East Oregonian : E.O., November 14, 1904, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

PACK FOUR.
W. J. BR.YAN ON THE ELECTION,
' The 6,000.0(10 voters who cut their ballots for V. J. llrvmi for
president in 1898 and 1900. and a large proportion of whom thought
him to be the only logical candidate in 1904. have listened Intently
r for his judgment on the recent overwhelming democratic defeat.
c. , The Commoner of November 11, contains his review of the past,
and his rallying call for the future. Significant as It is to (be In the
future political program of democracy, the East Oregonian takes pleas
are In reproducing the editorial entire, as follows:
The democratic party has met with an overwhelming defeat In
the national election. As yet the returns are not sufficiently complete
to permit analysis, and it Is Impossible to say whether the result is due
to an actual Increase In the number of republican votes or to a falling
off In the democratic vole. Tills phase of the subject will be dealt with
next week when the returns are all In. The tiuesttons for consideration
.at this time are, what lesson does the election teach? and, what of the
future?
The defeat of Juri?e Parker should not be considered a personal one.
He did as well as he could under the circumstances: he was the victim
- of unfavorable conditions and of a mistaken party policy. He grew In
popularity as the campaign progressed, and expressed himself more and
more strongly upon the trust question but could not overcome the heavy
. odds against him.
The so-called conservative democrats charged the defeats of 1896
and 1900 to the party's position on the money question and Insisted
that a victory could be won by dropping the coinage question entirely.
The convention accepted this theory, and the platform made no refer
eneece to the money question, but Judge Parker felt that it was his duty
to announce his personal adherence to the gold standard. His gold tel
egram. as tt was called, while embarrassing to the democrats of the
West and South, was applauded by the Eastern press.
He had the cordial Indorsement of Mr. Cleveland, who certified that
the party had returned to "safety and sanity": he had the support of
the democratic press which bolted In 1896. and he also hud the aid of
nearly all of those who were prominent in the campaigns of 1896 anl
1900. and yet his defeat Is apparently greater than the party suffered in
either of those years.
, It is unquestionable, also, that Judge Parker's defeat was not local. '
but general the returns from the Eastern states being as disappointing
as the returns from the West. The renrganixers were In complete con-
trol of the party; they planned the campaign and carried It on according
to their own views, and the verdict agnir.st their plan Is a unanimous
one.
Surely, silver cannot be blamed for this defeat, tor the campaign
was run on a gold basis: neither can the defeat be charged to emphatic
condemnation of the trusts, for the trusts were not assailed as vigorously
this year as they were four years ago.
It Is evident that the campaign did not turn upon the question of
Imperialism, and It Is not fair to consider the result as a personal victory
for the president, although his administration was the subject of crltl
efsm. THE RESULT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY ATTEMPTED TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN THE
. PRESENCE OF CONDITIONS WHICH DEMANDED RADICAL REM
EDIES. TT SOUNDED A PARTIAL RETREAT. WHEN IT SHOULD
HAVE ORDERED A CHARGE ALL ALONG THE LINE.
In 1896 the line was drawn, for the first time' during the present
generation, between plutocracy and democracy, and the party's stand
on the side of democracy alienated a large number of plutocratic dem
ocrats who. In the nature of things, can not be expected to return, and
it drew to Itself a large number of earnest advocates of reform whose
attachment to these reforms is much stronger than attachment to any
party name.
The republican party occupied the conservative position. That Is.
it defends those who. having secured unfair advantages through class
legislation, insist that thev shall not be disturbed no matter how oppres
sive their exactions may become. The democratic pnrty can not hope to
compete successfully with the republican party for this support. To win
the support of the plutocratic element of the country the party would
have to become more plutocratic than the republican party and It could
and do this without .losing several times as mfiny voters as that course
would win.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTT HAS NOTHING TO GAIN BY CA
TERING TO ORGANIZED AND PREDATORY WEALTH. IT MUST
NOT ONLY DO WITHOUT SUCH SUPPORT, BUT IT CAN
STRENGTHEN ITSELF BY INVITING THE OPEN AND EMPHATIC
. OPPOSITION OF THESE ELEMENTS.
The campaign Just closed shows that It Is as inexoedient from the
standpoint of policy as it is wrong from the standpoint of principle to
attempt anv conciliation of the industrial and financial despots who
are gradually getting control of all the avenues of weulth.
