The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21

/ the demands of organized wealth. and IN
! contest where the masses are on one slei'
J and organized wealth on the other. II II
important that the masses of the part!
should zealollsly guard their rights anC
exercise care in the selection OF their de'e
gates. It must not be assumed that pc
cause a man has money, he Is necessary!
against the interests OF the masses, lor li.,
are many conspicuous exceptions tsiio
minor exceptions can be found i'll every
county. but it is a fact that on the none!
question the detection from the Demo
cratic party was largest among the moheyeo
element, and it ia also possible that upon
the trust question the same PIooie''' "A
have to be met
aDoes not the success of the reorganizers
give the Democracy its only hope OF victory
was asked. ~,
If the reorganizers obtain control OF !he
party, they cannot be trusted 20 prihg
about single reform that the people hee a.
under Mr.. Cleveland's administration, and
they not only failed to accomplish anythihg
| for the benefit of the country, but they
divided the party and carried INTO the
Republican party all that they could con-
troll. Even the patronage. which tle re-
| organizers seem to regard as the PIInc'pa'
| object of party contention. was used TO ~
| lure the Democratic party, and 20 corruP'
| many of those who received official reward
| The reorganiZers are not Wiling 10 MAJ
monte. They have never made PROPOSE
ton looking toward harmony
THE reorganizers are as insolent To-Day
as they were in 1895, and they not only de-
mand what they demanded then, but more.
TOO. Then they only asked that we favor
international bmetallism in preference TO
independent bimetallism. Now they de-
mand that we accept the gold standard
AZ final, and allow the financiers TO carry out
hank and redeemahle silver dollars, linen
they would have been content with the
platform; now they demand the PLATFORM
the candidates and the party organization,
and in addition to that we must drive away
rhe allies that came to us when they lei,
those who have become fully identihed
with the Republican party and who have
shown by SO doing that their real obJection
70 the Democratic party was that 1t would
not become an ally Of plutocracy.
These gold standard reorganlaers m
sisted more vehemently even tnan ne ,i,
Republican gold standard champions did
that an increased volume of money would
not bring better times. and yet to-day they
are confronted with the fact that the Ameri-
can people are enjoying better times ana
If there are any who vet doubt that the enor-
nous increase in the volume OF money mas
much to do with this impro vement, they
need but to observe that the Republican
LEADERS are insisting upon larger increase
in the volume of money to maintain the
existing prosperity.
THE Democratic party cannot change II
principles 10 suit the purposes of these re
organizers unless il becomes SO similar to
the Republican party that, so far rs the
pat riotic voter is concerned there will he
small choice between the two organiza
tons. There is but one position for the
Democratic party to take; it is the plainly
defined Democratic position. 1t is the po-
sition upon the side of the people as clearly
defined in the conscience of every thought
full man.
THE Republican party represents the
plutocracy of this country. The Demo-
cratic party cannot successfully compete
for favors in that direction. Even upon
the low plane Of so-called practical poll
tics, it will be wisdom for the Democratic
party to stand faithfully by the people
and resent, without apology and equivo-
cation, the encroachments which the strong
would make upon the weak"