The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-09-17

MANY Democrats who believe heartily
in the platform adopted at INDIANAPOLIS
do not choose to cOuntenance the move
ment because they say it is impossible to
elect Palmer and Buckner. Impossible,
certainly, If every one says it is and acts
accordingly. But as Henry Watterson
says stranger things have happened in
American POLITICS than the election Of
Palmer and Ru .kner"
There Is no democrat who reads The
Indianapolis platform who will not feel
nbiest platform ever adopted by Il puiiti-
cal convention. The people composing
the convention which promulgated THIS
platform we're not artuated by selfish
motives. They hoped for no reward.
Bat they expected to receive the support
Of those who think the government
should lie purified, stripped of the barna-
cles which have attached TO it and in fu
turo conducted without favOrilism to or
Is il not q reflection upon the Ameri-
can people TO say an object such as this
Will not be countenanced? For years
campaigns have been conducted on a
schedule Of prices for farm produce and
laborers' wages. TO that matter o. de
tail had our system of government come.
1t was hnmIliating TO be driven to these
matters which have not and should not
have any connection with government.
The same thing is being done now. Farm
ers are promised an advance in tie prlce
of their produce as Il reward for voting
with certain political party. VINO CAN
MAKE THAT PROMISE GOOD? What is the
sense Of this eternal nonsense every four
years?
The National Democratic Party wants
to rid campaigns of all this nonsense.
1t believes that government interference
with things which do not concern It. IS
harmful and 1t wants government to re-
turn To its proper sphere and not be
trades" Prosperity may not come at
once by divorcing government from at
tempts to benefit this one and that at
the expense of the general public, but it
Is certain that general and permanent
prosperity can come IN no other way.
No one can make promises, that he can
say Will be fulfilled, but every
person knows the way
To recover health is to cease indulgence
IN excess, and the way to preserve health
Is to avoid these things which are I'M
healthy. Agricultural interests are GER
thlnly IN an unhealthy condition now.
Are they TO be repaired by dosing the
with the quack nostrum of
free silver? Or Is 1t wiser TO return to a
healthy regimen and divorce the govern
ment from all speculative schemes ard
keep 1t true to the purpose for which 1t
was originated?
The National Democratic Party has
gone back TO the true principles Of popu.
lar government and demands that public
affairs be conducted on lines conducive
to the public good. That all schemes for
the enrichment of few be forever elm
mated from Legislation, IN short that gov
eminent be for the purposes enumerated
az tLIC IlSduIb!e bl tie CONSTITUTION. an
instrument which came into being before
selfish interests became dominant IN the
OF the nation.
Does not this purpose appeal to you.
reader? Should it not appeal to you as
a patriotic citizen having his own inter
ests and those of the country at heart?
After years of sCheming to make legIsla-
ton take the place of industry and to
substitute an artificial for rational sys-
tenn Of trade, We are coming back TO first
6ui the National Democratic
Party Is the pioneer in the movement.
1t has no patent system for making
wealth. 1t makes no promise that this
scheme or that Will raise the price of
wheat or other commodity. 1t does not
hold the word of promise to the ear and
break it 10 the hope" 1t only asks that
natural conditions he restored aud then
we will have inst that measure of pros
perity which comes from uuhamperad
natural conditions, the only safe basis
Is not such a party deserving your sup
port?