Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-06
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Ing their level best to eceive the
people as to the real conditions exist
ing in the business world. They are
speeches into Congress for use
In the coming campaign, the tenor
Of which is ''stand pat, ''all is
WE'LL" prosperity is still rampant, ~
despite few facts to the contrary.
They would have the country believe
that we are rapidly recovering from
the setback to industry which oc.
cured from October last TO January
when wage reductions became gener-
al. and when nearly half of the mi lis
in many industries had to cloee. p. :
Although there never was more i'm
portant business for Congress to at.
tend to than at present, in order to
bring relief from the tyrannical
trusts which have put up prices and
increased the cost Of living to the
highes: point ever known, while re-
ducing wages in all directions, yet it
is the aim and policy of the republi-
cans to adjourn congress just as soon
as the appropriation bills can be
rushed through.
They will then begin to circulate
their "stand pat" and prosperity
speeches, hoping to lull to sleep the
great mass of voters and to keep them
ignorant of.the real faots::to as the in
dustrial depression which is on still
and which cannot be vanquished,
even ny the republican rhetoric. The
republicans know that every day
they remain in Washington will not
only bring to light new scandals I'm
their administration, but that it will
add new evidence of the depression
which is now running its course.
They know that the democrats hest
tate to picture conditions as bad as
they really are and that, if Congress
adjourns at once, the democrats will
practically be without frankable
speeches to offset the fraukable pros
perity speeches of the republicans.
This, they think, will give them
another opportunity to fool the voters
of the country, and I am sorry to say
many Of them are fooled. This &C.
counts, also, for much Of their un-
seemly haste to adjourn Congress-
National politics of the democratic
brand is still holding the board az the
one great attraction here in the ma
tional capital. TIE action of the New
York state convention. on last Mon
day, in endorsing Judge Parker and
instructing for him has been the chief
topic of political conversation around
the capitol and In the democratic
cloak. room. There are divergent
opinions as to the effect of this action
on the respective candidates. of Par
ker and Hearst. Many of the Parker
men are pleased at this action, and
say that It practically settles the
matter and assures the nomination of
Parker. On the other hand, the
friends of the Hon. William Randolph
Hearst say that this action on the
part of the democrats controlled by
Hill, will have exactly the opposi te
effect expected by the friends of
Judge Parker. They claim that this Is
a case of the tail wagging the dog.
In other words, the upstate end of
the democratic party in the state of
New York which is utterly powerlesa
in an election, that end Of the state
always giving an overwhelming re-
publican majority, has dictated to the
only democratic end of the state, the
city of New York and it's environs.
The delegates from Greater New York
simply asked to be allowed to go to
the convention uninstruoted and to be
allowed to make the best nomination
in the interest Of the party which the
exigencies of::the.. situation..at thst:time
demanded. They claim that there are
many things that can happen between
now and the 9Th day of next July,
and that the hands Of the great New
York democracy should not be tied
when the country needs 1t to out the
eternal kibosh on the republican party
and the criminal trusts and the
predatory wealth Of the country that
is now debating the legislation OF the
country, state, and national.
The appeals of the New York City
democracy were unavailing, and the
Uncontrolled delegates of the repub-
lican end of the state walked over
them rough shod and manacled them
to one candidate, and that candidate,
undoubtedly good man and a clean
man, but one who is endorsed by
August Belmont and Grover Cleve-
land and David B. Hill, and the en-
tire gang who left the democratic
party in it's hours of need. A man
who says nothing himself. who is en-
dorsed by such men as those named
above certainly must have given to
them his confidence and his nosit;on