St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-09

render to the demands of these attor-
neys of the trusts, and bill was re-
ported in which the one redeeming
feature Of the house .bill-its one dis
tinctiveiy Democratic feature was
eliminated, and the <bnl made hardly
distinguishable from the one it pro.
poses t. displace.
Who are these men. Democrats in
name, proteetionists in fact. who have
thus brought dishonor and shame on our
great party? Who are they who have
betrayed the great loyal host who gave
them tie power thus to deliver us into
the hands of the enemy? Vino are they
who have thus made certain the appre-
tensions of our president expressed in
his inaugural and given to mis- thought
the effect of prophecy? Said he: Even
II insuperable obstacles and opposition
prevent the conSummation of our
task we shall hardly DE excused; and
If failure can be traced to our fault or
neglect we may be sure the people will
hold US to swift and exacting respons-
ibility." Who are these men who have
interpOsed "insuperable obstacles and
opposition" and made "a failure due to
our fault and neglect?' These are the
men; names fit to stand alongside that of
Benedict Arnold in the annals of our
country: Senators Calvin S. Brice. of
OHIO; David B. Hill and Edward
Murphy Jr.. of New York; John B. Nc
Pherson and James Smith Jr.. of New
Jersey; Arthur P. German and Charles
S. Gibson, of Maryland; Johnson n.
Camden. of West Virginia; Donelson
Caffrey and Eiward D. White, of Louis
lana; John L. 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 disheartened. The heart of the
great mass of our party beats as 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
it had trusted: and be strengthened fol
the greater struggle before us by the
inspiring thought that in the struggles
of the masses for freedom against privi-
legged entreDched power. the right has
ever come uppermost. Reflect that all
the freedom we have today we enjoy be
cause our ancestors have risen from de-
feats, have survived the treachery ol
comrades and through all have keep
their rudder true" and let the thought
| nerve you to further effort that you may
give your children an increased meas
| ure of liberty.
A few traitors in the councils canno
defeat the cause for which we have
| fought for years. and in which we wor
| the victory of 1892. Chagrined, We ars
not dismayed; betrayed, we are not dis
| heartened: checked, we will not sur
render. Nowhere let there be tagging
or faltering. Everywhere let Democrats
determine and proclaim that this "free.
dom'S battle, once begun" shall not enc
| u It'll every citizen of our republic shall
be secure in the un;rammeied right tC
buy what he will. where he will. and o
whom he will; exchanging without le
or hindrance the products of his labor
| for those of his fellow laborers any
where in the wide world.
G. NJ. FooTE,
President Minnesota Democratic Asso.
citation.
| P. j. SMALLEY, Secretary.