The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-22
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1904.
DEMOCRACY FOB HE PEOPLE.

DEMOCRACY FOR THE PEOPLE.
The Globe is in receipt of a pri-
waite letter from nephew of the late
Senator Randall, now living in South
Dakota. in which he urges the Demo-
cratic party to do something in the in
terest of farmers and laboring men.
He states that he is a Democrat, and
that he and all his neighbors, no mat
ter Of what political faith, are tired
of Republican misrule and Republican
catering to powerful and wealthy in
terests. They say that if the Demo-
cratic party will in its platform show
consideration to the interests of the
farmer, there will be a great vote for
its candidates in this western country.
What this gentleman asks is precise
ly what Democracy stands for. There
could be no more complete or convinc-
ing pledges than those which Democ-
racy is ready to give of its devotion to
the interests Of the laborer, whether
in the factory or in the field Indeed,
whatever stands as the antithesis of
Republicanism must mean this; be-
cause the period of Republican rule
has been marked by the accumulation
Of great wealth at the expense of the
working people of the country.
The guarantees that the Democratic
party will meet the wishes of this vast
army of the disconnected are ample
and sufficient. First and foremost of all
will be the personality Of it's candidate.
Men, after all, count for infinitely more
than platforms. It is the man at the
head Of the government for the next
four years who will determine it's
character more than platforms or res
olutions, and more even than acts Of
congress. The Democratic party is
now in line to present man who will
stand for the interests of the great
masses of the people. Such man is
Judge Parker of New York; and if he
be not the candidate, it is now assured
that the convention will name some
one equally certain to stand stanchly
by the rights Of the people.
AS to platforms and policies. De-
mocracy is already squareIy committed
against the cause Of privilege and in
favor Of that of the people. The wors.
oppression Of the farmer and the arti-
san for many year has been the cruel
and criminal protective tariff. By this
the cost Of all the necessaries of life
is unnecessarily and unduly enhanced.
Let the Dakota farmer look around
him and ask himself what he owes TO
the tariff and What he paws for its
support. Does it increase the price Of
single commodity that he has to sell a?
The value of his grain is fixed in Tiv-
+ erpooL and Of all the more perishable
products Of his farm at the nearest To-
cal market. The tariff has no more to
do with either than it has with the
phases OF the moon. On the other
: hand' there is not a single commodity
which he has to purchase. from his
agricultural implements and the linn
Der for his buildings down to the mi
nutest article needed by his wife for
household purposes, that does not bear
a neaVy tax for the benefit of home
made mOnOpolies and trusts.
Against these monopolies the Demo-
cratic party will declare earnestly and
sincerely. They have been pampered
and fed fat by the favor of successive
Republican administrations They have
been sheltered from competition bv =
tariff framed and administered in tbAic
interest. Their intrenchments will
never be taken, their tyranny over the
people will never be Iessened or i'm
paired, until the Democratic partv
takes the field against them. It is fully
committed to that line of action and