Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-09-10
HE RENOUNCES DEMOCRACY.
because lis Policy Is 10 Bring Labor
10 The Level OF pauperized Enrone.


Every day brings to light CONVEX.
s'ohs to the Republican faith; not only
from the Liberal ranks, but also from
those who in the first flush OF excite-
ment joined the Democratic party. but
III the calm search Of their convictions
found they had made a mistake. and
VITO have now the courage and pa
triotism to own it: Mr.. John Hanson
is one of that noble band. He writes
Chairman Willard County Democratic Central Com.
mittee, Fillmore. Utah:
DEAR SIR Il herewith respectfullv
inform you that am through force OF
circumstances compelled to sever my
political connection with the Demo,
cratic party. In Withdrawing from
that party feel owe to myself and
to the public an expression of nv
reasons for SO doing. In the begin.
n'ng of the campaign l was led to be-
Ii We that the Democratic party was
the peoples party under another
name, that the Democratic was the
party to which the poor man could
always turn from wrongs political.
was led to believe the Democratic
party was the party of loyalty. was the
party of economy, was the party that
had and would combine to protect the
American farmer, the American citi>
zen, and the American laborer against
the cheap, pauper labor OF England
and continental Europe.
But, sir, the light of truth has been
gradually dawning upon me. One by
one these beliefs have been dlssipated
and | find have not one noble, hon
est political act that l can honestly
and conscientiously cling to that be.
longs to the Democratic party.
In the first place. the Democratic
party is not the Peoples party or any
part of it. The policy of the Peoples
party was protection to home indus
tries, protection to Utah's interest and
protection to all her citizens.
I'd. The policy OF the Democratic
party is to place all our people upon
the labor level of pauperized Europe;
to place wool and lead on the free list,
thereby destroying wool.growine, that
now brings to our people millions of
dollars annually. To destroy lead
mining would almost impoverish US,
for outside of wool and lead Utah has
no income. Not that alone, but these
two industries give US market for
our surplus farm products and field
Of labor for our restless sons. To de-
,ttoy these two great industries would
take from us millions of dollars with
cut any compensation in return.
30. The Democratic party is not
the poor mans party, for should free
trade become the policy of the govern.
ment, the wages of the millions OF
wage earners in America, which are
at least double those of any country
under the sun, would be reduced over
one-half.
4th. The Democratic party is not
The party of progress. For protection
has made US the richest and most
powerful country on earth, having
more railroads and more diversified
industries, and our
people having more money per capita
n the savings banks than any and all
other countries combined.
9Th. The Democratic party is not
the party OF loyalty. 1t is the party
Of disloyalty, of treason; it loved slav.
cry better than liberty. Every State
that seeded was Democratic. Every
man who traiied our flag in the mire
was a Democrat. Every man who
the privilege of whipping
another man, to make him work for
nothing, was a Democrat Every man
who raised bloodhounds to pursue hui
nan beings was a Democrat. The
Democratic party is not the party of
economy 1t hurled enathemas at the
billion dollar Congress, and now, with
!, majority OF lao. 1t at their hrst SEES.
sion spent $4O,00O,00O more than the
billion dollar Congress.
But these are only few of the
causes that compel me to withdraw
rom your party.
l love my people too we'll to permit
prejudice to dull my sense of justice.
Believing that in short time you
90, sir, will see the errors of your
party, its disloyalty, its utter disregard
If American interests, and trusting
you will have the manhood and cour>
lge to withdraw from that party,
am, sir,
Yours for protection,
john HANSEN.