The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
Resolutions

Resolutions
That the Mahoning county, Ohio, rad |
icals did not get in; but, we can vote
for Watson and Tibbles.
We, the democrats of Mahoning
county, have heard, that
I'm his haste, King David said, All
men are liars.
We believe that if he lived in the
present age of political degeneracy,
and had heard the Lodge platform at
Chicago and the Williams-H Hill plat
form at ST. Louis, he would, after ma
ture deliberation say that all repuD-
lican conventions are liars, whether
held in Chicago or in st. Louis.
The opinion of the king, we THINK,
does neither of these conventions
wrong.
The national convention democratic
by name alone), which held it's Grim
inal saance at st. Louis July q, 1904,
busted itself in the solution OF the
grave and Weighty Question OF how to
use a world of words and say nothing
Our assembled representatives there
fore threw together that sinister med
ley OF the platitudes and distractions
of hypocrisy and tyranny, known as
the democratic platform-the living
shame. the undying dishonor OF Amer
lean democracy, which has not even
the recommendation of an honest de-
fusion. but is a compound OF fraud and
deception, and which for general arid
.ity. insincerity, triviality and amblgu-
ity, must forever remain the envy OF
hypocrites and tyrants. zs..as
Stripped of it's empty bombast, It's
nomnous phrase an6 l5iiowy verbiage,
and the ridicnlens ggAafHEity OF Its style.
we understand the aptform 70 say:
/. We want Office lid graft.
2. We are afraid I loosing the lew
offices we have.
3. 1--WE need the money and are
willing to take it frdm any source.
4. We've been inFthe minority long
enough"
(And then hear the thunder of the
paramount issue:)
5. Tariff is robbery we favor tar
if only not SO mu7h as the Chicago
republicans. We ar more on gentle
but frequent touch ut we favor tar
1T. I
Z. After the big iland of monopoly
has fixed its iron gtip on every island
in the archipelago, w will oppose the
Philippine policy II the present adj
ministration Let's not offend monop-
oily.
oh. Pit of TophtFy What a specta-
Gle of servility! Aflemocratic conven-
ton, like hybrid Cur licking the hand
of the power that aterWard slapped It's
face with a Telegram, and then raylng
and SOLDERING in oratorical eulogy
over that slap as Anthony did on Gaze
sar's fancied virtues!
Our candidate ASKS but one term II
the 'servitude OF tlOnor." And vel
he may for the ONT aim of his admin
istration must be tssplucK from curbeo
license the muzzle)pf restraint SO ths
wild dog of privilege may flesh his
tooth in every irnncent, and play
havoc with the cor don rights OF men
that no hare-brained, purDIinu MIetoi
in Bedlam could be, by the same mar
a secona time deceived.
We regard the democratic party a
the most enduring and potent polltlca
force ever formed under this govern
ment and we view with dread an
alarm the surrender of an engine G
y SO much power into the hands OF trus
and combinations, and we despise tn
reptile prudence, so much reSemDlin
cowardice in convention Whlc
sought to enlist the party as a sort
captain in that army OF pillage an
plumber, the Standard Oil monopoly
We look upon the success OF this ne
tional ticket as a calamity more to b
feared than complete disorganizatio
and feel that the party can not n
main a party of the people, except b
its defeat, believing at all times ths
no candidate should succeed who r.
ceiyes his nomination at the hands
monopoly almost under the same col
.ditions as the scavanger receives b
job.
We, therefore, stand no more viii
The "democrat" who attempts to wa
In the middle of the road, swallows Il
platform, and, after few grimace
scrambles into seat in the ban
wagon. than we do with the Pharis
who assumes the name and passes
on the other Side, and we declare o
opposition to Imperialism and colonis
ism. to government by injunction,