The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-17
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFTAINS MAKE
 PLEA FOR A UNIFIED PARTY
WEI COME THOSE WHO WANT
 TO RETURN, SAYS DEARMOND

battle of 1904, for which our hosts are marshaling. Whoever left the party hon estly must honestly regret that duty, as he saw 1t, took him away from 1t. l would lay not so much as a straw across the path of any man who wishes to re turn to help in the fight for the demo cratic principles and policies in the pres. ent or the future.
 Must Take Up Issues.
 With the recent history of the party written as the great host of it's members wished it to be written. let us. like sensl- be men and democrats, address our selves to the issues now up and coming up for consideration; let those who agree upon them work In peace and with the utmost zeal and energy, to the end that we may win. Democracy must have de. parted from the man-indeed, 1t never could have been in the man-who as a democrat cannot now prepare 10 do his best in the party harness in the great campaign so soon to open.
 "The trust question is big in the pub He mind and there it will, probably, be bigger yet when the lines are drawn and the next battle is fought for the presidency and the control of the lower house of congress. The republican party has not dealt honestly with the trust problem; it cannot deal honestly with it, for it is under trust control. It has refused to do anything that would prom ise reasonable relief from trust exactions and tyranny. The democratic party must grapple with the trusts, must break their hold upon honest men and their stifing of honest business must restore to labor the fruits of its toll, and to in- dividual enterprise the rewards of its honest achievements. Who that has democratic blood in his veins or demo- cratic principles in his soul can halt or hesitate when the party summons him to this contest?
 The Tariff.
 Associated with the trust issue is the old but ever living tariff question. Why should the tariff continue to create and shelter so many trusts? Many republi- cans concede that there is urgent need for a revision of the tariff; but they must depend upon the democratic party for it. the bosses of their own party will have none of 1t; will stand pat No honest industry no honest man. need fear from | fhe revision. None but those whose ways are meanly selfish and whose purposes are unpatriotic need oppose it.
 Man for 1904.
 Time and events will point out the man for us in 1904. What thoughtful man can doubt that he must be one who was in the democratic column in 96 and again in 1900? This is not only justice, but it is necessary as well. Be assured the man of the hour will be found and meanwhile let us strive to heal sores, not to tear open old wounds. Let us invite recruits to | join the party, and not do anything in 1 folly or bitterness to drive them from it.. Let us rally where the party flag flies. Let us act charity rather than preach too much about it. Let him who did much before for the party and it's principles | strive to do more in the future, and let him who did nothing for his partys cause in the days of dissension and division, or who then did aught against his party s l battle-scarred millions, spare no honor 1 able effort now or in the future for his party's complete triumph Nothing will heal old sores like the balm of victory l won fighting together.