Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST
VIGOROUS DENUNCiATiON OF
Ex.SECRETARY OlNEY.
His Attsmpt to BsiIttIs the War with
spain Resented and His Inn m cd late
Withdrawal from the spsakisx Cam.
paiEn DE M andsd.

petkn Demonueus
The New York American, one OF vii.
liam Il. Hearst's newspapers. In its is'
sue OF Oct. 18th. thus criticised speech
delivered by ex-Secretary Olney:
"Taks Olney of the stump. Demo-
Gratis of his type make no votes for the
party. Last night, In his speech at
Cooper Union. the former Attorney-Ge
erai and later Secretary OF State under
President Cleveland offered u character
istic keynote.
''In his argument against imperialism
he spoke OF our needless scriinmage with
Spain over Cuba aud subsequently re-
ferred TO that development of jinsoisIn
and miiitnrism which brought on the
scrap with Spain
That Is keynote to which the eoun-
try will not respond In the way expected
by Mr.. Olncy. II Is not Americanism
and certainly IL IL not democracy.
The war for the liberation Of Cuba
| had the heart OF tho people behind IL.
| II was chlvalric. unseiish and glorious.
| Limited and careful gentlemen OF tho
Olney type found themselves Incapable
o: rising to the height of the popular
enthusiasm. but. whether In or out .s
| Office. they were swept nlon. with tho
tide Of nobi. sympathy for an oppressed
people. History will record that the
| unitci States In cSp-lling Spain from
the Now World reached . moral emf
nence quite unparalleled In tho action
OF nations.
ave owed nothing to Spain: her occu.
pancy Of Cuba had been a continuous
crime. a. was her whole career in this
hemisphere. We had been patient too
long. The vir.inius infamy should have
been the signal for her eviction from
this side Of tho globe. The elimination
OF hcr atrocities was the blowing Up
| OF the Maine. riding at anchor In what
was supposed TO be friendly pors.
"And after that unexampicd outrage
Olncy speaks Of our 'ae~iless' war with
Spain.
"No American who IL ~ broad a. HE
country can look back upon the Spsulsh
war without . thrill of pride.
"Mr. Oiney speaks for = kind Of Deiao.
Gratis who are Infinitely hur,fui 20 the
Democratic party. They seem 20 b
| without capacity Of entering Into the feel.
inrs Of the people. sharing their patriotic
| ardors. or sympashlIinE with their aa.
uonsi aspirations II. 10 an able man,
| no doubt: an excellent lawyer and means
| well. hot be damages Democracy and the
candidacy Of Judge Parker when he
puts himself forward ~ q spoke-msa
at once OF Little An-rissrI.m' and the
party which IL histarseslly that Of sx.
pansiou.
"a great people are no, u bs eribbed.
e.bined and cpnhn~i within the cold.
blco.ied and petty limitations Of tho Oi.
| ney conception of national duty and des.
tiny. Tho votes Of young msn-os men
OF spir.t-cannot IL Won by .neers as
| one Of tie lostisst deeds In the nstisa's
life.
democrats. real Democrats. are NOS
10 10 deprived Of their share In the
glory Of freeing Cuba. IL 10 tn l.s the
| everlasting honor OF tho party that
through Its representatives In Congress
aud In the pr-ss-thc American fore.
mast In the hsh,-i, forced . reluctant
administration Co declare tho war. Had
Cleveland been In tho White House and
| oiney In the Cabinet. We may bs quite
sure that the hero~s Of the Main. would
have pcri.hcd In ssin and Cuba con.
s!nued 10 be Q Spanish shanblss at ous
door.
The Democracy bss no quarrel With
any man who took part a. soldier oe
civilian In rescuinx Cuba. and II is not
10 bs tolerated that the party should b
placed In such . ps.itioa. Theodore
Roosevelt. - one who took part IN that
brics conai-f. has reason 80 candidate
'" congratulate himself urspu Mr.. d.
ney's presence on the stump. Judes
Parker and hi. managers ousi,s to lose ne
time In revising tn. list OF csmpaisn
speakers aud eliminating fr.m Il the Oi.
neys. tho Cie,eisnds aud all other die.
credited. piut.-raiIc. b,rro~.rninac-i and
hsri hearted Democrats. - called. who
sra responsible for the spsthy among
the people Of which complaiu, is made
at Democratic headquarters.
''itow can the workinxmen. for exam.
pie. he expected 60 xrpw cnthusia sic In
q canvass which numbers among ks
conspicuous orators the Attorney q Gencral
who discovered the sscrssincss OF q Puli.
man car and q President who ordered
troops into Illinois ssaInst th. protest
Of her governor for ,h. purpose of crush.
ing = striker
"Olncy has spoken for Parker. and 10
Is announced that Cleveland b, also TO
mount tn. platform. n Judge Parker
| understands the American public as well
| as We think he docs. he will pu, his foot
down and avert that crowniug calamity.
I,e, real Democrats DO the talking FROM
now on"