The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-12-20
AFTER BRYAN-THE DELUGE.n

The article below is copied from the
HdckettstoWR gazette, one of the
ablest Democratic newspapers in this
section. 1t Is II strong presentation
OF some facts that our county Demo
cratic editors should read and ponder
over:
III Democratic ieuaerphip in New
Jersey is sincerely anxious to find out
why this State has changed from n
certain Democratic State by majority
of from seven to twenty thousand
to nm equally certain Republican State
anywhere from ten to ninety thousand,
let them go first among the business
men who gave their time, their labors
and their means to support Democracy
under the leadership of Tilden, Han
cock and Cleveland. Ask them why
they have ceased to be Interested in
the Democratic party and why the
Democratic vote is diminished, and
they will answer that any party whose
success would conyulse the industrial,
country, degrade it's currency and i'm
poverish its labors, cannot command
the support of intelligent and patri-
otto citizens.
"rhe committee should next go to
the crowded n1vos OF inuusuy eu 30
found in our mills and mines, and also
among the workingmen in field, forest
and shop who have only their labor on
which to depend for livelihood
Ask thom why they have ceased to
work and vote for the Democratic
party and they will answer as with
one voice, that they suffer when bust
ness reyusion forces them to idleness;
that they are now employed at in
creased wages, and that they can sup
port no party that would pay tho
laborer IN any other money than the
best the world can furnish. They
have ceasod to favor Democracy solely
because the Democracy has ceased to
be honest with itself
Let Chairman Gourley take his
committee next to the scores of thou
ands of soldiers in our State, the vet
Grams of the Civil War and those who
have brayed n deadly climate to main
tain the flag in the recent war with
Spain. Ask them why they have
ceased to champion the cause of the
Democratic party, and they will an
swer with next to universal unity, that
they can support no party that does
not support the government and the
flag when involved in war, and that
they cannot enthuse over Presiden-
tial candidate in this country whose
most jealous supporter of any land, is
Aguinnldo, the murderous insurgent
chief in the Philippines.
'When tho committee shall have
made these inquiries it should finally
take up the political history of our
great country, and learn what Dem
ocracy taught under Jefferson, its
founder. and mo;~t";-. ken
mafe ring on her finger)- v;u
a., his secret a little while.
iaht-GaN- anrthinn- ahnnt u ! --~iAest
government, honest money and honest
devotion to the country and its flag.
They will find, also, that when the
party was brokon up by it's leaders in
augurating armed rebellion to dis
member the Union, it was defeated
overwhelmingly by tho people, and it
was practically voiceless in the gov
eminent of the republic for nearly a
generation. 1t gave large popular
majority to Tilden in 1876, whose pa
triotism was unquestioned; it would
have elected Hancock, the gallant sol
dier and wise statesman, in 1880, but
for the pertidy of Tammany, and it
gave to Cleveland an increased popu
lar majority in three consecutive bat
ties. Then came business revulsion
and industrial prostration, and Bry-
anism came with reputation, agrari-
anism and thinly disguised anarchy,
aud after him the deluge
''The committee has an important
duty to perform, and most inviting
field to explore. Lat it do it in hon
esty and fairness, and let the truth be
fearlessly told why the Democratic
vote is steadily diminishing"