The Delta independent., 1904-11-04
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST
VIGOROUS oEkUNCIAJION or
Ex.SGCRETARY OINeY.
HE After pit to Bslittis the War with
Spain Resented and HE I'm n cd late
Withdrawal from the Speaking Can.
pniGS Dsnandsd.

! The New York American. one OF vii,
Liam r. Hears,s newspaper in its is
aue OF Oct. 18th, thus criticised a speech
dslivereI by sx-Secre,ary Olney:
Take Olney of the stump. Demo
Gratis Of his type make NJ votes for the
party. Last night. in his speech At
Cooper Union. the former Attorney en.
eral and later Secretary OF State under
President Cleveland offered a character
istic keynote.
In his argument against imperialism
he spoke OF our needless scrinmaxe with
Spain over Cuba and subsequently re-.
ferred to that development of jnEoism
and milStarism which brought on til.
scrap with Spain
That is keynote to which the coun.
try will not respond in the way expected
by Nr. Olney. 1t Is not American
and certainly II is not democracy.
The war for the liberation OF Cuba
had the heart OF the people behind it.
II was chivalric, unselhsh and glorious.
Limited and careful gentlemen Of the
Olney type found themselves inca pa be
o: rising to the height OF the popula
enthuss srn. but. whether in or our of
ONCE. they Were swept along with the
tide Of noble sympathy for an oppressed
people. History will record that the
mtei States in e1peIiiHk Spain from
the New World reached 4 moral em!-
nencs quite unparalleled in the action
OF nations
We owed nothing TO Spain her occu-
pancy OF Cuba had been a continuous
crime, as was her whole carer in this
hemisphere. We had been patient too
long. The Nirrinius !ufamy should have
been the signal for her eviction from
this side OF the globe. The culmina ton
OF her atrocities was the blowing up
o: the Maine. riding at anchor in wha,
was supposed to be friendly port.
And after that une1ampl.d outra..
Olney speaks OF our needless war with
Spain.
NO American who is as broad as his
country can look back upon the Spanish
war without a thr.ll of pride.
Mr.. Olney speaks for q kind Of Demo
Gratis who arc infinitely hurtful 20 tn.
Democratic party. They seem TO be
without capacity Of entering into the feel
inSs Of the people. sharing their patriotic
ardors, or sympathiziuE with their rla =
u"nal aspirations. He i. au abIe man.
no doubt: an excellent lawyer and mea ns
well. but he damages Democracy and the
candidacy Of Judge Parker when he
puts himself forward as a spokesman
a. once Of Little America nism' and the
party which IS historically that OF .1-
pansion-
A great people are not to be cribbe,i,
cabined and confined within the cold-
blo-ried and petty limitations Of the OIL
ney conception of national duty and de,-
tiny The votes OF young m>n-of men
OF spirit-cannot b. won by sneers at
one of the Hottest deeds in rhe nation's 5
life
democrats. real Democrats are nv-
10 be deprived of their share in the
glory Of freeing Cuba. II is TO be the
everlasting honor Of the party that
through its representa- tires in Congress
and in the prcss-the American FORE
most in the hEht-it forced 4 reluctant
administration TO declare the war. Had
Cleveland h>en in the White House and
Olney in the Cabinet We may be quite
sure that the heroes Of the Maine would
have perished in vain aud Cuba con-
enued to be Q Spanish Shsmbles at our
door.
The Democracy has no quarrel with
any man who took part a. soldier or
civilian in rc-cuinS Cuba. and it is no,
to be tolerated that the party should be
placed in such 4 position. Theodore
Roosevelt a. one who took part in that
brief conflict. Ia. reason as a candidate
to congratulate himself upon Mr.. OIL
neys presence on the stump. Judge
Parker and his managers ought TO lose no
time in revising the list of campaign
speakers and ehmina ting from il the Oh
neys, the Clevelands and all other dis
credited plutccratic. narrow-mindeI and
hard-hesrTed Democrats. 81 called. who
are responsible for the apathy among
the people OF which complaint is made
az Democratic headquarters.
How can the workinEm-u. fo. exam
pie. be expected TO grow enthusiastic in
canvass which numbers among rs
conspicuous orators the Attorney C ene-sI
who discovered the sacreine>s of Pull
man car and a Pre>iden, who ordered
trrrps into Illinois against the p-sest
Of her governor FOR tn. purpose OF crush
ing strike:
"Olney has spoken fn- Parker, and il
is announced that Cleveland is slso to
mount the platform. II Judr. parker
understands the American public as well
A. We think he does. he will put his FOO,
down and avert that crowniuX cslsurity.
Let real Democrats do the talking co,m
now on"