Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11

The following interviews on the flu
ture of the Democratic party appeared
in Tuesdays issue of the indianapolis
Sentinel:
Charles Il. Drummond. Candidate for
Attorney General.
The Republican party, ostensibly
born in the uplifting and equalizing of
human rights, has stesdfastly fos;ered.
protected and guarded the few at the
loss and expense of the many. 1t is
th, refore the congenial haven and for
tress of all men who seek special ad-
vaatages protected by law, whether
these privileges assume the phase of
tariff legislation, monetary legislation
or CRAFTS in the form of subsidies.
Aristocrscy of wealth is the result, and
with it came intolerance, insolence,
brilliancy and tinsel blszonry and a
love of the CLEAN and splendor of
marching men and the blsre of war.
Democracy still believes in "a fair
| field and an open race" to sll. 1t bows
to no clique of barons, whether they be
manufacturers of commodities, ex-
changers of money or subsidy grsfters.
When it yields up the rights of the
whole community to obtain the favors
and smiles of such men it forfeits its
right to live.
There is now a great hue and cry
about the reorganization of the party.
That is to say: "YOu have fought the
battle of equal rights and lost to the
host who hold the fortress against
them. Therefore reorgaDiZe by max
ing your fortress as congenisl to these
favorites and as strong against the peo-
pie as the Republican party does and
you can win" This is the voice of the
tempter. The Democratic party can
"win" if il never elects president. II
can "win" as 1t won in the las, cam
paign. 1t can, by its eternal and fear
less advocacy of right, restrain the Re-
publican party from such outrsges as
joining with 9TH powers" in the psrti-
ton OF China and the ratification of the
Nicsragusn treaty and the passage of
the ship subsidy bill.
1t "wlns" by It's conservatism in pro-
tecting and defending the country and
by fesrlesslv lighting torches on the
hill tops when the country is in danger.
For my own humble share, as q private
in the trenches of that great party,
prefer to be found among the men who
love principle more than the pyrotech-
mic flare and flash of purchased and
coerced entrance into office, as the
measure of party success. AS long as
there are ten real democrats with the
srmor on, l seek no greater honor than
to be numbered as one among them.
AS matter of delicacy it might be
well for the gentlemen who carried
long, keen knives under their closks in
the last two campaigns to let the blood
of their party dry on their dripping
blades before they come forth and urge
I-"reOrganlZo!
History fails to reveal an instance
where the advice of traitors has re-
ceived serious consideration.
The Democratic party has lived
through the greater part of the history
of our country. 1t will live on after
the stabbers have gone their way into
the quiet shades of "innocuous desue-
tude."
Clay w. Metsker. State Representative.
Blind psrtisanism of most republi.
cans, fictitious conservatism of some
democrats and Doodle in the hands of
Republican party managers explains
democratic defeat in 1896 and 1900
The same elements of power are likely
to confront the Democratic party in
the fut are, if the same general attitude
of the party remains as at present.
1t is useless to try to make gains
from partisan republicans. The so
called conservative democrats will
neither be cosxed nor forced into line
with the democratic financial policies
since 1896. Personal interests are more
to them than party loyalty. A small
per capita money circulation is In har-
mony with their interests in that their
money loaning advantages eclipse any
interest they may have in business pur.
suits. They have demonstrated that
they can aud will defeat the party that
contends for greater volume of circulat.
ing currency.
Hence, after two defeats, fail to see
the advantage to the Democratic party
of Offering such pronounced antsgon'
ism on these lines to this element OF
the party, because 1t is from them
alone that we may even hope for re-
cruits.
Further, the psrty's antagonism to
these men and their personal interests
brings Doodle galore to the republican
committee, which always is effectively
used against us.
l have conscientiOusly defended the
Chicago platform, advocating the poll
cies set forth therein months prior to
the Chicago convention In the paper
that 1 was then publishing, but a. q