St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

aggregated wealth and capital, I'M
perlouS, arrogant. ompassiOnless. They !
are able to subscribe magnitcently to
campaign funds. They are able to
crush with their all-pervading influence
any who may dare oppose, and to those
who fawn and flatter they can bring
ease and plenty. These demand that
the Democratic party shall become the
agent to execute their
Merciless DEGREES.
On the other side stand an unnumber-
ed throng, those who gave to the Demo
cratic party name. and for whom it
has assumed 10 speak. Work-worn and
dust-Degrimed, they make their mute
appeal; and too often find their cry
for help beat in vain against the
outer walls. while others less de-
serving gain ready access to
legislative halls. This army,
vast and daily vaster growing, pleads
with the Democratic party to be its
champion in this terrible conflict. 1t
cannot press Its claims amid sounds of |
reyelry: it cannot march its phalanxes
in grand parade. No gaudy banners
float upon the breeze. It's battle hymn
is Home, sweet home.' Its war cry
Equality before the law Between
these forces hesitating, in doubt which
side to turn. yet conscious that upon its
decision must rests its fate, stands the
Democratic party, and, to it, standing
thus, come the words of Israers second
lawgiver. Choose We this day whom
We will serve.' Will the party turn its
face to the rising or setting sun? 1t is,
said that Napoleon ordered retreat
at the battle of Marengo, but the drum
mer boy replied that he did not
know any retreat, and begged that
he might be allowed to best charge.
+, The charge was ordered. and Merengo
added TO the victories of the man of
| destiny. The president was elected
upon the platform thrice pledged to the
gold and silver coinage of the cOnstitu-
ton. Nine-tenths of the people of the
United States are ready to sustain him
in the fight, but in the face of an enemy
bold and ,insolent he has ordered re-
| treat. Let him not be dismayed. There
Is time set TO win the battle if he will
but order charge. viii the party
stand by the principles of Jefferson ami
| Jackson, or will it abandon its right to
its name? viii it choose life or death
which?" Tremendous applause.l
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's
speech There were loud cries of Vote"
Vote" and the Nebraska orator was
| surrounded by his colleagues. congrat-
ulatng him upon his great effort.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa) said that the
| most gratifying things that could reach
| the people of the United States were
these cries of vote, vote. vote. The
people expected early action, if con.
! gress was going to act at all. He would
be glad to come TO vote at once. Four
| teen days had been set aside by the
Democrats for debate, but he regretted
that so much time had beed given. The
country was cOngested by distress.
Laboring men were being stricken from
| the rolls by the thousands. The treas
| ury was closing its vaults; banks were
| tumbling. their doors were closed
| against the manufacturing interests;
exchanges were thing of the
past. 1t had been said that SIT
| 000,O00 had been taken from the
national banks within the last two
! months, aud the government could not
| estimate how much more had been taken
from private banks. The doors of man
! ufacturlng industries were closing and
the spindles of the mills were stopping.
BY the papers this morning he saw that
great continental railroad had passed
| into the hands OF q receiver. Little
| country merchants were canceling the
orders they had given earlier in the
| summer. In such an hour and in sue h
4 condition congress had been called to-
gether in legislative session. He
trembled when he thought that the
! fever had just broken out. He trusted
that this was only an error of Judgment.
! congress was asked to come here as a
! physician to treat the alarming condI-
ton OF the country. Congress would
rot act wisely unless it acted with judg-
| ment. In his opinion the free coin
age of silver would drive this
! country to silver basis,
| and would eliminate from orr
circulation the sos, 900. 900 of gold now
circulating in the United States. IF
| Democrats had courage and patriotism
to forget the tariff plank OF their plat
! form: if they had the courage TO tell
Mr.. Cleveland that they would carry
out his financial policy and let the tariff
alone. they would set the wheels of
Industry going and would give impetus
to every branch of business. He was
willing to agree to any medicine witch
would touch the root of the disease: and
he was wiling even to take an opiate;
but he could not believe that the farm
ers were interested in cheap money. If
| he knew anything about his duty it was
to keep his pledges to the farmers and
the workers of his district. Let all
patriotic Republicans join together rs
| far as they could to meet the trouble