The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05

the convention for honorary vice president.
honorary secretaries and members OF The
Notification Committee and National DEM
ocratic Committee the gentlemen severa-iy
named by the States and Territories.
JACK J. SPAULDING. Chairman.
y. +. WEST. Secretary"
Chairman Thomas. after the adoption OF
the report without debate, appointed COM
mttee consisting or former Governor NC.
Creary OF Kentucky. Daniel SampaH OF
cisco. to escort tine Permanent chairman 70
the platform. Owing TO the denseiy packed
time for Messrs Campau. Mccreary and
Phelan to get close enough to MI. Kicnard-
son to escort him to the platform me ne,I TOUT
headed by Governor McCreary. plowed their
way to the side of Chairman Thomas.
Governor McCre3ry advanced 10 the front
! of The Platform and said: Gentlemen of
the convention. II gives me great pressure
10 introduce to yon the permanenif lana. CHAIRMAN
Richardson of Tennessee
Mr. Richardson repeatedly bowed his ae-
wave after wave through the hall He said:
Mr. Rfchnrdson's Speech.
The last great national contest for supremacy
| say. one was paramount in The struggle.
The issue vas Familiarity called. sixteen 10
age Of gold and silver a, a ratio q sixteen
, OF syfT IL ee Rast o. so,a wil issue ,s
year is again sixteen 10 one but the sixteen parts
s2s as Sn part a Of t hs Ient wfle S
1896. will first refer TO the sixteen parts ard
First1We have the issue fraught with inde-
seribahe importance TO our people native born;
! their fortunes with US namely. hat OF the Pc
public AGAINST the empire On this part si9Ie OK
| expect 10 win sweeping yictory in November:
democratic party stands for the Republic. for tho
Declaration OF Independence. and the ''onstitu-
| secUad~The paterlal and fostering care given
/ by those with whom we contend 10 the conl5i-
| nations of corporations and companies INTO pow
e:fuI orgar;zatinrs. Familiarity KNOWN as trrsts.
unter three years OF Renubcan .ple' While uey
House Of 7senIatIves. shat is. tf the law
been propsgaieI and fosterei by Hesitation ., til
they rot only dominate al markets. buy even
| Th!rd-Csls.d 10 power March : 1897. under a
highsst pro:seti.e iaIif Law ever put upon the
scTe sg9 o. any o,hr y trusts hSh pro-
F9uIth-Ti:s aiministration came into q, power e,
ism and Fsdss pIsaG,s i il nss S s5sT e.
=; rs stead the single ssanGara OF god ana mas
| In doing this it mas built up a powerful national
thu dsb na h ana ExG Of TIE
sn We s'an for os.alis a., and mt e. f n,6e-
Fifih-The dominant party has recently made
aSnr9s Do,rns AID yeI iheir, n ,s ,o sna
. nuljifS and s.ross,e that famous and mich
4 ID y
| six,6-Tn srder 10 obtain plac. and POWER they
PLEDGED themssiyes in The interest 81 an e X
| connect the two great oceans. They have repu-
fae 1ns say Te Which, say whs g afsua h
sfrosates ,hs Monroe Doctrine. renders it impOs-
s,ble TO build American canal
Corruption and Imperialism.
| seventh-They declared IN their platform that
sisii service law should e protested and Is
repeal the law to modify II by an act OF
consTess. eg, they have insidi9,Gsiy by an or, or.
q Il dss q. .Re ss5 or l T.
| IONA New Mexico and Oklahoma States Of
p 1es na they yss are as s TTore OF
! Ninth-wnen Congress last assembled the Pres
Representatives fresh from the people soiemnly
give pPe ee ss 'ss' s Sai S rs sy
\ i-iagnates OF the trusts swept Gown upon WASH
p1 aa asa ike s Sefeas rising
sun. The President wheeled into line. the Re
tariff wall bs,resn the island of Porto Rico
W @a5S failed BY sher legislation
or BY The cheaper method Of platform, dsclars, a,
sn tel the FSp EeA' p'Fss
years BY th,ir equiyocaiins policy and nd, no pol
Ieiaso war expensive In human blood "a, a.
question ~ ana too towaraiy to svow their real
| purpose OF Imperialism and militarsm in deal
Ing with these and kindred colonial questions
Observation-Disclosures 1art Of the issue 4 the cam
| hish Cabinet officer with .,riYate anks OF the
country. These scandals notorious, z
based the earnest and repeated written de-
riands OF the officers of some OF taese backs tfst
they should be favored by this administration be-
caUse OF money contributed by Them with which
10 buy the presidency in 1895.
Department in feeding enbalaisd reef to the
/ d:ers in It's purchase Of old yachts. tugs, ocean
liners, ocean tramps, barges, and scows for use
as army transports constitute an Important chap
ter.
Tfirteenth-So. also, the scandals in connec-
ton with the Post Office matters IN Cuba and
the scatdals IN connection with the expenditure
not merit anplifcatien of all thess rcardals.
FourteeIth-They loudly proclaim that theirs
The parsy OF nssrsy and IN their va al, Sy
are caught coquetting and forming secret en-
tdngling alliances Of the most detestabe charac-
ter with the old mother monarchy. They stand 4
sympathy with Roer Republics in their heroic
and unequal struggle for existence, As against
the gross oppression and brutal EFFORTS at en-,
In defeat when he sought to prevent The estab-
lishment of our own lbertv-loving Republic
Cost of Republican Rule.
FlTteenth--An Important chapter Is the .ft-ie-
reated promise. made to be broken. that when the
wa ceased the oppressive. burdsnsome and vex-
atious taxes on many articles IT prime ne
cessity should he repeaied or reduced though
Treasury not enc dollar Of reduction In these
lies in hurting from power the Republican party
and the of the party which believes in
simple and economical government
ism and its twin monster imperialism: This -
neither the time the occasion TO discuss In do
tail the increased approximation made necessary
however. i will mention that the average Of APP