The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-22
Foraker lin the Enemy's Country"

A model campaign speech fell from
the lips of Senator Elect Foraker at CO.
lumbus, Ohio, Saturday afternoon. From
first to last he was aggressive, not de-
feneiYc. He had no apology to make
for the Republican party, no breaches
to repair along lines of breastworks.
Describing trench and tree, he marched
straight Into the enemy's country"
and he took his gun with him. lie fired
no random shots, either, but every one
told. There was not smoke enough to
conceal, but there were no blank cart
ridges used.
The trouble with this country is too
little work, not too little silver; too
much Democracy, not too much gold.
Everything was moving along all right
until the Democratic party was put in
charge of affairs. At first the country
felt comfortable and safe supposing
that Republican Senate would serve
during Cleveland's second term, as his
first, to prevent any strictly Democratic
mOnkcying with the acts Of Congress
But in a little while they found that
the Democrats had captured the Senate
even, through 'funny business" in a
few pioneer states, and then appre-
hension set IN. The American people
knew then there was trouble ahead. 1t
has never failed. In 1887 and 1897
Democratic free trade and bad tinanc-
ing brought on just about such hard
times as we have had under the Cleve-
land second term. 1t could not be
Otherwise. The Democratic idea that
a tariff is a tax is simply fatal to wise
administration of the government, such
an administration as would insure pros
perity to the people.
Mr.. Foraker said 1--WE now all of US
understand the tariff question" and he
summed it all up in the statement, ''lf
you make product across the water in
some other country you do not have to
make it in this country" That, as he
said, the laboring man has found out,
and the farmer has had his dose, too.
He has found out from a bitter expert
ence that to get good prices for his pro-
duct he must have a home market; no
labored argument is necessary, but it ~
to the very highest importance that the
party who is responsible for the hard
times should not be allowed to fool the
people again with their new nostrum.
in good health, the people were per-
suaGed to try the Democratic patent
medicine. 1t would prevent sickness
and add strength. The people did not
have sense enough to apply the good
old doctrine THE we'll need no phvslc-
ian" but bought and swallowed the
stuff. Hardly was it down before the
patient began to grow pale and take to
his bed. And now the same quack
comes along with a new panacea, the
bichloride of silver, to be taken in such
doses as the producers of silver and the
owners of silver bullion the world over
may see fit for their own selfish pur-
pose to stuff down our threats. That is
the Democracy of today.
Precisely the same medicine was Of
fered the American people four years
ago. Mr.. Bryan stands now where
Gen. Weaver stood then. If the Dem
oCratiC national convention had not
adopted Populism Mr.. Bryan would
have bolted and gone clear over to the
Populsts. He had been on the fence
nearly two years only waiting to see
which way the Democratic cat jumped
to know which side of the fence to get
down on. lie was an ardent advocate
four years ago of the Democracy which
compelled the country to take to a sick
bed, and he does not show the slightest
signs of any change Of views. lie is as
much free trader now as he ever was,
| and his election would be the complete
surrender of all grounds won from
1.-The enemy's country" in 1894.
It is to be hoped that Governor For
aker's speech will set the pace for
other Campaigners. 1t was precisely
the inspiration the eXigencies of the
| hour required. He had a set speech
prepared for delivery in advance, but
he show from the way the audience re-
ceived the speech proceeding his own
what kind Of speech they wanted to
hear, and he accepted the situation.
The people are as much to be trusted
now as they were when Lincoln told
Oglesby to trust them, and in the con
duct of a campaign, no less than in high
craftsmanship, it is the part of eXpedj-
ency and patriotism to stick close to
the people. u hicago Inter Ocean.