The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16

extend slave labor Mt the expense of free
lahor. The sacrifice OF principle neces-
Stated 10y this relationship led to rapid
decay. The party ceased to produce
great leaders. Men of conscience and
courage. like Thomas II. Benton. left
~. The significance Of this period is the
Illustration II gives Of the disastrous re-
suits OF a betrayal of principles. to the
morals, honor and usefulness Of a party.
The people have not trusted the Demo
cratic party since, except during the two
tricf Nightmares of the CLEVELAND ad-
ministrations.
Psrty's 81 fni Record.
Founded on the wrong side OF moral
aud political ethics. it spent the first
sixty years of it's existence along the
lines Of self.aggrandizcmcnt and narrow
partisan legislation. While processing
IN its platforms to he the friend OF the
masses. it persistenly enacted laws
which bound them to pcnury and dis
trcss. While publicly advocating a
broad, Intelligent citizenship, it voted
against individual freedom. While beat.
INK the tom.toms for prosperity to the
people. 1t voted against cheap postage,
the Homestead law. and the Resumption
= 't'''' . ~ 'AN hlllli w w III
favor of Il higher standard Of living for
TIE workingman, it enacted frce.trade
measures which sent him into indefinite,
enforced idlcncss. and reduced him aud
hN family 10 the level Of the paupcr
Labor of Europe. Processing the utmost
PATRIOTISM. II gave all possible aid to
the rebellion.
some Com p~arisons.
tontrastcd with the grand old Repuh-
liran pnrty: the one abolished slavery.
the other upheld it to the last. the one
pm down the rebellion. the other sup
ported the rebellion: the one preserved
the National faith and credit. and paid
the National debt. the other tried every
Scii"'nc and cNpedient to stultify the re-
public aud avoid the debt; the one pre-
served the standard of value unchanged.
IN" other sought to tnmpcr with IL and
destroy it.
Gets Worse Instead of Better.
Tho professions and promises OF the
Democratic party. during the past forty
three years. and the absence of all per-
f"rn,nncc are ms notorious as ever. They
show the lack Of ideas. or purpose, hut
abound in ~hypocritical dogmas and
~lathlcnt prctcnses. 1t has reversed
Itself on almost every important Ma
lioinl measure and brought upon itself
the ridicule Of right.thinking people.
AprOpoS of this dcploralle condition in
the party, Mr.. Dooley' proposed the
Following want adj, a little while before
the st. Louis convention:
"WANTED-A good. active, energetic
hlinuycrlt. sthrong Nv lung an' limb:
must he In favor " sound money, but not
TOO sound: an ntiimpccryalist, but fr
hollm' onto what we've got: an lnimy Of
thrusts. hut n friend " organized capital;
\ sylnpathizcr with tn crushed an down.
~thrnddcn people. but not be anny means
hostll" To vested INTERESTS; must advocate
sthrihcs, govcr'mlnt be injunction, free sill.
YER. sound money. grecnbacks. n single
tax. = tariff r. %rivlnoo, tn CONSTRUCTION
I" follow tn flag AZ far M II can, nm no
farther: civil service rnyform w tn la'nds
in Office. an all tn great an g%loryous
| principles " our great an g%loryous party.
or amy or treat an rloryous parts thereof.
He must be akclly Mt home In Wall street
an III stock yards, In tn parlors Nv tn
rrich an tn Kitchens iv tn poor"
Clevelaudism and Democracy.
During Cleveland's administration our
| National debt increased a half million
dollars a day in the face Of the party's
promise Of better times. Each day we
lost half Il million dollars in foreign
trade. During that administration the
value OF farm products decreased more
than five hundred million dollars. Dis
trust and panic paralyzcd the great in.
duStrial system Of the country. Banks
closed their doors; business houses as
signed; the balance of trade was against
Us; capital withdrew from the fields of
legitimate enterprise into secret places:
labor was forced into unwilling idlencss;
1 ~, had hasnrtal millS Sp,,Eal,eu fnntn.
ricS, silent machinery. We had tramps
and beggars, industrial armies, starving
women and children. Two million able
bodied men were begging for work
the opportunity to earn bread for their
starving families.
Unworthy Of Existence.
This happened during the administra-
| ton " the Democratic party which dur
ing fifty years has added nothing to
progress. nothing to the cause of liberty.
nothing 10 freedom, nothing to the glory
of our common country. This is the
party that. M matter what it promises,
always goes into partnership with calam-
ity. Ii feeds on disaster and fattcns on
despair. The only time it has had con.
troll of this country during this gener-
alton. il, shut the doors Of industry and
! clothed labor in rags. 1t fought under
| the diSlI0nOred banner of free silver, it
| opposed keeping our flag IN the Orient.
and advocated that it Ike lowered in
retreat and trailed in the dust of dis
honor. Such is II part of the record OF
the party OF calamity, professions and
| promiSes-the oft-dcfcated, discouraged.
disorranizrd. disgraccd, divided. decrepit
old Democratic party. 1t stands to-day
| without an issue, without n principle,
without n policy, without II platform,
without n leader and without hope.
In closing We quote :. Il. KisOr, of
the Nebraska Independent. who puts
| these words in organs mouth as regards
Parker and his party:
"Rryan's Position.
Friends and countryineu. let's trust him
Though he's not u man 10 trust
Let's cndenvOr to elect him.
Though his cause Is far from just;
| have put away all rnncor
As I promised them I would.
| am for the splendid ticket.
Though 1t isn't any good,