The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
I~MPERIALIsTIc IssUEs.

Congressman William salzor az New
York.
The great campaign Of 1900, q
campaign that viii determine tile
future Of the republic, has practi
Cally begun aud is now Oh. We
know who the standard bearers 6t
both parties win be. We k86w
MI. Mckinley will lie repomiNptvl
by the Republicans, and We k,tdw
about what the Republican plat.
form will be. We know WiIIiani
j. Bryan viii BE- renopinaled by
the Democrats just as sure asrwe
Know that the sun will aTiss.to
morrow morning, and NE know
what his platform il, Il Twill lis
the old fight over again, with noue.
Of the ISSUES OF 1896 eliminatad,
bat some new ones INDEED.
The Oreed Of tlle Democratic
party today il tie Chicago Dlat,
form, The Democracy will take.
no steps backward III regard "a ita
principles. We have .teatel them.
in the loyalty Of American mali
hood aud vindicatoi ithUm IN ths.
crucial dre.of 000O,OOO ST bOneNf,
inCOTFuptibls and Intelligent va.
terU, and ia our next national Con!
VentiOn we viii not apologize foF
our righteous convictions ar nur-
render cur fundamental MinGiples.
The people know We are right, andlI
they will sustain us it We BFB TFHs !
70 OurSelvgS, and 90 forward with.
out fslteFiDg. i
The money qneRtiBn Ia Gtill 1tu
i.Etlr, and will be an issue until rms
mOney Of the CONSTITUTION il n.
STORED aid the rapaciOun and a6F.
did greed Of the national banks is
checked and eaFtailed by law.
We are entering 4 mOat monan,
tOus pOlitiCad campaign 70 deter,
min" tha question whether !tbs /,
trusts or the government shall
survive; whether the republic shall,
az ST.. ArhAf
live or the empire shall come snd
the man ON horseback govern:
whether the people or the pldt6,
Gratis Stai rule, or Wllsf6pE tlIiSS
land shall continue to be 8gbV,0
eFnment Of tlie many Tor the J8sby.o
or an oligarChy Of the privilegedT
for the favored few. You ask hI2SfT
what will the outcome be83 PIP
cannot tell, but / 6eiieve biz or%F
Telt6ats itaelf-tAat God in a liF
tnanite Wisdom raises up a &lau
from the plain people FOR "a pEyg
and fmthe pending crises ME
have such a mun-a horn leadea dfI
meH-whOm we can All trust. End
whom we can all follow, ami WbblL-i
will lead uN to victory and resS&rLgi
the people from the money len.tSrt h
the money changers. A hRnt /,
ired years ago the Democratic !.
Darty-the party of the plain peol I
ple-atter a most mOmentOus CAM h,
came into power under t6e!. !
llatchlesS leadership OF it's famOas
.0under, Thomas Jefferson, atai
lie impetus his administration /
gave Unpopular government carria1 :
Onward free institutions unirR. a
paired for a>century.
We are beginning another ma.
nentOus campaign under the lead. u,
OF II second Thomas JefBpr: Z
on, the stalwart, the fearless, the z
aud the intrepid young I
OF Nebraska, William j.
to test the perpetuity Of
'Opular government and Of our z
rec institutions, and by the grace i
t God and the power Of ths free
Zen OF America he will win, and
he impetus his administration will
i've the government Of jefferson. Pl
I jackson and of Lincoln will ia
AIRY it forward unimpaired for
mother century, aud generations
ct unborn will sing the gladstone
'ng that the government OF the Or
by the people aud Cor the M
supple shall not perish from che
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