Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-06-06
our CANDIDATE IN 1900
Champ Clark Defines the Issue.

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given in st. Louis, Champ Clark of
Missouri outlined the policy for the
democracy in 1900. Mr.. Clark's state
maF deserves place in every well
RED klsd scrap book. This is what he
saAasE
Having rendered the platform of
1896 an accomplished fact, it is emil
nently meet and proper. that at this
early date Missouri, exercising her
democratic primacy, should proclaim
in no uncertain tone the unyielding
principles of democracy.
Stated generally in a single sentence
these principles may be condensed as
follows: Equal rights for all: special
privileges for none;" or in still brief
er form: "More money and less taxes. :"
To be more specific: In 1900 we will
express "the unyielding principles of
democracy" in this wise:
FirSt-We will not only reatfirm but
readopt the the Chicago platform of
1895, word for word, syllable by sylla-
BILE. abating neither iot nor little of
that Declaration of Independence.
Second-We will put into our plat
form as strong an antitrust plank as
the American language can make
the American language. mark you, not
the English-which will restore to ev-
cry citizen of this republic the inal-
ienable right to earn his bread in the
sweat of his face, which will guarantee
to every laborer the enjoyment of all
his wages, and which will once more
make possible that competition which
was supposed to be the life of trade
until Metropolitan party created a
countless brood of trusts which are
sucking the lifeblood of the great body
of the people. In my Judgment, the
best way for congress to smash the
trusts is to place upon the free list all
things used or made or sold by the
trusts.
Third-We will declare emphati-
cally and unequiyocally in favor of the
preservation of the Monroe doctrine
IN all its vigor and against the crimi-
nal idiocy of corrupting and destroy
ing our institutions by making Ameri-
can citizens out of 100000 heather
Malays under the equator.
Fourth-We will declare in unmis-
taxable language that we will put a
sudden stop to the wicked and wanton
waste of the peoples money which. as
evidenced by the recklessness of the
Fifty-tifth congress, amounts to practi-
cal confscation.
Fifth-We will proclaim our ever
lasting hostility to government by the
sword and government by injunction,
both of which are being foisted upon
the country for the benefit and at the
behest of the trusts and iobbers of
every degree.
In the impending campaign, he that
is not for us is against us. There can
be no Shutting, no double-dealing nor
riding of two horses, going in opposite
directions, no foraging between lines
The American people deserve to be
treated honestly, fairly, candidly and
courageously. They demand and are
entitled to have declaration of DO
litical faith about which there is nc
double meaning,no paltering in doub.
ie sense, no equivocation; no good
Lord, good devil, claptrap-a declara.
tion SO plain that even the dullest
may comprehend it and so thorouphly
democratic that all honest men can
stand upon it. They want no victories
that are not triumphs of principles
and they do not propose that the fruits
OF another victory Shall turn to ashe,
upon their lips. Above all, they DOM
want any more presidential pigs il
pokes. They will get what they want
The platform that / have outlined
VIII give lovers of freedom aad gooc
government everywhere hearts of oak
Upon that platform we will place =
man who is platform, within him.
self-whose name am happy to state
Is execrated by every monopolist in
& america and loved by every patriot
DeJWlXJ the two oceanS-and land
pm IN the White house-the foremost
statesmen of the age William Jen-
3 nlngS Bryan OF Nebraska, and of tb
United States at large.
When he sits in the chair AFT w.,
1ngton and wears the mantle of T. ~ 10,
son, there will be another A, ,dre es
jackson come to Judgment. ''i '
In time of peace he is civ li,n. !,
times OF war he is soldier,. at. at al
times he is the ideal Americ an cit;,aI
and patriot. N''iNo
A stronger and more CO Noise stat,
ment than this could m If he mad
These are the lines upc n which th
campaign of 1900 will b e foueht in he
half OF popular COVER oment That !
nus hlusC De a desperate light no one will
Wy as w. iol WINE the republican nation
o. i ~ nil. u 80 had a fortune a
; olIs command, by reason of the larg
nnnn oaaG ~ Giie Nv mber of trusts, tina
f"r4,lna ~ 1910 will have severa
i fortunes at us command. But while
th ,oile H., oounoe'! In 1896 it is not likel,
~ az y I Ilie hile rlcan people will permit
~ ~ nave Luz, way in 1900. On the
,Gio oiy tn'sre is every reason for be
ileslng that thousands of honest men
. mno were deceived by the promises Of
1870 ana who realize that their conf
9ence was betrayed will decline to be
deceived next year. ~ " oe