The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-21
Mr.. Hill on Democracy.
Public Opinion.
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Public Opinion
Hon David B. Hills speech the Manhattan club banquet
New York has occasioned considerable comment "Democ-
racy the speaker said means maintenance OF popular
rights Imperialism exclusive privileges to the few
Democracy avors the preservation personal liberty
the citizen imperialism eXas the nation and bcittlcs the
individuals Imperialism makes what its apologsts call A
splendid government democracy makes happv and lber
loving people He would have the opposition with which
he identifies himself stand for hard money taxation Tor pub
nc purposes embodyng tariff for only clearer
administration of public at home and abroad rec
IGNITION OF the power of the people and higher sense Of
ohcla accountability Let oppose against the republican
government OF syndcaton and syndcates democratic gov
emeh ad IN the written law of the land strictly construed
and headed for the benefit OF the many for the enrich
ment OF the few
The Brooklyn Eagle Gnd DEM sees in tbe sno.cb and
the gathering OF representative democrats which it was adj
dressed reason to hope that the next election in New Yor
state WI" be carried by the democrats by way OF preface TO
democratic victory in The signs OF the democratic
lueS are distinctly suspicious In the opinion OF the
brooklyn Citizen (dem), Mr.. Hills platform is broad
enough Tor every democrat to stand upon dismisses the
~ proposition from further considerations and in this re-
spect may possibly give oense few extreme victims f
inc white metal but the democratic party can nor
hope to receive the appreciation of persons Of that ~ %
OUT alternating nearly all the of America this will bav.
10 ne accepted phosophcay In other respects the demo
'@.I parry II placed on the platform suggested by Mr. Hill
"oud oe at once consistent with its own record aud -
position to deal nteieeny with the problems now bcfo
the country ~ ''o" ocio'e
Among other speeches made and letters read at the BAN
HeL was one from Henry Waerson which in the opnior
OF the PittShug Dispatch (nd) and some other nanc "
better model for democratic rehabilitation than Mr. HiIp
speech lie sensihly urged the party 10 address oIf 80
consideration of the business interests Of the ] eue
crate counsel he truly said was generally wise ct r
' anu simpler inc ISSUES, the thew were of norI.
enG,S'on ana approval The democracy should have
zone with quack specifics and eudeayor 10 discover -
Tor some ono trouble But neither gentleman nd9 'y
Poh'y save that of opposition to rcpublicanisn T.
W." Ju"y So"o'nluS more cntlusing than calamity cry
ana howl about the 'racals in office to sve., tb ,
IN the next presidential campaign The Do 'e country
Una DEM docs not think the Hill program, c1I 'SsS
proved upon but this paper asks Can he rally bic t,
ana aVldcd party to his declaration of nrincin1ss
procure burial Of dead issues and ,,non f an ne
.NV 1--WE issues Gould he unite his own State W,II
5iP?t nomination upon compromise terms? Could he
sot'F he old democratic party upon the Ie4erso. "
indicated and could then convince the neoi th ideaS
N'uH control the administration OF National 1aNf;
YOU'D 3e elected by an overwhelming majority "hs, Ci
land fIain Dealer tdcm.) thinks Mr. H;lr &c N'eVe-
condensed IN sentence II is "a abapdo, - may De
the democratic party has repeatedly cone uzuuv wn'en
stand hrmly by the fundamental principles 1S' ana
IN iue past won its most important victories lad my mas
southern papers attach more importance katn.nt ,.
eranees than do Northern and Western io, nus ut
ncnd Times (dem is enthusiastic over y SEMne Rich-
believe. the editor declares that il ~ 80 we
"ll adopt platform substantially as ~ J &c party
and nominate that distinguished eentlema] I mr. I'M
VIII have splendid chance TO win M aNFEg 'denoy,
'ill find itself in a more or less en,bj iTEAn party
oot There IS telling how much MI L5sssreton in
Roosevelt win work before his term k1sAS5nsse sident
WI he awkward for the party to throI FtsSs48& II
,c suicidal for the party 10 put him N5E%a& viii
democrats will be in hnc position 4 TssSIsSs> he
epuhlican predicamont The Sayal sNaNS4Y Y the
"ward the policy recommended IN EI3s%5SEES ans
We other things IN which demacriH E{s%3Z2M kGNNhere
which they divided Would II 3 Agnng
emaiu IN the background for Ind M sEh15IIs hem
ne majority has decided. anf q go 'hhem
ould likely do again. The II can do for you tons
7ry to do therefore is 10 baf Call write for ratio
ne approval OF all its memherf have
tables = men who prefer DEF j. Nfeon-
their prominence l.ad.5hH Z 'rtion
&c party Will permit itself t. u that