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Adopted IndOrsing the Chicago
Platform and Bryan-GOv. AltgeId
on Industrial Slavery, Trusts and
Other Topics.
New York. Sept 4.-The Chicago plat
form Democrats had a meeting tonight
at Cooper Union, addressed by oX-Gov.
John ?. Altgeld OF Illinois, eX-Judge
James Tarvin, of Covington. KY. and
Congressman John J. L,entz of Ohio. Each
one of them declared for the denomination
Of William ]. Bryan, and against the pol-
icy of President Mckinley in the Philip
pines
Cooper Union was crowded to Its capac-
ity with an appreciative audience. Judge
Tarvin, the first speaker, had to pause
many times on account of the enthusiasm
of the audience. which applauded every
point of his speech.
AT the conclusion of Judge Tarvins
speech resolutions were read indorsing the
whole Chicago platform and each of its
specific details. recognizing Mr.. Bryan as
the leader of the democracy and the ex-
ponent of the principles contained in the
Chicago platform and pledging the ear
nest efforts and endeavors of those pres
ent TO support him for the presidency
of the United States in 1900, declaring
that the war against the Philippines is
a grossly immoral assault on American
principles of government and brutal
attempt to crush a weak people, who are
bravelv contendng for the exercise of the
national and God-given rights of self-gov-
eminent; condemning the action of Pres
ident Mckinley in relation to the Phil
ippines as gross perVersion of the power
given him. declaring in opposition TO en-
tering into alliance with foreign kingdoms
and empires, holding that all trusts are
destructive of industrial and individual lib
erty, and urging the nomination and cleo
ton of w. J. Bryan, that the peoples
government shall not perish from the
earth.
The resolutions were enthusiastically
adopted.
Industrial Slavery.
Former Gov Atlgeld's reception was
fattering. As soon as the cheers had sub
sided, Mr.. Alleged stepped to the front OF
the platform and said in part:
"Glancing back at mans industrial his
tory, we find that it has been a Ions
struggle with brute force, but the prog
ress made has been wonderful. From
the aboriginal condition in which man lit
orally devoured his fellow man after the
manner of wild beasts up to the condi-
ton which we see to-day in which he
seeks TO devour only the substance of his
toll is a tremendous stride, and in TAX
ing this stride he has come up through
a great variety of conditions, each of
which for the time seemed best adapted
to his protection in his struggle against
superior brute force. 1t took the world
a long time to acquire even a perception
of right and wrong in the simplest cases.
Might was the sole standard of right
for ages; ever after it was recognized
that one man has no right to rob anoth-
er, it was considered permissible and even
honorable for a band of men, under pre-
tense of war, to despoil a peaceable peo-
pie.
After the family relationship the tri-
bal relationship and a variety of other
conditions, what is known as the COM
petitive system, acquired sway through
out most of the civilized world This sys-
tenn marks a certain stage in mans de-
velopment, and it has been claimed for
it that it had a tendency to make him
self-reliant, and therefore to make him
capable of the highest achievement. In
this system what Darwin called the "ht-
test Che should have said the tough
estD survive and the weaker of neces-
sty go to the ground. And by and by
it was discovered that while this system
did tend to make man self-reliant and TO
develop his individuality, yet under it the
nobler elements of mans nature-kind-
ness, generosity, pity-were apparently a
hindrance to his struggle; that inasmuch
as the struggle was constantly in an en-
vironment of brute force the man who
had the greatest cunning and controlled
the greatest brute force must win: in
short, that if this system is left to 90 on
TO work out its ultimate results il will tend
to produce race of hyenas, sharp keen
and fierce, but destitute of those elements
that ennoble human life. Seeing this.
some great men whose hearts went out
to humanity have long cast about for
some way of deliverance. Various rene
dies and systems have been partially and
imperfectly tried. They looked through
a glass darkly." They saw here and there
a ray of light amid general gloom and en-
deavored to follow. They were like the
infant crying in the night, an infant cry
ing for the light, with no language but
a cry.
Farmers and Trusts.
AT present the farmer has 10 pay trust
prices-that Is, prices arbitrarily made
high by monopolies-for everything that
he buys; but he has 10 sell his products
not only in the open market of the world
but he has TO sell then on a single gold
standard value, which is only about one
half as high as bimetailic standard Of
value would be. This great wrong having
been done 10 all property and 10
all debtors, by government, must be I'M
done by government; and inasmuch as the
powerful moneyed classes of the country
are opposed to having the government
right this great wrong, must have a
a political party with sufficient moral
courage and sufficient devotion to the
cause of justice to carry out this reform
without the aid of the moneyed classes.
Enthroned Dollars, EnsIaved Men.
again the fierce commercialism of the
age, which has tended to enthrone the |
dollar and ensiave the man. has lowered
the standards and has covered the land |
with corruption until corrupt concentra-
ticns of money, welded by inscriptions
men, have acquired such a complete con-
troll of the governments, national, state
and municipal, that the people are almost |
helpless. Laws destructive TO their inter-
esis are passed through bribery, and laws
necessary for their protection are kept OFF |
the statute book by bribery. To meet this |
new and unfortunate condition it is neces- |
sary that the people be given The power,
in certain emergencies TO lagigl9fp direct