The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-07-09
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS

nation Of Judge Parker, Senator Car
mack of Tennessee compares Parker
as the Moses Of the Democratic party
with Bryan as the Aaron. He con-
tinued by saying that the party
needed both Moses and an Aaron.
A Moses to lead and an Aaron to talk.
He summed up the qualifications of
Parker and Bryan by saying that
Parker had good judgment, but was
a poor speaker, while Bryan was a
good speaker but had poor judgment.
Then to show how he felt on the real
issue before the American people, he
said: Il deny that the Democratic
party is a party for the poor man
alone. 1t is a party for every rich
man who respects the rights of the
poor, and it is the party of every poor
man who wants to be rich. It is the
party of every man who loves his
liberty and it is the party Of every
man who loves the dollar he has hon.
estly earned and the security of the
property that is rightfully his"
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The senator from Tennessee was
most insulting to Mr.. Bryan. He said
III referring to the work of the last
two campaigns, and in lauding the.
qualities of Judge Parker: I have yet
to learn that the width of a mans
mouth is commensurate with the
breadth of his understanding, or that
the length Of his tongue measures the
depth of his WISDOM The senator
seems to think that Mr.. Bryan pos
sesses no other quality than that of
his ability to talk. In this opinion he
will not be borne out by the majority
OF the common people in the Demo-
cratic party who recognize the merits
of the man Bryan.
What change in the Democratic
party? -Four years ago the name Of
Cleveland would have been greeted
with Kisses and jeers. At the opening
Of the National convention on We'd
nesday. Chairman Williams, mentioned,
his name and the. conventions nearly
went wild. OF course scattered through
out the hall were a number of boosters
to do the work, but the enthusiasm
displayed at st. Louis does not ex-
press the sentiments Of the Democratic
voters throughout the country.
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LIE DelIlOcfdllc voters, tnat is the
workingmen, and they are the great
majority in the Democratic party have
had all they want of Clevelandism.
His disrespect for the constitution of
the United States in 1894 had forever
created a wide breech between him
and the workingmen Of America.
1t is laughable to read the Republic
can papers, and to listen to the ex-
pedient politicians attempting to bury
Bryan. Why he is million times
bigger than any person or thing that
is trying to belittle him before the
National convention. Bryan may be
rebuked today, but his time is coming.
No man who hews to the line so con-
sistently as he does can be perrna-
nentiy cast down by a group of" sup
plants who are not even fit to touch
the hem of his garment
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There Is disposition on the part of
the Democratic national convention to
follow the Republicans and trim the
labor plank of the PLATFORM This will
be suicide to the party. The day for
straddling the labor proposition is
past. Workingmen are too intelligent
to take much stock in word Juggling
In this great day Of education. If
the Democratic party expects the sup
port of labor 1t must tote fair with la
Dor. This thing of favoring labor and
capital and then refusing to condemn
those selfish interests that tend to en-
slave labor shows an Indifference that
Will fail to enthuse the labor vote.
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Chas. E. Vassaly, mayor of Little
Falls, Is a member of the committee
on resolutions in the national conven-
ton. Mr.. Vassaly is member of the
Typographical union, and one of those
kind of fellows who sticks to the prin-
clples OF labor, which are the princi-
pies of humanity, no matter where he
may be. Well wager that Mr. Vas
sally will stand for no trimming of the
platform. If all of the members of the
committee were like him there would
be clean cut platform.
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The turn down of John Lind as
member of the committee cannot he
regarded as a personal defeat for that
great statesman. It was a question
Of difference in opinion. Mr.. Lind has
become less aggressive since, he: was
elected to congress from Minneapolis
Those who voted against him ,recog-
nized this and determined to stand
for the man who. was not only right on
the candidate but right on the plat
form. -" ~
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The appointment OF T. T. Hudson Of
this city as member Of the. National
committee is received with enthusiasm
in. this city Every one who knows ,Ws
Mr.. Hudson recognizes, the, fact that;
,, true, incorporating Democracy VIII
have an 1lj advocate in the councils Of the
party /, who will be a credit to the sta te