The state herald., 1904-09-16
pnrty,s Shameless. Record.

Pnrty'A ShnmelcAH Record.
Founded on the wrong side of moral
and political ethics it spent the first
sixty years of its existence along the
lines Of self-aggrandizemen and narrow
partisan legislation. While protesting
In its platforms to be the friend of the
masses. it persistenly enacted laws
which bound them to pcnury and dis
tress. While publicly advocating
broad, intelligent citizenship. it voted
against individual freedom. While beat
Ing the tom-toms for prosperity to the
people, 1t voted against cheap postage,
the Homestead law, and the Resumption
OF Specie Payment. Claiming to be in
favor Of higher standard of living for
the workingman, 1t enacted free-trade
measures which sent him into indefinite,
enforced idlcness. and reduced him and
MS family to the level of the pauper
labor of Europe. Processing the utmost
patriotism. it gave al; possible aid to
the rebellion.
Some Compnrisons.
Contrnsted with the grand old Repub-
ucan party: the one abolished slavery,
the other upheld it to the last; the one
put down the rebellion, the other sup
ported the rebellion; the one preserved
the National faith and credit, and paid
the National debt. the other tried every
scheme and expedient to stultify the re-
public aud avoid the debt the one pre-
served the standard of value unchanged,
the other sought to tampcr with 1t and
destroy it,
Gets Worse Instead of Better.
Tho professions and promises of the
nrnt tir a.
three years, and the absence of all per-
, fcrmnnce are as notorious as ever. They
show the lack of ideas, or purpose. but
abound in hypocritical dogmas and
fiatulent pretenses. 1t has reversed"
itself on almost every important Ma
tional measure and brought upon itself
the ridicule Of right thinking people.
Apropos OF this deplorable condition in
the party, "Mr. Dooley" proposed the
following want ad., little while before
the st. Louis convention:
"wANTED-A good, active, energetic
Dlmmycrat, sthrong iy lung an limb:
,no must bel be IN favor iy sound money, but not
hodin' onto what we've got; mn inImy o.
thrusts, but n friend " organized capital:
q sympathizer with tn crushed an' down.
throiden people. but not be amy means
/ hostile to vested inthrcsts: must advocate
sthrikes. gover'mlnt be injunction, free sill
yer, sound money, creenhacks. n single
tax. tnrin fr rlyinoo, tn constitution
to follow tn nag far 1t can. an no
farther: civil service rayform iv tn la'ads
In office, an all tn gr.reat an glOryous
principles " our great an eiOryous party
or amy great an gloryous parts thereof.
He must he akclly at home In Wall street
an III stock yards, in III parlors Iy III
r-rich an tn kitchens iv tn poor
CieveInndism and Democracy.
During Clcvelands administration our
National debt Increased half million
dollars n day in the face Of the party's
promise OF better times Each day we
lost half million dollars in foreign
trade. During that administration tho
value OF farm products decreased more
than five hundred million dollars. Dis.
trust and panic paralyzcd the great in.
dustrial system OF the country. Bank.
closed their doors: business houses rs.
signed; the balance OF trade was against
us; capital withdrew from the fields OF
legitimate enterprise into secret places;
labor was forced into unwilling idleness;
we had deserted mills, smokeless facto.
ries, silent machinery. We had tramps
and beggars, industrial armies, starving
women and children. Two million able.
bodied men were begging for work
the opportunity TO earn bread for their
starving families.
Unworthy of Existence.
This happened during the ndministra.
ton OF the Democratic party which dur
ing fifty years has added nothing 10
progress, nothing to the cause OF liberty,
nothing to freedom, nothing to the glory
OF our common country. This Is the
party that. no matter what II promises.
always goes into partnership with calam.
ity. II feeds on disaster and fattens ON
despair. The only time II has had con-
troll OF this country during this gener-
alton. II shut the doors OF industry and
clothed labor In rags. II fought under
the dlshonored banner OF free silver, II
opposed keeping our flag IN the Orient,
and advocated that II he lowered In
retreat and trniled In the dust of dis.
honor. Such Is part Of the record OF
the party OF calamity. professions and
promises-thc oft-defeated, discouraged
disorganiEed. disEracei. divided. dccrepi,
old Democratic party. II stands to-day
without mn issue, without n principle,
without a policy, without a platform,
without leader and without hope.
In closing We quote S. 4. Kisor. Of
the Nebraska Independent. who put,
these words in Bryan's mouth as regard,
Parker aud his party:
"Hr,a,'- Position.
Friends and eountrymrn. let's trust him
Though he's not man To trust
Let's endenvor to elect him.
Though his cause Il far from lust:
] have put away NIL nneor
As ! promised them would.
I am for the splendid Ticket,
Though II Isn't amy good.
"Irt us rifd ourselves for battle
hut hope We cannot win
Let us pray 90 he sucrrssfui,
Though success would he q sin:
| Let Ms give the peoples banner
Unto him To nnhly bear.
but It's dangerous 10 do n.
For he Isn't on the square,
| "Tat rs wave our hats for Parker
The poor tool ~ foxy Dave:
l., rs rest our hopes upon him,
Though he's Mammon's cringlny siaYe'
| LIT Us raise him up ia power.
| Help 10 send him whunplng through,
| nrt frmrmhrr ! warn you
Sou'll be sorry II you do"