Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-22
HILLS DEMOCRACY.


United STATES: -.
What ia Democracy that propose
to speak Of on this occasion? It has
been suid by another: Democracy
is sent ment cot To be appalled,, cor
rupted or compromised. 1t knows 90
baseness, it covers TO no danger, it
possesses no weakness, il ia desLruct
i've Of despot:sm, it is the sole con-
Servator OF liberty, labor and pros
prosperity; it is the sentiment Of
equal rights, OF equal Obligations, the
very law Of nature itself pervading
the land" In word, this is the sent.
ment which antuates the great politi- q
cal organization of which ! speak to-
day. 1t 10 u party which has a grand
history. Other parties have come
and gone. The old federal party
came and went. rne whig party fol
lowed. The know-notning party came
for while and then was wiped off the
face OF the earth. But the old Demo
cratic party, founded by Jefferson,
sustained by Jackson, exists TO this
very hour. Applanse.] Defeat has
not disheartened its members; dis
aster has not terrified them. 1t sur
wives every disaster and it comes forth
through the battle with renewed
vigur and strength It is a party
that was not born TO die. It will live
whom all its present leaders have
passed away. It will live to fiji up
the measure of tho history OF this
great country OF ours.
kuow there are those who belittle
what was accomplished by the Demo
Cratic party when it heid possession
of this government for many long
Years. know there are those Of this
penerat on who seem to think that
oil the glory and greatness of this
country mas taken place since the war.
They forget what was accomplished
during Democratic rule. They for
get that tho principles Of THE govern
ment were finally secured by the ef-
forts OF Democratic statesmen in our
carly history. They forget tho prin-
ciples which were laid down by JEFF
ferson himself and which have con-
trolled To q large extent the destinies
Of our land. You have moi Forgotten
the fact that all the great and valu-
able acquisitions of territory of this
country were made through the of
forts Of Democratic statesmen. You
have not forgotten that the great
foreign wars which thus country has
waged were wage d under tho auspices
Of Democratic leaders and Democrat
ic soldiers. The war of 1912 was
maintained and insisted upon by our
Democratic leaders. The war of 1886
was wngod by our Democratic heroes.
1t is tho party that gave to this
country James Monroe, who estab-
llshed the Monroe doctrine, an essen
tial to tho perpetuity Of tho safety of
this country OF ours. All the great
principles relating to civil ribcrty and
equal rights were those put forth bv
those who controlled the destinies of
the land at that hour. have no
paCionne with that mun vino now SAYS
that we are indebted to the Republi
can party for ali that gives iueter to
the history ri this country. You will
permit mo 10 repeat little story that
once heari, whiGh perhaps illus.
tratos tho point that | am trying to
make. There was general living in
Boston who mad IOst Il lint ia the
service OF his country w toe war OF
1872 lie was somewhat vain, it. il
true, and he supposed that everybody
knew OF the UccHSlOn o. his Iu,uoness
lie was WsiI known GrOund 5Oytun
but There came G!Ous vne day a Young
dudo OF a Ieliow. YernapS Il E'yuhii.
can 90. iauxotvrI -@go Thought ht
would ma - some FUN at III, Cxpcns,
OF tho O.d hero Who SGs hc. bin,