Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-27
CRISIS SAFELY PASSED
Democratic Party Preparing For
the Future.
RETURN TO PATHS OF JEFFERSON

People Beginning to Realize That
No Relief From Trusts and Kindred
Evils Can BE Expected From tho
Republican Party.
Progressive Democracy was the
theme Of Congressman H. 7. Rainey Of
Illinois at the Jefferson dinner Of the
Harlem Democratic club in New York
city. He said in part:
"a crisis in the history Of the Demo
cratic party has been safely passed.
The tendency to swing away from the
theories advocated by Jefferson has
been arrested, and today Democrats all
over the land are again with renewed
energy and courage taking up the fight
for the honest, old fashioned Democ-
racy which the many sided Jefferson
believed and taught.
1--WE have been straying in forbidden
pastures, but we are now again re-
turning to the straight highway along
which we Travelled in the days of JEFF
ferson and Jackson. We have permit
ted men to occupy the executive posi-
tons in the party whose alliances were
with the trusts and not with the peo-
pie. We have made the mistake Of
yielding to the conservative, nonpro
gressive elements in the party.
"The Democratic party, mindful of
its glorious career in the past, when it
was the party Of progress, is living
now in the present and is preparing for
the future. In all those sections of the
country where the new Democratic
spirit of activity is now at work there
is no longer any talk of conservatism
as that term was used last year. We
are not finding fault; there is no time
for that in this busy world of action.
We only say we have retreated far
enough. With battle1ags flying, we
are again advancing to meet the old
enemy, the same enemy Jefferson en-
countered a hundred years ago, the
same enemy which under various dis
guises has always been ready insidi-
ously to attack the rights of the peo-
pie and to assail the foundations Of
free government.
I'm the great fight upon which we are
now entered we need the assistance of
all who believe in the rights of the
common people-of all who believe in
protecting our institutions from the
unlawful assaults Of corporate wealth.
We are glad to see coming back to us
the conservatives to whose leadership
WE yielded last year. We go out to
meet them while yet a long way off,
and today, on the anniversary Of the
birth Of the greatest of all Democrats,
we have killed the fatted calf and pre-
pared the feast in honor of the return
Of all to the ways Of true Democracy.
1--WE say to that element in the party
which led in the fight last year. You
made a fight for the Offices and lost;
come now with us and make a fight for
the right and win
From the west there comes again
the voice of the peerless leader of the
Democracy in two national campaigns,
temporarily displaced. but returning
now again to his proper position in the
party, sounding the new battle cry,
Back to the people" Such men as Will
liam Jennings Bryan and William Ran
dolph Hearst have lived more Democ-
racy than can be invented at a thou
sane banquets.
1.-The fight for the regulation Of rail,
road rates, for the regulation of pri.
vate car lines and terminals, is On.
The Democratic party, true to its ira.
ditions and its history, is leading. II
it is found impossible to regulate and
control these public utilities-so thai
they are the servants, not the masters
Of the people-Chicago has pointed ou1
the way. Rather than submit to rail
road ownership Of the instruments o.
government the people will demand
and will have government ownership
Of railroads. \ great battle has beer
fought and won. The people realize
now their power. and there goes GU
now to every natural monopoly from
the people a warning-they must sub
nit to be regulated by the government
or owned by the government.
Writing to Il personal friend. Jeffer
son said: I am persuaded that thu
good sense of the people will Away:
be found to be the best army. The!
may be led astray for a moment, bu
will soon correct themselves TIL
, great leader never enunciated a true
doctrine. The people are now engaged
: in the business of correcting them
selves, and from all parts of the coun
, try comes the news of Democratic vic
; tories. and there are more to follow.
The dangers from trusts and impe
!, rialism were never so apparent a
now. The necessity for tariff revision
+ was never so urgent. The people ar,
F beginning to realize that no relief cal
: he expected from the Republican par
!, ty. 1t is too late now to divert tn
people with presidential tours. but i
is not too late to recall what jefferson
said on this subject. Writing to Gov
F ernor Sullivan in 1907 and commentin:
, on this subject, he said:
HJ cOnfnSS that ON NOT recOncila(