Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
ELI FINDS THE TRUTH
RANDALL DEMOCRAT EXPLAINS
HIS PARTY's MISTAKES.
Must Get in a Position
Where They Won't Have to Lie to
Get Into Power-what Democracy
Has Cost the Country.
Told by a Judge.

AOAN ny yU0kCs
Ell Perkins had a very funny expert
cnce on the 20" road the other day
with a Democrat in a discussion of the
election. The conversation between
the two occurred in Iowa, and here is
the way Eli reported 1T to a friend on
the Chicago Inter Ocean:
Ell Perkins came in from Omaha on
the 20" and left for New York on the
Penn" When asked If he had met
any Democrats on the train, he said:
NO, not any Wilson Democrats, but
there are still Randall Democrats. The
Frec-Trade Wilson-C Cleveland Demo-
Gratis are completely s%quelched."
what do the Randall Democrats
say?' asked the reporter.
"They accuse the Wilson Free-Tradcrs
of drawing the party into a false posi-
ton. Why said Judge Lane. of Iowa,
the young, sentimental fools of III
Democratic party put us old fellows in
a false position. They made is tariff
destroyers. They gave the Republic
n Il choice of positions and then made
us assail them. We didn't have any
policy. The Republicans had the field
and they chose the right side. They
chose Randall's protective tariff policy,
and all we had to do was to go on and
fight Il policy that we knew was right.
We couldn't do anything but just lie
and
"'You surprise me, Judge 1 inter-
rupted. DO you meal that Democratic
speakers Intentionally lied?
"'Why, yes; they had to. They had
to assail the truthful and patriotic posi-
ton chosen by the Republicans. We
said the tariff had nothing to do with
wages, when common sense told us
that with free trade II wages would
be as low as German wages with the
freight added. We said with free trade
we would buy our coats cheaper, when
we knew those coats would have to
come from Germany and our tailors
would have to work for their wages or
march with CoXey's tramps. oh, how
we lied about 1t! and the Judge heaved
a long sigh.
"'What other lies did you tell,
Judge"' 1 asked.
"'NNhy, We told the boys we'd have n
big foreign trade, when we knew ev-
cry time we bought silk or tin or cloth
iii Europe that they would have our
money and We would have the empty
boxes. May God forgive me- said the
Judge, as he struck the car cushion
with his fist, If l didn't tell an audi
cnce at Ottumwa that with free trade
we would gain the markets of the
world, and 1 knew we couldn't send a
hat or a yard of cloth to England till
VIC had their wages-less the freight.
And just think what q hollow mockcry
1T was to praise that 3-cent foreign mar
ket when we know that to sell a cents
worth of tin or cloth to Europe we
would have to open the bars and let
the paupers of Europe swoop down on
IL home market, which, according to
the census reports was $11,O0O,OOO a
year. l say was, for heaven knows
what it is now, with half the mills idle.
Wages don't have anything to do with
tariff, hcy?' said the Judge. We DEM
ocrats know better, for the tariff has
been cut % per cent. and wages have
gone down to match. A fool can see
that. The fact Isl continued the
Judge, I'VE Democrats have got to get
in q position where we don't have to lie
to get into power. We have got to get
right onto that protective tariff which
made us such splendid prosperity till
we lied ourselves in and spoiled it, and
which Samuel Randall said will always
make us prosperous. You hear Judge
Lane, a Protective Tariff Democrat
you hear me!"
Hos. N,.r S..-