The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-29
Criticizes Democrats Before
Meeting of Hamilton
Club in Chicago.
Says Party Has Preserved
Only One Policy Intact,
That of Tariff For Reeve
nue. Only, and He Ridi-
cules Possible Effect of
That.
By Associated Press

Chicago, Sept 2S.-At the opening
of the republican campaign in Cook
county before the Hamilton Club to-
night, Jas s. Sherman, vice-presiden-
tial nominee, began a tour which in
the next two weeks will include Hi
nois, Indiana and Ohio. Other speak
ers tonight were Congressman Long
worth and Senator Smith. Mrs. Long
worth occupied a box. Mr.. Sherman
said in part:
Mr.. Sherman's Address.
Principles and great national poll
cieS may change from time to time
for one of two reasons. Either an
issue or question may be solved and
permanently settled, such as the slav-
cry question, such as resumption OF
specie payments, such as the estab-
lishment of the gold standard, such as
the building of the Panama canal or
it can be abandoned temporarily or
permanently because it is not at the
time expedient or because it seems
impossible of final accomplishment. o.
the latter ] might mention the free
coinage of silver at ratio of 16 to ],
government ownership of railroads,
the initiative and referendum and
has ad.
omitted from the Democratic platform,
Their advocacy at present would be IA
tai to his party'S chances of success,
if chance it has.
These characteristics of the two
great parties, the parties which have
appealed to the American electorate
for 80 years, are not only worthy of
attention, but of analysis. Men are
valued and their worth is gUaged, not
alone by character. but generally by
a lifelong record of accomplishments.
Parties should be guaged the same
way. Mr.. Bryan is bound 10 the ira
ditions and plumbers of the democratic
party. He has seized its name. cap
tured its organization. has written its
platforms and by force, made him.
self its candidate. He has fathered
and advocated one unwise, dangerous
and destroying policy after another;
each one dying the campaign OF its
birth and thousands of democrats re-
fuse to yield to his dictation or be
bound TO his chariot wheels.
Analysing briefly what the demo
cratic party has stood for during the
past thirty years, and what it has
done or attempted to do, We find that
it has preserved only one doctrine
viz: a tariff for revenue only. or free
trade. and that it has put on our stat
ute books only one law. and that as
near a free trade law as it would be
possible to get through both houses OF
congress That in nut shell is the
democratic record and the democratic
character
Republican Party's Record.
NO need to analyZe the various plat
forms adopted by the republican party
during these same years TO ascertain
for what il has stood. We can take
mp the record of accomplishments We
learn not only what has been advO-
Gated. but what has been done. We
find that as consistently as the demo
cratic party has advocated free trade,
just so consistent and persIStently has
the republican party advocated pro-
lection.
MIR Sherman here enumerated re
sumption of specie payments. the gold
standard. free rural delivery. the rail-
road rate law. the department of agri-
culture. the pure food law. the meat
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