Show A TIMELY DEMOCRATIC ARTICLE We direct special attention to the carefully prepared and excellent paper from the pen of Judge Judd which will be found in this issue of The Herald Written last March it maybe may-be regarded as somewhat prophetic while it is also retrospective and applicable ap-plicable to the present time It may be regarded by opponents of the administration as in some respects an apology for President Cleveland But when the whole article Is carefully read that idea will not be found tenable ten-able The facts presented are beyond question and the reasoning from them is fairly irrefutable There is no need for The Herald to epitomize or explain the points made they speak for themselves They cover a wide range but they are all pertinent pertin-ent and well put and we believe they can be understood by the ordinary reader and will be appreciated by Democrats everywhere We believe as Is indicated in that article that the great force to be met in this nation and in this age is the power of plutocracy The money power is the menace of the times The silver question is incidental to it The re monetization of the white metal will be one of the greatest barriers ihat can be raised against the inroads of the danger from corporate capital which threatens to overrun and control con-trol everything material and political in the land That power has grown up under and been fostered by Republicanism It is interested in maintaining the party which has given It vitality and bulk Its aid in furthering the purposes of that party is but natural SelfInterest prompts the support it bestows It is only by a return to oldtime Democratic principles that the people of this country can rid themselves of the grasp of the money monster which holds the control today Equal rights to all and special privileges to none must be the motto of the masses 1 Protective legislation designed to enrich the few at the cost of the many must be prevented The giving away of the public funds for private purposes pur-poses must be stopped Economy In government must be demanded Excessive Ex-cessive revenue opening the way of temptation for the rapacity of those who prey upon the public treasury must be prevented Burdensome taxation taxa-tion the consequence of bonded indebtedness in-debtedness must be arrested and the loads be lifted from the backs of the taxpayers A crisis is approaching The Democracy Democ-racy must be united and the body of the people must arise determined to shake off the yoke that is upon them and to enjoy the liberties of Democratic Demo-cratic government Read Judge Judds timely paper and send it to your friends It will make good political pabulum anywhere and everywhere As a campaign document it will be valuable and educational We commend it to all our readers |