New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-24
A Leader Leaves Them.

!: Leader Leaves Them.
Stephen A. Douglas, for many years a
leader in the Republican councils of Ill
inois, has left the party of gold and
high tariffs and joined the Democracy.
In giving the reasons for his action he
says: ~. ,,ss-@ r.
| "Of late years the tendency of the Re
publican party has been to fasten upon this
Igov eminent the control of trusts and
monopolies. The tendency of the Dem
ocratic party has been to curtail the
! power of money and place the govern
ment in the hands of the masses of the
| people. I not only believe that this
should be done, but I also firmly
Believe that the only thing that can pre-
vent this country from being wealth-rid-
den on the one hand and mob-ridden on
the other is that the government shall be
in the lands of the plain people.
"The passage of the Allen law showed
that the Republican party in Illinois was
the party of the corporations ana mon
opolies, and not of the people. That
decided my course. I could do nothing
Ielse than 90 over to the party of the
people.
| "Tbe great hue and cry against the
| Allen law comes from the people. The
people are thoroughly aroused against
that kind Of legislation. This is evi-,
denced by the pledges which have been
1exacted of candidates to vote for the re-
peal of the law. There is only one
issue in the state today-that is the re-
peal of the Allen law. The Democratic
party is against it, the people are against
! it and I am against it. And am for
the principle Of the initiative and refer
endum.
"The Democratic platform Of 1896
, comes nearer explaining what I believe
than anything else I know. do not
see any issue between silver and gold in
.l;scampaign. The Republican party
has issued $2oo,6oo,ooo of bonds, 70,
t which it accepts silver at IL to 1, and
which it will pay in silver. The nation
al banks are breaking their necks to buy
these bonds. That ought to settle thu
r silver issue.''
!. The Democrats of the Second con-
gressional district met in convention a
, Mankato last week and nominated Hon
] Winfield Scott Hammond of St. james
/ to make the race against McCleary
Hammond is in the east at present, ant
= there is some question as to whether h
J. will be willing to accept or pot, man,
!, seeming to think that he would prefe
TO run for the district judgeship agaiDs
Lorin Cray. But be that as it may, thi
. much is certain-Hammond is brainy
is conscientious and scholarly gentleman
l. possessing qualities that would enabl
I him to grace any office to which he Nigh
be elected, and should he conclude t
n enter the lists for the congressional fight
a McCleary will have to realize, sooner Q
l. later, that he is pitted against his SUI
. perior in oratory and mental attachments
~ We trust for the good of the distric
y that he will accept.
,e Nebraska was cursed with republica
} corporations and ring rule, like that {
Is Minneapolis and Minnesota. Then th
: people got together regardless of part
names and in the name Of good stat
government placed in nomination an
= elected on a cooperation platform ne,
Z. ticket as the allied forces of MinEesot
are doing this year. Result: The admir-
istration Of allied forces made goo
: 100000 Of republican Deficiencies an
!. on top of that cut d Town the state levy ia
$500, 900. They reduced the state del
!. $1,0O0,O0O They increased the sta
: revenue from fees $4,000. They ga,
:. $7Oe, 600 more than the republicans
the schools. It was predicted by Il
s ring organs Of Nebraska, just as the hid
{, bound daily machine press Of this sta
did in 1896, that the victory Of the allie
8 forces would be the victory Of lawles
8 ness and extravaganza and that capit
would be driven from the state. II
J. result was Numerically the reyers
= What Nebraska did, Minnesota can an
q will 80 this year Dneapolls Fri
IF Press.
e Gov. Clough has designated the 81
e Of September az Labor Day.