Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-06-01
Champ Clark's Platform.


committee, at st Louis, las. week, Con.
gresham Champ Clark, in speech, sug-
gested the following platform for 1900:
Having rendered the platform of 1904
an accomplished fact, it is eminently meet
anu proper that at this early date Missouri.
exercising her democratic primacy should
p!oc'alm IN no uncertain tone, the un.
yielding principles Of democracy Stated
seneraliy, In a single sentence, those
principles may be condensed as follows
Equal rights to all special privileges to
nene.' Or, in still briefer form. More
money and less taxes
10 be more specific: In 1900 we will
express the unyielding principles of de.
mocracy' in this wise:
"First-We will not only reaffirm. but
readopt the Chicago platform of iS96'
word Tor word, syllable for syllable, abat.
ing neither jot nor title OF the second
declaration of independence.
"Second-We will put into our platform
as strong an antitrust plank as the Amer
lean language can make-the American
language, mark you, not the English
whlch Will restore to every citizen of this
republic the inalienaple right to earn his
bread by the sweat OF his face, which will
guarantee to every laboler the enjoyment
OF all his wages, and which will once
more make possible that competition
which was supposed to be the life of trace
until the republican party created count
less brood OF trusts, which are sucking
the life blood OF the great body OF the peo-
pie. 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 con-
gress and state legislatures make it a
penitentiaiy offense to form conduct or to
be interested in trust, and these exieen-
cies will be Topped from the body polite.
"Ihlfd-We will declare emphatically
and intentionally in favor of the obser.
walton OF the Monroe doctrine in all its
vlgor and against the criminal idiocy OF
corrupting and destroying our institutions
by making American citizens out of ten
million heather Maays under the
equator.
"Fourth--We will declare in unmistak.
able language that we will put sudden
stop to the wicked and wanton waste OF
the peoples noney-which, as evidenced
by the recklessness OF the ffty-ffth con-
gress, amounts to practical confscation.
"Fifth-We will proclaim our everlast-
ing hostility to government by the sword
and government by injunction, both of
which are being foisted upon the country
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 shutiling, no double dealing, no riding
OF two horses, going in opposite direc-
tons, no foraging between lines.
"The American people deserve to be
treated honestly, fairly, candidly and
courageously. They demand and are en-.
titled to have a declaration OF political
faith about which there is no double
meaning, no paltering in double sense
no equivocation. no good Lord, good
DEVIL claptrap-a declaration SO plain
that even the dullest may comprehend it
and so thoroughly democratic that all
honest men can stand upon that. They
want no victories that are not triumphs
OF principle, and they do not propose that
the fruits of another victory shall turn to
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
ment everywhere hearts OF oak.
"Upon that platform we will place a
man who is platform within himself,
whose name am happy to state is exc
Grated by every monopolist in America
and loved by every patriot betwixt the
two oceans-and land him in the white
house-the foremost statesman OF our age
William Jennings Bryan, OF Nebraska,
and of the United States at large, When
he sits in the chair OF Washington and
wears the mantle of Jefferson there will
be another Andrew Jackson come to
Judgment. In time OF peace he is CT
vii an in time of war he is soldier; at
all times he is the ideal American citizen
and patriot.
"But we may ask whether we want the
Palmer and Buckner democrats back. vi
course We dove will welcome them not
only as major generals and brigadlers' but
as privates not to teach us democracy
but to learn democracy of us-and Will
give them the glorious opportunity OF WIN
ming new laurels. Yes, we welcome those
returning prodigals, but they. must not
expect to monopolize the lated call
Those who have borne the heat and bur-
den of the day-the brunt OF the battle
expect the choicest and largest cuts OF
the veal themselves.
"The doors stand wide open to all who
wish to help us. We will not inquire too
infinitely into their antecedents. There
are two institutions which have no MOURN
ers' bench-the democratic party and the
Campbellite church. We also welcome
all republicans who are dissatisfied with
perialism, We hail with delight the pa
triotic movements Of DR.. Pretorious and
other German American editors, knowing
full we'll that the republicans cannot carry
q state west of the Alleghenies and north
of Arkansas without the German vote.
"We also extend the right hand OF fell
lowship to the vast army OF travelling
men who have discovered that trusts are
their especial enemies and who are now
preaching an antitrust crusade. More
nower to their tongues"