Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-24

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eminent controlled By the people and
favor political and legal equality,
JEFFERSONS PURPOSES.
"There can always be harmony
among Democrats who have the pur-
pose that Jefferson had ana are willing
TO employ the methods that Jefferson
employed. There can always be har-
mony among Democrats who believe in
a government for the people and are
willing that all the departments Of the
government shall be operated by the
people and for the benefit of the peo-
pie, Differences OF the mind can be
reconciled; differences OF purpose can
not. Between one who Is at heart an
aristocrat and one who Is In reality a
Democrat there Is a great gulf fixed.
THE Republican party Of today is
arstocra'ic IN its policies and tenden-
cies for 1t is controlled by a few In
the interest of a few. but there are
many Republicans who remain with
their party only because they do not
understand the change which has taken
place in that party within the last few
years There can be no doubt of the
Democratic Instincts OF large major
ity of the members Of the Republican
party, but that party today is 80 con-
trolled by organized wealth that the
rank and file OF the party
are not consulted about the
politics nor are the interests
Of the rank and file considered by the
leaders. With the exception Of the tar.
IN question the Republican party has
not In recent years honestly submitted
single important issue 20 the arbitTa-
ment of the ballot or even 70 the jug
ment of the members Of It's own party
1t has written ambiguous platforms and
forced its policies through Congress af-
ter elections.
''As there are many I'm the Republican
party who have adhered 10 the party
Notwithstanding the change that the
organization has undergone, So there
are some who call themselves Demo-
Gratis who have themselves undergone a
change which has alienated them from
the Democratic party, or from any
party worthy of the name
PATCHING UP HARMONY
ITO attempt to patch up an apparent
harmony between those who are not In
not only a waste Of time, but would
prove disastrous. The men who desert
ed the party In 1896 may be divided into
two classes. Those who left because
they understood the issue presented and
those who left because they did not
understand the real nature Of the con-
test Until the former are completely
changed in their sympathies they can
not return TO the party without injur-
Ing II, The latter will be reconcled to
the party when they themselves be.
come aware Of the real character Of the
life and death struggle now being
waged between plutocracy and democ-
racy. ! say plutocracy because the ar
istOcraCy Of today Is one of wealth
rather than Of birth and It includes not
only those who have been alienated
from the common people by the posses
sion of great wealth, but those who, al.
though without wealth pander to il and
measure all things by a money stand
ard Organized wealth has become so
potent In governmental affairs that
some even now despair Of applying any
effective remedy. But such underesti-
mate the patriotism Of the people and
the strength of the public conscience,
The people have a remedy within their
power, namely the ballot and with 1t
they can and will right every wrong and
remedy every grievance.
MUST HAVE CONTROLLING PUR-
POSE.
The Democratic party must have a
controlling purpose. unchanged by vic
tory or defeat 1t must stand for that
purpose at all times and everywhere,
puftoHnd bv thpaato 49, dIqa gfap nd In
Influenced by promise Of temporary
gain. II must have a character. for
character is as essential In party az
II Is in an individual No one viii
trust an unstable man or one so with
out principle that his position upon
any moral question cannot be guessed
In advance. Neither viii the people
trust n party that Is willing to write
into its platform today anything that
promises TO catch few votes or strike
out Of It's platform tomorrow anything
that will ALLEVIATE a few votes Even
II IL desired 10 do so our party could
not compete with the Republican par
~ in the use OF money In campaigns or
In the deception or coercion OF voters,
because large campaign funds can only
be secured I'm return for thu promise
OF fayoritism and our people are not
In a position 10 coerce. Our party
must have principles and proclaim
them II must stand by them ana de-
fend them relying upon It's faith In she
righteousness Of those principles and
upon its faith in the intelligence and
patriotism OF the people.
HAVE TO MEET ISSUES,
1--WE cannot tell what issues we may
have TO meet; we can only determine to
meet them in a Democratic spirit. 10
apply to them Democratic principles
and to take the peoples side al
ways. In 1892 the paramount issue was
tariff reform and the Democratic party
boldly asserted its demand for a tariff
for revenue only. II fought the cam
paign and It won. but its majority was
so narrow that a few senator's, disloyal
TO the party on this subject, defeated
the verdict Of the people rendered az
the polls. But the failure OF the party
TO do all that IL promised would not
have been so disastrous but for the fact
that the Wilson bill, unsatisfactory as
Il was 10 tariff reformers, had 20 bear
the sins OF a Republican financial sys-
TEN which was supported by our ad-
ministration against the protest Of an
overwhelming majority Of the voters Of
the party. The defeat Of 1894 was more
disastrous than any that the party has
experienced since, and It was due to the
fact that the administration deserted
the people on the money question. In
1896 the money question had forged 10
the front. made paramount not by the
action Of the majority Of the Democra-
tic party, but by the attempt OF a
minority Of the party 70 aid the Re
publican party to chain the country
to an approaching dollar Without
abandoning It's position on the tariff
question the party met this issue and
took the side Of the people IN spite Of
the desertion Of many for
merly conspicuous In the coun-
ellis OF the Democratic party
rolled l.0OO, 900 more votes than II had
ever polleI before. and would have had
won but for the indefensible methods
Of the Republican party, whose leaders
held all the protectionist Republicans
by declaring the tariff issue TO be para