The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-12
WEBSTER KNEW BRYAvs TYPE
OF DEMAGOGUEY.

Tho Statesman Denounced 1t In the
Senate Sixty-foar Years Ago.
Democrats and Republicans Of the
present generation alike revere and re-
respect Daniel Webster. He was one Of
the greatest statesmen produced by this
OF any other country. Mr.. Bryan IL
fond Of quoting from Abraham Lincoln.
another Of Americas greatest states
men. and, in his eagerness, he has
sometimes garbled his quotations, too.
For q change, he might try quotation
or two from Webster, for example, from
his great speech in the United States
senate on Jan. 81. 1884, 1.-THE Natural
Hatred Of the Poor to the Rich" Six.
ty-four years ago. Daniel Webster
the demagogism Of his day in words
which fit the present crisis precisely.
Daniel Webster addressed the senate
as follows:
''Sir: see. in those vehicles which
carry to the people sentiments from
high places. plain declarations that the
present controversy is but strife be-
tween one part Of the community and
another. hear it boasted as the un-
failing security. the solid ground, never
to be shaken, that the poor naturally
hate the rich. know that, within tho
last twenty-four hours, among men
sent here to devise means for the pub
lie safety and the public good, it has
been Wanted forth, as matter of boast
and triumph, that one cause existed
powerful enough to support everything
and to defend everything; and that
was, the natural hatred Of the poor to
the rich.
"Sir, pronounce the author of such
sentiments to be guilty Of attempting a
detestable fraud on the community;
double fraud; a fraud which is to cheat
men out Of their property, and out Of
the earnings Of their labor, by first
cheating them out Of their liberty.
The natural hatred Of the poor to the
rich" Sir, it shall not be till the last
moment Of my existence-it shall be
only when I am drawn to the verge Of
oblivion, when I shall cease to have re-
spect or affection for anything on earth
that will believe the people Of the
United States capable Of being effectu-
ally deluded. cajoled and driven about
IN herds, by such abominable frauds as
this. If they shall sink to that point, IL
they shall SO far cease to be men,
thinking men, intelligent men. as to
yield to such pretenses and such clam
or. they will be slaves already; slaves
to their own passions. slaves to the
fraud and knavsry Of pretended friends.
The natural hatred Of the poor
against the rich!' The danger Of h
.noneyed aristocracy!' "A power as
great and dangerous as that resisted by
the Revolution A. call to a new De-
claration Of 1ndependence!' Sir, adj
monish the people against the object
Of outcries like these. I admonish ev-
cry Industrious laborer in the country
to be on his guard against such delu-
sion. tell him the attempt is to play
of his passions against his interests.
and to prevail on him, In the name Of
liberty. in the name Of patriotism, to
1njure and ameit his country; and, in
the name Of his own independence, to
make him a beggar and slave. Has
he dollar? He is advised to do that
which will destroy half it's value. Has
he hands to labor? Let him rather fold
them. and sit stiA, than be pushed on.
by fraud and artifice, to support meas
ures which will render his labor use
less and hopeless"