| Show An Ari Address To Democrats I Wasl Washington April 12 The The first i meeting g of the executive committee of the National Association of Democratic Clubs took place here today at the Ebbitt House A committee consisting of f Black McMillan an Maguire was ap appointed appointed rp- rp pointed to prepare and address to the Democratic voters of the country which the committee unanimously adopted ADDRESS The address after reciting the objects of the association as set forth in its constitution tion and Md declaring that that they the are the principles principle i f I and of the Democratic party n vez dered red or or aud essential to 10 the V Y ion tion of the republic proceeds proceed as fol follows follows fol- fol ollow ol- ol lows low But as members of the executive committee assembled at a time when these fundamental principles principles' arc are about to iO be disregarded by an administration recently installed and by bv a large majority majori majori- ty of the house of representatives proceeding proceeding pro pro- almost avowedly to exert their enor enormous power to lay the country and andall andall andall all the industrial classes under tribute to toa toa a Nast vast combination of monopolies in utter contempt of constitutional limitations limitations limita limita- of republican principles and of popular rights we feel it our duty duly to call your attention to the peculiar situation situation situa situa- tion and to urge you to vigilance which has ever been and ever must be the price of liberty When an apparent majority of the votes of the people was counted out of the ballot box last year in favor of the Republican candidateS candidateS' for president and vice president whit while we deplored the result aud and were convinced that no nop p possible relief could be afforded by the party parly so returned to power we are more than willing to afford its agents a every opportunity to lo demonstrate whether or not lot their policies were vere ad adequate quate In common with many who last Jast year Republican tickets under sacred sacre protests and with serious misgivings as asID asto ID to the future we supposed that the adm adm adm ad- ad m n hod Is hit flit dds nis in charged with wilh the unlimited power and ancl conscious of the grave giave responsibility would see the necessity of proceeding in ina a rational m. m manner and thai w would uld at atall i events enl not fed feAt j it it 1 tin t e t 1 Bpi U i irem rem to ter Hr the bu i bu-i iness' rf 1 rf the people sh n into a revision ci cf f the tariff laws vs for the sole p purpose rf cf repaying the vast outlays of or the combined m monopolists in the late cam eam pa But we see at at this at this time time- with wilh they are resolved to n no nu i dI delay in the execution of a fixed and ruthless design They insist that the taxes ate arc not hi high h enough under the present law law- They Ire are to lo be made higher and the producing power al already already already al- al ready impoverished by hy adverse le legislation legisla tion tian is to be forced to suffer still more morein morein morein in the increased sed prices of their clothing clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing their food and other ne necessaries of life including implements lents cl of th their ir in indu in- in du This monstrous bill fit su successor cessor to the McKinley l bill of abominations itself has b been en the house under under under un un- un- un der a practical ical gag l law w and is now pending pending pending pend pend- ing debate where already threats are heard against the fr freedom edom of debate and where a passage passage is to be forced force by bythe tile the u e of executive patronage for t the e epu pu purpose This is one of th the stones which the people of the Unit United d States Stales are arc to get instead of bread ad they asked for lor Whether the to made to them as asto asto asto to other oiher matters and the hopes hope they were re led to form extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary nary experiments employed by the monopolists in the late campaign are to tobe to be disposed of can hardly be bean bean bean an object of conjecture 1 TilE THE TERRIBLE POWER A party pany which openly uses the terrible power of taxation for private enrichment and for corresponding oppression On of I the he people cannot be expected ex expected expected ex- ex to use any other power with moderation and justice Although the pAramount paramount question before was and is that of of the the sin single le gold gold standard as coinage cui I ge of silver and gold and a mighty maji rity of the whole people declared une unequivocally for either in independently independently in in-I dependently or by international 1 agre agreement agree agree- men ment as promised by the Republican pa party ty we see not the slightest indica lion liun of If any disposition to move in that direction While all ail industries languish white while the gold dollar appreciates and the silver dollar is dented it its natural economic function while a nation waits and suf schedules are arc be being ic- ic J e. e tor the exclusive benefit of the and the gold ol owners ar are assured that they need apprehend no encroachments upon their monopoly which is visible appropriating the profits pro fits fiLS lIi upon on th the tha labor of civilized mankind To the complaints c of the p people pl the answer of the Roman Roman fainter if is returned namely More lofe taxes and dearer a currency with to which to pay them SIMPLY NERVE E VE i i rJ t 1 r Or l. l l l r i J i l. l 1 f f tt f i I II Federalist administrations have uniformly run into excesses nut not unlike those we are witnessing witnessing at present but never before in the history of the republic lic have bave they been so candidly avowed ed or orso 50 cooly justified as a party policy rendered necessary by campaign contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts in order to secure the power thus to be abused The administration and congress have taken this a attitude altitude and again thrown down down the gage of battle to the allied hosts of American free men who the Democratic tes last year year-cas year casing car casing ing Ihei their millions of ol votes for liberty regulated by bv law law we we of the toe D Democratic pa party are J left ft no alternative ive but Ib t take e I UDY p Our cause is J Jar r stronger today then ever before belore iVe Ve have only to organize to bring thinking right and right feeling people to together ether in Democratic socie societies ies where the lie designs of the monopolist in p r pw-r may be discussed discuss d ana and exposed exp and ald where each good citizen encouraged ed by hi his neighbor will resist the seductions seductions seductions and andS S the threats u of f the common com come mon mun enemy to sweep up a great maj 1 i- ily ity of representatives of the masses in in inthe inthe the next house and and carry the election Ol Olof of 1906 1900 as triumphantly as our Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic forefathers carried those of 1800 j jA A SUGGESTION We suggest that Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic soci societies ties constituted after the manner ol of those which Mr l Jefferson Jellerson described described de de- scribed as very nurseries of r republican principles be established in every di dis district district dis- dis and that the Democratic Dt state county and city charm chairmen n throughout the country take ate steps fu to ill Secure St- St se secure cure the institution of such tion These when unit d. d in state stale associations and with this great national organization will constitute an tiNe lihle force in the c contests before us To insure a popular i victory which will new century with Hh a sure promise of peace and as Jeffersons Jefferson's election inaugurated the last we require on only I Ithe the means f constant discussion and the means of ling our honest vote vOle in ill spite cf cC corruption or ur intimidation V r-V- fr This a r l will Ji 1 |
