The Forrest City times., 1899-08-25
THE SAME PLATFORM.
Hon. Cato Sells views ON the
Coming Presidential
Campaign.

Hon. Cato Sells, temporary chairman
81 the state democratic convention at
Des Moines, among other things said:
lust what the democratic national plat
form of 1900 will contain do not know, but
firmly believe that it will be along the
lines of the last platform. with sueh an IN
dictment of the Mckinley regime FOR ITS
maladministration, class preiermeht anu
unconstitutional conduct as to insure the
support of every citizen VINO mas oeen' Is, or
wants to be a Jefferson democrat. Ana L
sincerely hope that no democratic ecnven-
ton will subject itself to the Round Robin
charge of censorship, but that all will be
respected in the expression of, and conten-
ton for an honest conviction, and That
when the national convention has again
spoken the will of the majority Will De
acuuiesced in by a reunited and irresistible
democratic party, and thus make certain
the supremacy and consequent prosperity
of the liberty loving. law abiding nome
building and industrious masses over the
now favored classes. who, for seinsh pur-
poses advocate or tolerate the prostitution
of the executive. legislative powers OF the
government, the federal constitution, Mon
roe doctrine and Declaration of Independ-
ence.
''Bimetallism Is as much a fundamental
principle of democracy as equality or
rights. and this convention would betray
the party should IL fail TO declare for the re-
instatement of silver TO its legitimate place
in the nations monetary system. But the
Mckinley administration has developed
conditions which. were they to become
operative would forever overthrow all
democratic principles and make it of but
little Importance what kind OF monetary
system prevails In the country. The very
fact that the republicans are determined, II
possble to smother the question of protec-
mill l.
tarism foreign alliance - kindred Issues,
is a sufficient reason ". Re democracy
should not permit them 70 hide these burn
ing questions. Our republican friends will
have ample opportunity. with the cry of
cheap money 'debauched currency to
attempt to make silver 'bogy man., but
they will never be able to again deceive the
people as they did in 1896. They are up to-
other issues as well as the money question,
and will have to meet and answer them on
every stump in Iowa, and the more they
try 10 avoid dodge or duck the more ag-
excessively will democracy drive such issues
home and push them to the front. They
have made the now issues are responsible
for them, and must meet them squarely or
desert the field and take the consequences.
I'VE have reached crisis in our nation
al life. The Declaration of Independence,
federal constitution and Monroe doctrine
ara being devoured by avaricious canni-
bals the money trust. Industrial trust
and patriotic trust have masked in the false
garb 'dest:ly' for desperate attack.
THE sta-e and national campaigns upon
which We are about to enter will be the
/ turning point for the republic and it's peo-
pie. The armies are forming in battle ar
ray. The call for enlistment has been
made. 1t is not what you have been, but
| what you are now that puts your name on
the muster roll. Loyalty 10 the camp for
which we fight is the only requirement.
our commander is democracy 5 greatest
| ,eader-the able. fearless and incorruptible
champion of equal rights and human lib
I erty-the modern Thomas JefIerson"-Wi
liam Jennings Bryan.