The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-30

me state and falsifying the public SEN
uiment of it's people.
row ably he managed Mr.. Cleve-
tands election in 1892 to make the
Cleveland vote fall behind the ordinary
party strength in almost ali the coun-
Ties IN which HiIls personal influence
was eSpecially strong
ROW ably he labored as a member
OF me Senate to battle the Democratic
administration on every public measure
Al which 1t took a special interest.
HOW ably he fought, day in and
gay out. to keep the Mckinley tariff
law ON the statute book, as the law of
the land, unoer the preteXt of demand
ing an amendment TO the Wilson tariff
law, which he knew could not be adopt
'Ifpw ably, 1 should say. There is
no better general in the Democratic
ranks There is no more ADLER traitor
20 Democratic principles and policy, no
aDier demoralizer of Democratic virtue.
NO ADLER enemy of the Democratic
administration.
There are few rogues in holiness
whom David B. Hill cannot beat at
their own trade. There seems to be
dots of credulous citizens over whose
eyes he is still able to pull the wool
Il leave it to you to think out what
VIII become of the country and your
party " such ability is to rule their
movements"
Look at the situation.
Continuing his criticism of Hill, Mr..
Schurz asked his hearers to look the
situation squarely in the face.
There is an anti-Democratic senti-
ment sweeping over the land. We all
know fit. Democratic defeats crowd one
another. What is the trouble? No
4 nfr1. hi 10
do with il. But in spite of the hard
times the Democracy would have
good fighting chance did it stand before
the country with a character COM
handing respect and confidence. Why
does it not? Because of its professed
principles and its leading measures?
No. If the choice between the Mckinley
tariff and the Wilson tariff were purely
on their merits submitted to popular
vote I am convinced that the MeKin-
ley law would be voted down. Even
thousands of Republicans would vote
against it. What then is the trouble?
1t is corrupt and treacherous leader
ship. IT is your rammany, your Hills.
YOUR Germans, your Murphys, your
Briees, your Smiths, that have dis
gusted decent men and made them
doubtful whether the Democratic party
is capable of conducting the govern
ment honestly and for the general good.
That is the trouble.
Cleveland and Hill.
I'VE are told that Mr.. Cleveland may
suppo-f HE'LL I trust not. l should
greatly deplore 1t If President Cleveland
was weak enough to consider it his duty
and for the welfare of his party to sup
port every tainted character regularly
nominated. But 1t would not alter the
situation. And now I ask you TO open
t-l oolr
respecting. patriotic men at the miser-
able plight of your party.
What a farcial spectacle this is, this
so-called heToic campaign; HIN himself
the great mogul of the machine, with
the brand Of fate already upon his fore
head rushing from place to place
praising the tariff he voted against
fawning upon Cleveland, whom he has
been constantly stabbing in the back"
Concluding, Mr.. Schurz said he turned
to the reform organization Of the Dem
ocratic party with feeling of relief
and hope.
Your acts have been as great as
your words. Your platform is a model
Democratic platform, indeed, the model
platform Of the day, and your stan
dard bearers, Everett p Wheeler, is by
his principles and has public and pri-
waite virtues, the model candidate
1T is objected that this will not be
the regular organization Of the state.
The answer IS that the true Democracy
must not rest until 1t becomes the reg
ular Democracy. 1t is objected, also,
that this will involve Democratic de-
feat. The answer Is that the great re-
forms are never accomplished by those
whom the thought of defeat can
brighten from their post. The worst de-
Feat of Democratic principles, Demo-
cratic morals and the Democratic pros
poets would be David B. Hills election.
And here Is the genial duty true Demo-
crats OF New York have to perform,
Every vote for Everett p, Wheeler is a.
'Yote Tor hdelity to the principles of
good government and for party nnrif-
cation and regeneration"