The democratic party. If It hopes to win success, must take the side
of the plain, common people. The Commoner has for two years pointed
out the futility of any attempt to compromise with wrong or to patch
up a peace with the great corporations which are now exploiting the
public, but the Southern democrats were so alarmed by the race Issue
that they listened, rather reluctantly be It said to their credit, to the
promises of success held out bv those who had contributed to the defeat
at the party In two preceding campaigns.
The experiment has been a costly one, and It Is not likely to be re
peated during the present generation. The Eastern democrats were also
deceived. They were led to believe that the magnates and monopolists
who coerced the voters In 1896 and supplied an enormous campaign
fund in both 1896 and 19cm. would help the democratic party If our
party would only be less radical. The corporation press aided In this
deception, and even the republican papers proressed an unselfish desire
to help build up the democratic party.
The election has opened the eyes of hundreds of thousands of honest
and well-meaning democrats who a few months ago favored the reor
ganisation of the arty. These men now see that they must either go
into the republican party or Join with the democrats of the West and
South in making the democratic party a positive, aggressive and pro
gressive reform organization. There is no middle ground.
Mr. Bryan did what he could to prevent the reorganization of the
democratic party: when he failed in this he did what he could to aid
Parker and Davis in order to secure such reforms and there were some
vital ones promised by their election. Now that the campaign is over
he will both through the Commoner and by personal effort assist those
who desire to put the democratic party once more upon a fighting basis
he will assist in organizing for the campaign of 1808. It does not matl
Mr so much who the nominee may be.
During the next three years circumstances may bring Into the
arena some man especially fitted to carry the standard. It will be time
enough to discuss a candidate when we are near enough to the cam
paign to measure the relative availability of those worthy to be consid
ered, but we ought to begin now to lay our plans for the next national
eampalgn and to form the line of battle.
The pony mutt continue to Hole against a large army anh against
a large navy, and to stand for the imlopetuleiKv f tlie r'lllMiiM. tnr Im
perialism adds (lie meiiacr or nillltnrlmi to tlte corrupting Influence nf
eomraerciallMiii, anil yet experlentv slums tluit however righteous the
P"tJ', position on UiIk subject, tile Issue, doea not arouse the people
Uiey are aroused by a qiantimi which touches tlietii liniiinlinicly and
Individually.
The Injustice done to tlie MlipliHM Ik not returned as It sIhiiimI be
or mm ne resent it wrong to ourselveN ami tlie roHtlhirm of liiiHriiiH-.i.i
la bullion by tile statlntlix and by our indirect system of taxation. While
tlie part)' must uuiliiliiiii ll position on this subject. It ean not rv-itt
thlN as (lie only iMtue.
Tlie party must alao inaiiiluiii II position on the tariff question.
No nruwer lias been made to tlie democratic Indictment against the high
tariff, and yet, liere too, tlie bnruVm of tlie tariff system Is concealed
by tlie inetiuMl in which (lie tax In collected.. It can not be made tlie
auto iHMue of a campaign.
Tlie party mind renew It demand for an Income tax, to be secured
through a constitutional amendment, In order tliat wealth may lie made,
to pay ltd share of llieScxiense of tlie government.. Today we are col
lecting practically all of our federal revenue from taxes nptin ronMimji
Uon, and these bear lieavleiM upon the poor and light upon tlie rich.
Tlie party must maintain Its potation In favor of bimetallism.. It
ean not surrender Its demand for tlie use of both goal and silver as the
standard money df the country, but tlie question mast remain In abey
ance nntll condition so change as to bring tlie public again face hi face
with falling prion and a rising dollar. Tills, tlierefore. can not be made
the controlling Issue of tlie contest upon which we are entering.
The trust qneatlon preacntit tlie most acute phase of the content be
tween democracy and plutocracy, so far as economic Istaies are concern
ed. The president virtually admits Uiat the trusts contributed to ids
eampalcn fund, but lie dentea that tfaey received any promise of aM or
No well-lnform.d person doubts that the lam corporations hav
furnished the republican eampalcn fund during the campaigns of 1M
and 100 and 1D04. and no on can answer the logic of Judge Parker's
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arraignment of trust contributions. The trusts are run on business prin
ciples. They do not subscribe millions of dollars to campaigns urlMS
they are paying for favors already granted or purchasing favors for fu
ture delivery.
