St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-05
sons taught by their sufferings; nor
can we, without disgrace, neglect the

duty OF preserving and maintaining,
in their integrity and strength, the
free institutions born ot their hero
ism. Their work was done through
privation and in the midst of doubt
and gloom. Our duty can be well
performed if we are simply honest,
intelligent and patriotic. They found
their danger on battle fields, and in
the uncertain issue of an armed
contest. Our danger is found in
the recklessness of selfishness, and
insidious appeals to popular passion
and thoughtlessness.
Nothing but the same patriotic
SteadfaStneSS and adherence Ito
principle which led to their success
will now shield our government from
danger and preserve our national
glory and prosperity. I earnestly
hope that the celebration cOntem-
plated by your organization will
stimulate those who are within it's
influence to do valiant deeds in the
political field and amid present per-
pleXities, to teach by example and
declaration the potency of adherence
to sound and consistent principles,
and the safety Of a reliance on the
honor and patriotism of our country
men when impending danger arouses
them to activity. Yours very truly,
'GROVER CLEVELAND"
HERBERT ON DEMOCRACY.
Secretary Herbert sent the follow
ing letter:
Washington, July l, 1S95.-Gentle-
men: I beg to thank you for the in
vitation to address the Tammany
society at its coming celebration of
the one hundred and nineteenth an
niversary of American independence
and to express at the same time my
regrets that 1 cannot be present
The Democratic party has been
sorely tried during the past two
years. 1t came into power at the
beginning of financial crisis which
was the logical outcome of Republi-
can legislation. For a time there
was disposition to hold us RESPONSE
bic for existing conditions, notwith-
standing the fact that for thirty-two
for a single hour able to legislate at
Washington. 1t is peculiarly un-
fortunate that when we did get into
power we were not united; but in
spite of factional differences among
ourselves we have upheld the honor
OF the country at home and abroad:
we have by the repeal of the Sher-
man law, and by stopping the out
flow of gold, maintained the credit of
the government, which we found in
great peril, and we have reformed
the tariff laws. Prosperity is re-
turning, and voters are beginning to
take that sober second thought
Which invariably leads the American
people to correct conclusions. IF
we would put the Democracy in
power again at the coming presiden-
t1al election, we have only to forget
our factional quarrels, come together
for sound money, as our fathers did
In the days of Jackson, stand to-
gether against the robberies of a
nigh tariff, as we did ourselves in
1877, and continue to adhere to those
vital principles that have made the
Democracy living force, whether
In or out Of power, since the days of
Jefferson.
With the sincere hope that your
great organization, which has rem
dered so many memorable services
TO the Democratic party in the past.
and all other Democratic bodies in
the empire state of the union, seeing
and appreciating the necessities of
the hour and recognizing the oppor-
tun1t1es before us, will in the near
future act as an example of co-fra-
ternity that will inspire and give
courage and confidence to brother
Democrats throughout the land. I
am, faithfully yours,
HILARY A. HERBERT"
THE SPIRIT OF SOCIALISM
Senator Hill wrote as follows:
Wolferts Roost, Rensselaer, Boule-
ward, Albany, N. Y, July l, 1895.
Hon. Frederick Smyth:
Dear Sir: 1 regret that 1 shall be
unaple to participate with you in your
celebration of the Fourth inst You
nave, however, my best wishes that the
OF all your time-honored demonstra-
tions.
The present is indeed a fitting time
for the revival of revolutionary mat
ters and the renewal of patriotic
pledges for the promotion of the best
interests OF our common country. 1t
is useless to disguise the fact that the
spirit of socialism is unfortunately
abroad in the land, demanding among
other things a more liberal construc-
ton of the federal constitution than
our fathers were ever willing to Sane
ton; insisting upon odious schemes of
taxation, foreign to the genius of our
Tree institutions; proposing to ignore
or belittle the reserved rights of the
states; seeking an extension of the
functions or Jurisdictions of the fed
eral judiciary by the gradual and in
sld1ous absorption or exercise of pow
ers heretofore invoked, in violation of
the spirit If not the letter of the con-
stitutfon; persistently insisting upon
special legislation for the benefit of pri-
vate interests and cliques, rather than
for the general welfare and for public
purposes; clamoring for fiat or de-
preciated currency in the place of the
coined money of the constitution; urg-
ing the assumption on the part of the
state of the actual management of
nearly all corporate interests of a
semi-public character, rather than a.
reasonable control and regulation by
! law; and desiring to inf1ict upon us
the enactment or arbitrary. enforce
ment of unjust, vexatious and Puri-
tanical sumptuary laws which need
lessly interfere with the harmless hab-
Its and customs of large portions of
our people.
I'm other directions there are indi-
cations of efforts to change the nature
of our government by transforming it
from simple republic of states to a
strong centralized government, with
| vastly augmented powers; of endeav-
ors to maintain an immense standing
army and powerful sea-going navy,
not for the purpose of defense, but IN
readiness for conquest; in furtherance
of schemes for national aggrandizement
or illegitimate uses of intimidation; of
tendency towards plutocracy, and for
the S6p1IISiOp af fha r1,la of