The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-03


cess of law, and by and through the
means of the ballot box. The uphold.
ing established government and the
maintenance of the law are essential Il
the welfare of the people. In times OF
revolution, of riot and disorder and law
lessness, 1t is the poor aud helpless who
suffer and they who pay. The rich and
powerful are able to fiud safety, and to
escape the payn of any part Of the
revenue necessary 10 public ends.
THE PARTIES OF LINCOLN AND
HANNA.
But it is well to fully estimate and
know the power with which the people
have to contend. Organized Wealth IL
the owner of a great political organiza-
ton, and many Republicans fail t.
draw the distinction between the Re.
publicanism OF Lincoln, and the de
graded Revenueism Of Hanna. 1t has
national administration behind it.
1t owns many of the courts of the land.
1t can dictate legislation and Outlines
can dictate adiudications. 1t reaches
into, owns and controls, the great cities
OF the country, to such an extent
that it has come to pass that
with those in political control in
those cities, Republicanism and De-
mocracy have alike ceased to have a
meaning, and the only effort is by
those in control to become the wards
and the benefciaries OF the enemies of
the people and of free government.
There is no difference between Croker
and Platt, between Roosevelt and
Van Wyck. No faith and no DEPEND
ence are TO be placed upon the profess
sions of those controlling the political
machinery of New York, whether they
call themselves Republicans or Demo
Gratis. They are all tarred with the
same brush. No peoples administra-
ton will ever come into power because
of the will of any part of New York
aristocraeY or New York politicians;
and our hope in the Empire State must
lie In the ability of the hundreds of
thousands OF honest, patriotic citizens
OF the city and state to relegate these
elements to the rear. The hope of sue
cess lies in the country outside the
grea: cities and success to be attained
must be attained in the face of tile op-
position of corrupt and debased munic-
ipai political conditions.
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY.
But the instinct of human freedom
is great factor. 1t has overthrow
monarchies and destroyed empires; it
has torn down kings and become the
master of emperors; it has dominated
the history of the world and brought
civilization out Of barbarism it laid the
foundations of this governments and in
spired the hearts of the people; 1t is as
strong to-day as ever before; it will
awaken again, as it has SO often done
in the past, and when awakened will
accomplish its work with more com |
pletness than ever before organizations |
Of aristocracy, of wealth, and of parties
will fall before it; it will inspire the
people as of old; it will gather them to-
gether under the banner of Democ- |
racy, upon a platform of self-deiense,
and bind them together in hope, as
piration and belief, and l believe that
The time is near at hand when they
will be so awakened that their ends
Will be accomplished, that government
will be made the servant and not the
master of man; that legislation will be
or mans benefit and not for his undo.
Dg. ard thatthe common and univer-
sal hope and cry will be mo Mastery
Of Money, No Tyranny of Wealth"
The nominee of the Democratic ma
.ional convention of 1900 for the presi-
lency will be named by acclaInation
He will not be one who claims to lie
Democrat. and at the same time advo-
;ates the gold standard, and, while
friendly to the gold standard, is so in
consistent and so lacking in regard for
he ties of kinship and interest as to de-
lounce the trusts. But that nominee
will be a representative, tried and true
If the only Democracy of this Union
he Democracy of the Chicago plat
orm of 1896.