St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-05

The Democratic congressional con-
vention felt the impact of the younger
men who are coming Oh to take their
place in the public affairs of the state
and nation as the older ones once
pushed themselves TO the front, crowd
ing back their seniors. So far from this
beng matter of lament, it is one that
the country may congratulate itself on:
for with youth there is fresh impulse,
higher ideals, more of conscience. But
lettings have not discouraged them; de-
feats have not taught them the use of
trimming; long touch with the various
conditions of our public life has not
weakened their convictions; self is less
with them, and duty and the public
veal stand before self.
Of this younger element the candidate
named yesterday at LindStrom is good
type. Enthusiastic, ardent, brainy,
believing that the principles of his
party are right; gifted with persuasive
power of speech, he is representative
OF the young generation 10 whom the
country looks for the material of its
statesmen of the coming years. That
he grasps the questions pressing for
solution; that he senses the right that
underies them; that he is able to dis
cuss them with ability, his speech of
acceptance furnishes abundant evil
dence.
While there is always much in the
personality of the candidate, there is III
this struggle that before which the cam
didateS of the parties become iuslgnifi-
cant. The old "Irrepressible conflict"
is on between privilege entrenched in
law and the masses struggling for
greater liberty. A generation of riot
of privilege has corrupted the political
principles of men until we see in both
the house and the senate Democrats. in
structed by their highest convocation
to destroy, fighting as desperately for
the preservation of the privilege to eX-
tort unearned gain from their fellows as
is the staunchest protectionist of their
partisan opponents. Men. their person.
alities, fade away: party lines become
nothing but the lines dividing the con-
tending principles. and the naked issue
is presented to the voters of every
will sustain privilege as represented by
the senate, or equal rights as repre-
scented by the house.
1t is not a question of Democracy or
RepublicaDism, for Democrats and Re-
publicans are indiscriminately mixed;
there are protectiOHists in both parties,
as there are free traders in each. The
senate has cast its lot with the protec-
tionists; the president and the house
stand for the free trade sentiment of the
nation. The candidate named by Re-
publican convention stands not for his
party, but for the principle that it is a
rightful function of a government to
compel its people by its taxing power to
contribute to the SuStenance of such
Industries as are able to command infiu.
ence at court; the man named as its
candidate by a Democratic convention
stands for the denial of this right or this
power, and for the principle that there
is no rightful use of the taxing power
except that whose object is the neces
sary revenue.
On this, the platform on which the
convention placed its nominee has no
uncertain note; there is no quibbling or
lodging or straddling in it. 1t demands
continuous gradual reduction of the
burdens of federal taxation until our
commercial system shall be completely
unfettered and we shall court and control
the exchanges of the world upon the
basis of free trade" To this complexion
must the national party come, because
that is the spirit of the party and of the
country. To that the house is pledged;
against that the Republican majority of
the senate-Republican in fact. if some
unworthily wear the badge of Democ-
racy-presents its front. In this cam
paign the issue is not whether Mr.. Oar
ragh or MIR. Kieter shall go to congress,
but whether the voters will sustain the
American house of commons or the
American house of lords.