The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-09
,nDRESS DEMOCRACY.
-xr,oJt LEADERS MAKE USE OF
EMPHATIC LANGUAGE

-. Provide Standing feoom tor Ser's"
....,,. senators Aisnsside OF Bene.
~, .,,o,s. and Declare for Free Trade
a., u.r.,. Tiiiu,.n OF South Caro-
w.,,,,e ~. President 1-pe-ehedi
r,r, April "A political address was
- iris afternoon by the Democratic lead
,r Of Minnesota through tne Democrs''o '''Ss
.INnps.ots 1t says:
~. !. ussIess to disguise the fact that our
-, 4. confronted with serious peril. It's
80, main words. Silence now is disloy atty
/. al, party and its cause
ct, lass than two years after winning the
-, ,omplete victory any party ever won.
~. IN full possession OF the powers then
-. ma we present the appearance OF q de-
800 Marty, while our opponents. routed In
IL. h.,tls wear all the airs OF victory. What
K. ,,opsht this astounding change. whence
-. this perIl7 Not from our opponents;
~, ,rom the brawling horde OF protectionists
sNom we met and overthrow in 1892; but
an malignant and treacherous influences.
,n,.d with weakness or cowardice. within our
pvn ranks
n. .leetion Of 1892 put on our party the ro-
sro,sibility of directing national Affairs and
IN. auty OF redeeminR the pledge OF tax re-
farm made to and accepted by the people. and
iran A cloud no larger than mans hand. has
sv.rpread the whole sky. What was our
rromise to the people. and what has been so
hr our performance
we denounce protection as q fraud and
tobbsry OF the masses for the benefit OF few.
ana We promised that taxes on imports should
be laid with q sole view TO affordinR revenue
Our frat disappointmen emit was in the departure
III -,~fNl 80 In ~ n n
due and needless m easure OF protection grant
cd BIZ the House bill. but. mindful Of the extent
10 which contact with and sharing in the extor-
hons OF protection and demoralized repre-
ssntatives in our ranks. we accepted 1t as the
hast now attainahle and looked to its free list
ing Of coal, iron ORE wool. and lumber as the
snterine wedge. to be driven homo BY later
and harder blows. The House added sugar
% the free list and sent the bill to the Senate.
Here the error OF the House bill became
mute apparent. The compromise OF principle
made more plenteous fruit In the Senate The
concessions made in the House only. whetted
Inc appetite and fred the audacity OF the pro-
tected interests. With renewed energy they
concentrated their efforts on the smaller body.
further removed from the people. less respon-
sble to them. and more imperVious 70 pubic
opinion. ,or,as on,-
tors representing Democratic constituencies
cd its obliteration from our taxing policies
willing to aid them. In the secrecy OF the COM
mittee rooms those Senators browoeat the
sub-com mittee with threats OF open opposition
10 the bill. unless the special industries they
represented were also granted protection or
There was a weak surrender to tho do
mands OF these attorneys OF the trusts, ana a
bill was reported In which the one redeemlng
6emooratic feature, was eliminated and the
bIii made hardly dlsting Unstable from the one
S spmoScpsis in name. protsctionists in fact.
Who have thus brought dishenor and shame
@V%%th e are they who have ls,rayed the great
Ss,He rus Us into the hands OF the ensmyl Who
,r:Ssn sions oi our President expressed in his
Inaugural and given to his thought the effect
OaProphecyf Said no:
ton prevent the consum alton OF our task.
We shall hardly be excused; and II failure can
sure the people will hold US to a swift and ex-
Who are these men who have interposed
made failure due to our fault and neglect
These are tho men. names ut TO stand alone
alongside of Benedict Arnold in the annals Of
Senator Calvin S. Brice OF Ohio. David B; Hill
end Edward Murphy. Jr. OF New York John
Jersey; Arthur +. .German and Charles II;
Gibson o! MARYLAND. Johnson y. Camden OF
West virginia, Donelson IaHrey ana EuWaru
D. White OF Louisiana. John j. Morgan and
James L. Pugh OF Alabama.
These are the men who wear the mask OF
. Democrats that they may the better betray our
cause; these are they who have wrought this
marvellous change. putting our party In the
attitude OF defeat and giving to our opponents
that of victory.
but. Democrats. be not DISCOURAGED nor
disheartsnsd. The heart OF tho great mass OF
our party beats true as ever. Remember
that every great cause has had its traitors !:
every great struggle for greater freedom has
had Its checks from the treachery OF men
whom 1t had trusted and be strengthened for
me greater struggle before us BIZ the inspiring
thouRht that in the struggles OF the masses for
freedom against privileged intrenched power.
tns right has ever come uppermost.
Reflect that all the freedom We have to-day
We enloY because our ancestors have risen
IRON defeats and have survived the treachery
ofeomrades, and through all have kept the
iudder true; and let tho thought nerve you to
further erort that you may give your children
tnlnereased measure OF liberty. few trait
es IN our councils cannot defeat the cause
lorwhleh We have fought for years. and in
Nheh we Won the victory OF 1892.
Chagrlned We are undlsmayed: betrayed.
MeNe not dlsheartened; checked. We will not
suirendeE Nowhere lot there be tagging or
Alerlng Everywhere let Democrats deter
nine and proclaim that this. freedoms battle.
oaee begun, Shall not end until every citizon
our republic shall be secure in the un-
Gammeled right to what he will. where he
VII and q whom he will; exchanging with
y, bee OF hlndranee the products OF his labor
s ,n1se o. his fellow laoorers anywhere In