The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

In December. -isos. every vote cast against
the treaty In either house was Democratic,
and q majority OF the Democrats In the
Senate voted against II.
1904: -.
Reciproeity-,we favor liberal trade ar
With Canada and WITH peoples
Into with benefit to American agriculture.
manufactures. mining or commerce.
The Democratic party, which regards
tries as q sham, Of course, does not regard
Canada as an agricultural country. Read
| also the words OF the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency in his letter Of accept
ance:
The gsTs +. ssr Of the Re Ipsi1 ;So
sf4RRsIsii 'isfsss sarf alike
1ss % e ssS % Of Bad ah' A''
There is absolutely no guiding principle
Of Democratic action and no sincerity OF
publican party makes reciprocity treaties
the Democratic party is opposed to reci-
procity; when the Republican party does
not make reciprocity treaties, the Demo-
srsHo party Is in favor Of. Of reciprocity city
mian canal7 Listen to the declaration OF
the Democratic platform Of 1885,
Resolved. That the great highways which
nature as VEL as the assent Of the States
tenanoe, has mar ked out for free communal
cation between the Atlantic and the Pacific
81 hs .pr Of
people, That result should be secured by
which we have the right to claim over it,
and no power on earth should be suffered
70 impede or clog Its progress by any inter- ter
policy, to establish between our government
and the governments OF the States within
CIRCUMSTANCES. surrender our preponderanee
In the adjustment Of all questions arising
out OF 1t.
That was the platform on which was
rsad the s Demo-
cratic platform Of 1904, after the canal treaty
had been made with the Republic Of Panama:
The when T shsps SaMer
Sonestl gS and ec sa thereby giving to
| our people what Democrats have always con-
tended fora great inter-oceanic canal
Do they really believe that the title which
they propose to keep is bad dane, and that IN, tne
Is wrongi Does the Democratic party sin
cerely believe that It Is keeping the pledge
Of its platform OF 1872
We recognize the equality Of all men be
fore the law and hold that IT Is TN tse ns a@5g
to mete out equal and exact justice to all.
Of whichever nativity, race. color or persua-
of these States. ema Cation and enfranchse-
and .e to s9p3Sse ths
eonstitutlon.
Upon two great questions the majority
OF tho Democratic party has been since
and upon both Of them we are asked to % drSP
extension OF slavery; 1t was opposed to the
| Continuance OF tho war for the Union. Its
platform Of 1884, which declared the war
! to be failure and deme nded its immediate
cessation, was an app! to the WEAKNESS
their great burdens and was intended TO
| break down the Administration OF Lincoln
and bring about disunion. Four years later
they declared in their platform OF 1893 that
settled for all time to come, never 10 De
renewed or reagitated. The Democrauc
party has been sincere also in its advocacy
Of dishonest money and debased currency.
In its platform Of 1888 1t declared for the
payment OF the public debt In greenbaoks
then irredeemable and at an enormous
discount That was Reputation. In 1875
It demanded the repeal OF the act for the
resumption of specie payments, passed
ss e SSa sss free Coinage
silver In 1900 IL repeated that demand
and den5unoed the currency bill passed
| by the fifty-sixth Congress to establish
the gold standard In 1904 it refused fused 20
| platform the statement that the question OF
| the standard was settled. Now we are
asked to forget the record, because the
Democratic candidate says the gold standard
is settled
can know what confidence to place in its
present professions and its present prom
ises.. and we learn from the record OF the
Demooraho party that expediency, n 1Ss
impulse Of principle. determine what the
Democratic party shall profess and promise
and what II shall omit from it's declarations
Insir,cerity Is it's prevailing characteristic
There are no party beliefs. there Is no parry
pose, or striving for consistency or sense
OF obligation to past declarations what
the party would do II coming into power
1t is Impossible to learn from its past mat
pened from time to time to be thrown TO
the surface in the struggle for Office
generation OF attempts to pull down ana
to destroy Republican administration upon
ever changing, and shifting grouhds nus
structive faculty or the capacity to govern.
Once since the civil war the Democratic
party. has had the opportunity 70 snow oy
practical test what 1t was. In the SECOND
administration of Mr.. Cleveland the Presi-
dency and both houses Of Congress were
Democratic. During that Administration
the party demonstrated conclusively two
things one. that II had not the Conference
and unity OF sentiment to make intelligent
Nat tia worst element Of the party is the
element that is sure to control.
Widely as some Of us differ from Mr..
Cleveland politically, we can recognize
the admirable qualities which have made
his career 80 distinguished. His courage
sincere conviction, his former experience
in the Presidency, his universal popularity
among his party at the time OF his secon
election-ali contributed to inaugurate the
Democratic experiment under the most
dismal and ignominious failure. Upon the
record Of that four years every sentiment
of esteem and admiration for Mr.. Cleveland