Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
SOUND DECLARATIONS.

The executive committee OF the
Minnesota Democratic association has
sent out a circular to the Democrats
of that state. 1t contains many
sound and timely declarations, among
which are the following:
"A magnificent victory has been
turned into an astounding defeat A
grand opportunity has been worse
than FILTERED away. A great party
sits today In humiliation because
its representatives refused obedience
to itscommands. When we measure
performance by promise, we OF
the great rank and file,
lie helpless victims of timidity,
cowardice, and treachery Of handful
unfortunately placed where they could
manipulate the helm, must admit the
Justice Of punishment, rough ana IN
discriminating applied as it was. we
promised, and our leaders would not
perform and the people cast us out.
1t is well to accept facts because they
teach, and it Is useless to indulge In
recrimination which teach nothing.
1t Is not only useful to trace effects
back to causes If we would use the
knowledge gained for further ellorI'"
ave face the future not the past.
Democratic principles are not destroy
ed. The great mass Of the party is
more loyal than ever. The nation
never saw the day when there was
greater need Of the ascendancy In
government of Democratic policies
based on Democratic principles.
"There Is but ono thing to do. We
must declare openly and boldly for
free trade, under which no import will
be taxed except It's like is taxed for
internal revenue. We must accept
frankly the resultant Of II direct tax
levied rs provided in the constitution
Of the United States sufficient to com
pensate for the tax removed. We
must take up the work of education
again. We taught the people that
protection is wrong; we must teach
them that free trade Is right. IL will
be the easier task. 1t will be an ap.
peal to the conscience of the nation to
recognize u right so inherent in any
conception Of freedom that 1t Is u
marvel that it can be doubted or
denied the right Of man who earns
a dollar to buy with it what he will,
where he will, and of whom he will,
without its being tolled by or through
the government.
III offers TO the manufactures ma.
terlals ut their normal cost to the
business man cessation Of injurious
agitation that attends changes In the
tariff rates; to the farmer the purchase
of what he needs In the same open
competitive market in which he must
sell, and to the laborer for wages the
right to buy in the same free market
In which he now sells his labor. 1t
breaks away the barriers which shut
out our products in moro than they
keep foreign products out and relieves
the homo congestion that results In
shut-downs and combinations. But
above these considerations Of policy
stands out the simple truth that free
dom of trade Is ~ right and essential
as freedom of speech.
The agitation for commercial free
dom will never cease until such
freedom IL secured. The right to the
enjoyment of the fruits of ones toll,
with only such deductions rs may be
required for the support of govern
ment economical administered, Ia u
God given right. In the instances of
relief afforded by tho new tariff law
are object lessons which the people
will not fail to mark and heed. And
by the protests against the discrim-
ating features of the new law,
particularly in the sugar schedule, the
attention of the people Is being called
to the inconsistency and injustice Of
levying II protective tariff upon the
products of the people of other
countries, while streunously demand
ing that our own products be freely
admitted to those countries.
The Democrat believes that hence
forward it will be an easy task to
teach the people that free trade is
right.