Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
National Democratic Committee
Meet in Chicago.

The meeting of the National Demo-
cratic Committee in Chicago was in|
the Auditorium which was filled to its
utmost capacity by prominent demo-
crafts of Chicago and from all parts OF
the country. Speeches were made by
Tarvin, of Kentucky; Tillman, ex-
Governor Stone, of Missouri, and by
members of the Committees from
New York, Connecticut, and other
states, all speaking in harmony for
the platform of 1896 on financial
subjects with such additions as the
emergency of new questions may pre-
sent. We have only space for
COLONEL BRYAN's SPEECH.
SIN speaking in Chicago 1 am en-
barrassed by the fact that the advo-
Gates of the Chicago platform are
divided into two camps. 1t is not my
business to establish a secret service
to ascertain what democrats are most
devoted to the principles set forth in
the last party creed. All Chicago
platform democrats look alike to me,
and instead Of trying to drive any pro-
fessed believer in that platform out of
the party, my aim is to so impress
upon all democrats the Importance of
the triumph of democratic principles
that all local differences will be lost
sight of in the determination to
restore the government to the founda-
tions laid by the fathers.
Gin the brief time that / shall
speak to you, desire to condense
what have to say upon three subjects
into few brief propositions.
"First-President Mckinley, by
sending a commission to Europe to
secure international bimetallism, CON
fessed the gold standard to be urSat It's
factory.
iSecond-The failure of the COM
mission to secure international BIZ
metallism proves that international
bimetallism can be- restored only
through Independent action.
"Third-The gold standard is main
tanned today not because the Ameri-
can people, desire it, but because few
j English 6nanciers, by controlling the
policyof England control, through
the republican party, the financial
policy Of the United States.
"A
1 "Fourth-If the increased produc-
ton of gold in the Klondike and the
importation of gold from Europe have
increased the volume of money and
improved times, it is evident that
more money makes better times and
| times could be still further improved
and the improvement made perma
nent by the restora tion of bime tallism
which would make silver as well as
Igold available for coinage.
"Fifth-If it was more difficult to
maintain the parity between gold and
silver when the supply of silver was
increasing, it must now be easier to
maintain the parity since the supply
of.gofd is increasing.
4 AS TO THE TRUSTS.
son the trust question I suggest
the following propositions for YOU
consideration:
.sFirst-The trust is menace tt
| the welfare of the people of the
United States, because it creates g
monopoly and gives to the few in con
: troll of the monopoly almost unlimited
power over the lives and happiness Of
consumers, employees and producers o
raw material.
! "Second-The president appoint
: the attorney general, and can, if h
desires, secure an attorney genera
: who will enforce the antitrust laws
7 "Third-The attorney general ca
recommend sufficient laws if presen
laws are insufficient.
f "Fourth-The attorney general ca
e recommend an amendment to til
a constitution if the present constitJ
tion makes it impossible to extinguiS
, the trusts.
"F'ifth-The republican party
powerless to eXtinguish the trusts S
: long as the trusts furnish the none
:. to continue the republican party i
= power.
q PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
f 'In the Philippine question certai
: fundamental principles are involved
j. "First-There are but two source
i of government force and consent
d monarchy being founded upon force
;. republics upon consent.
: "Second- Declaration of Inde
: pendence asserts that all government
e derive their just powers from tn
S consent of the governed.
h "Third-If the Declaration of Indc
e pendence is SOund we cannot right