Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-10-05
MCKINLEY ON DEMOCRACY.

<aO HIS odHHOr Me-, speech, winch
has % become famous, Governor Nc
kinley made one of the clearest and
most reasonable arguments against a
longer continuance of democratic
dominance ever presented. So simple
of understanding, and yet so soundand
convincing it is that we are pleased to
occasionally quote from it. He says:
"After eighteen months useless agi-
tation, not yet content with the vast
ruin they have wrought, they are still
unwilling to give the business interests
of the country any rest or relief, but
continue and constantly renew the
threat of still other and more hurtful
changes in our tariff schedules.
"Even the president himself, in his
letter to Congressman Catchings of
Mississippi, says: The millions of our
countrymen who have fought bravely
and we'll for tariff reform mot accept
ing this billy should be exhortedto con-
tinue the struggle, boldly challenging
to open warfare, and constantly guard
ing against treachery and half-hearted-
ness in their camp
"And who while he permitted the
bill to become a law, lacking the moral
courage to veto it, yet boastingly an
nounces:" 4 take my place with the
rank and file of the democratic party
who believe in tariff reform, and who
know what it is; who refuse to accept
the results embodied in this bill as the
close of the war; who are not blinded
by the fact that the livery of demo-
cratic tariff reform has been stolenand
worn in the service of republican pro-
lection, and who have marked the
places where the deadly blight of
treason has blasted the councils of the
brave in their hour of might
"Strong and sanguinary words these,
and new to Mr.. Cleveland's vocabulary
Treason and the close of the war =
War for and against what? Wal
against the best and highest interests
of the people of the United States,
whose chief executive he is. Wal
against our industrial independence
and business prosperity. How bravely
he sounds the note of battle! How
confidently he again calls to arms
every enemy to our industrial system,
and challenges to open warfare the
friends of American prosperity and
American labor.
"EHen the active agents to the settle
ment avow it is a settlement which
does not settle anything. They openly
disclaim it as such and invite the pro-
%tectionists of the country to again join
issue with them on the doctrine of free
trade against protection, which they
declared in their last national plat
form was Il fraud and robbery Then
as now. we accept their challenge, and
appeal to the voters of the country for
their suffragas.
sBut ven If the democratic leaders
were satisfied with what they have
done. before the settlement could be
accepted as final and the country be
set at rest. the new law must pass the
review of the people and be approved
by them. If the country was disposed
to accept it as final, and could perma-
nently adjust business to it, the party
i'll power would not have it SO. They
have so declared with boldness and
unanimity. This means, unfortunately,
Il constant agitation until the 4th day
of March, 1895. at least, and for two
years longer after that, unless the
people in the congressional elections
this year make the house republican,
i'll which event no further wrec6ing of
our industries or interference with the
labor of our people can occur during
the administration of President Cleve-
land.
What will your verdict be? A demo-
cratic victory means further and
longer steps in the direction of free
trade-deeper cuts and more deadly
blows upon our Industrial life. A re-
publican victory-a republican house
means that during the closing half
of Mr.. Clcveland's administration the
enemies of the protective system will
be unable to successfully wage war
upon the prosperity of the country.
On which side will you vote-for more
war, or less? For further attacks on
the home industries that are still run
ming, OF for more industry at home ?
If it be true that IA revival of business
and general prosperity are to follow
the passage of this law. as is claimed
by our political adversaries, then why
should they interfere with the glad
prospect by still further changes in
schedules or agitation on the subject ?
Democratic Candidate.
f: rom Wednesdays Daily.
The democratic senatorial conven-
ton met at the court house this after