The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-08
GENUINE AND ONLY
IOWA GOLD DEMOCRATS DENY ALL
OTHERS TIE FAITH

State Ticket and Re-A0Fm Their ALE
glance to the Principles Of Jefferson an
Jackson and Cleveland and to Upbr.i
Their sixteen-to-One Brethren and n
howl the Iniqnit,es OF Professionalism
porary Chairman French Discusses tn
Theory of Democracy-Gr over's Letter.
National Democrats met in state con
ven;ion today TO nominate a state tick
e. Judge Nathaniel French of Dayen
port was temporary chairman. Whel
in his address, Grover Cleveland was re-
ferred to in connection with the Pull
man strike there was the widest enthu
siasm.
Judge French said in part:
! Your presence today proves that thu
| Democratic party still lives. This coun
try has been the birth and death OF
many political parties. One party alone
| born with the nation, has lived through
victory and defeat; and you are here to-
. day TO proclaim anew IT'S undying prin-
! ciples. The vitality OF the Democratic
/ parry is due toits grasp of the principles
which underlie free government. The
ancient theory Of government was essen
italy paternalistic and regarded the citl-
zenS as the property Of the state. having
only such rights as il might give him;
the state was everything: the individual
nothing. The true theory Of govern
ment, which is the heart of our faith.
is that the citizen has certain inalien-
able rights OF his own. his as an indi-
vidual and not as the gift Of any state.
Thegovernment belongs to him and not
he to the government. II is supported
by him. not he by il. The only powers
possessed by the government are those
voluntarily given it by the individuals
composing the people, 20 secure by unit
ed action the just rights of each.
The faith OF the Democratic party in
the individual, in his right to personal
liberty, in his ability to care for himself
and the government also, made ii strong
with the people, and won Its greatest tri-
umphs. 1t has at times wandered from
the faith and met deserved defeat; but,
though the organiza ton may have gone
astray temporarily. there always re-
manned S;eadfast a body OF true Demo-
Gratis. guarding the temple, and ready
to welcome back the erring brothers 10
the worship of the true faith. True
Democrats stood on guard at Indianapo-
lis-;rue Democrats are here on guard
today.
The Republican party hestitated four
q,
or Hamilton, but after the death of Gar
fed 1t surrendered to the favored class,
which is fonder of running the govern
men: for its own benefit than support
ing IT, In taxing the people, legislation
is made game Of grab, with the people
always filling the bag for the favored
class to empty. Hypocrisy at first drew
the veil of indirect taxation over this |
scene Of greed. but finally Ii was torn
aside and the robbery made plain by the /
open seizure Of the peoples money in
the form o. bounties. The futile legis- |
alton against trusts deceives no one. /
The way tc prevent trusts is to XII the |
nigh tariff which breeds them.
The best thing that can be said Of |
protection is that 1t is no. necessarily /
fatal. The country has prospered and |
nay again, IL spite Of protective tariffs. /
The free coinage of silver at a false ra-
10 10 benefl: the mine owners is a twin
sister OF protection. Both were born of /
| -nisconception of the duties of gov
,rnmen:. both are offsprings Of pa,er-
lllisni and ciass legislation Free COIN
iSe Is infinitely worse than protection
My because of the direr consequences
| entails, the destruction OF the nations
lonor and the peoples welfare.
For time the Republican party in
'ited the silver mine owners to join in
he grabbing and gave them millions
ipcn millions through the Bland-Alli-
on and Sherman acts. Its oniv excuse
or the panic brought upon the country
" tits vicious legislation is that some
nen. calling themselves Democrats. IA
'ored even worse laws.
The panic and the resulting hard
ines have caused the Republicans 20
hut on; the mine owners from their
ane. but can We De sure that the ban
shmen: is more than temporary? II
TaS OIL after close contest at Z.
.ouis that the Republican party declar-
d for lcnes; money. Honest money
7as the ali important issue in the las;
anpaign. A special session OF a Re-
ub;ican congress mas been called by a
republican president. II has been in
e<sion for months. Has 1t acted on the
urrency? Has il made certain TO the
eople o: this country and the people OF
ne world that the United States will
ay lis debts in do..afs worth 100 cents:
nat the DEBTS u ac people will be paid
cc)riinG C. :he Sol'. standard on which
hey we're cHa,r1c;ec. and that people
lay safety engage in business, lending
nj selling. win full confidence that the
big atoms received will no, be dis
aarged in q deprecated currency?
lave any o. .hese things been done by
he Republican party in redemption OF
; pledges: o. has the whole session
cen spen: in Playing tie old game o;
raa?
To VIVA: party can we safely look FOR !.
,ha,: Can arr good come from the
.srorjsn: e.ements which met IN Chi
ago. and. II the name OF the Demo
'a:ic PARTY denouncs the doctrines %
afferson and Jackson
The recent nondescrip convention
ED in This city. a, which Two ex-Re- '
one Poouiist and two ex-
emocrats were nominated swallowed z
e entire Chicago platform. and made c
Ie dominant Issues OF his campaign,
p state issues on which al Democrats
Ugh: haven ni;ed. but The he-esses OF e
2 Chicago platform. ]. could not COM y
end personal liberty. o. condemn pro-
c,ion and prohibition 1, had n word {
protest agains; the hvoo-ri.icai muics o
~ which sill disEraces our statute 4
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