The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-24
FREE SILVER CHAMPION
VOICES HIS OPPOSITION
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kNNuIluUGQ II YIN HIA9t FsiSE-g
property rights are supreme take the
side OF the trusts If we have q pres
ident VINO is i'll sympathy with this
theory it means that the dollar will
be given consideration before tnt
man. 1t means that organized wealth
can continue to tramplo upon tae
rights Of the people; it means that
the instrumentalities OF government
can be used for the protection Of CIV
cry scheme of exploitation that the
capitalists can conceive.
II, for one, am not willing that the
Democratic party shall become the
tool of the corporations; | am no,
willing that it shall be the champion
of organized wealth. And it is be
cause | believe that the party has
higher mission than to be the eEpor
ent Of plutocracy that | am protest
ing against the schemes Of those wat
would put it into competition wit;
tn Republican party for the Suppor
Of Wall street tinanciers 1t is 70.
this reason that | protest again,
mortgaging the party to the capitalist.
TO secure an enormous e0wJptic
fund
IF any who are present tonight O..
who read what | say think that az
trying to Interfere with Democrat.
success, let me answer that no Damt
crat is more anxious for the party {
succeed than | am No one has SUI
icred more from discussions ANA a.,
visions in the party, and no one, be
lieye, is more eager for the coantr.
to enjoy tha great benefits which
triumph Of real democracy woult
bring But do not desire that tn,
party shall win offices only. Ii tina
is the only purpose of the party, lei
its principles be abandoned and it,
platform simply declare the parls
hungry for the patronage The les
son Of 1894 shows the folly Of hopin.
to win by a surrender to the corpo
ra,ions, but even if success could be
bought in such a way it would not BE-
worth the price
NO one can defend the Democratic
party without defending its prin
ciples, and its principles ought to be
30 clearly set forth as to be easily IN
derst0od. We ought to appeal to the
conscience Of the public AMI arraigi
Republican policies as hostile bota e
the principles Of Tree government aal
to the principles of morality We
have an opportunity to make the
Democratic party power in this
country not onIy power but a pow
en- for good. Let rs array the parry
against every abuse of government
and against every policy that IS hurt
ml to the people. Let as drive out of
the party every Democrat who be
trays his trust, every official Uhc
would administer the office fer hh
private advantage Let us make Ok
mocracy stand not only for good gov
eminent for honest government
bat fer a government 'of the people
by tue people, and for The people
Ana the first step in this direction /.
the adoption Of a platform that recae
nizcs the right the people 10 dccId,
public questions as well a. their ca
pacity for understanding public qucs
tons. To present platform which
is eyasiye end biguous shows that
those vino write the platform either
di<truat the people who are TO act up
on il or have purposes that they le
sire To- conceal
THE ~ York platform is am1ic
nous, uncertain. eyasiye and dfshon
EST il would disgrace the Democrats
Of the nation to adopt such a pla.
form, ana it ought to defeat as an as.
pirant fer a Democratic nomination
any man who would be willing to
have it 80 forth as a declaration Of
his views on public questions In d.
linois. in Wisconsin, in Michigan. in
Minnesota. in IN llama, in Ohio. and liz
every state that has not acted. it le.
hooFes tho Democrats f. arouse them.
selves and organize and that tae}
may prevent the contamination Of tue
schem of the reorganizera. Their
scheme begins with the deception of
the rank ana file Of the party. II +
to be followed mp by the debaaching
Of the public, with a campaign BY the
betrayal Of tho party organization and
OF the country into tn hands IF those
who are today meuacing tine liberties
Of the country by their exploitation
Of the producers Of wealth"
GENERAL npAnw man