The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-17
DEMOCRATS UNITED.

today.
DEMOCRATS UNITED.
This year there are no differences
among the Democrats. The Democrats
do not yet differ on the fundamental
article OF their faith. There is no dis
pute as 10 the facts that confront the
American people. There Is not a dis
1 senting voice as to the great duty OF the
party. What principle constitutes De-
mocracy? Democracy holds that the gov
crnment has no right To do anything for
| one man or for some men that II does
not do for all men. In the last analysis
II Is but applying the revelations made
to man from his Creator. The first man
was told that by the sweat OF his brow
he should eat his own bread. No man
should be suffered To touch a crumb that
was created I'm the sweat os another
mans brow. Every man should enjoy
all that Is created by his own labor and
should not enjoy that which was created
by the labor OF any other man except by
the consent OF that man. That is the
whole OF the Democratic faith. The
party the organization. the society which
recognizes this Is Democratic. The man
who believes In II and the man who votes
for II is Democrat. The nations that
frame laws I'm disregard OF that policy
are not Derocratic. whatever they may
be called. The man who supports a policy
In conflict with IL is not a Democrat
whatever he may call himself.
AS TO PROSPERITY.
II NAV say that the country is pros
porous but prosperity is a relative term.
II depends on the natural condition OF the
people. What would be prosperity I'm
india might be miserable In this country.
10 peorle are so intelligent ard no people
are so industrious or productive as ours.
l say that far from having promoted
prosperity which IL couldn't have done.
far from permitting US TO enjoy pros
perity IL has stood between us and that
prosperity. robbing us of those gifts which
have been bestowed upon us. Icy would
have you think that we owe TO the Re
publican party the richness OF the soil
end the many other natural advan .a ges.
the brains and the intelligence of the
reo0le. which are ours
"PTosperit Is To increase the abund-
ance which is available for human use
10Th rarties differ as 10 how this shall
e done. The Republicans say they have
MOI opoly OF prosperity We say: Yes
monopoly for few; while we want "a
rroduce II for the benefit of ALL
MORE ABOUT PROSPERITY
Prosperity consists I'm increasing the
nlngs which we have. but the Repub-
lcans think that prosperity is 20 part
with some Of the things which we have
'or the benefit Of a few. There are only
two ways TO get anything: one is by pro-
duction, and the other is by rlunder. We
must make II or take IL. What a man
gets by exchange was virtually produced
by himself. for that.is product OF his
product. The Democratic party believes
that the only source OF prosperity is pro-
iuction The Republican party believe
hat prosperity in a large degree will be
produced by plunder | do not charge Re-
oublicans as class with favoring plum
Ter. They DO not get anything by plum
Ter. but they give It. We have found
men o. the highest moral standing lend
>ng themselves to doubtful enterprises
Here IN this country good Republicans
support a scheme OF their own spoiliation