Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-24
AS to Corporations.

On the subject of corporations Mr..
Bell said:
Among the great evils that affiict
the country at the present time is
the abuse CT corporate power At
first the advancing aggresspns of
the corporations are not discernible to
the common eye, for every move is
carefully covered up until sufficient po-
litical strength is attained to defy the
protests of the people.
whenever the mutterings of the
people become too threatening the cry
of confiscation goes up, and appeals
are frantically made to the sacred
rights of property. The cry of con-
fiscation is the historic defense of
usurpation. Let the people take warn
ing. Whenever the wrongs of today
become the vested rights of tomorrow
the nation is in deadly peril
.The Democratic party is not the
enemy of property, but, to the con-
trary, it has always stood and will
continue to stand firmly against every
species of aggression that would de-
stroy or weaken the right of any man
to enjoy the rewards to which his pa
tience, his skill, his industry and his
economic station entitle him. Against
the evils Of special privilege we urge
the benefits of equal opportunity, in
order that there may be more land
owners, more homes and more happi-
ness among the masses.
Prison For Directors.
Our party is not opposed to produc-
ton on a large scale, but it is unal-
terably opposed to monopoly in pro.
duction. 1t is easier to prevent mo-
nopoly than it is to control it after
being established. The withdrawal of
special privileges will take away the
meat upon which the trusts are fed.
If this be followed by criminal pros
ecution and an Imprisonment of the
directors and officers of the guilty cor
porations, monopoly will be shorn of
many of its terrors.''
After Mr.. Bell had concluded, Judge
Parker arose to offer his much talked
of resolution in memory of Grover
Cleveland. He cried, "Mr. Chairman
The chairman recognizes Mr.. Dunn
of Nebraska" Said Mr.. Bell, and II
was seen that Ignatius j. Dunn of Ne
braska, who was to nominate Bryan,
was standing in front of the chairman.
Through Encouragement he had
caught the eye of Chairman Bell be.
fore Judge Parker. The New Yorker
subsidized.
'"That finished Parker" was the com
ment.
Mr.. Dunn presented the resolutions
prepared at conference of the friends
Of Mr.. Bryan. More thansa score Of
the members of the convention com
mittee on resolutions approved the
tribute as framed. Charles Bryan, a
brother of the candidate, was men,
Der Of the conference.
The Tribute to Cleveland.
The resolution was as follows:
As 1t has pleased the Ruler of the uni
verse to remove from our midst Grover
Cleveland, late president of the United
states. who was three times the candi-
date of the Democratic party, be 1t
Resolved. That we, the delegates of the
party in national convention assembled
recognize In him one of the strongest and
ablest characters known to the worlds
statesmanship, who possessed to an ex-
traordinary degree the elements of lead
ership and by his able, conscientious and
forceful administration of public affairs
reflected honor upon his country and his
party; and,
Resolved, That we hereby express our
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