The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-03

in execution. That party mas aDanu-
oned all its late paramount issues ana
returned to CleyelandismN AS one
bright and shining light expressed it,
"What do we care about principles?
Our aims are all Centered ia the hope,
| Victory Who would have thought
that eight years ago when the Demo
cratic press and spell-blnders were de-
plotting the English language for the
strongest phrases TO express their re-
pudiation and denunciation OF the ad-
minstration they had created when
Grover Cleveland, their prophet, seer,
and king became the object of Demo
cratic villitication and vituperation, of
fury and ferocity, when there were
none so poor as to do him reverence,
who would have thought, to repeat,
! that in 50 short time, even IN this
good year 1904 Clevelandism would
again be the issue and that the Demo-
cratic party would again turn to wal
| low nThe mire of delusion and incon-
sistency?
We all remember in the closing year
of President IIarrison's administra-
ton in 1892 our country had been
blessed with an era of uneXampled
prosperity up to that time. a new
generation had been born and grown
to manhood since the last preceding
ID ocratic administration had
wrought its perfect work of ruin and
disintegratiOn. BY delusive promises
of better wages, more money, and
cheaper commodities the people were
beguied and persuaded to again en-
trust the Democratic party with the
administration of National affairs.
We all remember with what glec and
gusto the Democratic party through
out the land shouted the refrain,
-Four more years of Grover, and we
will all be in clover This fond hope
thus held out to the lips was broken
to the heart. The irreparabe MIS-
chief was done. Cleveland and a
Democratic congress were vested with
control and responsibility in every de-
partment in our general government.
No sooner was this fact made known
when a whitening blight came over
the country. Dark clouds of national
despair oyerspread the land Every
body knows how the merchants quit
buying goods because of the uncer-
tainty of values; how the manufacture
er suspended operations because there
was no demand for his products, and
he could not forsee the future condi-
tions confronting him. The wheels of
| industry were stilled, and the great
! hives OF employment were deserted.
| The silent smoke stacks of our fur
naceS and factories were mute wit
nesses of the complete prostration and
ruin of prosperity. Thousands of the
unemployed were mustered into Cox
ey's army and thronged the highways
and became the objects of public char
ity. Transportation companies went
into the hands of receivers and the
hearts of the strongest men failed
them in that dark hour of calamity.
Farmers products fell below the cost
of production, with scant and narrow
markets for them even at the ruinouS
reduction in price; and gloom and
dependency settled down upon us
like a pail. Our government was run
ming into debt at the rate of one-half
million dollars per day, and selling
bonds at an eXorbitant rate of inter-
est, compared with the present pre-
vailing rate, TO the Democratic svndi-
cate That is foremost now in foisting
upon the country the candidacy of
that distinguished citizen of "Eat-us-
up, EXCUSE me mean Esopus; whose
Godfather Is Grover Cleveland and
whose God-mother is David ii i'll.
The sage OF Buzzards Bay, and the
sage OF Esopus are twin relics Of ret
repression and pessimism. Was there
ever such spectacle in American
politics as Mr.. Bryan's cross examina-
ton of Mr. Hill in the committee on
resolutions at the Democratic convcn-
ton at St. Louis, when after vainly
trying to parry Mr.. Bryan's questions
relative to Mr.. Parker's position on
the money question Mr.. Hill was final
ly compelled to confess that he did
not know Mr. Parker'S views on the
money question. Think of it, After
eight years discussion of this, the
Democratic paramount issue, this
candidate was held up before the
country by his sponsor and advocate,
as man without an opinion on this
vital public question. No wonder
when Mr. Henessy said to Mr.. Dooley,
but PaIker's a safe man isn't he?",
Mr. Dooley replied, ayes, he's a safe
man, but the country would feel safer
If some one else besides Dave Hill
held the combination" True, some
nine hours after his nomination, and