Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-10
STRONG SPEECH BY
CHAIRMAN SULLIVAN
Address Of the Temporary'pres ding
Officer Of the DEMOCRATIC
Y Convention
OF ISSUES FOR 1900
Declares Trusts, Imperialism and
Money the Grca, Questions OF
the Campaign--A MASTER
~ Address.

Dcs Moincs special: Temporary
Chairman j. b. Sullivan, of Creston,
IN his speech to the convention said:
Democracy stands opposed to every
trust the same as ii did in the days of
jackson, and it matters not whether
it is a money trust stamped 10y the
slittering gems OF he sere and yellow
leaf. OF by the Endorsement OF the
president of IL national bank. Dcmoc-
racy has ever stood for Il sound dollar
and ever will. IL has stood for IL dol
lar he same for the capitalist and the
laboring man, and during its long
reign of power never caused or per-
mitted any other to be issued. III new
CT stood for Il scarce dollar and never
will. 1t believes the common people
cf the American republic can maintain
their own money without the aid OF
the shyloclis of Europe or the Anglo
locks of America.
The declaration of Independence
announced at Chicago in 1896 will new
or die. 1t was new impetus TO the
democracy OF the world that iii the
United States. at least, the common
people would be heard. That declal'a-
tio.l ,o utS plSt' ny ItSGlNSo tiiS
Endorsement of 6,50O,000 voters. Such
an army was never before known bait
thing for their rights. We have today
new issues, but we must not forget
the lesson taught in 1896, that never
must the money of our country be
placed in the control of individuals
who have the power to expand or con-
tract the circulating medium ut their
,,1 H..
may be thing of beauty, but not Il
will not place the rights of the com
tional banking trust; if it does, it de-
of our country must not be a thing of
every organ of reyublicanism that we
more money is in circulation than ever
ume of money does affect prices and
times. The democratic party in 1896
made this the cardinal doctrine of it's
lenged the statement that men grow
prosperous on constantly decreasing
volume of money. 1t stands today as
money to meet all the demands of
trade, both gold and silver. ri
New Financial Legislation.
cit is said that financial legislation
is, for the time being, settled and that
the common people cannot cause Il
change. This may be true. but the
democratic party, true to it's time
honored principles, will not sanction
a thing that is wrong, even though it
has received the stamp of recent legis-
lation. The common people will not
fall down and worship this recent act
when they realize ii means the retire
ment in time of all our paper money
and the placing in THE hands of ma
tional banks the right to issue and
control the paper money of our land.
''Thc grecnback, that is the emblem
of Il great contest, that is revered
more than any form of money ever
used by our people, that assisted. in
its way, in putting down the rebellion,
will, by this recent act of legislation,
soon be a thing of the past. Every
effort will be made by those who de
sire it to cause this portion of oilr
currency to be retired. and when once
il has passed tothe vaults of the Unit
ed States treasury il will never again
see the light OF day. The greenbacli
will be retired from circulation as
surelyas the sun shines tomorrow, and
/ appeal to every intelligent citizen,
in whose interest is this retirement ?
The democratic party believes in a
sufficient volume of money: ii does
not believe that Il nation becomes
stronger financially by restricting the
circulating medium any more than a
man can become stronger by being
blcd.
"When we contemplate that of the
business men OF our country 90 per
cent fail there must be a cause deeper
than mere lack of business Judgment.
! t means partially, at least. IL lack of a
sufficient volume of the circulating
medium that is as necessary for sound
financial health as is pure blood to
the powerful physical man.
Stands for Bimctaii-m.
"Ihe democratic party stands for
bimetallism and ever will. 1t is OBJ
posed to a money trust as much as it
is to Il sugar trust. One is not more
sacred because it received the in
dorscmcnt of Hanna, Morgan d Co.
than is Inc other backed by Have
meyer, Sprcckles e Co. The common
people OF this country, of all classes,
are for bimctallism. Thirteen million
so expressed their wishes in 1896, and
there is no evidence that they have
changed their minds from that day to
this.
1.-The money of our country must
not be placed under the control of pri-
waite individuals. We are today the
center of commerce and civilization.
We can become the money center of
the world Our bills are full of gold
and silver. Are we so cowardly that
we are unwilling to mine it unless
permitted by the sharks of Englando
Are we unable or unwilling TO pro-
claim the right of the common people
of these United States to do as they
see fit with the finances of their coun-
try? Who petitioned the congress of
the United States to retire the green
back or cease coming the silver collar
and in its place +os-issuc national
bank note? Did the farmer of Iowa ?
When the Iowa congressman voted so
to do. did they vote in your interest
OF not?
"Ihe democratic. party stands OPP
posed to trusts, whether it is that of
money or trade. The republican party
and the trusts are fittinglE :represcn.
t;ftive of one another: the one without
honor and the other without soul,
and both existing for the same pur-
pose, to remain in closcttouch with the
public crib. ~
Trusts and Combinations.
''The world never witnessed such
gigantic combinations as have grown
up since the republican party assumed