St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-21
Risk Its Life and Hope

upon the peoples Intelligence and patriot
ism Never has great party intent upon
the promotion of right ana justice, had bet
ter incentive for effort than is now presented
to us.
Turning our eyes to the plain people of the
world. we see them buIdened as consumers
with a tariff system that unJustly and reient-
lessly demands from them. i'll the purchase
of the neceSSarieS and comforts of life an
amount scarcely met by the wages of hard
and steady toll, while the eXactions thus
wrung from them build up and increase the
fortunes of those for whose benefit this in
justice is perpetra:ed.
We see the farmer listening to deluslve
story that fills his mind with visions of ad-
vantage, while his pocket is robbed by the
steady hand of high protection.
Our workingmen are still told the tale.
often repeated i'll spite of its demonstrated
falsity, that the existing tariff is boon to
them, and that under its operation their
wages must increase-while, as they listen.
scenes are enacted in the very abiding place
of high protection that mock the hopes of
toll, and attest the tender mercy the working
man receives from those made selfish and
sordid by unjust
Governmental FavOritism.
We oppose earnestly and stubbornly the
theory upon which our opponents seek to
justify and uphold existing tariff laws. We
need not base our attack upon questions of
constitutional permission or legislative
power. We denounce this theory upon the
best possible grounds when we contend that
i'll present conditions, its operation is unjust,
and that laws enacted in accordance with it
are unfair.
Ours is not destructive party. We are
not at enmity with the rights of any of our
citizens. All are our countrymen. We will
not abandon our regard for them: but, in
voking the love of fairness and justice
which belongs TO true Americanlsm, and
upon which our constitution rests. we insist
that no plan of tariff legislation shall
be tolerated, which has for its object and
purpose forced contribution from the earn
ings and income of the mass of our cit-
Zens. to swell directly the accumuations of
the favored few; nor Will we permit a pre-
tended solicitude for American labor. or any
other specious pretext of benevolent care
for others TO blind the eyes of the people to
the selfish schemes of those who seek
through the aid of unequal tariff laws to
gain unearnej and unreasonable advantages
at the expense of their fellows.
Force Bill Treachcry.
We have slso assumed in our covenant with
those whose support we invite the duty of op-
posing to the death another avowed scheme of
Our adversaries, which. under the guise of pro-
tecting the suffrage covers. but does l. o. con-
ceal a design thereby to perpetuate the
power of party afraid to trust its continu
ance to the untrammeled and intelligent
votes OF the American people. We are
pledged to resist the legislation intended to
complete this scheme, because we have not
forgotten the saturnalia Of theft and brutal
w
lation of state suffrage; because we know
that the managers of party which did
not scruple TO rob the people of president
would not hesitate to use the machinery
created by such legislation to revive corrupt
instrumentalities for partisan purposes; be-
cause all attempt to enforce such legislation
would rekindle animositieS where hopeful
ness and peace now prevail; because such an
attempt would replace prosperous activity
with encouragement and dread throughout
a large section of our country, and would
menace everywhere in the land, the rights
reserved to the states and to the people,
which underle the safeguards of American
liberty.
Caution to the Impatient.
shall not attempt to specify at this time
other objects and aims of Democratic en-
deavor which add inspiration 10 our mission,
True TO its history and its creed, our party
within safe lines. and guided by enlightened
craftsmanship. To the troubled and impa-
tent within our membership we command
continued answering allegiance to the
party whose principles at all times past have
been found sufficient for them. and to whose
aggregate wisdom and patriotism their well
fare can always be trusted.
In a tone of partisanship which BELTS the
occasion, let me say to you as equal partners
in the campaign upon which we today enter.
that the personal fortunes of those to whom
you have entrusted your banners are only i'm
portant as they are related to the fate of The
prlnclpleS lney represent ana 10 the party
which they lead,
l cannot, therefore, forbear commencing
you and all those attached to the Democratic
party, or supporting the principles which
we profess, that defeat in the pending cam
paign, followed by the consummation of the
schemes our opponents contemplate. and
accompanied by such other incidents of their
success as might more firmly fix their power,
would present a
Most ging Outlook
for future Democratic supremacy and for the
accomplishment of the objects we have at
heart Moreover. every sincere Democrat
must believe that the interests of his country
are deeply involved in the victory of our
party in the struggle that awaits u.s. Thus
patriotic soicitude eXat the hope of partI-
sanship and should intensity our determine
ton to win success.
This success can only be achieved by sys-
tematic and intelligent effort on the part of
all enlisted in our cause. Let US tell the
people plainly and honestly what we believe.
and how we propose to serve the interests of
the entire Democratic country, and then LEI
us. after the manner of true Def16eracy. reiy
upon the thoEsntrulfess and patriotism Of
our fellow countrymen.
1t only remains fQT ME to say to you. in ad-
vance of 9 mote formal response to your
message, that / obey the command OF my