Cañon City record., 1904-09-15

labor The sacrifce Of principle neces-
STATED b. this relationship led to rapid
decay. The party ceased 70 produce
great leaders. Men of conscience and
courage. like Thomas H. Benton. left
Il. The signi6cance Of this period 10 the
iIlustration II sives Of the disastrous 70
suits Of = betrayal OF principles. to the
mcrals. honor and uscfuIness OF = party.
The people have not trusted the Demo
erntic party since. except during Tie two
brief Nightmares ef the Clsvsiand -
mipistrations.
Partyss ebs0sfa1 Record.
Founded on the wrong side OF moral
and political ethics, 1t spent the 6rst
sixty yearn OF It's existence along the
lines Of self-aggrandizement and narrow
partisan legislation. While protesting
in It's platforms to BE- the friend Of the
masses, 1t persistenIy enacted laws
which bound them to penury and dis
fress While publicly advocating .
broad. intelligent citizenship, It voted
against Individual freedom. While beat
ing the tom-tosns 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. its enacted free-trade
measures which sent him into indefinite.
enforced idiencss. mud reduced him and
his family to the level OF the pauper
labor Of Europe Processing the utmost
patriotism. IL gave all possible aid to
the rebellion.
soms Comparisons.
Contrasted with the grand old Repub-
lican party. the one abolished slavery,
the other upheld II to the last: the one
L. -. - ~
ported the rebellion: the one preserved
the National faith and credit. and paid
the National debt. the other tried every
scheme and erpedient to stultify the re-
pablic and avoid the debt; the one pre-
served the standard OF value unchanged.
the other sought to eszzsrsr with it and
destroy Il.
Gets wcrss Instead OF hstter.
The p-ofessions and promises of the
Democratic party. during the past forty
three years, and the absence of all per-
fcrmance are as notorious as ever. They
show the lack Of ideas, or purpose. but
abound In hypocritical dogmas and
fiatulcnt pretenses- 1; has reversed
itself on almost every important Ma
tional measure and brought upon itself
the ridicule Of riSht-tbinking people.
Apropos Of this depiorabie condition in
the party. Mr. Dooley" proposed the
following want ad.. little while before
the St Lonis convention:
"wASTED--A good. active. enerretie
Dtmmycrst. sthscng " lung an limb:
too sound: an. anti-imveeryaiisf. hut rr
koldln' onto what we'J got: al inimy Of
sss ,ssd ss ~ = .a.sss srsses e.E,
hsssiis ea to d sssssd inthrses.: int @ mass | sdsaesss
-r...f. - Ill
rrr. sound money. rrrenuscks. a sinrie
tar, . tariff rr ffvfneo. III conssitoction
to follow IN. nag as far as 1t can. an, no
farther: civil service rayfcrm " tn ia'ads
in once. an all tn rr-r~at an fioryous
principles " cur gr~reat an gicryous party.
lie % mus, ss steiIy 4 I home s * Nv Wsii street
an tn stock yards. In IN pariors " tn
r-rieh an' IN kitchens " IN posi-"
Cssvsla ~Aisa aaA lDs0ocraey.
During Cieve,and's administration our
National debt increased q half million
dollars q day In the facs Of the party's
promise u better timea. Each day ne
lost half 4 million doliars In foreign
trade During that administration the
vaius Of farm products decreased more
than hve hundred million dollars Dis
trust and panic paraiyzcd the great In
duEtriai system OF the country. Banks
closed their doors: business houses as
signed; the balance Of trade was aGsinst
rs: capital withdrew from the fields Of
legitimate enterprise into secret places:
labor was forced into unwilling idleneas;
We had deserted mills, smokeicss facto-
riea. silent machincry- We had tramps
and beGxars. Industrial armies. starving
women snd Children Two million able
bodied men were begging for work
the opportunity to earn bread for their
starving families
U~werthy % Erisssscs.
This happened during the administra-
tion of the Democratic party which dur
ing 6fty years has added nothing to
progress, nothing to the cause of liberty.
nothing TO freedom. nothing 20 the glory
OF our common country. This Is the
party that. no matter what Il promises.
always goes into partnership with calam-
ity. II feeds on disastcr and fattcns On
despair. The only time Il has had con-
troll Of this country during this Eencr-
alton. II shut the doors Of industry and
clothed labor In rags. II fought under
the dishonorcd banner Of free silver. Il
opposed keeping our Gag IN the Orient.
and advocated that IL be lowered in
retreat and traiied In the dust Of dis
honor. Such is p-rt Of the record Of
the party Of calamity. professions and
promises--thc oft-defcated. discouraged,
di-crranircd. disgracs-i. divided. decrepit
old Democratic party. II stands to-day
without an issue. without a principle.
without a policy. without a platform.
without a leader and without hope.
In closing We quote s. Il. Kisor. OF
the Nebraska Independent. who puts
these words In Bryan's mouth as regards
Parker aud his party:
"w~vs-s. po~ttt~u.
Friends snd corntrymrn. let's trust him
Though he's not n man TO trust
Let's endepvor to elect him.
Though his cause IL far from just:
] have put nway all rnuccr