The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-19
The Tocsin at Last.

The country has to wait week longer
for Judge PARKER's letter Of acceptance,
but already the keynote has been
struck" and the 'tocsin sounded.
Last week the Hon. THOMAS TAaGART
carried comfort to Hoosierdom. The
brethren gathered around the pie
counter. Every heart beat happily,
and every hand was stretched out.
Bryanites and anti-Bryanites forgot
old quarrels. Strong men blubbered
as the tables Of percentages passed
around There was a grand tableau Of
reconciliation and harmony. Such was
the magic of Mr.. TAGGARTs presence.
To crown the happy scene, letter from
the Hon. JAMES PAXTON VOORHEES,, son
of the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, to
the Hon. JOHN W. KERN, Democratic
candidate for Governor, was made pub
lie, to the wild joy of the Democrats and
the terror of the Republicans.
From Washington Mr.. VOORHEES, views
the field and sends the awful word.
Like yesuvius. Mr.. VOORHEES, is full Of
"hot stuff" He pours it forth in a sheet
of fame. The villages of Indiana see
and shudder:
The trusts, which unfairly and inevitably crowd
with selfish and avarcious greed the small trader
into outer darkness have no more right longer
to so exist than has the brutal maddened and ter
rfying mammoth, bearing down. in trumpeting
and deadly rage. upon the inofIsnsive traveller
seeking refuge. habitaton and substance. A
political party that cannot sustain Its brief and
humble tenure of power without wrecking the
unselflsh ideals OF Its country has longer right
10 be. The spirit OF unrest and rebellion agAins,
this sort OF thing is more than the mutteng OF the
coming storm. 1t is the voice OF retnbuuon in
the wlnds-tho tongue of speaking name--the
sound of the gathering hurricane on the distan,
horizon. Beware the bursting OF the tempes,
In Its fury, The forked lightning of the people.
wrath and OF GODS shall descend upon US In our
sore hour OF adversely II VIC delay longer the cor.
rectlon OF the swarming evils about US. This Ia
no time 70 falter or to hesitate. To the 'front.'
Actoni Forward
- Strike for your affairs and your nros.
GOD and your native land
This is the good old manner. Above
the Intellectual squeak and gibber of the
Mugwump squad rises the terrible roar
of JAMES PAXTON, a terrifying man.
moth, a hurricane, a speaking flame.
Like a thousand concentrio cyclones
he blows and bellows around the deepot
and usurper in the White House:
Even CHARLES l.. whose head went TO the
block for similar acts OF lsvyins on the peoples
money at his own pleasure. hardly, in his own
tragic and fateful life, affords anything TO com.
pare with It," 1.-THE pension orderl
Looking at the Philippines sadly, Mr..
VOORHEES, takes this breathing exer-
else:
"A party that, at the expense OF one OF the most
cherished rights OF the natural human SOUL
right that millions have bled and died for-ths
night OF Magma ChartA Itself. tho bill OF priceless
human rights-its trial by jury party. that. At
the expense OF this very nrst principle Of inestma.
BILE human freedom-the right OF appearing for
TRIAL OF justice Life and liberty before Jury OF your
peers-wil attempt. for tho sake Of the retention
Of needless and Inscriptions power. TO deprive
a people OF their rightful liberties must ANSWER
At the high bar OF publio-of eternsl-lav and
conscience"
Yet our little brown brothers have
merely lost what they never have had.