The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-01-14
FOR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES

FOR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
COMMENTING on the recent gather
ings of democrats in various parts OF
the country, the Springfield Republican
significantly remarks that Much Is
heard ut the present time about candi-
dates, but very little save at the New
York meeting, about democratic prin-
ciples
Here. we ~urlni-e, is the rub. The
democratic party a. a party. has no
principles. a- far "a national politics Is
concerned Ever since certain Cross
of Gold speech number Of years ago,
the National democratic party let NJ
not deceive ourselves has been iloun-
dering about with scarcely a leg TO
stand upon It, tactics have been dis
concerted il policy has been ndrci-ye,
its leader have been at loggcrheads.
All its attempt at harmony have been
a farce The most that il has been able
to do has been TO pick flaws in the nd
mini-tratiOn, and it, great trouble in
TIN. respect has been that its flaw
pickers have never picked out more
than two fiAw- alike. Not that the ad-
miui-tration has not had plenty Of
flaws in it worth the picking; but simp
ly that The democratic party has had no
one voice loud enough - say Just which
were the most worth picking. Some
have been in favor Of plucking this
mote and others have wanted to pluck
that and those who refused 10 pluck
the first mote hav" been ronndly abused
and denounced by those who refused TO
pluck the second To return to our
original proposition the democratic
party has no principle.
Perhaps however this should be modi-
fled to read had no principles For
with The Springfield Republican, we
believe We can hear IN the recent pro-
ceeaiuP- at New York city one clear
note that seems 10 have in il the ring Of
calmly emphatic wording Of tho address
of Richard + Olnry II has the sound
OF true patriotism rs well ~ the sound
OF true democracy IT * broad bat it
il fearlcs-ly specific 1t indicates un-
que-tionsbly the crying need If reform.
but it j. conservative in the extreme, il
il unreyoutionary # is safc speech
but il Is an euiucntly good speech
It il time that the democratic party
ceased looking about for candidate
whose mere per ouu popularity would
be- his main qualification 1t il time
that sections Of the party ceased boom
ing this oue or that one ceased snap.
ping and snarliug at each other coa.cd
needle.-ly obstruciing the onward in
ryitablc progressed the nation and got
down to The task u huildinR u platform
that could stand any Kind Of weather
The old democracy had principles and
the Old democracy compares pretty
favorably with any brand Of the
modern article The Old democracy
stood far the r. lplr but il stood for the
peoples progress, il stood for the
peoples safety and in standing for
these thing it stood unfinchiugly. and
unrnistakably fat the peoples honesty
on its principle tins nation WAS built
aud We believe that hy it, principles.
alone can thi- nation fulhll its proper
destiny
Mr. olney says that the democratic
party Will Haud for mudiug our own
cuisines. generally without mcddliug
with the internal affairs Of foreign
countrier and without making rnmor4
and trivial events th' lretcHts for mill
tary demonstrations ia foreign posts
lie -aysit viii stand for economy in OK
penditure for q clean administration.
tpr the amendment not the extinction.
mlni II existing tariff schedules and
for the amending II them IN the in
tcre.t y the e9untry AT large. and not
u that u special -yndicato- or favored
industries H. remarkr The demo
cratic party VIII al-a stand for Ia,
supremacy y laW for law for nations
10 le-- thar FIR individuals for law for
the greatest ar not exempted from IL,
power aud for the very least a. feeling
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