St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-27
UNITED FOR HALL
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ervation whatever the wise, able and
patriotic course pursued by our repre-
sentative. Hon. y. NJ. Hall, in congress.
We commend his superb Democracy.
that has proved itself as true as the
steel to the magnet in every fiber, and
ne especially commands the admiration
OF his constituents for his answering
devotion to the cause of tariff reform,
and his loyalty 10 our chief executive
In his inSistent stand for the cOnstitu-
tional rights of the American people.
Third-While we deplOre the recent
industrial, commercial and financial up
heavals throughout the country, we have
no apology to offer for their recurrence.
for such disasters have not been infre-
qusnt the past twenty-five years. :
They were the necessary and logical
result of spirit that has ever been at
war with the cardinal principles of
Democracy, a spirit that found Its per-
feet embodiment and asst analysis in
'Mckinleyism- spirit of class leg
iSlatiOn.
Fourth-The Democratic party is es-
sentially the labOring mans party, be-
Ing almost exclusively recruiIed from
the ranks of labor. We. therefore, have
the best of all rights to speak for labor
the right of seif-protection. and we wish
" siNC CihpudslS ~ tilO ldCt llldt idUOi
has the same right to legal corporate
organization for the safeguarding OF its
own interests as capital. and that our
state and national legislatiOns should
enact such wise and adequate legisla-
tiOn for the peacablo adjustment of the
difference between employe and en-
plOyer as would, while not lmpairing or
imposing upon the rights of capital,
place the rights of labor in such secure
position before the law as to forever
Protect 1t against any injustice or op-
preston on the part of capital.
Fifth-The new tariff law, while only
partial and incomplete realization of
the peoples wishes, owing to the Oppo-
siti0n of a solid Republican minority in
the senate. backed by few so-called
Democratic senators who proved them
selves model Republicans by being
model proiectionists, is, nevertheless,
the most substantial relief that has been
granted by congress for generation to
taX-ridden people, and is great step
towards the goal of industrial and com
mercial freedom the Democratic party
has been SO many years striving to
reach.
Sixth-We are in favor of bimetal-
lism, the use Of both gold and silver as
the coined money of the people; and
we favor such financial legislation as
will keep both coins In circulation and
at all times maintain the parity and in
terchangeability of every dollar issued,
whether of gold. silver or paper.
Seventh-We are more and more i'm
pressed with the conviction that the
present system of electing United States
senators. while fruitful in corruption
anu political scandal in many instances,
Is not generally expressive of the popu.
lar will, and in removing the United
States senate so far from direct contact
with the people, the responsibility of
that body to conserve and safegard
popular rights is reduced TO mini
mum.
We therefore indorse the constitu-
tiOnal amendment passed by the pres
ent Democratic house of representa-
tives, providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
Eightll-We are not unmindful of how
deeply the country is indebted to the
disabled and dependent soldiers and
sailors of the Rebellion, nor are the
Democrats OF this district accustomed to
show the sincerity of their friendship
and love for the battle-scarred veteran
by deriding and injuring his claims in
our conventions when he seeks to obtain
an honorable place in the government
baptized and saved in his blood En-
lightened by spirit of broader intelli-
gence and purer patriotism than the
Republican party Can appreciate,
the Democratic administration, by the
honesty, fearleSsneSS and justice with
which it has executed the pension laws,
has made the pension roll roll of hon
or. policy which, while thorn in the
side of the Republican politician and
partisan, has found thousands of its
ablest defenders among the best and
bravest soldiers that belong to the Re.
publican party.
Ninth-The Democratic party has
always been the uncompromsing eX-
ponent Of the sacred guarantee written
in the constitution that every man liv-
ing on the chartered soil of American
freedom shall enjoy the right to wor-
ship God according to the dictates of his
conscience. We are unaIterably op-
posed to thatprOscripti We spirit that is
invading this nation eeking to make
the religion of the citizen test for Of
fetal preferment: and we denounce the
American Protective association that
seeks to establish an Infamous dlScrim-
ination III, every walk of life against a
certain class of citizens because of its
creed as un-American and the most
dangerous foe to the integrity of our
government. the durability OF Our in
stitutiOns and the happiness of our peo-
pie.
Tenth-We congratulate the country
on the mighty awakening that has
touched, as if by magic, all the varied
interests and indu. t les of the nation
since the passage OF the Wilson bill,
and while the most glowing reports of
business resumption and expansion
come up hourly from the center
throughout all the borders of the repub-
lie, thus giving the lie direct to Repub-
lican prophecies of continued disasters
II Democratic tariff bill should be
passed. we have not yet heard of a sim
gle case where wages have been re-
duced, but have read CT instances where
they have been substantially increased.