Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14

republic was young.
To realize the work that Jackson
did we must remember that he not
only attacked and destroyed a national
danger in his own time, but undoubt-
edly put of for many years that
growth in the power of financial cor
ruption which threatens the country
now. This nations development Of In
dividuality, liberty and prosperity for
90 long a time under popular govern
ment we owe to the genius with which
Jefferson met the questions of his day,
to the courage and fighting quality
with which Jackson attacked and de-
stroyed the public enemy Of his day.
Never in the history Of this country.
has arrogant, overpowering predatory
wealth been as menacing as it is now,
never through the wide exposure Of its
methods has it been as thoroughly de-
tested as it is now. The criminal trust
issue is the dominating issue in the
minds Of the whole American people.
. To deal with the criminal trusts rad
1cally, making of them its great issue,
is the duty of the Democracy. Moral
duty demands that the Democratic
party attack and destroy misgovern-
ment by trusts. And political wisdom
(the duty of leaders to their party) de-
mands that the trust question shall
dominate in all political agitation until
the end Of the next campaign.
+. Jackson day reminds us that the &c.
cidental election Of a Democrat on
some trifing basis of expediency is no
wise or worthy aim for Democrats.
Permanency in useful, effective work
should be the aim Of the Democratic
party. 1t should have constantly in
mind the fact that Jefferson and jack
son, elected on fundamental Demo-
cratic principles, which insured to the
country genuine popular government,
kept the Democracy in power during
the generation that followed them.
Contrast the character and careers
of Jefferson and Jackson, their vital
influence on their party, with the char
acter and influence Of any Democrat
elected regardless of fundamental
principle, living out his few years OF
ofice-to leave the party stranded and
worse of than before.
The courage Of Jackson is needed
In a party bound to uphold the rights
of the majority against the insidious
scheming Of lawlessness and corrup-
ton. Greater than ever is the need
of such qualities as Jackson possessed,
now that money has put itself above
the law more than ever before. menac-
ing the peoples rights.
Great issues are never invented or
created by political leaders. Real is
sues make themselves, and the trusts.
by their growing extortions and def
ance of law, have made themselves
the great issue in American political
life today.
In every American mind the charac-
ter of the law defying trusts stands
ont clear. In every American home
the wife, even the children, know well
by name the beef trust and the coal
trust. Dealing in LIES necessartes,
without sympathy for humanity OF
fear of the law, such extordonste
trusts as these have made themselves
4 danger to every home.
And every frugal man, anxious Tor
the future Of those dependent upon
him. knows well-many a one to his
eost-the character Of the speculative
trust, with it's enormous innation and
oyercapitalisation, its remorseless rob.
bling Of the public. it's cold blooded get
rich quick schemes.
There is no doubt az to the character
pf this trust, It is known BY its WORKS.
by it's stealing Of the accumuladons OF
husband and wife, ita despoflfng OF the
children's future, using 40 bait the
names Of criminal 'respectables.
The duty before the Democracy to-day
n to fight the criminal trusts. to cut
down and root out the evil power OF
that predatory wealth that seeks to
supplant government Of the people BY
government Of the pocketbook and the
lobby.
The criminal trusts must be Destroy
"a because they menace prospefi0.
They menace real prosperity. the pros.
nasity Of oh the people. The pfusperoul
Mu1th Of the nat1sn under po0ulaf
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