The weukness of Judge Parker's position was that tha charge was
made at the close of the campaign when it was neutralized by a couiner
charge. The trusts can not be fought successfully by any party that de
ptr.ds upon trust funds to win the election.
The democratic party must make It attack iioii "' 'ruM" " """
meiilly that no one will susniect or secret aid fnrnr tlwm. . It will he to Its
udvumuse If It will liegln Hie next ciuiiiaii!ii with iui auiMiiiuceiiieiit t"'
in trust coiitrlhiitloiw will be accented and Ihcn prove Its sincerity j
giving tin public iu-cow to It contribution lint. In public enterprise I ho
mimes of contributors are generally made public In order to demit- the
cluiraiter and puniofje of tlie work.
President Roosevelt has four years In which to make good Ills
declaration that no obligations were Incurred by the acceptance of trust
funds. He will disappoint either the contributors or the voters. If he
disappoints the contributors, the trust question may be put in the process
of setlement. If he disappoints the people, they will have a chance to
settle with his party four years hence. "Deuth to every prlvute monop
oly" must be the slogan of the party in this question; any other position
is a surrender. The platforms of 1900 and 1901 declare that a private
monopoly Is Indefensible and Intolerable, and this declaration presents
the issue upon the trust question.
The party must continue its defense of the Interests of the wage
earners: it must protect them from the encroachments of capital. The
fact that the laboring men have not always shown their appreciation of
the party's position ought not to deter tlie party from doing Its duty in
regard to them.
The labor question Is not one that concerns employers and employes
alone; It concerns the entire community, und the people at large have
an Interest in the Just settlement of labor controversies; for that reason
they must -Insist upon remedial legislation in regard to hours and arbi
tration, und they must so limit the authority of the courts in contempt
cases as to overthrow whut Is known as government by Injunction.
The party must continue its opposition to national banks of Issue
and must insist upon divorcing the treasury department from Wall street. ,
The party must continue Its fight for the popular election of sena
tors and for direct legislation wherever the principle can be applied. It
must not only maintain its position on old issues, but It must advance to
the consideration of new questions as they arise.
It takes time to direct attention to an evil and still more time to
consolidate sentiment in favor of a remedy, and Mr. Bryan is not san
guine enough to believe that all the reforms that he favors will at once
be Indorsed by any party platform. IH'T THE COMMONER WILL PRO
CEED TO POINT OUT THE REFORMS WHICH HE BELIEVES TO
HE NEEDED . AMONG THESE MAY BE MENTIONED THE POSTAL
TELEGRAPH SYSTEM, STATE OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS. THE
ELECTION OF FEDERAL JUDGES FOR FIXED TERMS. AND THE
ELECTION OF POSTMASTERS BY THE PEOPLE OF THEIR RE
SPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
Instead of having the government controlled by corporations
through officers chosen by the corporations, we most have u government
of the people, by the people and for the people a government adminis
tered according to the Jeffersonlan maxim of "equal rights to all and
special privileges to none."
Hope and duty point the way. To doubt the success of our cause Is
to doubt the triumph of the right, for ours is and must be the cuuse of
the masses. "With malice toward none and charity for all," let us begin
the campaign of 19U8; let us appeal to the moral sentiment of the country
and arraign the policies of the republican party before the bar of the
public conscience.
CHINAMAN IN CI VII. WAK.
John C. Peuu. a Chinese resilient
of Astoria, fought through the Civil
was in the Union army. It is be
lieved that he Is the orily Chinese who
regularly enlisted and remulned in
service during the fighting. Peau Is
now 64 years of age. His knowledge
of events of the war Is as thorough
as that of the ordinary Grand Army
man. and utthough his memory is
rather poor, his recital Is accurate,
says the Astorlan.
Peau was bom at Canton, China,
and came to America at the age of
13. He first visited 8nn Francisco,
hut later went to New York, where he
attended school. He adopted Amer
ican customs and avoided the Chinese
colony. $ 4
During a vacation he visited Fort
Sumpter and chanced to be there
when tbe Confederates made the ini
tial assault of the war of the rebellion.
The incident had the effect of making
Peau pro-union, and when President
Lincoln issued the first call for 75, 000
I volunteers Peau responded and be
came a Union soldier.
