La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17

tAo lnodtut3O0 OF human olAvefy o00 -
extend slave labor at the expense OF free
labor. The sacri6cs OF principle neces-
STATED b. this relationship led to rapid
decay. The party ceased to produce
great leaders. Men Of conscience and
courage. like Thomas H. Benton. left
h. The significance of this period II the
suits OF q betrayal Of principles. to the
morals. honor and usefulness OF q party.
TIE people have not trusted the Demo
cratic party since. except during the two
brief Nightmares Of the Cleveland Cd
ministrations.
Psrtyss oha0sfsI RseorA.
Founded on the wrong side Of moral
and political ethics, 1t spent the 6rst
sixty years OF its existence along the
lines OF self-aKSrandizement and narrow
partisan legislation. While protesting
in its platforms to b the friend Of the
masses. 1t persisteniy enacted laws
which bound them to penury and dis
trsss. While publicly advocating .
broad. intelligent citizenship. II voted
against individual freedom. While beat
ing the tom-toms for prosperity to the
people. It voted against cheap postage.
the Homestead law, and the Resumption
OF Specie Payment. Claiming to be In
favor OF n higher standard Of living for
the workingman, It enacted free-trads
measures which sent him into indefinite.
enforced idleness. and reduced him and
his family to the level OF the pauper
labor OF Europe. Protesting the utmost
patriotism. it gave all possible aid to
the rebellion.
some Com parisens.
Contrasted with the grand old Repub-
hcan party: the one abolished slavery.
the other upheld it to the last: the one
put 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
scheme and expedicnt to stultify the re-
public aud avoid the debt: the one pre-
the other sought to tsmper with Il and
destroy it.
Gets Worss Instead Of BETTER.
The professions and promises Of the
Democratic party. during the past forty
three years. and the absence Of all per-
fcrmance are as notorious As ever. They
show the lack Of ideas, or purpose. but
abound in hypocritical dogmas and
hatulent pretenses. 1t has reversed"
itself on almost every important Ma
tional measure and brought upon itself
the ridiculs OF right thinking people.
Apropos of this deplorable condition in
the party. "Mr. Dooley" proposed the
following want ad., little while before
the st. Louis convention:
"wANTED-A COED, active. energetic
Dimmycrnt. sthrong " lung an limb;
must be In favor " sound money. but not
too sound: an, antI.impeery.iist. hut r.
holdin' onto what we've got: an tnimy OF
a .ymp.tSi.er With tn! crushed su' down:
Snd not be na.s
yer. sound money. grrenlaeks. . siaEie
to follow II. nag as far as It can, an. ne
farther; civil service rayform " tn la'ads
In once. an all tn great an eioryous
lie must be skeily At home ID Waii street
an .s,es a. an ;'Gst * issSsn. II !, IT,
clsvei. .disa saA Dsnecveey.
During Cieveland's administration our
National debt increased half million
dollars . day In the face Of the party's
promise Of better times. Each day We
lost half Q million dollars In foreign
trade. During that administration tho
value Of farm products decreased more
than Eve hundred million dollars. Dis
trust and panic paralyxed the great In
dustriai 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 idieness:
We had deserted mills. smokeless facto-
ries, silent machinery. We had tramps
and beggars. industrial armies. starving
women and children. Two million able
bodied men wefs begging for work
the opportunity to earn bread for their
starving families.
Uawosthy - 8Hlessaee.
This happened during the administra-
ton Of the Democratic party which dur
ing 6fty ysars has added nothing to
progress, nothing to the cause Of liberty,
nothing to freedom, nothing to the glory
Of our common country. This 10 the
party that, NO matter what it promises.
always gees Into partnership with calam-
ky. II feeds On disaster and fattens %
despair. TIE oAly time Il has had con-
troll Of this country during this sener-
at3oa. Il shut the doors Of Industry and
clothed labor 10 rags. lt fought under
The dishonored banner Of frss silver. Il
opposed keeping our DAG - The Orient.
and advocated that Il b lowered in
hoaoe. Ssch h . part Of tie record Of
IT, party Of eaiaDity. prsfessioas and
peooises-the oft-defeated. discoufased.
disoesanised. disgraced, divided. decsepit
Old Dsaocrafic party. IL stasds to-day
withost - issue. without . psineipie,
withose . policy, without q pIatfoen,
W1thsst Q Ieadef asd without hope.
In cIssias re quote .. Z. Kisoe, Of
ths Nebraska 1ndepesdent. who putn
thess words In Bryas's meseh - regards
Psrkes sad HE party:
sRryasss Politics.
~Rslee1D epA ee1ntryDea. bet's ts1s1 No.
ThougA he's ~ . 0an to trust
Ee1's eo1eavoe to e1eet hin.
ThsssA ~ ease = far frso -;