The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
Democratic Unificatiorl.

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The dem ocratic dinner in New York
last evening, designed to promote har-
mony and unity in the: divided party,
was attended: by representatives Of
the heretofore. divergent, opinions and
tendencies of the democracy, who ap-
parently listened with complacency,
between the sherry. and the cham
2pagne,''@ to "a robust. Endorsement Of
Grover Cleveland for the presidency
by Richard .Olney, !. Mr.. ., Cleveland's
former attorney general, and to one
Of David B. Hills abusive orattiions,
not directed against Cleveland this
time, but against President Roosevelt
and the republican party.
!. Mr., Olney and Mr.. Hill worked
themselves up to toploftical state of
irritation and virtuous Indignation
over the foreign policy of the repub-
lican party. Mr.. Olney charged the
administration with. the violation of
international. law and morality and
with. trampling upon. the rights of
every nation, however small" and
with despoiling 1.-The weaker nations
of this hemisphere" promising to po-
litical millennium as the result of
democratic, success in the elections of
Mr.. Hill devoted himself almost ex-
clusively to the president, and ex-
hausted his repertory of abusive
epithets upon him.
He and Olney both urged the re-
lection of the Panama treaty and in
sisted that it should become a con-
spicuous. issue in the political cam
paign. The democracy, he said, must
resist the contamination Of this OUT
rage The nation, he declared, must
have rest from the spectacular re-
publican policies, in order to have
normal conditions restored. He did
not introduce the silver issue, but,
seeing ex-senator Charley Towne and
De Armand sitting al: the table, he
said the democratic national plat
form should contain "a simple declar-
alton in favor of international BIZ
metallism to be secured BY an agree
ment between the leading nations of
the world in the event that further
coinage legislation becomes .neces-
sary."
Mr.. Hill, like the Roman augur,
perpetrated quiet little smile in his
sleeve when he made this absurd
proposition which the: genuine silver
men have rejected.
Hill and. Olney- laid great stress
upon the return Of the democratic
party to normal conditions Their
utterances Were distinctly reactiona-
ry and preteristic. Hill was probably
more insistent than Olney upon 4
retreat from the nations advanced
position. They shrink in the MOST
cowardly manner from the RESPONSE
bilities of greatness They, condemn,
as the deepest villainy, the perfectly
legitimate steps taken by our govern
ment to fulfil the cor litions under
which it stands as the warden of the
isthmus Of Panama, so recognized by
all the maritime nations Of the world
and by the established sovereignty
Of the republic of Panama
While Mr.. Hill was delivering his
speech at Sherry's last evening, mil
lions of Americans were reading the
presidents perspicuous and patriotic
message ON the Panama revolution,
the recognition of the republic, OF
Panama and the unavoidable duty of
canal construction. IF the democratic
party, alleged, to be pooling it's issues
just now, adopts the advice Of Hill
and Olney, and enters upon a com
paign of. resistance. to the Panama
treaty, it's chances for success will be