The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK,


stands chance for the ST. Louis nomination
There is palpable falling off in the ervor for Parker
His support in New York has weakened, and Bryan's
influence in several Southern States has been strong
enough prevent the direct instructions that Parkers
friends expected The other avowed candidates, except
Hearst, have prospect of controlling the convention
and at present the outlook seems to be Hearst or
dark horse
The convention will lack the presence of many OF the
strong of national reputation who were in the
councils of the party prior 1906 The neocTscy is
more in evidence than the element which led from the
close of the Civil War to the end of Mr. Cleveand's
last term While it is claimed that the reorganzes will
control the convention, there prospect that they
will be logical and adopt the gold Democratic platform
of 1906 with such few changes events make necessary
Major Watterson is the leading newspaper exponent of
reorganization, but Kentucky turned him down, with
considerable violence His position is illogical since he
persists in repudiafng Cleveland with vgor that is
hardly second the zeal of Mr.. Bryan in the
work He sees in Cleveland the qualities which he
imputes Roosevelt and regards them both danger
the republic.
Watterson is skilled in scentng danger to the republic
and if he be true prophet already deprived of
most of liberty, and Cleveland and Roosevelt
about to strip of the smaller remainder and put the
taters and up auction in rag fair He seems
to have choice for the Presidency, but is unusually
skiul in proving that every other mans choice is dy
Mantle in the cellar of the Temple of Liberty If
may Judge by what he says he would support Mayor
Mcclellan the cheerfnlly, in the belief that the
Goddess of Liberty might survive his nomination
The platform is be the matter of interest in
the convention The free traders recently held
ventcle in New York to celebrate the birthday of
Richard Golden. They rang the tocsn to call atten-
ton to the surrender of the Democratic party to protec
ton, and proceeded devise ways and to
and put it in the line of free trade once The
notable address delivered by Mr. Louis Enrich of.
I A.,
scheme by which favored benefcaries permitted to
pick the pockets of the community while the Govern
holds the victim down and prevents from
the outside" He mourned excessively becanse "a dis
tingushed citizen of New York who has lavished mill
ions in the purchase of is debarred from
importing them into our country because the Govern
would fine him excessively for bringing to the
public what would be precious to than all the
wealth of the Indies"
That distinguished citizen is Mr. ]. Perpont Nor
gan If he is able to lavish millions on art in Europe
common would say that he should be able
tribute the Of his country by paying
tariff his collections 1t is evident that, while the ST.
Louis convention. will pretend to commit the party to
protection, its denuncation of the Dingley tariff will
get all of its vigor from the sentiment of free trade If
the party get the power make tariff, its
ditions will be dictated by the free traders.
Mr. Enrich concluded his address with this: "If the
Democratic party had the manly courage that is born
from the highest lessons of human experience would
in its coming national convention, adopt single
plank which would read The Democratic party favors
the total and immediate abolition of every tariff duty
and the introduction of absolutely unrestricted freedom
of trade with the nations of the world"
We cordially join Mr.. Enrich in wishing that the
Democratic party will reach that high illumination and
exalted of courage. Then it would present def
mite which the country could pass. 1t merely
follows the Republican party either wholly adopting
principles or hiding in their shadow and making its
campaigns upon personalities, artfces which
mean nothing. All men admit that there are two
definite anthetcal and exactly antagenistic economic
policies protection and free trade. There is middle
ground, halfway house If free trade is ever to
prevail in this country it must be BY campaign made
openly as Richard Golden made his fight in England
The attempt make sneak the people will never
succeed If the country to have protection it demands
it from the Republicans. the party of protection.
That part of the St Louis platform will be awaited
with interest for the people how COM
petely the Democracy put mask.
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