Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-27
STICKS 10 THE PLATFoRM.
Fx-GOy. AitEeld Predicts Triumph
fer the Principles of That
of 1895.

al 10 PAOhptu meeting or the sup
Porters CT ex-Gov- John P. Altgeld was
held IN the Unity building, Chicago, Sat
urday. the 18th, at which Mr.. Altgeld
was present and spoke as follows upon
the principles and prospects of the Chi
cago platform of 1896:
Governments are Ike the individual.
they 90 along quietly for awhile, during
which certain abuses arise. class interests
get control OF the legislation of the land
ard they choke TO death free institutions
AID CEce in awhile II becomes necessary
for the people TO arouse themselves and
shake eff the !ncubi and clarity the at
Uosphere.
We have been running along for the past
- years while politics became rotten and
powerful corporations have arisen and
laid their Shiny fingers upon the land, cor
rUpE-ng juries and courts, debauching cur
institutions and controlling the country for
seIhsa purposes. We have reached a
point where we are actually told that the
principles Of the declaration of independ-
ence are all bosh-
The country calls for men, not poll
tcians- The American republic is cal ag
for men and that call is going TO grow
louder and louder during the next few
years. 1t has been said that ideas move
the world The man who propagates ideas
5 the man who shapes the desrinies Of the
world. Not politicians, but men of ideas
who VIII act upon honest Judgment ard
deep convictions are the men who in the
end VIII shape the destinies of this coun-
try.
You had nothing to influence you last
sp-ins except high ideals You made that
night 10 emphasize certain great PRINCIPLES
fou impressed upon the trimmers the fact
that this country cannot be delivered in job
lots 10 anyone l appreciate the fact that
II this gathering there are a number of
men whose influence Will be patent in the
future They VIII go down along the line
CT following the highest ideals standing
for purity il the government and standing
Tor the declaration Of independence. They
viii turn neither 10 the right nor TO the
left They pursue these ideals and I as
sure you thar they will never regret their
course
"A year ago we were made to believe
t1at the great principles of the second
declaration OF independence-the Chicago
plaIform-were about 10 be repudiated
The enemy showed such a wonderful in
terest in our welfare Mark Hanna's news
papers ali over the country day by day mis-
represented and reported things that had
let happened They showed an extraor-
c-Es-y interest in Us. They told US that
they did not want Us to stand by the Chi
caso platform because We could not win
en- that, and evidently they wanted Us to
win
We felt just a little bit suspicious Of
that advice and we thought We saw the
Shiny fingers Of old Mark in the affair. So
We concluded that the democrats of Amer
lea had better decide this for themselves
rather than let the managers of the re-
publican party decide for them. The peo- ,
PIE co ECt set q chance to talk every day,
while the newspapers controlled by the
opposition do talk all the time. Since last
sE--ES and during the last two months the
people have had a chance to give a little
expression to their sentiments, and 1 want
TO say the sentiment for the Chicago plat
form is just as strong to-day as il ever
was.
LOUIS was good place TO get sidetracked
and that the party would dump its old
principles and take up some new ones
But the old train came down the track and
never noticed the siding. It came thunder
ing down with all the force that il ever
eSe-ted aid il went right straight ahead
on the old through track
a few weeks ago there was a meeting /
az Louisville. Ky, of the National Bimetal- |
lie league We We're told that here the !
people woaid set a chance to say what /
they Were thinking. We lad been told that .
there was not a silver democrat in the .
town OF golden-hued Mr. Watterson. /
When we got there We didn't find gold /
democrat.
about a week ago they held dollar /
dinner a. Columbus, O.-and a dollar IS .
about the extent of our pile When the at /
mosphe-e was cleared il was found that /
the sentiment Of the people there was /
unanimously for the old platform.
My friend. Gov. Hogg, Of Texas. started i
out TO celebrate the Fourth OF July down |
in New York-where they had arranged to |
launch a BOOM They were going 10 pro- |
pose every distinguished man from New /
T3rk as presidential candidate on a gold /
Platform They sent down to Alabama for /
a la1ncher and when he got through |
launching the five-mi2ute fellows were !
called on Gov. Hogg came along with /
just a fve-minTte cracker but il blew up |
the whole boom. II demonstrated TO the |
American people what some of W had |
known before. that the rank and file of |
Tenmany are as true to Bran as the |
democrats elsewhere Politicians who !
maintain their power by matchmaking cor |
poratiors and levying tribute upon Office
holders may favor somebody else, but the |
democratic heart of New York IS for Mr.. |
BRIAN.
I've are coming along TO this meeting.
It was time for the national committee to |
hold meeting. II was right that the silver
clubs and bimetallic leagues. the orsaniza-
tons that supported the party four years
ago, should meet at the same time and
renew their assurances that they want TO
work with the committee in 1900
1t was deemed wise a the same time 70
discuss and TO perfect harmony so that
every man in America may be able TO do
mis- best. We are told that this is a sly |
scheme on the part CT the silverites TO de-
cree the national committee. Because the
people are ready to struggle for human lib |
erty and human rights We are insulted
by being told that Though they may not
be able to pass Chicago civil service ex-
animation for a sewer cleaning job, the
time has come when the men of America
can grasp questions that ara vital TO the
nation
II think 1. is right to give the people OF
Chicago an opportunity to hear distin-
Euished democrats from abroad, and am
glad TO know that the meeting YOU are
arranging promises 10 be a gigantic sue
cess I want you to bear in mind that the
meeting has nothing TO do with local
politics. L IS one preliminary to the
mighty struggle that confronts US next
year I hope you Will bear this in mind |
If some men are there who give express
sion 20 sentiments of which you do not |
approve hope you viii treat them respect
fully for that iS democratic. It ic demo-
cratic for q man TO express his views
We must go into this fight like the men
ard women back in the 4es went into the
struggle for the emancipation Of the negro
slaves Go n with the conviction that you
are ete-rally right II is only question
Of tine that the principles fer which you
contend will pe established. Evolution
never went backward. It is always for
ward always in line with human liberty
and ths exaltatiop Of 4 noble manhood