The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-09-09

the history of the past eight years?
Do they imagine for a moment that
when they stand in the attitude
of confessing so colossal blunder as
they MADE upon the money question
they are going to be trusted on any
other question: again ask, did they
know what they we're talking about
during those eight years, or were they
simply deceiving the American peo.
pie.
The campaign has hardly been
opened before the standard bearer of
Democracy commences his retreat.
Therefore. the great tariff question
may be considered as waived" just
as the great money question Is
waived.
LET us see wha. else the national
Democratic party presents as an is
issue. In their platform they declare
that further legislation Is needed
against the trusts. But their candi
date, In his speech OF acceptance, says
that we have as much law as we
need.
And as further proof that the
Democratic platform will never cause
any less OF sleep to the Havemeyers,
the Roc kefellers, you have only to re-
member that In 1892 they denounced
the trnsts and protective tariff In Ian.
gage equally as strong as that used 10
the platform of 1904; and when we
construe the meaning of the platform
of go In the light of the admitted
infamies OF Cleveland's second admin
istration, with It's well.remembered
surrender to the Sugar Trust, the
patriotic citizen might heartily ex-
claim, God deliver us from another
redemption Of Democratic pledges on
the subject of the tariff and trusts"
"Let US rtsume that Judge Parker,
against who's. character I would not
venture to say word, for believe
him to be an eminently worthy man
let us presume, say, that Judge
Parker, as the champion and repre-.
sentative Of the great Dem ocratic par
ty has the courage ofhis convictions
II we do presume this, his failure to
state wherein he would make any
change In the policy which the Re-
publicaus are pursuing In the Philip
pines Is the most significant bit of ST.
lence In all OF the various and inter
esting bits OF silence to be found In
Judge Parker's remarkable speech of
acceptance.
Are the two platforms almost
Identical? Certainly they are. Boiled
down to its real essence, sifted to its
real meaning, the Democratic cam.
paign OF 1904 Is mere INSCRIPTIONS
hunt tor office. They have no fixed
and certain creed. They have no ar
ticles of faith by which Democratic
loyalty can be tested. A party, like
an individual, should seek to build up
character. And without convictions
there can be no character.
Stealing the platform of the peo-
pies party in 1896; stealing that of
the Republicans In 1874, how can
Democratic leaders now pretend to
lead party based upon convictions?
~ cannot see In the management
Of the National Democratic party any
thing on earth except an effort to find
out which Is the bsst bait to put on
the hook. 1t Is merely a question
Of catching a voter, and winning the
Office.
You may ask why do l consume
more time discussing the Dem ocrats
than In speaking OF the Republicans.
My reply Is: It's an easier and quick
er job to strike an open enemy right
between the eyes than it Is to tear off
the mask from the face OF a pretended
friend and show him to be the hypo-
L l.