The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-09


scandals Of all sorts. Tho demo.
cratic party appealed successfully
"a tho voters 20 turn the raEcAls out
This was the Blaine campaign
There wan some agitation for a re-
vision OF the tariff a cry Of tariff
for revenue only
In the eight years which followed.
tariff grew to be the issue which
divided republicans from demo.
Gratis. The republicans we're in
power for one term under Harrison.
and then came the second Clsve.
land term Cleveland and some
members % his party stood honest.
ly for such revision of the schedules
ms would make living cheaper for
tho poor man. and cheek govern.
mcnl fostcred monopoiiea
Tho republicans stood by the tar.
~ structure they had built
Cleveiand'a party never bad a
chance 20 try out It's tariff theories.
During Cleyeland'a first term con.
greas was dominated by repub
iicanss during his second, his quar-
rel with the senate made him I'm.
potent
Ia the various tariff bills the
tariff fOateFed interests had their
war.
Ilotwson 1899 aud 1895 the demo
cratic party underwent a revolution.
The country saw hard times. en-
prclAlly ia the west Crops had
failed farms were mortRaKed
money Was scarce. and even the
product az the silver mines NO Ions.
eF brought isa former price because
the government had passed n law
stopping the coinage Of silver dol.
lars
The Chicago platform and WI
liam iiryRnn nomination resulted
This platform vas very different
from the democratic platforms Of
the previous 80 years. Those plat
forms had dealt with dead or
tfifiinxissuea THIS declaration WA
revolutionary. Il said that the gov
eminent bad fallen into the hands
81 the money power. and the e0an
Try vas nov n plufocracy rather
ihAn a democracy In addition 10
demanding a restoration 81 free
coinage al the ratio OF IS 90 4. u
demanded many o. those things
which have since como 10 be known
AZ tho Roosevelt Policies" The
keynote was sounded ia ihe famous
cross 81 gold speech by Bryan.
which slAmpeded the convention
and gave him the nomination. over
WheiminE the conservatives
Against this kind u an onset ape
clai puvileFe rallied mishiily It's
Yugarlrs. under N A Hanna. raised
a campaign fund 81 5000 600 They
chbrufrd an other issues By harp
Ing ca free coinage Of silver
Many dld not believe IA the 10
20 remedy for hard timea. Others
we're frightened AZ the general over.
hauling proposed By such unknewus
~ w !. nryan. J X. Jones. G. A.
Townw aud others SO many people
VOTED for the honest dollar and
"A return "a prosperity The re-
publican appeal "a self interest and
fear wRA successful
Pour years later the democratic
party made an effort 10 Win the
presidency on an appeal similar 10
tho one ~ lkaS. u vas varied .
little. i,aaa emphasis was put On
the silver issue the Philippines
we're dragged IN. and nryan again
oampaiKnsd the country hut the
effects 81 the panic had worn them
selves out. prosperity had come
vita Mckinley and the effort failed
Fuur years later Bryan stepped
aside 10 lot others try There uere
men 81 the old generation who
Thought that the real say 20 sin
was % make democracy exceeding
d. sconaerxa --' safe aud sane"
Mckinley had died and Roosevelt
had come 20 power The money ia
iereaia feared him. and they Dor
ruwed" the democratic organization
90 see u they could not rally the
country against him
ilow David a igill and August
belmont nominated Alton y. Parker
and how b. was overwhelmingly de
feaied n fresh history Another
four year period has gone By. and
now IA u again "a Bryan democracy.
Now comes nryan again. for The
third time. with a platform much
like the republican platform.
Jusi a. the organization" II the
republican party r. opposed ia the
Roosevelt policies. - are the real
rulers Of the democratic machine.
state aud national. friendly 10 priv.
ueEe and hostile 80 progress
Bran. like Roosevelt. has been
able 20 rally the sentiment OF the
army % prtvatea IN his party until.
like the republican bosses yielding
10 Roosevelt the democratic ma
tionAl committeeman and other
leaders" are forced 10 accept lib.
efal and progressive doctrines.
Tomorrow article viii de.
scribe bryan. the Man" and give
hla own reasons why you should
support himl
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