The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-04-13
POST THE DELEGATES.
affirmed and Closet, Adj
~kcrcd AZ.

What IL fair test Of party sinccrii =
during The coming campaign? Neccs-
sarily this: ~ reclamation Of the
Chicago platform
II is also the essential test for every
public. man aud newspaper processing
democratic allegiance. II D., moreover.
the only test that can safely be applied
20 all Delegates 20 the national con,en-
ton at Kansas City, for II is they who
win nominate such candidates only who
were openly and actively loyal 60 that
platform In 1920 and have remained
stcadfast ever since.
There are men in many of the states
who departed from party fcaliy in1So6.
dcser>ed Bryan. the selected leader OF
the party. abandoned principles dear
10 the people and aided In the election
of William Mckinley, and rutidcd the
evils of trusts and its train of militar-
ism. These men are now attempting 10
return To the party. and they come
with mere lip service. They hypocrit-
ically condole with IL and offer their as.
sistancc TO give Il success.
While the democratic party Is great
and broad enough TO permit these rem
cgades 10 return 20 it, b,ssa =. "a cannot
sanction their betrayal of " by permit
ling them to take up the lines they
left when they departed. II would DE
an irretricsnhlc error. gross thunder
10 admit them 10 the privileges Of full
membership without % long nositiate
OF good works Ia manifest the rcawak.
encd faith ia them. and IL T. the prov.
incc Of democratic newspaper 20
warn the public against the oily argu-
ments Of these men of suspicious faith.
They have enioyed the hcshpots of
Egypt and will return 10 them 90 the
drst opportunity.
They arr leagucd in conspiracy &C.
throw the democratic party back into
the clutch 81 the plutocracy whence u
was saved In fs96. That conspiracy ~.
lists. aud ~ l. being perfected hy the
selfish politicians who dominated the
party prior 90 is9G ~ Il being man
aged aud financed hy the wealth which
the Whitneys. the i.amontr. the Rene
diets and the Dickinsous drrw from
the trusts which arr making herculcnn
efforts 10 control the national admin.
istration for their own sordid gain.
The wishes % thc people are law to
the democratic party. and its national
convention will crafty their desires
unless the people themselves submit 10
the trcachers OF these phari. aical con.
spiraiors.
Bind al delegates down 20 the most
rigid Instructions. This saved tho
party Isl 1890. and ia viii save 10 in 1000.
Thcse Instructions must be- uniform
and interchangeable. from the district 20
the state convention. and from the lat
Ten 90 the national convention. for II
o. In the latter that men must alone BE-
nominated who were loyal 20 ihc Chi.
cnro platform ia $500 and have never
wandered from II since. Beware of the
pcrnicious influence 81 plutocracy,
which g. ever active. and be- this be-
the shihholcih.
Rcanirmaiion If the Chicago plat.
form and the nomination of mem who
stand ior ali IL means.
Regard ali opposition 10 this insirir'
ton of Delegates as strong evidence of
doubtful party loyalty and The badge
az a conspirator against tho party sue
cess Let this be- the mottos
INSrRJCr!i tNSTRUCTi1 IN.
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