The company with which Peau en
listed took part in the first great bat
tle nf the war Hull Kun. Peau per
sonally knew Colonel Baker of Ore
gon, who fell at Ball's Uluff, and also j
numbered among his acquaintances:
(ien. lT. K. Orimt. with whntie nrmv h i
iwas connected at the time of Lee's
surrender. After Hull Run Peau re-1
enlisted with an Ohio company and
served from 1K62 to 1885. He wast
! only slightly wounded, although he
took part In several important en-
.i
gagements.
I In 1SC5 Peau came West nnd vislt-
ed Astoria, where there were but few
white inhabitants. He also went to
Portland and thence to Lew 1st on,
Idaho, where he engaged In the mer-
cant He business for 10 years.
He passed through Spokane en
route to the Kootenai country when
i there was but one house at the j
Kh stern Washington metropolis Ue,
has made several trips across the con
tinent and numbers among his per
sonal friends many prominent New
F.ngl'iud people. He Is the perma-l
tie-a guest of Leong Yip, a wealthy
n.erchant of Astoria.
NATURE HKliPH THE FA1H.
Kntirely outside of the artificial
attractions which will distinguish the
j Lewis and Clark fair next year wilt
' be the magnificent and Inspiring nat
j ural scenery which abounds In every
' direction, and, literally, "as tar as th
I eye can see."
"hls of Itself, even If the Eastern
v lf tors should never enter the expo
Isltlon grounds, would repay him for
I the effort of the trip to Oregon. It Is
I but the fact to remark that no-expo-
' sit Ion has ever been held In the
United States, and. perhaps. In any
other country, whose surroundings
combined such an array of nature's
lavish
handiwork.
lem Statesman.
ITAH AND THE SL'MJS.
Before the hullabaloo over the
8 moot esse has entirely subsided and
Interest In the subject of polygamy
died out It would be interesting to
know why so much hus been made of
the polygamy In Utah and so little
of the polygamy In the Sulus.
The state government of Utah jnay
be to blame If the laws are not en
forced against polygamy In that state.
The national government perhaps
cannot Interfere. j
Bat In the Stilus the national gov
ernment of the United duties luts ui
rect Jurisdiction.. Not even the con
stitution operates there to restrain
the national government from exer
cising to the full Its moral Influence.
The whole people of this country
may blush for the Mormon govern'
OREGON. MONDAY. NOVEMBER
ment of Utah because of the polygamy
in that state, hut because of the po
lygamy In Sulu the whole people of '
this country must blush for them
selves. '
Before we lose interest In the eye j
of Utah let us perceive the beam in
the eye ot the United Stales.
While the august senate is consid
ering what It can do anil ought to do.
I in the case of Hulu.
-Spokane Press.
Four prednctH In Union ctnmty
j I'm bier. Alice), Hummerville and!
i Lower Cove went "dry" at the re
cent election. Summervllle vu mure
the 8troiiRfst wiloon precinct In the
' county.
lUby's coming into live world ii
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"Rool on. oh. slow-wheeled years,
ind bring ubout the duy
When men shall gather wealth to give
awuy.
And 'spring to help when tempted na
ture falls.
As when a builder drops from city
walls.
When to be good alone men shall be
bold,
And seek out suffering as men seek
for gold;
When Christian women shall not wipe
their feet
Upon their fallen sisters in the street,
And calumny shall be a crime un
known. And each shall make his neighbor's
wrong his own!
"Begone, oh hate and war, begone!
Roll on this way. oh Golden Age, roll
on!
When men nnd angels face to face
shall talk!
And earth and heaven arm In arm
shall walk;
When Love shall reign.
And over sea and Bhore
The peace of God shall rest forever
more." A. P. Miller. In Light of Truth. '
l.KT THE OLD CAT DIE.
Ele(!tlon is over.
The returns arc all In.
The majorities of the winners are
known and the bets mi the losers are
paid or should be.
So, what's the use of perpetuating
the agony by explaining defeats and
gloating over victories?
Just let the old cut die, and let's
get back to our sane ways of living,
the victorious rejoicing 'In the suc
cesses of their cause, , the : beaten
comforted by the hope that both state
and nation ure in the hands of good
and wise men. Seattle Star.
Colorado's receipts during the b!x
months ending September 30. from
the sale of state lands, was Jill. 748.
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