not taxpayers, but who are tax-eaters
| we SnOuiu laNOr great navy TO protect
orr coast and commerce.
I'VE should build and own the Nicara-
qua canal. No governmental act at pres
ent would be more beneficial to the great
southwest
we should be against the encroach-
ments OF the rights of the people by the
national banks They menace our repub-
lie to-day. There Is a bill now pending In
congress which gives to the national
banks of this country far greater powers
and privileges than were ever enjoyed by
the United States bank. II II should be
come a law. II would give the monopoly
of issuing money to the national banks
and hence the right to expand or contract
the currency of the people whenever II
ration should have this power to make or
destroy II Is the most daring attempt
the banks have ever made by law 70
seize one Of the greatest weapons for