The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
THE NEW PARTY.

THE NEW PARTY.
Great as is the satisfaction and re-
lief Of Democrats at having in the
field as candidate for their suffrages
a party representing Democracy as
they have always understood and be-
lieved in it, there is still another
aspect of the National Democratic
lieve that the formation Of the new
party was necessary to preserve Dem
ocratic traditions from practical ex-
tinction, and to offer in the present
contest rallying point for those who
are repealed almost equally by the alb
horrent extremes of Organism and
McKinleyism. We believe that the
true faith of Democracy is thus saved
and formally embodied in a platform
and an organization which will hand
dow to posterity the Democratic
faith as it has come to us in
unbroken line from Thomas Jefferson.
But there is a larger future in store
for the National Democrats, as we
and grander than even those who
threw themselves into the breach in
all the states preparatory to the In
dianapolis convention have as yet con-
ceived. We regard this party as
chosen of the people, and as certain,
in the near future, to be charged with
the care of our liberties and the d.
rection of the nationss destiny.
1t has been the commonest remark
for now ten years past that what this
country wanted most, what the peo-
pie were waiting and longing
for, was a new party that should
be sound on all the great economic
questions that rise to trouble us.
The voter has been asking for
party which should represent low tar
iff, ending in free trade, a reformed
monetary system, the complete estab-
lishment of civil service reform. the
reduction of federal expenditures to
the lowest limit consistent with an
efficient government, and a strict linn
itation Of the work of all the depart
ments, legislative, executive and judi
cial, to absolute necessity, without pa
ternalistic intermeddling. There has
not been any such party in existence.
There has been no organization to
which a voter holding this faith could
turn with the assurance that it would,
in all emergencies represent his views
steadfastly. The Republican party is
utterly given over to the protection
theory. We are well assured that pro-
tectionism, when set before the peo-
pie in it's naked iniquity, will be re-
jected hereafter as emphatically as
it was in 1892. The workingman is
learning the folly and the wrong of it.
and he will tolerate it only when
he finds it, as now, the lesser
of two offered evils. Therefore.
the Republican party ceased years
ago to answer the aspirations of the
great mass Of patriotic citizens
There has been no party whatever
that was entirely right in the past
upon the money question. Both Of
them have yielded to the temptations
Of the times, and have chosen the way
which they thought would bring to
them the biggest bunch Of votes Not
until the crucial struggle Of this year
forced the fighting out Of cover and
obliged men to declare themselves, have
there been any positive declarations of
views as to the currency. And even
now it is the National Democracy
alone that stands right on this ques-
ton. The Bryan Democrats and Popu-
lists call for cheap silver, to be fol-
lowed by unlimited issues of fat pa
per. The Republicans Declare only for
the maintenance Of the existing sys-
tenn Bad as it is, with the govern
ment tied up in the banking business
and all the millions of promises to pay
outstanding, to work as the "end-
less chain" against the treasury re-
serve, they have given no hint of re-
forming these conditions. They braced
their courage far enough to oppose
free silver. but were unable to work
out and advocate thorough
scheme of monetary reform
The Democratic party. moreover, in
the last congress, proved that it con-
tains protectionist element strong
enough to endanger every legitimate
movement to consummate the peoples
wishes. From the time of Sam Randall
down to that Of German, the great
vested interests, having their repre-
sentatives in the Democratic, as we'll