The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-05

| given you my confession or faith withou
son mean IN the am pae seO
sound money. that gold shall De IN
measure Of value. and that everythin
that passes as money shall be eonver'ibl
1 am not for the unconditional an
unrestricted repeal OF Federal regulation
about State bank-notes. but ] believe Il
t.onal regulations.
/ am for tarff reform on the most ad
vsnced plan; l do not propose 70 Up
the act, AZ passed. have n fair trial, bu
| drive It's iniquities from the statute books
by separate enactments. l am against
an AMBITIOUS mn E,l, lingo foreign policy and
my simple political creed. Great az
plause)
| There Is a platform for all real Demo
Gratis TO stand upon. and II we could once
see the National Democratic CONVENTION
adopt that simple and concise formula Of
| doctrines. and then live up to 1t IN the
| enactment Of our laws, we should see
| this country at once gong for
ward by leaps and bounds, In that
development which follows every man
! having fun liberty 10 do the very
best that he can with every op-
portunlty that offers itself to him.
perlty that diffuses itself at large and
all over the population. comes peo-
pie is in its best condition when every
man is allowed to do just as he will SO
long as ne trespasses upon me rights of
no other man. for then he Is able IN
follow every lead that opens before him
ana the best development is secured for
all that opportunity offers.
We have thus unqualinedly endorsed
Mr.. Governs platform, Notwithstanding
what he says Of his unwlllingness to re-
peal Internationally the Federal restric-
ton on the issue OF State Bank notes.
we purposely ignore this because we
understand from the rest Of his speech
that he fully appreciates the necessity
Tor taking the repressive hand Of the
Government off OF our right to use our
credit freely and without restraint. and
that he would recast our laws If he had
power to do 1t. so that we should all
nave full liberty 10 make full use OF |
our credit. We understand the qualified |
way In which he has put the case TO be |
more tub thrown 10 the whale than |
anything else. This is a case where we |
though not approving OF the
exact language. The next, though, is a
'ase where we disapprove OF what we
ear was in Mr.. Governs mind, while
heartily endorsing the language which
he has used. He has announced his
arm faith In unexceptionable language.
'et we gather from his speech at large
hat he approves Of tariff reform on the
Tree raw material idea
a
ION or the minds of so many proml-
ent Democrats is one Of the s.rang-
ST things TO be met with. So univer-
al In all time and under all Govern
1ents has been the propensity of one
ct OF men to use Government as an
lstrumentality by which a part of the |
opulation is compelled TO render I'M |
air service or pay unwilling tribute to |
tnosher part of the population, that |
re are justified in believing that il is |
natural and unavoidable tendency in
uman nature. 1t has existed in all
ocieties, and will, no doubt, exist in
II yet to be formed The Republican
arty of this country represents that
ropensity in men. That party aims at
iministering our Government through
lethods that will secure some men a
noluments at the expense OF other h
en-. But Democracy sets itself up in .
Dposition TO this idea. Democracy saws
at the laws shall be so framed as to y
ar In exactly the same way upon all | 4
en-, favoring none and imposing I'M
lual burdens upon none. When that =
inciple is rlgidly adhered to we have /
(tnVRrnnant |
acy. When that principle is departed h
ON in the smallest particular we no 5
niger have Democracy at all. Now the Il
rec raw material idea abandons the ! W
OPPOSITION that the laws shall favor 81
ne and bear unequally upon none, and | ti
clares that if it is allowed to make e
e selections and apply the discrimina- >,
N, it will improve things all around 81
d make us all much happier. But If II
e demand is conceded, the essential hf
nciple of Democracy is abandoned. re
hilst we stand upon Democracy's cor ca
r-stone Of exact equality and Justice i'm
all we have foundation upon which IN
can stand together. But as soon
we concede the new idea Of discrimi- .
ton through free raw materials" we W.
We introduced the element of prefer ! ey
mt and discrimination, and then we no ID
ger have foundation upon which all ~, ~
nd together one man thinks one dis la
wiser, another thinks another TO
Vt, and all union based on principle Gu
gone In the current number of the an
rth American Review there is a Joint pc
icle by Messrs William l.. Wilson a.,
Thomas b. Reed on "the issues of ais
coming elections" Mr. Reed saws th'
hen the Democratic platform demand G Gl
the extinction of all protection. why out
II perfidy to favor protection ON me
general taxation plan, instead Of on az Ii''
free raw material plan? Both cod1led sal
manufacturers and both taxed the g
PIE why was either of them Demo- So So
lc when both of them gave the lie Bro
the PLATFORM" We should like IN II
some defender of the free raw e ers
eriaf Democracy answer this. Hi
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