Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

siave-hoidsr In his Efforts to perpetuats
the institution OF human slavery and 10
extend slave labor at the expense Of free
labor. The sacrifice OF principle neces-
STATED by this relationship led to rapid
decay. The party ceased to produce
great leaders. Men of conscience and
courage, like Thomas II. Benton. left
II. The Significance Of this period Is the
Illustration IL gives of the disastrous re-
suits OF betrayal of principles. to tho
morals. honor and usefulness of a party.
The people have not trusted the Demo-
cratic party since. except during the two
ILLUSTRATIONS,
Party's shameful Record.
Founded ON the wrong side OF moral
and political ethics. II spent the first
| sixty years OF its existence along the
lines OF self-ag.randIzement and narrow
partisan legislation. While protesting
In Its platforms to lie the friend Of the
masses. II pcrslsteniy enacted laws
which bound them TO penury and dis.
trsss. While publicly advocating .
broad. Intelligent citizenship. II voted
against individual freedom. While beat
Ing the tom-tons for prosperity to the
people. II voted against cheap postage.
the Homestead law. and the Resumption
OF Specie Payment. Claiming to be In
favor OF a higher standard Of living for
| the workinsman. IL enacted free-trade
measures which sent him Into Indefinite.
| enforced ldicncss. and reduced him and
his family To the level OF the pauper
labor OF Europe. Protesting the utmost
patriotism. II gave all possible aid TO
the rebellion.
Some Com psrlsons.
| Contrastei with the grand old Repub.
llcan party: the one abolished slavery.
the other upheld Il 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. tho other tried every
scheme aud cSp.dIcnt to stultify the re-
public aud avoid the debt: the one pre-.
served the standard of value unchanged.
the other sought to ;amper with Il and
destroy II.
| Gets Worse Instead Of Bstter.
Th. Professions and promises OF the
Democratic party. during the past forty.
three years. and the absence of all per-
fcrmance are rs notorious as ever. They
show the lack OF ideas. or purpose. but
abound In hypocriticai dosmas and
fatuicnt prct.nses. IL has "rrycrsed'
Itself on almost every Important Ma.
tionni measure and brought upon itself
the riiicuie Of riIht-thinkinE people.
| Apropos OF this d-plora blc condition In
the party. "Mr. Doolcy" proposed the
following want ad.. little while before
"wANTHD-A good, active. energetic
| must br In favor ir sound money. hut not
too sound: an anii'inpr"ryniist. hut fr
hnidin' onto wha, w-'N, got; nm inImy Of
Il Ix atttr tr.a.t f.I .
n sympathlsrr with tn crushed an down.
,hfoiicn people; but not he amy means
| hostile to vested Inthrcnt.: must advocate
Sthrik-s. sor.r'mint be injunction. free Ill.
| ,-r. sound money. Errcnhacks. \ single
tax. a tarin rr ii,Inoo. tn eonstltoo,ion
ssrSsr 70 i%" slyl n sssIiSs yfsfm @ or ts H. iaaa a
| In oiiic~. an NIL tn rr.t-at an riory Gus
principlc. !, our Etsrcat an, Eioryou. party.
| or amy sr.rpat an Eloryons paris thereof.
lie mus, bc akcliy at honc In Wall street
| an' TIL stock yards. In TIL pariorS " tn
rfich an' tn Kitchens " tn peer"
| cis~ciaudi.m and Democracy.
| During Cicvci,nd's administration our
National debt Increased a half million
dollars day In the face OF the pariy's
promise OF better times. Each day We
lost half n million dollars In foreign
trade. During that administration the
value of farm products decreased more
than Eve hundred million dollars. Dis
Il
dustriai system OF the country. Banks
closed their doors: business houses ms.
signed: the balance OF trade was against
us: capital withdrew from the fields Of
legitimate enterprise into secret places:
labor was forced into unwilling idlcncss: (:
We had deserted mills, smokclcss facto.
rics, silent machinery. We had tramps
aud bcIgnrs. 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 ndministra.
ton OF the Democratic party which dur
ing fifty years has added nothing to
progress. nothing to the cause Of liberty.
nothing to freedom. nothing to the glory
| OF our common country. This Is the
party that. no matter what 1t promises.
always goes into partnership with calam.
ity. II feeds on disaster and fattcns on
despair. The only time II has had con.
troll OF this country during this gcncr-
ntion. II shut the doors Of industry and
clothed labor in rags. II fought under
the dishonored banner of free silver. Il
opposed keeping our nag IN the Orient.
and advocated that It he lowered In
retreat and trnilcd in the dust Of dis.
honor. Such Is a part of the record of
the party OF calamity, professions and
promlses-thc oft-defentcd. discouraged,
disorganizcd. disgrncc1, divided. dccrcpit
old Democratic party. 1t stands to-day
without an issue, without principle,
without a policy. without n platform,
without n 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 and his party:
"Bryau's Po>itton.
Friends and countrrmen. let's trust him
Though he's not n man to trust
Let's endeavor 10 elect him.
| Though his cause Is far from Just;
have put away NIL rnncor
As promised them would.
I am for the splendid ticket,
| Thouph IL Isn't nuy good,