The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-26
New York's Fit Only for
an ArtfuI Dodger.
so BRYAN DECLARES
He Cuts at Judge Parker for Standing
on the Declaration of the Empire
State Which He Charac-
terizes as Being Dis
honest.
(By the Associated Pr.ss.)

Chicago, April 23-William ]. Bryan adj
dressed a large audience tonight in the
armory of the Second infantry at the cor
ner of Curtis street and Washington
boulevard. The place was packed to it's
utmost capacity and large number of
people were unable to get through the
doors.
In order that his address might not have
the appearance of being delivered under
any particular political influence, or in
the interest of any special faction, Mr..
Bryan was his own presiding officer and
introduced himself to his hearers.
Mr.. Bryan said all doubt as to Judge
Parker's views had been dispelled by the
adoption of the New York platform and
he thought he could prove Parker's unfit
ness for nomination by the Democratic
party or any other party that stands Tor
honesty and fair dealing in politics. He
then proceeded to review OF the issues
now before the country, including the
trusts, Imperialism, the labor question,
the tariff. the money question, income
tax, election of Senators by the people,
and declared the New York platform was
silent upon all these issues.
THE New York PLATFORM Mr.. Bryan
continued, lis dishonest platform fit on
ly for dishonest party No one but an
artful dodger would stand upon it. The
submission of such platform to the vot-
ers of a State is an insult to their intel
| hgence. for it ie intended 10 deceive them,
an da deliberate attempt to receive them
especially so clumsy an attempt as this
platform isis a reflection upon the
brains of those to whom it is submitted.
"Can any one doubt that with such
platform as was adopted In New York
and with a candidate whose conscience
would permit him to run unon such plat
form-does any one doubt that with such
platform and candidate the party would
be mortgaged beforehand to the corpora
tions that are now using the government
as a private asset and plundering the peo-
pie at will?
But there is another reason why the
Democratic party cannot afford to go be-
fore the country with an ambiguous plat
form and an uncertain candidate. No
matter how neople may differ as to the
relative Importance of issues all must re-
cognize that the trust question today pre-
sents an important phase of the great con-
flict between plutocracy and Democracy.
We have recently had Supreme Court
decision on the merger case. This decision
was rendered by a bare majority of one,
and that one Judge Brewer) In sepa-
rate opinion has stated his position in
such way as 70 leave no doubt that in
the first case involving a trust he may
join the majority and defeat the Sherman
law. The President to be elected this fall
will doubtless have the appointment of one
or two, possibly three Supreme Court
judges. If his svmpathies are with the
corporations he will doubtless appoint
judges satisfactory to the corporations,
Especially if obligated to the corporations
by large campaie~ contributions, and these
jud@es can make it impossible to secure
ny remedial legislation fo~ wears to come.
THE issue presented today in the trust
question and in all the other questions
with which we have to deal, is the ques-
ton between human riohts and the So
called property rights or, more properly
speaking between ordinary pec~le and the
great corporations. Those who believe
that property rights ar r''preme take the
side of trusts If we have president
who is in sympathy with this theory 1T
means that the dollar will be given consld-
Grafton before the man. 1t means that
organized wealth can continue to trample
upon the rights of the people; it means
that the instrumentalites of ~overnment
can be used for the protection OF every
scheme of exploitation that the capital
lists can conceive.
1--WE ought to appeal to the conscience
of the public and arraign Republican poll
cies as hostile both to the orincinles of
morality We have an opportunity to
make the Democratic party a nower in
this country. not only power but pow
er for good Let us array the party
against every abuse of government and
against everv policy that is hurtful to the
people. Let us drive out of the party
every Democrat who destroys his trust,
every official who would administer the
office for his private advantages.
'The New York platform is ambiguous,
evasive and dishonest 1t would disgrace
the Democrats of the nation TO adopt such
platform. and it ought to defeat as an
aspirant for a Democratic nomination any
man who would be willing to have it go
forth as declaration of his views on pub
lie questions. In Illinois. in Wisconsin, in
Michigan, in Minnesota. in Indiana, in
Ohio, and in every State that has not act
ed, it behooves the Democrats to arouse
themselves and organize to the end that
they mav prevent the consummation of
the schemes of the re-organizers. Their
scheme begins with the decention of the
rank and file of the party. 1t is to be
un by the debauching of the
public with campaign fund secured from
the corporations and it is to be consum-
mated by the betrayal of the party organi-
cations and of the country into the hands
of those ---No are todav menacing the lib
critics of the country by their exnloitation
of the producers of wealth.
A girl is never as pretty as a pic
ture OF herse1.