The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
NOMINATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
Bryan Formally Notified of Their Selection for the
Vice President by the Democracy

rOughnesS or his rlulng nADlN.
During the eventful and exciting cam
paign OF 1895 you we're constantly before
the public The eyes of the Nation were
nxed upon you and your utterances, as
they were never before upon a public
man Then, aud in all times since YOU
have been under a light as glazing as the
sun at high noon. yet no flaw OF dishonor
or cowandlce is pointed out In your
record by any foe. Review and criticism
have wholly failed 70 injure or weaken
you In public esteem. And now you are.
with absolute unanlmaty, by every state,
Territory and district OF the Union, made
the candidate of a reunited and mar
monious party. You are, by all real
Americans. regarded as the best eNpon-
ent Of the faith Of our fathers. when was
artieled in the Declaration OF lndepend-
ence and sealed by the blood Of patriots
We deny that that declaration is u back
number. We solemnly affirm that by the
faithful II Is yet vonerated as the grand
est charter OF human rights and human
! liberty ever devised by man. The lust OF
greed and power breaches contempt Tor
| its superb doctrine. but we hold It as the
only guiding star by which our ship OF
state can be safely sailed. We know mat
| II has served our purpose well and slori-
ously until of late. when another star. The
star of Imperialism. has been selected as
| the guide Of our course.
The platform which | handed you is
new Declaration of Independence. You
| will see 1t takes no step backward upon
/ any issue or party creed heretofore pro
4 mulgated. 1t solemnly afirms that the
! question of Imperialism is the paramount
issue OF this campaign This declaration
did not make 1t SO, but only gave recog-
milton To an admitted fact The repub-
! Mcans have made 1t the Issue which In
this campaign overtops all othere, They
may we'll endeavor to run away from u,
as they are doing, but they can not es-
cape it. by their fruits ye shall know
! them" was the best philosophy nineteen
hundred years ago, and it is the best now.
imperialism consists in leyyng upon the
people and collecting from them unequal
taxes. II consists in levying taxes on one
Territory of the United States. and not
levying the same on other portions thcre-
of. The constitution says that all taxes
shall be uniform throughout the United
States. The power 10 tax is the power TO
destroy. When those in power proceed.
as they have done by recent acts OF CON
gress. to construct tariff wall against
one Territory and thus exclude it's pro-
ducts from other Territories and States
of the Union, seek to dodge as they may,
they exercise imperial power. No king or
emperor can do more. They can not do
the acts and deeds which can only be
done in kingdom or an empire and say
they are not imperl alists, and thai there
is no issue of imperialism. Inc platform
! declares that Imperialism means conquest
abroad, and oppression at home; II means
the strong arm OF the military, and It's
concomitant, great standing army, which
has ever been fatal to all free Inst tu-
lions. 1t was this that drove from Europe
? to our shores millions OF ouI fellow-citi-
2ens and which Is constant menace TO
: the liberties OF the people. Large stand
q ing armies have no place in republic
c An imperial government can only be
I maintained by brute force. and without
+ militarism imperialism can not exist. The
1 union or mating OF the two brings forth
) Caeaarism, whether under that or some
other name Imperialism means death
d to democracy and republieanism 1t means
: more swords and sewar plvw shares? Mill
. tar!sm means death - self government.
:, and mere spears and fewer pruning HOOKS.
81 lii the great battle upon Us we VIII
:, make the fight thickest and hottest upon
~ this monster imperialism, which always
~ feeds upon he life olooi OF liberty. ne
~ cause You represent, sir is humanity.
y, The highest duty of humanity il TO nelp
u others to be free. The Just punishment
=, of a people that enslaye and rule over an
"a other is the loss OF their Own liberty ioi
l. democracy can not De an empire ano
s. remain both
n The platform also declares unceasine
l. warfare in Nation, State and city against
n, trusts and private monopolles IN every
D. form This declaration means that me
Sc laws now on the statute books agaihs
a. this growing evil must be enforced By
s. honest and competent officials, and tina
IS there shall be enacted otTr laws EN-
III cent enough to completely govern an'
g, control all trusts and monopolies. Ih'
ne baneful effects OF these organizations cal
a net be estimated or described They haV'
ne grown up under the fostering care OF IN
VI party now in power. which has conpietei.
controlled all the iaH making anthorl
90 for nearly four years, BY its inaotlon m
party confesses its inability or dslncilna
u, ton, either of which is criminal = dea
with the trusts n the people therefor
=. would put a curb on the trus they muf
- vote the government out Of the hands q
- the trusts We recently cav a repuo
AZ licsn congress surrender the complnsuo
pn OF the treasury vaults TO tie armor plat
nv trust one day. and on a different day 70
n the benefit Of another trust Withdraw IN
~ constitution from our newly acquired Ter
en- rltcry. The trusts now count the Unite
d. States as one OF their assets They claif
gu to own congress- Sef-e control Is grea
OF attribute These trusts therefore are !
favor OF the regulation Of trusts by
he congress controlled by trusts. In othe
II words, the trusts will trust the congre-
al. sioual trust TO control the trusts The Sc
on rious objection to trusts Is that by the
ur methods they are rspidly acquiring a
e. the business OF the country They nav
,st driven out Of business by their meihol
80, tens Of thousands OF heretofore prosperol
!. VI establishments trading in comparatly
~ small way The prosperity whicn the
=, have created IS republican prosperity an
On not the prosperity Of the masses OF =
"a people, or Of the vest body known al U
=, middle classes. rhey multiply the ioi
ON tunes Of few until they are many tine
ed mllionaires One OF our trust magnaf'
or boasts that ne intends to die a oillionais
he SAL the sweat shops increase and v
IL wage OF those IN the rural districts hare
OF SUSTAIN life.
he The friends Of the trusts aud those WI
are their immediate benefciaries % D
.ty hesitate to ASSERT that the day OF the
ed dividual has passed This being ADM
nd ted, then the day OF monopoly, the synd
err, cate, the combine and the mother OF thes
Ich the trusts. is come The man full OF tr
at American vim and vlgor brains. skill a.
NY energy IS 70 count as nothing In the etc
ers nal fight for bread. aud the unfeelir