The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
DEMOCRACY TO DATE.

GAM the to solving the puzzle Of what the
the day of definitions by the party leaders They met fed
and talked Chicago and New York In Chicago the eponents
Mayor Dunno Colonel Bryan George Fred Williams and Tom
Johnson Judge defined Democracy the others ndorscd
him Colonel Bryan by of his exoco position and
veator informed the audience that Jefferson foesaw this
it interesting Just
Jefferson ndosed century ahead of his time Judge Dunno de-
fined Democracy TO be municipal ownership OF public utilities to
be part public government He said Ihe blow struck
in Chicago will be followed by like blows throughout the cities of
The United States viii also be followed the Democratic party
and prudent and Incorporates its platform ring
ing declaration in favor of ownership OF interstate rail
roads, teaphs and decisive
IN favor OF the common people OF this country
The speeches well spiced with of everything
that IS and were covered with eringue OF rainbow prophecy OF
the happiness to be- when the Government and
thing OF industrial Importance From Bryan down the line the
radiant Ham Lewis the speakers full of enthusiasm They
that only adopt their of partisan
Democracy besom the Republican party off the face of the earth
Inc VIM and Vgo that the same men put INTO the tree silver
issue carried the and of
are at present ENGAGED There s sonen attractive IN their ver1
this scheme of government socialism,
their propagation of the free silver fad They now
they hen that theirs the and the only national
greatness and individual
The evening that these apostles of Jefferson fitting
his principles their theories in Chicago another of apostles
New York The Judge Parker
Senator Newlands Mayor Mcclellan Congressman Raney of
Illinois and Congressman Wlet of Alabama One might have
expected the span Democratic Mayors pull together
did Judge Parker defined Democracy according familiar
ez faire principles of eons inaugural of 1901 and all
the ndorsed it. He declared the t alone policy of Jefferson
sufficient all evils IF supplemented by the rigid enforce
OF the criminal law in both nation and State leaving
Tor the intrusion OF ougrown customs newfangled forms Of
hysteria and humbug"
The king asked apostle
the gntis definition that other apostle
when apostle the Democrats asked
the other apostles definition ysteria and humbug And Apostle
Dunno retored by declaring that Apostle Parkers
stated from his platform of last year. constructed of patude
and principles"
Now what owy follower of Thomas Jefferson do?
Must he stand and between bundle of patudes
bundle OF and humbug?
viii prevail and what will the partsans the other
All the indications that the hyea umbug wing
troll the party Its principles when
on that the Government abdicate government
business proprietor and operator As government
has the duty OF controlling and regulating every
the end that shall other mans business
his rights 1t endowed by the constitution with
do this That is what for 1t
trade When trade when Judge Dunnes
for duty and have councils business
Congress business likely that rights of all will
protected they now? Given sheet
field for public ownership municipal and national purely
situation, is all likely that government business
have supplied all of the country mpartialy promptly
the system OF commercial facilities which
eTca commercial development that has made
the nons When did anywhere effect such business
development and when has it proved its capacity it
anywhere?
The Dunno and Bryan idea that government cease to
and trade has lure
be reckoned with 1t aluring
silver the divine ratio of Those who believe
the business OF govern and that
to be in other business begin take together
and for another of education
that Of 1896.