The Springfield herald., 1904-09-16
Party,. Shameless. Record.

sixty years of its existence along the
lines of self-aggrundizement and narrow
partisan legislation. While protesting
in its platforms to be the friend Of the
masses, it persistenly enacted laws
which bound them to penury and dis
tress. While publicly advocating a
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 idlencss, and reduced him and
his family to the level of the pauper
labor of Europe. Protesting the utmost
patriotism, it gave al. possible aid to
the rebellion.
Some Com par'sons.
Contrasted with the grand old Repub-
hcan 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 and avoid the debt; the one pre-
served the standard of value unchanged,
the other sought to tamper with 1t and
destroy it.
Gets Worse Instead of BETTER.
The professions and promises of the
Democratic party. during the past forty
three years. and the absence of all per-
fcrmance are as notorious ms ever. They
show the lack of ideas, or purpose, but
abound in hypocritical dogmas and
flatulent pretenses. 1t has reversed"
itself OH 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
Dimmycrat. sthrong iv lung an limb;
must be In favor iv sound money. but not
too sound; an antI-impeeryallst, but f'r
holdin' onto what we've got; all inimy o.
a sympathizer with tn crushed an down
throddcn people, but not be nnny means
hostile to vested inthrests; must advocate
yer. sound money. grcenbncks. single
tax. tnrin fr rivinoo. tn constltootion
to follow tn nag ms far as 1t can. an no
In office, an all tn gr-reat an goryous
principles iv our great nm gioryous party.
He must be nkelly at home In Wall street
an tn stock yards. In tn pnrlors " tn
r.rich an tn Kitchens " tn poor
Cievelaudisn and Democracy.
During Cleveland's administration our
National debt increased n half million
dollars day in the face of the party
promise of better times. Each day we
lost half n 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. Banks
closed their doors; business houses as.
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 fncto-
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 administra.
tion of the Democratic pnrty which dur
ing fifty years has added nothing to
nothing to freedom, nothing to the glory
of our common country. This is the
party that, no matter what it promises,
always goes into partnership with calam-
ity. 1t feeds on disaster and fattens on
despair. The only time it has had con-
troll of this country during this gener-
alton. it shut the doors Of industry and
clothed labor in rags. 1t fought under
the dishonored banner of free silver, it
opposed keeping our flag IN the Orient.
and advocated that it be lowered in
retreat and trailed in the dust of dis
honor. Such is n part of the record of
the party of calamity, professions and
promises-the oft-defeated, discouraged
disorgnnized. disgraced, divided, decrepit
old Democratic party. 1t stands to-day
without an issue. without a principle,
without policy, without platform.
without n leader and without hope
In closing we quote s. E. Kisor, OF
the Nebraska Independent, who puts
these words in Bryan's mouth as regards
Parker and his party:
"Rryan'. Po.Itiou.
Friends and countrymen. let's trust him
Though he's not man to trust
Let's endeavor to elect him.
Though his cause Is far from Just;
] have put away NIL rnncor
As promised them ! would,
am for the splendid ticket,
Though 1t Isn't any good.
'Let us gird ourselves for battle
But hope we cannot win
Let pray to he successful
Though success would be sin;
Let us give the peoples banner
Unto him to nobly bear.
But It's dangerous to do 1t.
For he isn't on the square.
"Let us wave our hats for Parker.
The poor tool of foxy Dave;
Let rest our hopes upon him.
Though he's Mammon's cringlng slave!
Let us raise him up to power.
Help to send him whooping through.
But remember-here warn you
You'll be sorry II you do"
SECOND TERM QUESTION.