New-York tribune., 1905-04-14
MCCLELLAN SPEECH.

this oelebrstion OF the birthday of the founder OF
our party face the truth like men, ana 70
the unwillingness OF the people TO entrust 20 e
Democratic party the government Of the UiilteO
one OF the fundamental doctrines of our party
the majority If We contend that the majority is
wrong then We must at once assume tne 1utS @ "a
teaching the majority TO be right. Unless we can
prove that we have preserved our political Prln-
cipcs and been true to our political faith, or that
little prospect OF ever again obtaining the public
eonnoelee. OF popular Yerolct az I1e Po5, P4 cor
hOnOrably or honestly hope for the victory OF the
pOnents. To deserve t. win must be worthy OF
winning. To seek the peoples confidence we must
be worthy OF their confidence. Better rar DetteHs
that We should hold power again. than that We
should be returned & as reSuke S o 70 ov Iae
During tAo hrst half Of the nineteenth century
3atona government During the latter haf, with
the exceptions of two Presidential terms. our op-
years the same man was President we snaM
never know whether the elections o. 4Sa ana @ !oSS
strong. because its candidate was stronger; be-
trine in the ABSTRACT OF only because they had CON
hdence in the courage, the wisdom and the honesty
years attributable to popular confidence In the
candidate rather than in the party there Is gTaVe
before shall have the right 10 hope for victory
but the Verdicts Of half century at least en-
titled TO great respect
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.
II change Of heart is needed the sooner It is
attempted the sooner 1t can be effected. There is
Gay like to-day TO begin; there is no time like
the present in which to Initiate the Improvement
The next Presidential campaign is so Tar distant
that this suggcstion cannot be distorted into crit
sibe leadership OF the future.
The successive defeats which we have sustained
bers Of our party have in resentment voted against
our candidates, or that the old supporters Of De-
has not followed the traditions Of the past AL
tb01gh td aSa S is % is aG reasG@ S S Eny we
stronghold OF Democracy in the North, 1t is by no
though the number Of our supporters has been
decimated. there arc still true and loyal Demo;
wise leadership To carry them to success.
bssic uRciples that never vary and canot die Plat
forms are the mere expression OF those principles.
them but their erroneous expression does not alter
the fundamental truth There must be, Of course,
party ike every other living organism, mist ad-
just its principles to changed conditions When its
veiopments Of original doctrine. and not extraneOus
propositions forcibiy engrafted on the system.
have no fear that in the natural evolution OF
or l. or any other Democrat. cannot accept i, with
at least a loyal submission to the win Of The ma
IL we are only true to ourselves and our tradt-
lions. the party must be right
LUST FOR OFFICE CONDEMNED.
There is no more pernicious theory than that
which prcclaims that securing public ONCE by eee-
ton IS the cole ambition OF Democracy. OfncehOlo-
par party Too much Of that theory and too much
leadership based upon that theory are answerable
An impression that Unsuitable lust for office has
6eeh our @ one e @ % aont;o f nobie means for
its accomplishment have been largely responsible
for the defeats of the past.
II the Democracy is intrusted with powe- to
administe= the government according TO our poLtt
Of OF the pnrposes for wRs E the party exists We
have lost sight Of the primal purpose OF RenocTacy
purpose is absolutely unselfsh and patriotic It is
of the principles which Thomas Jefferson wrote into
the Declaration Of independence; Il Is to c0nvincs
are as true to-day as they were a century, ago;
il is 10 urge every man to strive TO preserve then
the real. the true, the living rules by which our
national life shall be governed forever
life The advancement OF mankind is the object of
human existence, and government is ordained 70
II conduces to the protection of the rights Of ALL
This is the distinctive character OF our national
system which alone save us from the destTuc-
ton which overlook the democracies Of the past
serve tbat Characteristics Of our national life and
of its government Our changed national conditions
party more necessary to-day than ever before
AS the first step in the direction OF comEianding g
are more anxious 10 teach and to practise sound
political doctrine than we are to frame our plat
for-ns so as to catch the passing vote.
Senator Newlands didn't lose much time in
launching into praise OF President Roosevelt's
administration. That part Of his speech was as
follows:
In the last campaign the count showed that the
Democratic party had lest but RooseSelfs &
showed that Democracy had won; Inc D~eInoeIa1c ~ nc
party had declared for an immediate assurance TO
protection Roosevelt expressed not the assurance.
but the hope Of such liberty The Democratic 5
nestle reforms. Roosevelt wrote into his admins
Democrats whether in the Democratic or Repub-
lican organization, will support this demand, and
insure It's, accomplishment; No mischieyous spirit
desire to dismember the Presidents party
or 70 emproh ms adInIhlstIauon, pF9Mpts the sup
port by the real Democrats IN the democratic or
ganization Of Rooseyelt's domestic policy. They do
Il because il is their duty TO support the man to
whom Providence has assigned the opportunity OF
The union Of Democrats, whether in the Demo-
cratic or Republican organization, can within the
s uIe reed se ieaf
graft, and fraud from the public service and re-
store the simple ideals OF the republic
D. Cady Herrick. in touching on State issues
in his speech, said:
In State affairs there is much for the Democratic
vent the corruption OF the franchise and the sale
oa % % Se Isnt % OI ~ 70 the nlghest Di9GeI
control OF the powers and functions of government
The rescue Of the finances Of the State from the
unfortunate condition into which our adversarfes
bubble afraiTs and instead of continmaIlv seeking
and ex1iojtirs, new sources ~ raven11e and e1
means to eXpend II, TO seek how the expenses Of
10 devise an orderly and equitable method OF
ton that all persons and property, nearly
as may be. that are protected by the government
shall contribute TO the expense Of that government
That while the major part Of the expenses Of our
government should be met by so-called. indirect
taxation, at the same time taxation should be so
distributed among the people that every one will
have an interest in watching the expenditures of
government, and thus be a check waste. eX-
tFaVagance and corruption in the expenditure Of
public funds
That part Of Augustus Van Wycks speech
which attracted the most attention was the fol-
lowing:
The Democracy should create. outside Of the ma