The Negro world., 1900-04-14
POST THE DELEGATES.
The chicsso Platform shoaid lie Re-
affirmed and CiosrIy Adj
hered To.

What is a fair test of party sincerity
during the coming campaign9= Neees-
sarily this; ~ rcaIiirmation of the
Chicago platform.
II Is also the essential test for every
public man aud newspaper processing
democratic allegiance, II IL, moreover,
the only test that can safely bc applied
TO all delegates TO the national eunven-
tion ~ Kansas City, for II is they who
will nominate such candidates only who
were openly and actively loyal To- that
platform In lsed and have remained
steadfast ever since.
There are men In many of the states
who departed from party fealty in 1896,
deserted liryun, the selected leader of
the party, abandoned principles dear
Go the people and aided IN the election
of William Mckinley, and ratified the
evils of trusts aud It's train Of mlitar-
ism. These men are now attempting TO
return To the party, and they come
with mere lip service. They hypocrit-
ieally eondolr with Il and offer their AS
sistnncc to give Il success
While the democratic party ig great
and broad enough to permit these ren.
eEades 60 return To It's bosom, II cannot
sanction their betrayal of II by permit
ting them 10 take UP the lines they
left when they departed. II would be
an lrretrievable error, gross blunder,
10 admit them TO the privileges of full
membership without long noyitlate
of good works 10 manifest the reawak.
encd faith In them, aud II r. the prov.
ince of a democratic newspaper 60
warn the public against the oily argu.
ments of these men of suspicious faith.
They have enjoyed the ileNhpots of
Egypt and Will return to them az the
first opportunity.
They are lengued In u conspiracy %
throw the democratic party back into
the clutch of the pntocracy whence Il
was saved In lsp6. That conspiracy cN.
lists, aud II is being perfected by the
selfish politicians who dominated the
party prior TO 1870. II Is being man.
aged and financed 10y the wealth which
the Whitney,, the Lnmontb. the lcnc.
diets and the Dieknsona drew from
the trusts which are making herculenu
efforts TO control the national admin.
iatrution for their own sordid gain.
The wishes of the people are law to
the democratic party. aud its national
convention will crafty their desires
unless the people themselves submit Ia
the treachcry Of these pharlsnicnl con.
spiratUrs.
Bind all delegates down 60 the most
rigid Instructions This saved the
party In 1890, and II win snye IL in 1900
These instructions must be uniform
and Interchangeable, from the district "a
the state convention. md from the lat.
ter 10 the national convention. for u
is In the latter that men must alone be
nominated Nyho were loyal 10 the Chi.
caRo platform la 1890 and have never
wandered from IL since Beware Of the
peruicious influence Of plutocracy,
which II ever active, and let this be-
the shibboleth.
Heaillrmation Of the Chicngo plat.
form and the nomination Of men who
stand for all II means.
Regard nll opposition 20 this inst rue.
iion Of delegates ns strong evidence Of
doubtful party loyalty and the badge
of conSpirator aRninsi the party sue.
cess. Let this bc the motto.
INSTHUCTli INSTRUCTll IN.
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