The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-08-28

, Boilers 10 Try and Control the Next
State Convention.
by LOUIS LUDLOW.
: In remarkably interesting arti-
Gle in the Liberty Express John w.
Kern sounds a militant note. The
initial issue of the Express has Just
appeared. A considerable art Of
the first page is devoted to a dis
cussion by Mr.. Kern OF the topic,
"The Present Duty Of Democrats. T"
The contribution is written in MIR.
Kern's usual vigorous style and il
will be considered especially signi-
ficant, coming 80 shortly after Wm.
j. Bryan's visit to Indiana, during
which he and Mr.. Kern were to-
gether quite good deal. The ar
tlcle sets forth in no unmistakable
language the attitude Of Nj. Bry-
an : friends in state politics. 1t is
a stirring call TO arms, 70 the end
that the state committee and the
next state convention may be con-
trolled by men who believe in the
: prime Plies Of the Kansas City plat
form
In starting out Mr.. Kern says
that a political party to win success
should deserve it. The democratic
party has suffered severely in the
last two campaigns, be says, be-
cause Of the ''apostasy and treach-
eryn Of the Cleveland administra-
elton. He proceeds to say that at
; ter the party had been betrayed by
Mr.. Cleveland the democratic mass
e. in 1896 took charge of demo-
cratic primaries and conventions.
Ofliceholders and politicians were
swept aside, as straws before a hur-
ricane by the earnest and conscien-
tious democrats Of the nation, who
were determined that the democrat.
ic party should stand for the rights
and interests of the common peo-
pie, and should return to the ways
Of common honesty, and the Chica-
go convention assembled and gave
expression to the genuine demo-
. cratic sentiment Of the country.
Mr.. Kern says that again in 1900
the corporations, banks and COM
bines succeeded in staying the tide
7 and again the democracy went
8 down in temporary defeat. He de-
clares that the "pirates and traitors
/. of 1896 who indorsed the apostasy
of Cleveland and the treachery OF
9 German and who aided in the elec-
ton Of Mex inley," have been
active in their efforts to capture the
Organization of the party to the end
that the next national convention
. may repudiate the platform Of 1900
, /, and adopt creed that will be vcid
Of offense to the bankers, syndi-
Gates, trusts and combines. He
continues:
"In their published interviews,
these gentlemen are, under the pre-
tense Of pleading for harmony, ad-
; vocating a base surrender OF every
vital principle contended for in
the last two national campaigns.
One Of them suggests that we must
modify our declarations on the tar
liff question SO as to conciliate the
beneficiaries of the tariff robbery !;
another declares that we must utter
no protests against the gold stand
ard lest we offend the magnates of
, Wall street; third insists that we
should not assail the trusts too vig-
orously for fear we may not be able
! to touch the democratic CD trusts
officials for campaign contributions (;
while fourth declares we ought to
scut OUT all balderdash about hu-
: man liberty, the right Of self.gov-
ernment and the declaration Of in
IdeIendence, and cease opposition
to the imperialistic policy OF the re-
publican party. In short these re-
organizers want platform made up
Of meaningless phrases. -usceptlDie
of any kind of an Interpretation, o
platform which will be repudia-
! iion Of every vital declaration, pro-
: mulgated at Kansas City four years
Eago. Such platform would be
satisfactory to Wall street, and it
would doubtless be extremely grati-
fying to the financial pirates and
blood suckers Of that historic
, thoroughfare ii they were thus per
mitted to dictate the platforms OF
/ both political parties. -
With these general remarks Mr..
Kern ne xt proceeds to discuss the
situation in Indiana. He says:
~ desire to warn the democracy
of Indiana that this element is now
, organizing to capture the party or
ganization in this state. From
headquarters in indianapolis The
work is proceeding inteligently and
energetically. Money is being con