The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
BRYAN DENOUNCES PARKER,
 HILL AND NEW YORK PLATFORM
(con4lrued from First Paeel

(ConIlnued rom flrSt Fagci
 Parker seem to be as much afraid or the tariff question as of other issues.
 "The money question Is ignored entire 1v. No reference is made to bimetallism at any ratio-not even to international bfmetallism to which MT. Hill seemed to beso attached in the Chicago convention No reference is made to the measure now before congress to melt up nearly 600, ,VO0 900 legal tender silver dollars into subsidiary coin that Is only limited le- gal tender. Nothing is said about the as- set currency which is a part of the scheme of the ffnanciers Nothing Is said about the Aldrich bill which pro poses to subsidize the banks into oppo- sition to tax reduction by loaning them the surplus money In the treasury. There Is no condemnation of the corruption that such a system would lead to. The plat form does not antagonize the proposition now before congress to give the national banks unlimited control over the volume of paper money. In other words, there Is not line in the platform that Is written in behalf of the people; not a line that will excite criticism in Wall street.
 ''The platform ignores the income tax; 1t fails to endorse the election of senators
 
 of the Kansas City platform denouncing corporate domination In politics.
 Is Dishonest Platform.
 ''The New York platform is a dishonest platform, fit only for a dishonest party. No one but an artful dodger would sand upon 1t. The submission of such a plat form to the voters of a state is an insult to their intelligence, for 1t is intended to deceive them, and deliberate attempt to decelve-especially so clumsy an att tempt as this platform isis reflection upon the brains of those to whom 1t is submitted.
 T had expected that a platform pre- pared by MT. Hill for Judge Parker would be evasive and lacking in frankness, but l did not conceive that any body of men calling themselves democrats, would pre- sent such a platform as recommenda- tion of candidate. With such platform and q candidate who would be willing to run upon 1t, the party could secure as large a campaign fund as the republican party has ever secured. but in securing 1t 1t would like the republican party, se- cretly pledge the administration to con- struction of the platform satisfactory to the corporations and the combinations.
 "Can any one doubt that with such platform as was adopted in New York and with a candidate whose conscience would permit him to ru nupon such platform does any one doubt that with such plat form and candidate the party would be mortgaged beforehand to the corporations that are now using the government as private asset and plundering the people at will?
 But there Is another reason why the democratic party cannot afford to go be- fore the county with an ambiguous plat nd nn uncertain candidate No matter how people may differ as to the relative importance of issues all must recognize that the trust question today presents an important phase of the great conflict between plutocracy and democ- racy We have recently had a supreme court decision on the merger case. This decision was rendered by a bare majority of one, and that one (Judge Brewer) In separate opinion has stated his position in such way as to leave no doubt that in the first case involving a trust he may join the majority and defeat the Sherman law. The president to beele/ted this fall will doubtless have the appointment of one of two, and possibly three, supreme court judges. If his sympathles are with the corporations he will doubtless appoint judges satisfactory to the corporations especially if obligated to the corporations by lage campaign contributions-and these judges can make 1t impossible to secure any remedial legislation for years to come. If. four years hence, the people should secure president, a senate and a house opposed to private monopolies they may find themselves unable to get any remedial legislation past the supreme court for several years.
 Shall Not Become a Tool.
 ''I for one, am not willing that the dem ocratic party shall become the tool of the corporations; 1 am not willing that II shall be the champion of organized wealth. And it is because I believe that the party has a higher mission than to be the exponent of plutocracy that I am protesting against the schemes of those who would put 1t into competition with | the republican party for the support of Wall street financiers. It Is for this reason that l protest against mortgaging the party to the capitalists to secure an enormous corruption fund.
 'If any who are present tonight or who read what l say think that am try ing to interfere with democratic success. let me answer that no democrat is more anxious for the party to succeed than I am No one has suffered more from 1As, sensionS and divisions in the party, and no one, l believe Is more eager for the country to enjoy the great benefits which a triumph of real democracy would bring. uBt l do not deSlre that the party shall win offices only. If that is the only pur- pose of the party, let its principles be abandoned and It's platform simply de- clare the party hungry for patronage. The lesson of 1894 shows the folly of hop ing to win by a surrender to the corpor- ations, but even If success could be bought in such way 1t would not be worth the price.
 "No one can defend the democratic party without defending It's principles, and its principles ought to be so clearly set forth as to be easily understood. We ought to appeal to the conscience of the public and araign republican policies as hostile. both to the principles of free government and to the principles of mor- ality. We have an opportunity to make the democratic party a power In this country, not only power. but a power for good.
 Against Every Abuse.
 Let us array the party against every abuse of government and against every policy that is hurtful to the people Let us drive out of the party every democrat who betrays his trust. every official who would administer the office for his pri- vate advantage. Let us make democracy stand not only for good government-for honest government-but for a government