The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-14
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Editor independent: Southern DEM
ocracy anu eastern plulocracy Mas III
Tie sdaule al 81. Louis, alnlureu and
cmDidIoneu Win the ens4sAs and ar
monIaiS u the Gays UI slavery, bids
uiLg ueuunue 70 the new uenucracy.
.ne new principles anu prautlcrs "
lne new scneraLlon. Inc oracle OF
Ape4v was uemanaed anu the emacl-
ateu Oiu sinners with LnrvaLs still
gearing the hoarse SOUNDS o. lnsuf-
iectlon anu reUeliion, suahlng Lntir
nOaIy lOcAS III the naIis or the st.
LOUIS convention, Qenuunclng UNION
TABOR and tue colOred race. what q
spectacle! A Klin-arled Candidate sup
porteu w wall street anu managed w
CLEVELAND and Hill.
lne name Oh Cleveland is fresh ii
the memory or the laDorlng men ana
farmers ana the lour years Oh his per-
niclouS anu uepiorauie administration
mas not been forgotten. Ii anyone be-
Ileyes That the election OF FarKer
would not be a repetition or the
Cleveland administration, let MIN vote
Tor Parker and be damned ny the
army or trampS That Woulu appear III
niulLltudes and oVer-run the country.
The administration OF Parker would
We &c minated by Cleveland and Hill
and tnt southern democracy.
IL the St. Louis convention was any
thing Idt a gathering OF the old school
OF democracy the nomination OF Par
XII would he repudiated and the fOrg-
elA III liOls ana emDezzlers OF the in
ditlduai rights OF the people, reserved
~ The people by the constitution.
would be doomed to punishment.
but the old school OF democracy, the
real old Cleveland and Hill brand.
1nen blended and united with shot
gunners, niger haters and klu Klux
is supposed 10 pass as regular at an
ordinary pow-wow, whether national
convention or OF less Importance.
Ii there is any person VINO imagines
that the desperate tactics OF the old
line democrats in every state to secure
a control of the st. Louis convention
was Carried out for the express pur-
pc Sc OF defeating Bryan they are mis-
taken. There rs greater concern to
the old line democrats, and especially
the southern wing of the party. Whe-
Their there is talk of war the old re-
belliOus spirit kindles anew and the
fire OF hatred burns and blazes in his
breast and the ghost of the fallen
hero comes out OF his grave to listen.
The nominating speech OF the man
from New York was punctured with
significant and singular utterances that
gave expression to the internal feel
lngs.
After over forty years of peace and
freedom for the colored race the dust
has been brushed from Mason and
en- divided. The southern religionist
who thinks as much of his religious
rights as the southern statesman Of
his political privileges only few
weeks ago by large majority voted
to maintain the southern confederacy
of religious independence. Singleton,
the fire-eating and confederate-hating
nominator Of Parker, insulted every
friend Of labor and every lover of lib
erty and freedom by his insidious
reference to the eolored line and the
shooting of the union laborers under
Grover Clevelands administration.
The name OF Grover Cleveland was APP
plauded for eleven minutes and the
old Attalus who endeavored to starye
Italy was honored.
Modern democracy will be put on
trial. on their honor, in the coming
and along with laboring
meA must stamp out the unfit and OPP
probious nominees OF The st. Louis
or stand forever con-
demned AS unworthy Of exercising q
right TO govern themselves.
GEO. r. MONAGON.