The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-21
W.J.BRYAN'S SLETTER
Formally Accepts Democratic Nom.
ination for President.
APPROVES KANSAS CITY PLATFORM.
Candidate Pledges Himself Not ts
stand for Second Term III Elect-
ed-views ON Finance-Oth-
eF Issues Discussed.
Hon. James d. Richardson. chairman. |

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er Issues Discussed.
Hon. James ID. 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
my appreciation of the great honor con-
vention assefAled, au1sby the voters who
gave instruction to. .tkeedelegates,,
I am sensible Of tsf RESPONSIBILITIES
ses ihs efres the sna aSessions Involved ins t
dh my letter. Of acceptance of isss, 1
made the following pledge:
so deeply am ! Impressed with the
oh the the sSef Dy
| nation and with the enormous influence
| which he can WELD for the benefit or in
| jury of the people that l wish to enter
the office, II 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 may not be tempted
to use the patronage of the office TO ad-
announce. with all the emphasis which
| words can express, my fixed determina-
ton not, under any circumstances. to be
candidate for reelection, in case this
| campaign results in my election"
| Further reflection and observation con-
strain me to renew this pledge.
| The platform adopted at Kansas City
| commands my cordial and unqualified ap-
| proval 1t courageously meets the issues
now nS 6eiora tine country ard ID states clear
| sition on every question considered.
Adopted by. a convention which assembled
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the spirit of candor. independence and
patriotism which characterizes those who.
at Philadelphia in l776. promulgated the
\ Having in my notification speech dis
4 cussed somewhat at length the paramount
i issue. Imperialism, and added some OBJ
4 servations on militarsm and the Boer
| war. IT is sufficient at this time to review
the remaining planks of the platform.
Trusts.
| The platform very properly gives prom
| inence 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
". II, as may be fairly assumed from
lican leaders. that party. does not intend
to take the peoples. side against these
eg inen az fhe rsts weak 10 ana he
| in 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 few men, can
control fol. their own. profit the output
| or price of any article of merchandise.
! Under such a system the consumer suf-
| fers extortion, the producer of raw mate
at the arbitrary price fixed; the laborer
has but one employer. and Is powerless
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-
his salary e ,nt the n
| proportion of the people can share in the
advantages secured by private monopoly.
pie are not only excluded from the bene-
| fits. but are the helpless victims of every
| monopoly organized. It Is difficult to
| overestimatc the immediate injustice that
may be done. or to calculate the ultimate
and political welfare of the people. Our
ciic remedies. pledges the party to an un-
| ceasing warfare against private monop-
oily in nation, state and city. / hartily
shall be nv earnest and constant en-
| deavor to fulfill the promise in letter and
spirit. shall select an attorney general
existing laws: / shall recommend such
| additional legislation as may be neces-
%n sary - to dissolve every private monopoly
| of its origin; and II, contrary to my be-
lief and hope, constitutional amendment
mend such an amendment as will. without
impairing any of the existing rights of
| the states. empower congress to protect
| at the hands of individuals or corpora
| tions engaged in interstate commerce.
The platform accurately describes the
Dingley tariff law; when 1t condemns II
| as a trust breeding measure, skillfully
devised to give to the few favors which
the they do not deserve, az, and to place upon
bear" Under its operation trusts can
plundHr the people of ths United States.
while they successfully compete in for.
| eign markets with manufacturers of
| other countries. Even those who justify
the general policy Of protection will find
| 1t difcult to defend tariff which en-
| from the citizen.
The Financial Plank.
The platform reiterafes the demand
contaiaed in the Chicago platform for an
| American financial system made by the
| American people for themselves. The
purpose of such a system Is to restore
| and maintain a bimetallic level of prices.
and in order that there may be no un,
| certainty as to the method of restoring
| bimetalligm, the specific declaration in
the existing ratio OF 10 to !. independent
| of thu action of other nations, Is repeat
ed. IN 1896 the republican party recog-
| pleaging the party to an earnest effort
| to secure an international agreement for
ths free Go.nafe oi afa slyer and the pres
| by authority OF congress-. appointed a
| commission composed of distinguished
| citizens to visit Europe and solicit for
eign aid. Secretary Hay. In letter writ
| ten to Lord Aldenham in November, 1898,
| and afterwards published in England, de-
/ clared that at that time the president and
| majority of his cabinet still believed
| In the great desirability of an interna-
| tional agreement for the restoration of
the double standard. but that Ii did not
| seem opportune to reopen the negotiations
| just then. The financial law enacted
| less than year ago contains a conciud-
ing section declaring that the measure
| was not intended to stand in the way
| of the restoration Of bimetaliism. when
| other nations. The platform submitted
| 70 the last republican convention with
| the Endorsement OF the administration
i again suggested the possibility of secur-
ing foreign aid in restoring silver.
| Now the republican party, for the first
| time. openly abandons its advocacy OF
| the double standard. and indorses the
| monetary system which II has so often
| and emphatically condemned. The