Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
W.J.BRYAN'SLETT
Formally Accepts Democratic Nom.
ination for President.
APPROVES KANSAS CITY PLATFORM.
Candidate Pledges Himself Not to
Stand for Second Term If Elect
ed-Vfews ON Finance-Oth-
err Issues Discussed.

err Issues Discussed.
Hon. James D. Richardson, Chairman,
and Others of the Notification Com
mittee of the Democratic National
Convention:
Gentlemen:-In accepting the nominal
ton rendered by you on behalf of the
democratic party, / beg to assure you Of
feFTre spp upon me by Sf the the d sFfaa a9hG in com
vention assembled, and by the voters who
gave instruction to the delegates
which rest upon the chief magistrate of
so great a nation, and realize the far
reaching effect of the questions involved
In my letter of acceptance of 1896, /
made the following pledge:
magnitude of the power vested by the
constitution in the chief executive of the
which he can WELD for the benefit or in
jury of the people that / wish to enter
the office, If elected, free from any per-
sonal desire, except the desire to prove
worthy of the confidence of my country
men. Human Judgment is fallible enough
when unbiased by selfish considerations.
and, in order that l may not be tempted
to use the patronage of the office to ad-
vance any personal ambition, ! hereby
HnI33eh csn ~Irn an m 1ne emp em9nads sfsr wh1e
ton not, under any circumstances, to be
a candidate for reelection. in case this
campaign results in my election"
Furt6r reflection and observation con-
strain me to renew this pledge.
Inc Platform adopted at Kansas City
prevail 1t courageously meets the issues
now before the country, and states clear
sition on every question considered;
Adopted by q convention which assembled
on the anniversary of the signing of the
declaration OF independence, it breathes
the spirit of candor. independence and
patriotism which characterizes those who,
at Philadelphia in 1776. promulgated the
creed OF the republic
Having in my notification speech dis
cussed somewhat at length the paramount
~servations on militarism and the Boer
war. il is sufficient at this time to review
the remaining planks of the platform.
Trusts
The platform very properly gives prom
tnence to the trust question, The appal-
ling growth of combinations in restraint
of trade during the present administra-
ton proves ,conclusively that the repub-
lican party lacks either the desire or the
ability TO deal with the question effective
ly. II, as may be fairly assumed from
the speeches and conduct of the repub-
lican leaders, that party does not intend
to take the peoples. side against these
fled condemnation of trusts to be found
i'll the republican platform is designed to
distract attention while industrial des-
potism Is completing its work. A private
monopoly has always been an outlaw.
No defense can be made of an industrial
system in which one, or a few men. can
or price of any article of merchandise.
Under such a system the consumer Suf-
ferS eXtOrtion, the PRODUCER of raw mate
rial has but one purchaser and must sell
at the arbitrary price fixed; the laborer
to protest against injustice, either in
wages or in conditions of labor: the small
stockholder is at the mercy of the spec
ulator, while the travelling salesman con-
tributes his salary to the overgrown
profits of the trust. Since but a small
proportion of the people can share in the
a Nn Z 9p1C secured nv nriVafP mOnOnOiV
it follows that the remainder of the peo-
pie are not only excluded from the bene-
fits, but are the helpless victims of every
monopoly organized. 1t is difficult to
overestimatc the immediate injustice that
may be done, or to calculate the ultimate
effect Of this injustice upon the SOCIAL
and political welfare of the people Our
platform, after suggesting certain spe-
ciic remedies, pledges the party to an I'M
ceasing warfare against private monop-
oily in nation. state and city. | hartily
approve of this promise; If elected, 1t
shall be my earnest and constant en-
deaVor to fulfill the promise in letter and
spirit. l shall select an attorney general
existing laws: 1 sha such
additional legislation as may be neces-
sary TIC dissolve every private monopoly
which does business outside of the state
of its origin; and if, contrary to my be-
lief and hope, a constitutional amendment
is found to be necessary, l shall recon-
mend such an amendment as will without
impairing any of the existing rights of
the states, empower congress to protect
Liz ptOpIS u Oil LIZ az AASAAA 4AAJdAg
at the hands of individuals or corpora
tons engaged in interstate commerce
The platform accurately describes the
Dingley tariff law, when it condemns it
as a trust breeding measure, skillfully
devised to give to the few favors which
they do not deserve. and to place upon
the many burdens which they should not
bear" Under its operation trusts can
pluEder the people OF the United States,
eisn markets with manufacturers of
other countries. Even those who justify
it difficult to defend a tariff which en-
ableS a trust to exact an exorbitant toll
from the citizen
Corporations in Politics.
The democratic party makes no war
upon honestly acquired wealth; neither
does it seek to embarrass corporations
engaged in legitimate business. but it
ing politics, and to assume
control of the instrumentalities of gov
ernment a corporation is not organized
for political purposes, and should be COM
PEELED to confine itself to the business de-
scribed in its charter Honest corpora
tons, engaged in an honest business, will
find 1t TO their advantage TO aid in the
enactment of such legislation as will pro-
which will be brought upon them by those
corporations which enter the political
Interstate mmer
The republican party has persistently
refused to comply with the urgent request
of the interstate commission
IOi SOSA OH SilAd SClllSAk W Tie scope d
the interstate law as Will en-
able the commission to realize the hopes
aroused by its creation. Tn democratic
party is pledged to legislation which will
empower the commission to protect indi-
viduals and communities from discrimina-
ton, and Republic at large from unjust
and unfair transportation rates.
The inancinI Plank.
The platform reiterates the demand
contained in the Chicago platform for an
American financial system made by the
American people for themselves. The
purpose OF such a system is 20 restore |
ana maintain a bimetallic level of prices, !
ami in order that there may be no I'M |
as to the method OF restoring |
favor of free and unlimited coinage at
the existing ratio of 10 to !, independent |
OF the action OF other nations, is repeat |
ed. In 1895 the republican party recog- |
plejginS the party to an earnest effort |
to secure an international agreement for |
the free coinaee OF SILVER. and the pres
ident, immediately after his Inauguration, !
by authority of congress. appointed a /
commission composed of distinguished |
TO visit Europe and solicit for !
eign aid. Secretary Hay, in a letter writ
ten TO Lord Aidenhs N in November. 1925, |
and after wards published i'll England, de-
clared that at that time the president and
a majority of his cabinet still believed /
In the great desirabiiity of an internal
tiCral agreement. for the restoration of
the double standard. but that it did not
then. The financial law enacted
than a year ago contains a conclud-
ing section declaring that the measure
was not intended to stand in the way
ever it could be done by cooperation with
other nations. The platform submitted
to the last republican convention with
again suggested the possibility of secur-
ing foreign aid in restoring silver.
now the republican party, for the first