Iron County register., 1899-08-24
THE SAME PLATFORM.
Hon. Cato Sells Views on the
Coming Presidential
Campaign.

Hon. Cato Sells, temporary chairman
of the state democratic convention at
Des Moines. among other things said:
.-J11st what the democratic national plat
form of 1850 will contain do not know but
7 firmly believe that il will be along the
lines OF the last platform, with sueh an N
dirtme-1 of the Mckinley regime Tor us
rnaladmfnistration class preferment and
Unconstitutional conduct as TO insure the
support of every citizen who has oeen, Is OF
wants to be a Jefferson democrat Ana
ejrcereiy hope that no democratic conVen-
ffon viii subject itself 10 the Round Robin
charge of censorship. but that all will be
respected in the expression OF, and conten-
ton for. an honest conviction ana thal
when the national convention has again
snoken the viii Of the majority viii ee
arouiesced in by a reunited and irresistible
democratic party, and thus make certain
fhe supremacy and consequent prosperity
of the liberty loving. law abiding nome
building and industrious masses over the
now favored classes. who. for selnsh pur-
-,oses advocate or tolerate the pros stftutlon
~ the executive. legislative powers OF the
voxernnent, the federal constitution. Mon
roe doctrine and Declaration of Independ-
ence-
.sFirnetallisn IS as much a fundamental
,,-,nciple OF democracy as equality OF
r;phts and this convention would oetray
.Se marty should IL fail TO declare for the re-
s,xtatement of silver TO its legitimate place
=. ,Ls nations monetary system But the
Mckinley administration has developed
~enSitions which. were they 10 become
lucrative. would forever overthrow al
democratic principles and make II OF out
1;etIe Frnportance what kind Of monetary
-x-stern prevails in the country The very
fsct that the republicans are determined, II
-oSsibJe to smother the question OF protec-
fton trusts. imperial colonization, mill
tarfsrn. foreign alliance and kindred issues,
e. sufncient reason why the democracy
-hould not permit them 10 hide these ourn-
snr questions. Our republican frienos Will
hsve ample opportunity. with the CITY %
cheap money. 'oeoauched Currency, 10
.t+swrut to make silver 'bogy man puI
ts,e1 viii never be able to again deceive the
,,eonle as they did in 1885 They are up 10
ather issues as well as the money ouesIlon
"a viii have 20 meet and answer them OF
.-arx stump IN Iowa, and the more they
80 70 avoid. dodge or duck the more ag-
~reesfvely viii democracy drive socn ISSUES
sor,e and push them to the front They
heve made the now issues, are responsible
e. them and must meet them squarely or
Sazert the field and take the consequences
1--WE have reached crisis in our natisn-
.. lsfe. The Declaration OF Independence.
federai constitution and Monroe doctrine
are being deyoured by avaricious canni-
na1s The E=nSy trust. industrial trust
en6 natriotic trust have masked in the faise
@arb destiny for desperate attack
..7rhe state and national campaigns upon
which we are about 10 enter viii be the
turniuE point for the republic and Its Peo-
-Ie The armies are forming in battle ar
The call for enlistment has been
-sse II is not what you have been. but
-bat YOU are now that puts your name on
the muster roll Loyalty TO the camp for
-hich we fight is the only requirement
s4Our commander is democracy's greatest
raader-fhe able fearless and incorrupcbls
champion of equal rights and human I'D
erfx-,he modern Thomas Je6erson'-W1
liam Jennings Bryan