Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-19
From the Progressive
Stand 1t Has Taken.
Would Like to Fight Again on
Tariff Reform.
Grover Cleveland Sent His Con-
gratuIations.

New York, April 19-(Spl) 1.-THE
Brooklyn Democratic club gave
dinner last night at the Germania club
to commemorate the one hundred and
fifty-seventh anniversary Of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson. About $50 per-
SONS were present. At the guests ia
BILE We're Ex-Governor james IL. Camp
bell, of Ohio; Joseph J. Willett, OF
Alabama, and other prominent public
men.
Former President Grover Cleveland
sent q letter regre ding his inability TO
be present, and expressing his opinion
ON the present Democracy. He thought
the keynote was Tariff Reform
In his address. Ex-Governor Camp
bell said in part:
"rhc political party founded by
Thomas Jefferson cannot survive half
Democratic and half Populistic. There
must be either dissolution or restora-
ton Of pure Democracy. 1t is true
that many thousands of us will again
support the nominees of our party, no
matter into what mistakes it may fall,
but it is equally true that many other
thousands will forever abandon the
party if it again supplants truth with
error. Democracy means the oppOr-
tunity. elevation and reign of the indi-
vidual, but Populism is that perverted
form of Socialism which can lead only
to the thralldom of the individual and
the enthronement. of the plutocrat.
"Thc Chicago platform enunciated
many great and enduring truths, but 1t
coupled them TO at least one fatal cr-
ror- the un-Jeffersonian and CunderT
existing mining and commercial con-
ditions) the impossible proposition of
'1G to l., Y ma ~
"Therc is no reason why real De-
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mocracy- cy-Jeffersonian Democracy
should not succeed in this it's centen-
NAL year. Equal rights for all and
special privileges for none ought TO be
a more inspiring battle cry now than
ever before, for the Republican party
has ceased to be. anything except
party of inequality and privilege. 1t
has no longer any mission on earth
save to PROSTATE itself before over
grown and ravcnous wealth. 1t alb
jectly registers the rapacious DEGREES
of those corporations that contribute
to its campaign fund; anu 1t is equally
ready to sacrifice the lives of its sol
ders, or the liberties of its conquered
people at the behest of greedy monop-
olies. 1t callously prolongs wars under
the ludicrous Shaftcr or the incom,
petent Otis; or wickedly enslaves
friendly and coniiding people in order
llluI HIc'u anu iii'nhs SiVhh
too great for the safety of the coun
try, may further battcu on American
blood and treasure. If this is done
now, what will happen in another de-
cade When the trusts shall have swal-
lower the entire wealth of the coun-
try? If not checked by the restoration
of Jcffersonian Democracy, they will
then auction off Presidencies, Con-
crosses, Governships and Legislatures
Praetorian Guard trafficked in the
imperial crown Of Rome. Eighty mil
lions OF people arc crying for relief
against the plutocracy of wealth which
is about to enslaye them; and the mil
itary imperialism abroad is no more
imminent nor dangerous than the
monetary Imperialism which mennces
lis at home; nor is government by in
junction less plainly in evidence than
government by syndicate"
Labor is jailed or shot at Occur d.
Alepe; treaties are made which barter
away the Monroe Doctrine and bind us
captive to the chariots OF European
potentates; the Constitution OF the
United States is debauched and. recon
structed until we are uncertain of our
own rlghts--certain only that our un-
happy captive lands have no rights
that white man is bound to respect;
scandals in army contracts, purchases
of ships, sales Of custom houses, favor
ed bank deposits, and in all other forms
of money grabbing are rife on every
hand; great corporations already
glutted with profit are to be subsidiz-
cd under the specpus pretext of re-
storing our wasted merchant marine;
while reckless and barefaced oppres-