Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-07-06

! Harvest Be?"-The State Railroad Com.
mission.and "Politics"-Other State and
National Comment of the Week.
Reform Press Bureau,
! St. Paul. July ?, 1900.
AS these lines are written the hosts of
Democracy, Of true Democracy, are fill.
ing the ways and the byways leading to
the Kansas City national con ;@ntion.
1t is a joyous, enthusiastic host, filled
| with patriotism and full of the respon-
sibility resting upon the party Of which
it is part. Theirs the deep feeling
that inspires an army going to battle,
in holy and just cause. Theirs the
courage which falters not at any OBJ
stacles, courage which has never fall
tered a moment since the victory they
righteously won in 1896 was wickedly
wrested from them by Hanna and his
forces Of plutocracy with all their des-
picable methods. Theirs determina-
ton this year to double their armor,
and doubly protect against the enemy
wiles.
And with unanimity unexampled
in political history the action that will
be takenis forecast, both as to leading
candidate and platform declarations, in
both respects voicing the sentiments Of
large majority of the American peo-
pie, even more than in 1896 when with
out the coercion of the money power
there was large majority for Bryan
and the Chicago platform, yes, hum
dreds Of thousands if not millions more
than majority. Mr.. Bryan's renom-
ination has never been in doubt a mo.
ment since his defeat was thus certified
AS readers of these letters will bear
witness, they have maintained that
there would be no other candidate, and
he would have nomination this time
by reclamation. It will be the record
that in the entire political history of
the country and Of the whole civilized
world, no man ever had leadership with
such unanimity as has William j.
Bryan.
The sentiment as to platform is likely
to be quite as unanimous, in all the es-
sential principles of Democratic con-
tention. This will certainly include re-
affirmation Of the Chicago platform,
proceeding from which there will be
ringing declarations upon the newer
issues covering imperialism, the trusts,
the domination of the money power,
arraignment of the administration for
it's long list of sins of omission and COM
mission, as are demanded by the great
masses of the country. Especially will
there be such recognition of labor and
Of the producing interest Of the country
as is demanded by the menace Of COM
petition Of added alien peoples, or mil
itarism which will take them from the
workshops and put them into standing
armies of foreign conquest. Especially
will reinsurance be given our smaller
merchants and manufacturers, of arrest
Of the policy which is fast turning them
into clerks AID employees, and their
business over to the big trusts and COM
bines.
AS to vice presidential candidate, not
counting too much on Minnesota's hope
for her noble son, Charles A. Towne,
still there is at this date no sign Of
finding the man who will better lit all
the requisites of success. Whatever is
finally done, there is perfect assurance
that it will be the best that can be done,
and that it will be in the main satisfac-
tory to all reform forces in all parts of
the country.
What glorious work for the week of
our glorious Natal Day.
The Republican state convention
rounded out the cut and dried pro-
gram mapped out for it by the particu-
lar interests dominating that party,
shown in making it's chairman Senator
Young Of Swift, of railroad notoriety,
in defeat of the gross earnings tax.
Young was a.bitter pill for many Of the
rank and file, but the very audacity
with which he was "vindicated, ST.
fenced open protest. Many delegates
quietly confessed that this part of the
convention would bring storm when
they reached home. Especially was
this acknowledged by Republican edi-
tors Of the state, of whom scores are on
record against Young's acts and ''lead-
ership" in connection with the last
session.
The Republican memory goeth not
back to convention like this, in lack
of interest or discouraging features.
When Van SAINT and the other cut-and-
dried officers had been put through, and
Van had uttered his customary >plati-
tudes, Mr.. Eustis, the late, aired his
long soiled linen, and ripped it into
those who laid him out in 1898. Cat
calls, insults and tumult marked nomi-
nations. United States Marshal Grim
shaw referred to ''this emergency in
urging his man. References to Lincoln
scarcely provoked cheer. More than
one speaker referred to the popularity
of John Lind" and ''our popular gov
ernor." prosperity" references were
almost laughed at A speaker urged
his candidate because he stood for "pro-
lection. sound money and imperial
ism:"" One (Jadam Bede) placed the
requisites of a good candidate in the
order of nationality, geography, quail
dcation;" universally, for one position,
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