The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-06-08

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soldicry, aud all our experience has
testified 10 their wisdom. They con-
temp!aied for the rev lepablic which
thsy dedicated 10 freedom no ware II
conqnes, Or "cfiminsi aggrcsaion. {"
The Americnn yolun,eer has proves 10
all QUE wnFs ihai the fathers di3 not
oYerraie him, while q standing army Is
part Of monarchy---l,s chief support
---and what Is monarchy bat 4 trust
Afflicted rs they are with Anglo.
phobia, the Republicans hare shown a
disposition To come to blows with Ger
many over nothing; Germany, the Fa-
therland Of many Of those who help so
largely TO make up our total Of Ameri-
can citizenship, liraggadocio remarks,
offensive to the Germans, fall from the
lips aud pens OF officers Of the Govern.
mcn,, aud meet with no repruoi IN Ad.
miuistraliou circles; while conduct sun
becoming an officer and q gentleman"
wins a hong vacation with tall pay.
Extravaganza 10 the management Of
the Government iattCns the trusts II
takes from the people more u their
substance than the Government needs
aud gives to those who thrive upon
public proiligacy that to which they
have no right. Eepubicanisrn and eS-
Ittayagaucc are one.
Much time aud space would be- re-
guircd for an enumeration of the he
publican trusts Of today The Gold
Trust, the Bank Trust, the Bad Beef
rrnst, the Cuban Trust. the Filipino
Trust, the Big Army Trust, the Ilanna-
Mckinley Trust, the Election Purchase
Trust, the Onise Brokerage Trust
these are bu, few oi them
The creation g! a;aanpo!;ca sal their
maintenance by law must cct>l, aud
those which can exist aud Cypress The
people, independently Of the law, mist
be broken up by the law. Thi, mighty
Republic cannot cn,!afc "i;h this poo
pie dethroncd aud the lHonopoies en-
'hroncd The people must rule aud
the trusts muT bow submissive to their
sovereign will. Franchises must be
treated ~ valuable public property not
the subirc, OF gift TO the favored few
from the sloFrhouscs Of the many.
The humane, sacred doctrine Of equal
rights TO all, special privileges to none,
must be- enforced n vital 10 the Kcpub
lie, rs Of the very essence Of liberty.
Il the trusts are to be dealt with cf-
icclually the Republican party, which
protects them aud which they help into
power, must be retired. And, OF
course, the Democratic party must
come into control Of the Government,
whose foundations the fathers laid flr
the children IT the free AMI the brave.
Then there must be m end Of the rccs-
less creation ui corporations, without
check or bar, aud some simple. sure
means must be provided for terminal.
iug summlrily the existence OF Ga isc
that prove bluetul. Taxation must b.
imposed IN proportion to the ability To
meet 1t, and not according 20 the
weight Of necessity resting upon the
citizen. Freedmen must be taxed ae.
eording 10 what they have, and not &C.
cordiug to what they must have. The
silver IN our mountains again must be-
regarded as wealth, portion Of na.
lures bounty TO Us IS a nation, TO be
drawn forth aud made iuio money for
the use of the people. Again must the
Western Hemisphere he considered am
pic for the home and development Of
our nation. and from II we must not
wander, IN imitation Of the unnatural
"mother" from whom we separated by
force Of arms moro than a century ago,
Again must the Monroe doctrine be q
part Of our national policy.
As Democrats, il seems to me thai
we must rraiirm the Chicago platform
of 1896; add suitable declarations
against trusts, Imperialism, mililarisni,
high tariffs. extravaganza and zen
taugling alliances" pick a good run.
ming mate for Bryan, ana win In 1900