Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28


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The Democrat believes that it is
more necessary for political party
TO be guided by right aims and pur-
poses than to be continually casting
about for men to lead it on to victory.
The party that puts forth q positive
faith and fcarlcssIy advocates true
principles of government will not want
for successful leaders. But we note
with pleasure the fact that the boom
for Col. w. +. Villas Tor II place on the
presidential ticket appears to be gath
cring force day by day. Brave, yigor-
Gus and timely words were those to
which he gave utteranCe ut the eel
CbratiOn Of the birthday of Thomas
jefferson by the Iroquoi5 club Of Chi
cago, on the 18th Of last April. We
commend the following from his adj
dress on that occasion rs words worthy
of great statesman equal to the
issues of the hour:
There must be a change. and Il
great change-a change OF sentiments
and IA change of methods. The cOntrO-
VcrsIes and passions begottcn of the
war are things of the past, useful only
in their teaching of errors to avoid.
New ideas, new purposes, new issues.
and new political associations are be-
fore us. Mr.. presidentand gentlemen,
the change has already begun. To
your credit and honor, the Keynote OF
that change, most fruitful to our hope,
was sounded ut your banquet last
wear, and rcsoumded with cheerful
melody III the elections last fail.
T." overthrow the gigantic forms OF
error and " rong% tlictl nave lntrCnchGd
and fortified, almost unobServed, for
these twenty years, Will require the
concentrated energy OF all the best OF
every political complexion. There
must be political association to unite
them, without auimosities to pros
ccutc or rcyeugcs to CRAFTY its face
set forward to do the mighty work in
cumbcnt on the people of to-day. All
philosophy and reason teach that It's
germ must be with the party in oppO-
sitIon, for the evils are rooted with
the party in administration. But its
blossom and fruitage viii spring from
the hearts and minds of the whole
people.
our conference of last year in
YitCu recurrence To the teaching of
the fathers for light and inspiration
on the path ahead 1t is the dictate
of wisdom. 1t will revive u party of
the people. instant and Jealous To de
mand and secure their rights and
privileges. The country needs renewal
of the faith and doctrine of Jefferson.
Now, us then, it is adequate, and
nothing less is adequate To maintain
constitutional government and con-
StitutiOnal liberty. Now, us then, 1t
Will prove the road to happiness and
prosperity.
We want 1t to defend against the
nations most inSidious peril, central
ration of powers unnecessary TO the
common welfare of the union. We
want il to reform our civil service aud
restore honesty, Capahlllty and fidelity
to supremacy as qualifications for
office. We want it to give again purity
integrity. simplicity. and economy to
the administration of government.
We want II to suppress the tyranny
of "huSSiSm' and open the WAYS of
political service to Srlt-reSpectlng man
huud To put a period to the canting
PrckSnitlian in office. which SO long
has openly pratCd virtue and secretly
praClicrd miquty. and give us again
the plain and sturdy public servants
of the oldeu days, who are what they
seem.
We want it to stop the plumber of
otlicc-hollers by assessments. and to
put down that secret treason of dis
trust which resorts to corruption as
better than argument to win the
Judgment of the people We want IL
for its equality and philanthropy.
for its love of justice to all, for its
adherence of faVorltlSm in legislation
taxation and administration. There
rest the principles which must animate
and sustain the peoples cause IN the
conflict Immediately pending. | need
hardly name it. No man can longer
shut his eyes To the open fact. There
must be aggressive and relentless war
against the dominion of monopoly
and the oppression of iniquitous taN-
alton and unjust laws. Many forms
of this tyranny beSet us. But one over
shadows Ill the rest, demands the ear
lest redress. and challenges The great
est effort. Its long. feluniouS tentaCleS
have bound their prehenSilc grip upon
every mode uf primary production,
every source of wealth. They are fast
cucd upon all parties, all classes and
conditions. 1t is conspiracy against
the people so comprehensive that every
community holds its agents, SO poten-
tial that congress has oheyed it for
more than twenty years. There stands
the enemy. there lies the battlefield,
and there the battle is at hand, | give
You joy in the prospect of it, The
fee is sturdy and defiant. From their
ramparts of riches. piled in menaciug
mass. the lords of the tariff proclaim
their purpose and power 10 maintain
that sum of financial Villainy, protect
i've taxation. With Skillful ingenuity
they heve lightened other burdens to
make this more secure, and they fill
the air with sopbistries. The simple
question is: Is il right, or is it wrongp
For, if wrong, 1t robS the industrious
wealth producing workers of this
country of more than S50000,000 of
their earnings every year to ill the
chests of Il favored class. If wrong,
it is a stupendous wrong. All the
doctrines and traditions of democracy,
springing from the soil of liberty cry
out against il. 1t is heresy, false and
pernicions, that cur millions must la
Dor in forest and field. in counting
room and office, to maintain any class
of manufacturers, under pretenSe of
pampering any form of industry. The
spoil enriches only the few masters,
enervates labor and strikes enterprise
with paralysis. With every material
native to our soil. our manufacturers.
with profitable adventure, ought to
fill our own ships, manned by our own
hardy seamen, with products for every
buying country on the globe. But
what do we seeg Our exports are
mostly from the farm and mine, car