The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

his high ideals and lofty purposes. Our
party should profit by the Sample of his
great career and steadily maintain the
principles which he so ably championed
in his public papers and speeches and IS
Well exemplifed in his official and pri-
vate life"
There was postscript to Mr.. Bryan's
letter which read: Enclosed editorial on
Steadfastness' will serve as a sentiment
IN case you desire one
The first paragraph of the editorial
"a party must have principles or it
can have no claim on public confidence,
ana now can 1t commend it's principles
better than by standing by them? NTglo
VIII have faith in the creed of party if
the party stands ready to barter away it's
creed IN exchange for a promise Of pat
Ionage? A hating, hesitating yaciIlatine
course not only fails to invite recruits
but alienates and drives away veterans
Inc party that mas no higher purpose
than to save its own life will die because
II deserves to die; the party that is will
ing to die, if need be, for the sake of a
to live"
Following. brief welcome by Chairman
METZ EX-Gov. Pattison spoke, deprecat-
ing the policy of the Republican, in their
treatment Of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
philippines. Congressman De Almond
SPOKE IN the same strain. and Lewis Nix
on, Iammany Halls leader asked for a.
united democracy in Brooklyn New
AoIK city and the state. so that victory
II future contests would be assured.
BouTke Cochran came next
Hope from the Past.
1T seems. to me-" began Mr.. Cochran,
thal at this time when many men be-
heYe the disasters which have Oyertak ken
the Democratic party portend its final
collapse we viii honor Tilden's memory
most nttingly by recalling how ha Led IL
from disasters even more crushing thirty
Years ago to series of brilliant victories
ana long season Of patriotic useful
ness. If there be any difference in the
conditions Of the Democratic party at
the beginning of 1902 and its conditions
at the close of 1872 it is that it's prosDects
are now less desperate than they seemed
70 re , lHeh. IN 1877 the Democrats made
an alliance with an offshoot of the Re-
publican party, and the renewal
OF the experiment has resulted
in repetition Of the experience. The
repeal OF the party then was so over
Whelrling that its final destruction was
announced by the opposition Just as Re-
publican orators and newspapers affect
to believe that its extinction has been
lrrevocably decreed by recent reverses
Republican ascendancy seemed SO Sc
cure that in 1874 it was difficult to find a
cancldate who would accept. The cam
pajgn proceeded amid an apathy charac-
terized of fOregOne and inevitable cOncIu-
SIGN, hardly a meeting was held, scarcely
a bet was recorded the utmost that the
n. ost Sc nguine Democrat hoped to ac-
compEsh was the reduction of the Pc
publican majority, yet when the votes
were counted at the end of listiess
election. it vas found that the ground
on, which the Republicans rested in con-
1dence had been torn as if by an earth
qpake and was succeeded by a revolution
bewildering in its completeness. The
Mouse OF repre- ser tatives. which had been
oyerwhe lmingly Republican, became
Democratic by an equal preponderance.
States which had been loyal to the Re-
publicsns ever since its foundation elect
ed Dem ocrats. Even Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania broke loose from their Re-
publican moorirg, while in this STAGE the
majority OF $4,000 cast for Dix in 1872 was
reversed and Samuel J. Tilden was elect
ed governor by a majority of almost
equal proportions. The party which lad
been pronounced dead awoke to a new
life.
lowed, the Democracy elected it's candi-
date for the presidency three times and
twice it inargurated him. 1t controlled
the house of representatives. con tinuously,
with the exception Of two congresses"
History May Repeat Itself.
Mr.. Cochran then asked if it was I'M
reasonable to expect what had happened
before might not happen again
He pointed out that if the Democracy
wished to win in 1904 it must accept the
1874.
"Our. opponents differ on important
topics more than we 90, but with Re-
publicans divergence on topics has never
Their speeches show radical conflict on
every public question: on reciprocity, on
ship subsidies, on imperialism, on the
retention Of the Philippines, on the treat
ment of Cuba, yet these differences have
never hindered them, and never will hin-
der them from supporting unitedIy and
enthusiastically the party candidate"
Differences In the Parties.
''The reason" continued the speaker,
why divisions of opinions do not prevent
Republicans from remaining united at
the polls, while differences much less
serious suffice to tear the democracy into
factions and reduce it to impotence, Is
perfectly plain. Republicans are in poll
tiles for themselves; Democrats for their
country. Republicans profess principles
to power; Democrats seek power to ems
fierce principles.
Republicans allow nothing to interfert
with success in getting possession of OF,
fee; Democrats will sacrifice all pros.
poets of office rather than suppress OF
compromise an opinion
Mr., Cochran said there was no need II
seek an issue, and added: 'TmperialIsn
with its inseparable object, plumber wal
the issue in 1874, as it is and must be thI
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