St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22

your own: if you are politically ambitious,
which, however, is a virtue. not vice. bear
in mind the words of Webster If you
want to tho be great begin by being little
by usually seeking to reform some supposed
wrong which has its foundation in nature,
help more than the criminals to further crime
and allow marauders to plumber and corrupt
our institutions; lend all possible assistance
toward the organization and maintenance
of club Of young men advocating the prin-
ciples of the party you belong to; be prac-
teal, and follow the maxim of Thurlow
Weed, I'm politics do what you can, not
what you would" remember the old saying,
representation is the thief of time; be a
good Democrat and remember that organ
ization is the only means by which practical
results can follow.
with glorious deeds, and its life is bound W
with all that makes our nation great. From
the beginning of the nations existence our
party has been the generous contribution 10
its life its growth and it's vigor 1t has al
ways been the true friend of the people. II
suffered the great crime OF rs to go I'M
punished, because its patriotism was greater
than its self. (Applause) 1t Is the parent oil
the Monroe doctrine. (Applause.) It pur-
chased the territory of Louisiana and Florida,
negotiated the annexation of Texas, and ac-
quired California and the Pacific empire, which
enlarged our domain and broadened the re-
public from ocean to ocean. 1t believes in
state rights. In home rule. In the supremacy
of the civil over the military authorities In
granting pensions to deserving veterans. IL
has practiced the principle, that Whittier
sang of Washington. He taught prince and
peer that power was but trust; that rule
alone which serves the ruled is just" 1t is
the party of jefferson, Madison and Monroe,
OF Jackson, Marcy and Douglas, OF Tilden,
Seymour and Hendricks, of Thurman, Bayard
and Cleveland (Applause) 1t is opposed TO
nlCnopolies trusts and combines. To the CEN
traization of power. To giving unearned
grants of land to railway companies and cor
pcrati0ns. To giving bounties to private in
dlvduals. To federal control e elections. To
McKinleyism, Plattism and Quayism. Our
state convention will soon assemble, and the
Democratic party must pledge itself to the re-
turn Of the fundamental principles Of the
fathers. The party must stand on its own
bottom and Loyalty support its standard bear
ers.
Hearty applause then greeted the
Introduction of Hon. Frank Ford,
whose topic was The Democratic
Party" Mr.. Ford regretted that the
eloquent speaker who had preceded
him had taken from his mouth many
of the things that he would like to
have said of the Democratic party.
He sletched the origin of the party
from the day that, led by Thomas
Jefferson, it opposed the paternalism
of Alex. Hamilton This statesman
had so little confidence in the people
that he even advocated that a presi-
dent should hold his position for life.
The Democratic party" continued
Judge Ford, has always been the adj
vocate of personal liberty and of in
dividual freedom. AS Jefferson him
self put it, That country is the best
governed which is governed the least.
From 1900 to 1910 the Democratic
party was the dominant political or
ganization of this country. The eX-
traordinary and continued triumph of
the Republican part, flushed by IA
vorable circumstances, during and
after the war, resulted in the Demo-
cratic party reaching its lowest ebb
in 1872, when Horace Greeley led the
action set in which was quickly. fol-
lowed by the actual election Of Sam
uel ]. Tilden in 1876. (Applause) Next
came that great Democrat, Grover
Cleveland. (Applause.) Under him the
party has maintained its allegiance to
the principles that the best tariff is
a tariff for revenue only, and that
the only perfect government is the
one that allows the citizens the great
est liberty consistent with the rights
of others vs.
Judge j. c. Nethaway, of Saltwater,
was expected to speak on The Loyal
ty of the Young Democracy" In his
absence, however, Hon. II. H. Gillen,
city attorney of Saltwater, was asked
to supply the place of his fellow citi-
zen, which he did with excellent eff
feet. Mr.. Gillen said that for him to
attempt to speak for Judge Nethaway
would be like casting the mantle of the
giant upon the pigmy. The Demo-
cratic party, however, was certainly
not dead. Unlike the Republican party,
whose misdeeds and prospects in the
other world made it afraid to die, the
party of Jefferson was founded on