The age-herald., 1900-07-06

laration at the head of the army. and
 every sword shan be drawn from it's seab-
 bard, and solemn vow taken to mAintain l it or to perish on the bed of honor | i
 ''rhere is no greater honor reserxedsf for | a citizen of these United States than to | become the standard-bearer of the Demo | cratic party. It at once enrollS his naine | on the scroll of the 1mmortals whosar not 1 born to die,' and encircles him with a halo l of the glory of all the illustrious achieve
 ments which that unconquered and uncon- l querable organization has emblazoned on
 every page of our nations history. It en- | trusts to his keeping the fame of that long line of statesmen and patriots who have l knelt for blessing at Democracys shrine.
 70, bright are the names of those heroes | and sages, s-
 That shine like stars through the dimness | of ages,
 1 Whose deeds are inscribed on the pages of story Forever to live in the sunlight of gloryp This high distinction must not be un- worthily bestowed. It must follow as g.
 reward for noble actions bravely done, for unrequited, tireless toll, for sacrifices
 made and strength displayed, for trusts discharged and pledges kept We must
 seek a leader whose public and private life most nearly exempifes his party's highest | ideals; who stands unqualifiedly pledged to every issue we declare; who will carry the standard we place in his hands, even as
 
 casket that enclosed the heart of Bruce. He must not declare for free trade with Porto Rico, and then at the persuasive
 suggestion of the sugar and tobacco trust, sign a bill for a tariff on the products of that island
 "He must not denounce a policy as one l of criminal aggression, and then at the | demand of a power behind the throne pur- l sue the policy he has so denounced "He must not while professiong opposi- | ton to combines and conspiracies against | trade send his emisSaries to the trust baron castles to beg, like Lazarus at Dives gates, for subscriptions to his campaign. He must not lend the moral support of ms administration to a monarchy in it's efforts
 to destroy a republic But he must ever sympathize with a people struggling for
 the right of self-government
 "Instead of the Republican policy of
 mono-metaliism he must offer the free and
 unlimited coinage of the money metals of
 the constitution, the gold that polished the winged sandals of Hermes and the silver that glitters in the bow of Diana.
 Instead of panic breeding, credit cur rency, controlled by the bank trust, he | must offer government paper controlled by the people.
 "He must be able to distinguish between Democratic expansion and Republican i'm perialism. The first is a natural growth by the addition of contiguous American terri tory, lntO every 1OOt or WHICH IS CdIIlSu the constitution, the flag and the decalogue, and over the shoulders of every inhabitant of the added territory is thrown purple robe of sovereign citizenship. It Is a growth that has added eighteen stars to the field of blue in the banner of the free to symboliZe the states that have been carved from territory annexed to the do- main of this nation by the wisdom and statesmanship of the Democratic party;
 this is an expansion that is bounded on the north by the Constitution of the United
 States, on the east by the Monroe Doctrine, on the south by the Declaration off 1nde-
 pendence, and on the west by the Ten Commandments.
 "Tow different this from the bandit pol- cy of the Republican imperialism, with it's standing army, and bayonet rule of con
 quered provinces; it's government of sullen subjects against their will by force and fraud; it's denial to them of the protection
 of either the Constitution or the command which says: Thou shalt not steal;' policy
 that would send our Uncle Sam off his American range with cowboy hat, a rope and a branding iron, rustic and brand over all the loose islands of the Orient, while hypocritically chanting the long meter DoXology.
 Democratic skies are tinged with rosier hue today than when we met in con
 vention four years ago. Then a financial
 catac1ySm had spread over the country,
 and although it's every inducing clause was
 easily traced to the errors and follies of the Republican party, yet we were in pow CT when it came, and were wrongly held
 responsible for the wreck of shattered for tunes which followed in it's wake. Torn asunder by dissentions within, and dis asters without, our party faced a gloomy and foreboding future which seemed to
 augur its dissolution. The problem then was to select a standard bearer bold ! enough to cover the rear of retreat, and I cot nrtx tt.Hv, from defeat.
 While discord, with her flaming torch, | confused the counsels there, from out the I Sunset Realm champion came and bade 1 defiance to the oncoming host. With the | strength of youth and the wisdom of age 1 with knightly mien and matchless speech, | he lowered above his peers, and all who | saw him then with one accord did hail | him Chief and gave our party's banner | to his hand. Slowly despair gave way to l hope; confidence took the place where trem- | orous fear had been; the broken, shattered | columns formed again, and behind him | singing, came six million five hundred thousand valiant men to that unequal fight And the story of how well he fought
 how fearlessy he fell, and how dearly the enemy'S victory was bought, has all gone | out into history now.
 | "Back from his First Battle he came baf1ed, but unconquered, hero of the l Rights of Man. Conscious of the rectitude | of his purpose, and cheered by the belief | that no issue is ever settled until it is | settled right he cheerfully acquiesced in l the result of that campaign, and grded his | Joins for the next great contest between the Dollar and te Man.
 For four years he has waged an rnceas- ing warfare against the peoples enemy for four years he has held up the p.trty : standard and his voice has cheered the
 hosts of Democracy in every State and ter ritory. When the trusts began to increase
 under the protection of a Republican ad- mnistration, he was the first to point out the danger and prescribe a remedy. | With the issues now clearly drawn, no | doubt remains to the name of our een- | didate. On that question we are a re- l united Democracy.
 Already, worthy allies differing from us rather in name than in faith hava
 shouted for our gallant leader again, and l every State and Territory has instructed
 its delegates to this Convention to vote for
 him here. So it only remains for Ne- 1 braska to pronounce the name that has | been thundered forth from Bunker Hill
 and echoed back from Sierra's sunset slope