The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-14
RAM AND ROT.
President Cleveland Grows Simply n
diculous-

President Cleveland Grows Simply III
diculous-
President Cleveland, IN his letter to
the democratic editors of New York
state, declared that the democratic
party was the party of the people, and
these were the reasons he gave for his
belief in the truth Of that declaration:
"F'irst-Because it is not waited hither and
thiJher by every wave Of public popular ex-
citement and misconception
"Secoud-Because 1t insists that all interests
shall be defended in the administration Of the
government without special favor or discrimt-
nation
'.Third-Because It resists dangerous
schemes born OF discomfort. advocated by ap-
pesls TO section or class prejudice. and rein
forced by the insidious aid of private selfish
ness and eupidity.
"Fcurth-And above all. because It recog-
nizes tbs Fact that sound and absolutely safe
money is the nfe-blood Of our country's
strength and prosperity"
We suppose the first article of Mr..
CIeveland's belief is founded on the
fact that the democratic party went
half crazy during the seventies over
the greenback craze. which was the
most noticeable wave of public popular
excitement and misconception of recent
years, and upon the other fact that al
most the entire democratic party Is
being carried away on the free silver
wave of popular excitement and mis-
conception.
His second belief may have been in
spired by the war which the demo-
cratic party made for years upon the
manufacturing interests of the coun-
try-a war the only object of which
was to destroy the prosperity of the
United States and bring the people OF
this country down to the level of the
less fortunate people of Europe. How~
ever, the president said nothing in re-
spect to the special privileges accord
ed to the sugar and oil trusts by the
late and disreputable democratic cor"
gress.
The resistance which the democratic
party has ever shown to schemes born
of discomfort was illustrated to MIR.
Cleveland's satisfaction, no doubt, By
the attempts of the democrats 20 de-
stroy the protective tariff, for that
was the most dangerous scheme ever
proposed in this country. 1t was adj
class prejudices of the most Infamous
character. 1t resulted, moreover. in
the passage of law which dlscrimi-
mated against the north and in favor
of the south, and sought by an I'M
constitutional enactment to lay
heavy burden of taxation upon the
men OF the north because they have
been thrifty and enterprising.
If doing the things which Mr.. Cleve-
land says the democratic party has
done makes that party the party Of
the people, it is very evident that the
democratic party is not for the people,
for it's record proves that it has doLs
exactly the opposite of what the prest-
dent says it has done. As party IL
has always been waited about by every
wind that blew when it believed 4
could get votes by going with the wind
| 1t has never been a party which be-
| lieved in defending ali interests Ii
has been a sectional party, party OPP
posed TO the great industrial interests
of the north and in favor of the pOlit-
ical interests of the south. 1t has ever
been ready to take up any scheme, no
| matter how dangerous, Wnlcn cOu1u Od
used to get votes, and it has advocated
those schemes by appealing to every
prejudice that could be aroused. Last,
but not least, the democratic party has
never been III favor of sound and safs
money. For years it has been commits
ted to the free coinage of silver through
the action of its representatives in con-
gress. and it viii require all the
strength which President Cleveland'S
administration possesses to prevents
the adoption of a free silver plank by
the democratic national convention
next year. .
President Cleveland's platitudes may
look well in print, perhaps, but they
do not mean anything, and he knows
it. He is simply MISUNDERSTANDING
Leader.