The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
GOVERNOR GARVIN'S WISE COUN-
Sci.

ur MS extracts from the speeches of some
of the great Democdats at the Jefferson
dinner at the uroquois club in Chicago.
They showed the spirit of a militant De-
mocracy united to fight the aggressions of
monopoly, executive usurpation, ana
addresses delivered there, one of the very
best was by Governor Garvin, of Rhode
Island, who spoke on Democratic Sue
cess" 1t was no ordinary speech, full OF
platitudes and glittering generalities, but
a speech of substance and sense, showing
the true line upon which the Democratic
party must make its appeal for support
TO the American people lie said in
part:
What are the elements essential to
Democratic success? In seeking to answer
this question it should be understood
that by success mean not merely victory
| in the coming Presidential election, but
that highest success which is lasting.
TT is possible that we might win this
election by making a bid for monopollstic
support, but to defeat Mr.. Roosevelt by
such means would give only temporary
success the offices gained by Democrats
would prove to be an injury rather than
a benefit to the American people, and
eventually to the party itself. 1t is worse
than useless to have two parties resting
upon the same ,foundation-that of special
privilege.
Happily, the Democratic party has not
enough cunning to serve a moneyed arls-
tocracy and at the same time lead the
neople to believe that it is serving them.
"In other words, the Democratic party
cannot succeed permanently upon dishon-
esty. This does not seem true OF the Re
publican party In Rhode Island the NRe-
nrblican State boss sold out the people
TO the principal street railways of the
State. OF which President Aldrich was
president, granting all that the corporation
asked in the form of irrepealable laws,
fixing the State tax forever at per cent
of the gross receipts and the fares forever
at 5 cents. and yet against this recreancy
there has been no popular revolt.
"A similar union between the Repubi-
can party and the monopolistic corpora
ton has long since existed in the nation
and the people have done nothing more
than grumble.
The Republican party has been liken-
ed to a shrewd knave who has done
things and the Democratic party to a
well-meaning blunderer. There is too
much truth in this description. But there
| is more hope that a man in adversely will
correct his blunders than one who is
prospering by his villainly will reform
himself.
THE Democratic party without a NOR
al issue is helpless. This was our great diff
fculty in 1896. The common people, in
fuenced by the talk of the 50-cent dollar
were led to believe that the moral side of
| the paramount issue was held by the
| Republican party. And under any circum-
stances the money question is likely to
be a losing one for the Democrats. The
people cannot understand it. The com
paratively few who have an acquaintance
with its practical phases are the bankers
ard other beneficiaries, and they, as mem
| beers of the Republican party, can per
suade, and, when necessary, coerce, the
multitude TO take their view of the pend
ing financial issues.
For the Democratic party to attempt
| to initiate Republican methods is to fail,
cur past defeats Where our opponents de-
pend for their success upon the cxpendi-
trre of money legitimately and corTuptly,
we must rely upon the enthusiasm of the
peopic in behalf of the principles we ex-
pound.
Upon the foundation Of honesty in all
| our dealings with the people we must lay
| the cornerstone Of Jeffersonial Democracy
which is equal rights.
THE principle OF equal rights, when
applied to the obstruction of trade by
| tariff taxes, means in practice under
present conditions:
First an enlargement of The free list
All articles sold abroad at less prices
| than at lone must be admitted free of
| iuty. Along with this, in order that no
| manufacturing industry may be handi-
| capped, raw material must also enter
free
"Second--A Democratic reciprocity
should be invited between this country
md all other Parts Of the Western Hem
| isphere by the passage of a law opening
our ports to any and every American
country at the moment Of its reciprocal
| ton
''The Jeffersonian principle of equal
rights applied to the trusts means not
merely publicity, or national license for
interstate trade, or other attempts at re-
striction, but deprivation of all monopoly.
| In addition to tHe removal of tariff mo-
nopoly, il means the repeal of all laws
both state and national, which grant
sDecial privileges, and the substitution for
them Of few simple and just enactments
! which shall leave to everyone what he
earns.
"The same Jeffersonial doctrine set
forth by the founder of our party in the
| great Declaration, should be applied to
our foreign policy. So applied, it means
peaceful and friendly rclations with other
nations, the right of self-government to
| other peoples, and especially to those is
| lenders whom threw are treating as sub
| ects and dependents