St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
WHICH THE TRUE MOSES.

WHICH THE TRUE MOSES.
The elections of 1894 cast the Demo-
Gratis into bondage to the Republicans
as calling and humiliating as was that
of the children of Israel to the Egyp-
tians. With suddenness that was
stunning, the Democrats found them
selves transformed from masters 10
servants, from rulers to ruled. The
victorious progress was changed into
a rout, and the triumphant army into
a retreating, disorganized mob. Its
new recruits deserted it en- maSse and
went back to the enemy, while thous-
ands of the old guard took TO the
woods. The editors instituted courts
Of inquiry to determine the cause of
the reverses, and differed with their
usual unanimity. The learned pro-
fessors of politics formed their clinics
and expatiated to their students on
the patient, the nature of the disease
that afflicted it and the causes.
When this period passed, and the
lamentations Of the Jeremiahs had
ceased in the land, there came to the
front those venturesome spirits who
would rally the defeated hosts and
point out the way to reorganization
and forward march or a flank move
ment with new victories in prospect.
First in the field was the Democratic
association of this state, pointing out
that the party had risen from the
ashes of long defeat only when it
proclaimed deadly hostility to the
policy Of using the power to tax 10
enrich some at the cost of all, and
that defeat had come because sur
render had been made to the very pol
icy it denounced. It boldly proposed
that the party resume it's march with
a farther and better objective, leav-
ing behind it a revenue tariff and go
ing logically, sturdily. courageously
On to free trade with all nations.
This, it assured the Democracy, was
the way through the wilderness, out
of bondage into the land flowing with
milk and honey.
Then came the Democratic commit
tee Of the state of Illinois, with the
redoubtable Buck" Hinrichsen at it's
head, proclaiming that the only path
out Of the woods was lined
and blazed with silver The move
ment must no longer be attempted by
the front and direct assault, but by
the left flank, needless that the same
party had made the same move
ment before and got left. People were
clamoring for more money, and as the
want of money was universal, the
party that proposed to give them
more and all they wanted at prices
never before heard Of, veritable fire
and assignee prices, would rally them
about it's standards in overwhelming
numbers. The way to victory lay in
an assault on the gold bug, the money
power, the sharks Of finance, the base
and rapacious conspirators who had
stricken down the dollars of the dad
dies. the money of the people. This
was Moses the Second.
And now there IS getting ready to
take the rostruln and deliver mes
sage Of salvation to the party yet an
other Moses. Other J:lh.:s may
come crying in the w;l.le-1,ss, but
this John proposes 10 cry in the open
when he let's loose his war ciy.
Other Johns may order preparation
of the way for the coming Of the
savior of the marty, bu1 1liis John is
to be that savior himself No fool
ing with free trade aid stirring Up a
hornets nest of selfishness; no Aaunt-
ing of free coinage j raisa the hos
tilfty of the old fogies who believe
that money must have something in
it beside the hreath If congress. hut
something new, national and soul-in-
spring.
This latest Moses soon to come out
of his retirement ana enter on tis
noble mission is no less than one John,
whose surname is Morgan. and who
is the ambassador from the state Of
Alabama to *he court Of the United
States in Washington. Cattle. ing
from his encourage a choice few, he
will make the circle Of The states an
nouncing the new slogan of the party.
This Moses the Third will demon
strate to the Democracy that it can re-
turn to power if 1t will but follow
him and demand that the immediate
and leading policy of the party be
the construction of the Nicaragua
canal. What an issue, what a cause,
and what a deliverer! Before the
'Nicaraguan canal, piercing the noun
tains and uniting the oceans, how
free trade and free coinage will shrink
and shrivel into insignificance. Be-
fore this statesman how the Demo-
cratic association and even Buck"
Hinrichsen are dWarfed. When Nor
gan appears, how Refrigerated
Democracy will spring up out of the
dust to hail limits Bolivar, it's Wash
ington, it's true and only Moses.