Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-08
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 The Republican party of the United States stands today as tha to8l aad m3- chiae and the representative 9f the money power trusts and corporate i9- tefe7ts of tbe United states IL is dom mated by Hanna lts figafehesd is Me Kinley and its principal ornaments are Gtigss elapp. Eagm. corbtn and AIger with the demagog Roosevelt as side show The Democratic party of the UHitea States stands now as tha repre- sentative of the labor and producer of the land. Of the common and obscure people of tha United states. Of abe doctrine that every man Is entitled to the benefit of his own labor and to ne more The Democratic party of this country now stands committed to the Chicago platform of ls96 In all human probability il will adopt the platform iu l9oa and as for me. l would ba glad to see added to it q de claraton in favor of municipal owner phip of municipal utilities a declara- ton in favor of che election of nited States senators and Umted States judges hy tha people and 3 declaration ln favor of the abofishmeut 0t the life tenure of office in case of tnited States judges IL will declare against the acts of President Mckinley in the Philip pines because imperialism the gold standard and the trust are close akin. If the Democratic organ ization pursaes this course and again uominates Bryan for the pr85i- dency. l do not believe there is money enough in the world to bring about his defeat But if the Democratic party departs from che principles or any of the principles underlying the Chicago plat form of lS96 believe il will be the third in the race when the votes are counted at the November election in 1900 l believe the common people will support that organization as long as it stands representative of them and their interests, and believe they will aban- don it as soon as it so ceases to stand. believe that they understand that the man is greater than the party. and that the party ought 10 be the servant and not the master
 Mir Farviu as interrupted numer- our times during his speech by prolong ed applause and was given an ovation st the finish
 Then the man whom the people want al to hear was Introduced and from the very start Mir Bryan was given an oya- tion
 Mir Bryans speech was along the lines of the one delivered last night but decidedly more political He raked the trusts defined the silver issue. denounced a large standing army, riddled the Re publican party told of the evils of imperialism and warned Democrats to dc their duty 50 the victory would be theirs in 9a3
 When Mr# Bryan reached trusts he said
 As to trusts. the eyes af the people are opening to their danger Many people are Ret scared atthe money trust but they tremble at the mere mention of toothpiek of soap trust, When eyer you approach near enough to the goldbug trenches you will see that the same men who are defending them are defending the trusts Nr Mitchell presidentof an Indiana savings bank, not long ago said tine trusts in the long ruH will aO no harm But the long run is the rub During that long run just think of the multiplied thousands strong men, women and children wh1 will have perished of want au5 privation while the lords of tht trusts have fatten and live upof the richness of fhe laud He said he could see many benefits 10 accrue iron them. All the bankers do No dnanciel will ever help the people against th, trusts, for their vaults are full of thu watered stock of these corporations. year ago even the Republicans did no defend trusts. but now they are begin ming to speak well of them. and laudins their benefits, saving there may be some bad trusts but there are many goo( ones. Do you know why7 They ar, getting ready to defend and maintain them in their next presidential platform The Nebraska Republican platform adopted short time since affirmed that the Republican party had al ways opposed ali bad trusts but while it had f6 words Of praise for good trust. it had only one of warning against y bad ones, They remind nla<d the