The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-18


April "a, quote the following ex-
tracts from Colonel Bryan's great Chi
cago speech made in denunciation of
the New York democratic platform.
He said: ION the tariff question the
issue is joined. 1t was reasonable to
suppose that on this question at least
something definite would be said, but
Mr.. Hill, and Judge Parker seemed to
be as much afraid of the tariff Ques.
ton as Of other issues"
Then, after discussing the various
features of the platform and its fall
ure to make positive declarations as
to the reform measures embodied in
the democratic platforms OF 1896 and
1900, Colonel Bryan said: with such
a platform and candidate who would
be willing to run on it, the party
could secure as large campaign fund
as the republican party has ever Sc
cured. but in securing it it would,
like the republican party, secretly
pledge the administration to con-
struction of the platform satisfactory
to the corporations and the combina-
tons"
1t seems perfectly clear to me that
the platform recently adopted at st.
Louis had this object in view. for
certainly the masses of the people
have no ground to hope for relief and
reform from the party making such
declarations as it did with respect to
the great issues. again quote from
Colonel Bryan: Can any one doubt
that with such platform as was
adopted in New York, and with a
candidate whose conscience would per-
nit him to run upon such platform
does anyone doubt that with such a
platform and candidate the party
would be mortgaged beforehand to
the corporations that are now using
the government as the private asset
and plundering the people at will?'
Il believe that the party has higher
mission than to be an exponent OF
plutocracy, and / am protesting
against the schemes of those who
would put it in competition with the
republican party for the support OF
Wall street financiers."
For the very strong reasons, which
Colonel Bryan has given above, re-
fuse to follow him in supporting the
Parker Belmont Rockefeller Roths-
child plutocracy. Colonel Bryan, in
an interview recently, denounced the
methods by which Parker was nomi-
mated, declaring them to have been
crooked and indefensible. In the
same interview he stated that the
masses have no ground to expect any
relief or monetary reforms from Judge
Parker, should he be elected. There
fore, it seems to me, that Colonel
Bryan with all OF his persuasive pow
ers of speech and earnest eloquence
can not be able to lead the masses
into the support of such bastard
democracy as represented by Parker,
Hill and August Belmont In view
Of the fact that Colonel Bryan pre-
ferred to stand by his party rather
than put his principles above party,
his appeals to men OF opposite parties
to join them in this fight will be in
vain; for they will point to his in
consistency in remaining with the
party that has absolutely renounced
every tenet and principle of Jeffer-
sonian democracy.
The peoples party is founded on
the eternal principles of truth and
justice.
Men may come and men may CO."
but these principles will live as long
as there is an echo left to air."
Having their foundation in truth,
justice and equality, these principles
will ultimately triumph if free gov
eminent is to endure permanently
here
THE sun may grow dim with age,
the stars cease to shine
The cloud-capped towers, the gor-
geons palaces,
1.-THE solemn temples. the great
globe itself
YEA. all which II inherit. shall dis
solve;
And. like the baseless fabric OF a
vision,
Leave not rack behind"
Indeed. alt nature may perish and
decay into nothlngness. but these aIo-
rious principles will live forever.
JAMES ID. LLOYD.
Tarhoro n a.