St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-15

the leading men of both the Democratic
and Republican parties as one of the
few really great men of the cou ntry.
He has accomplished much good, aud
has done some harm; but, When the
balance sheet Is struck, the resultant
places David B. Hill on q high pedestal
of PUBLIC esteem. Mr.. George says: I
would trample the, party ,pachinery
The anarchist says: i would trample
the governmental machinery under my
feet, if had the power Mr.. George
says: Il have no faith in politics.
The anarchist says: Il have no faith
In governments Now, as popular
through the medium of at least two
political parties, simultaneously striv-
ing TO attain to power, it follows that
Mr.. George and the anarchist are of one
accord"
"How do you regard his views on the
money question:"
II answer In the language of the
naturalist when describing the snakes
of lreiand-he has none. He sapiently
says: we need more money, some say.
But Jay Gould has no trouble to find
enough we need access to land-to
the bountieS of nature Mr.. George
says. l reply, paraphrasing his own
language: Mr., Astor has no trouble in
gaining access thereto. Therefore, If
he think the money question settled by
his tlippant citation, so, too, is the land
question by mine"
"Will not his exposition of the tariff
gain votes for Mr.. Erickson"
His exposition of the tariff? You
mean his sheer at the tariff question,
coupled with his contradictory state
mentS thereon. In one part of his
address he says: Take the tariff
question. 1t is not, to my mind, of very
much Importance Later ON he said ::
Protection is fraud and wrong. ,
Translated, he said: That which is a
fraud and wrong, to my mind, is of
no great Importance And this in the
name of moral reform! But this from
man who does not believe in political
parties. should not surprise any one.
VIII he, or any one else who better
understands the subject. enulnerate
for US what reforms have been enacted
into law by any other means? A
political party is an engine for either
progress or decline. For progress, men
of action must stand by the throttle to
safely guide 1t and prevent it from
colliding with sophists and lofty sciolistS
who are ever ready TO derail it.believing
that by SO doing the people may be
driven to accept as the best means OF
advancement their own political flying
machines"
But is not Mr.. George sound on
Democratic principles"
This can be best answered by q
quotation from his address. to-wit:
democracy, the government of the
people, Is the best form of government
where there is an equal distribution of
wealth. IL this (his profession of
political taith) means anything, Mr..
George has graduated from the school
OF socialism and is communist.
"Such declaration is outside of pol!ti-
cal economy and is repugnant to poli-
tics. which is said to be the science of
equity. Political economy is confined
10 the exposition of the growth and
accumulation of wealth, and the ascer-
talnment of the producers, but has moth
ing to do with ownership or distribution.
When produced, the question arises: TO
whom does it belonk% To say that it
should be equally distributed is re-
pugnant to every sentiment of justice.
The Democratic platform. as interpreted
by David b. Hill. says it should be
equitably distributed, and SO say all
Democrats"