Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
Bryan Democrats In Hardin
County Meet and Adopt
Set of Resolutions
WILL NOT SUPPORT PARKER
Openly Assert Their Belief and Desire
That the National Ticket Will be
Defeated-PIan to Reorganize the
Party Along Lines Laid Down by
Bryan.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Aug. %. Pursuant to the
following call number of democrats
met in the city yesterday in confer
ence.
After a long discussion the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed:
Eldora, Iowa, August s, 1904.
Dear Sir: The peculiar predicament
that loyal democrats are in by reason
of recent political events. has caused
number OF the most ardent demo-
Gratis and admirers of that greatest OF
all leaders, w. ]. Bryan, to hold a
democratic conference in this city,
August "a. at i o'clock y. m. sharp, to
adopt a plan OF united action calcu-
lated to strengthen true and unpollu-
ted democracy In this county.
Feeling assured that you are,
as are all Of the prime NOV
ers OF this conference, inter-
ested in the final triumph of gen
uine democratic principles over the
organized hordes of greed and plum
der, / assume the privilege Of urging
that you meet with the goodly num-
Der of other true democrats who Will
thus early start In the work Of organs
izing for the great battles OF the flu
ture.
The conference will be an important
one for all who attend. 1t will not be
for the purpose Of raising funds. blu,
will be for the purpose the word con-
ference indicates. II you know of any
one else in your neighborhood who
would be likely to attend this confer
ence, will you kindly urge him to come.
Yours for true democracy,
c. c. GETHMAN, NJ. D.
Pursuant to the above call. we, the
undersigned. who. each and all, have
heretofore affiliated with the demo
Gratis of the nation, have met this day
to express our views and to announce
our contemplated action during the
presidential campaign
I'VE first express Orr opinion that q
vast majority Of the people OF the ma
ton, irrespective of party connections
have been and still are. unequivocally
opposed to a predatory trust domino
ton of the government, and the bus
mess OF the country.
I'VE believe the people, until a few
weeks prior to the st. Louis national
democratic convention looked for
ward with the hope tbat the delegates
to that convention would present a
platform and a candidate who would
lead the people in their battle to re-
gain their rights and protect them
selves against the hordes of greed and
monopoly that have held sway in gov
ernmental and business affairs of the
nation for several years past
I'VE believe the heart of every true
democrat was saddened, and the
hopes of thousands of dissatisfied re-
that convention.
1t is known of all men, that the
party treason of Cleveland. Belmont
Hill. Hopkins. and men of their ilk
resulted in the defeat Of democracy In
80 and 1900, and that trust domi-
nation and control could not and would
not, have been brought about without
the base betrayal of the democracy by
that band Of political buccaneers and
schemers during those memorable
campaigns.
THE running amuck Of the predatory
trust to the business circles of this
country is directly chargeable to the
Belmont. Hill and Hopkins brand of
democrats in this country. and the pre-
datory trust magnates of the land I'M
derstood the above attested fact be-
yond peradventure.
We regard it as nothing short of
downright insult to true democrats, for
Standard Oil, Northern Securities, and
kindred trusts and monopolies to tender
to democrats, through the hands of de-
spised party traitors, bucked and
gagged candidate. on see-saw plat
form and then order the rank and file
of democracy to lick the hands that
have, in two presidential campaigns,
stabbed the party to it's death.
" If the voters choice is to be re-
stricted to supporting either a party
owned and controlled absolutely by the
money trust of the country on the one
hand. or on the other, party that by
trickery, falsehood. purchase and gavel
rule, has gotten under the control of a
gang Of men ready and willing to obey
the mandates of any and all trusts the
devil ever thought of, we at least re-
serve the right to cast our vote against
the party that has the support of
Rockefeller Belzebub. and John 2.
Hopkins.
I'VE reassert our adherence to the
imperishable political doctrines enunci-
ated in the Chicago platform of 1895,
and in the still more lucid and grand
platform adopted by the national con~
vention at Kansas City in 1900; and In
this connection we wish to again ex-
press our undilninished. undying and
ever increasing faith and hope in, and
admiration for, that pure, honest
steadfast democrat and greatest of all
democratic leaders. Hon. w. j. Bryan
I'VE bid him God-speed on his great
undertaking to reform the ranks and
move forward for the great battle
which, If democracy is not to perish
from the earth, must be fought in the
future, after the party has shaken OFF
the creatures who at st. Louis stole
the livery Of democracy to serve Wall
street and the trusts and thus made it
Impossible for voter to cast an hon.
est democratic ballot for president in
this year of democratic disgrace ana
dishonor.
I'VE announce our determination to
vote for every true and loyal democrat
on our state and county tickets, and
after the waves have closed over the