Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-05
DEMOCRATIC PROTEST
VIGOROUS DENuNCiAriON OF
Ex-SECREIARY OLNEY.
His Atte m pit to BsIittle the War with
spaiu Resented and His ] m m ed ia to
withdra " al from the speak isx Cam
pai9n De m anded.

The New York American. one OF VIII
liam r. Hearst's newspapers, in its is
sue Of Oct. 18th, thus criticised speech
delivered by sx-Secretary Oiney:
Take Olney off the stump. Demo-
Gratis OF his type make no votes for the
party. Last night. in his speech at
Cooper Union. the former Attorney-Gefa-
erai and later Secretary OF State under
President Cleveland offered a character
istic keynote
In his argument against imperialism
ne spoke OF our needless scriinmage with
Spain over Cuba.' and subsequently re-
fcrred TO that development OF jingoism
aud milNarism which brought ON the
scrap with Spain
That is keynote to which the eoun-
try viii not respond in the way expecte,i
by Mr.. olney. IL IS not Americanisa
and certainly il is not democracy.
The war for the Liberation OF Cuba
had the heart of the people behind II.
IL Was chiyslric. unselfsh and glorious.
Limited and careful gentlemen of the
Olney type found themselves incapable
os rising 10 the height OF the popular
enthusiasm, but, whether IN or out of
office, they were swept along with the
tide Of noble sympathy for an oppressed
people. History viii record that the
Unitei States in expeiiing Spain from
the New World reached a moral emf
hence quite unparalleled in the action
of nations.
I'VE owed nothing to Spain; her occu-
pancy of Cuba had been a continuous
crime. as was her whole career in this
hemisphere We had been patient too
long. The virginins infamy should have
been the signal for her eviction from
this side OF the globe. The elimination
OF her atrocities WAS the blowing up
OF the Maine. riding at anchor in what
was supposed to be friendly port
And after that unexampled outrage
Olney speaks of our needless war with
Spain.
mo American who is as broad as his
country can look back upon the Spanish
war without thrill of pride.
Mr.. Olney speaks for a kind OF Dei.o-
Gratis who are infinitely hurtful to the
Democratic party. They seem TO be
without capacity of entering into the feel
ings Of the people. sharing their patriotic
ardors, or sympathizing with their ua-
uonal aspirations lie is an able man.
no doubt: an excellent lawyer and means
well. but be damages Democracy and the
candidacy of Judge Parker when he
puts himself forward as a spokesman
al once of Little Amercanism' and the
party which is historically that of ex-
pansion.
"A great people are not TO be cribbei/
cablned and confined within the coldI
biooded and petty limitations of the Oh
ney conception OF national duty and des-
uny- The votes OF young men-of men
OF epsrif-cannot be won by sneers at
one OF the loftiest deeds in the nations
life.
Democrats. real Democrats. are not
TO be deprived Of their share in the
glory of freeing Cuba. II is TO be the
everlasting honor Of the party that
through its representatives in Congress,
and in the pre-s-fhe American fore
most IN the fight; forced a reluctant
administration TO declare the war. Had
Cleveland been 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 and Cuba con-
tnued to be Spanish shambles at our
door.
The Democracy has no quarrel with
any man who took part as soldier or
civilian in re-cuing Cuba. and IL il NOT
TO be tolerated that the party should h.
placed IN such position Theodore
Roosevelt. as one who took part In that
U'lei connlet. has reason as a candidate
to congratulate himself upon Mr.. o.
neys presence on the stump. Judee
tarker and his mama gers ought to l,s., no
time IN revising the list of eamnaipn
speakers and eliminating from il the on.
neys. the Cleveiands and all other dis
credited. plutocraiie. narrow-mindei and
hard-hearted Democrats. so called who
are responsible for the apathy among
the people OF which complaint Is made
az Democratic headquarters.
How can the workingmen. for ex,m-
pie, be expected to grow enthusiastic +, =
canvass which numbers among II.
con sincuous orators the Attorney-G GeneraLe,
VINO discovered the sacredness OF a PulI2
man car and a President who ordered
troops into Illinois against the proees,
OF her governor for the purpose OF cru.h-
ing a strike?
oiney has spoken for Parker. and IL
IL announced that Cleveland is also To
mount the platform. Ii Judge Parker
understands the American public as we'll
as we think he does. he will nut his foot
down and avert that crowning calamity
Let real Democrats do the talking from
now on