CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-11-03
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST
VIGOROUS DENUNciArioN or
Ex-SECRETARY OLNEY.
HE Attsspt to Bsiittis the wsr With
Spain Resented and His Innsdists
withdra val from the spsakins Cam
patgn Dsmanded.


The New York American. one Of VIII
liam X. Hearst's newspaper in its is-
sue OF Oct. 18th. thus criticised q speech
delivered by ex-Secretary Olney:
''Iake olney OF the stump. Demo-
crass of his type make no votes for the
party. Last night, in his speech at
Cooper Union. the former Attorney-Gen-
eral and later Secretary OF State under
President Cleveland offered a character
istic keynote.
"In his argument against imperialism
he spoke OF our needless scrimmaxe with
Spain over Cuba. and subsequently, re-
ferred to that development of jingoism
and militnrism which brought on the
scrap with Spain
That is a keynote TO which the coun-
try will not respond in the way expected
by Mr.. Olney. 1t is not Americanism
and certainly il Is not democracy.
The war for the liberation of Cuba
had the hear 1pf the people behind IL.
Ii was chivalric, unselish and glorious.
LIMITED and careful gentlemen of tho
Oiney type found themselves incapable
OF rising to the height of the popular
enthusiasm, but. whether in or out Of
Office. they were swept along with the
tide of noble sympathy for an oppressed
people. History will record that the
United States In expciling Spain from
the New World reached a moral emf
nence quite unparalleled in the action
of nations.
ave owed nothing TO Spain. her occu-
pancy Of Cuba had been = continuous
crime. a. was her whole career in this
hemisphere. We had been patient too
long. The virginius infsmy should have
been the signal for her eviction from
this side Of the globe The elimination
of her atrocities was the blowing up
OF the Maine. riding at anchor In what
was supposed to be q friendly port
And after that unexampled outrage
Olney speaks of our 'nsciiess' war with
Spain
mo American who Ia as broad a. his
country can look hack upon the Spsnish
war without q thrill Of pride.
"Mr. Olney speaks for q kind Of Dei,o-
Gratis who are Infinitely hurtful 20 the
Democratic party. They seem 60 be
without capacity OF entering into the feel
ings Of the people. sharing their patriotic
ardcrs. or sympathixinE with their oa-
tionai aspirations He IL an able man,
no doubt. an excellent lawyer and means
well. but be dsmaxes Democracy aud the
candidacy Of Judge Parker when he
puts himself forward as q spokesman
party which 10 historically that Of ex-
panrion.
"A great people are nc< 70 BE- cribbed,
cablncd and con6n~i within the cold
blocded and petty limitations Of the OIL
nsy conception of national duty aud des-
tiny. The votes OF young men--of men
OF spirit--cannot be won by sneerx at
one Of the loftiest deeds In the nations
life.
Democrats. real Democrats. arc NOT
TO be deprived OF their share In tho
riory OF freeing cubs. IL IL to be ths
everlasting honor Of the party that
through Its representatives In Congress
and In the pre-s--thc, American fore
most In the fshs--it forced a reluctant
administration 90 declare the war. Had
Cleveland been In the White House aud
Oipey In the Ca,sne,. we may be quite
sure that the heroes Of the Maine would
have perished In vain aud Cs5a con-
tinucd TO be Spanish shambies at our
door.
''rhe Democracy has no quarrel With
any man who took part as soldier or
civilian In rc-cufng Cuba, and II IL not
TO be tolerated that the party should bs
placed In such n position. Theodore
Roosevelt. ns one who took part 10 that
brief conflict. has reason a. a candidate
TO congratulate himself upon Mr.. Oh
ney'r presence on the stump. Judge
Parker and his managers ought 20 lose no
time In revising the list OF campaign
speakers and eliminating from II the Oh
ney-. the Cicveiands aud all other dis
credited. piuiocratic. narrow minded and
hnrd-hearted Democrats. 20 called. who
arc responsible for the apathy among
the people OF which complaint Is made
nj Democratic headana arierr.
How can the workingmcn. for exam
pie. he expected TO grow enthusia -tlc in
canvass which numbers among its
conspicuous orators the Attorney. a en~rai
who discovered the sacredne<s of a Pull
man car and President who ordered
troops into Illinois against the protest
OF her governor for the purpose of crush
ing n striker
"Olncy has spoken for Parker, and IL
is announced that Cleveland Is also to
mount the platform. II Judge Parker
understands the American public rs well
M we think he does, he win put his foot
down and avert that crowning calamity.
Let real Democrats do the talking from
now on