Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1892 — The People’s Party. [ARTICLE]

The People’s Party.

The Democratic party Is, above everything else, a people’s party. Logically and historically it is the people’s party. From the beginning of the Government until now it has fought for the rights of the many and ugatnst the aggressions of the few. Further than this it has always com-

manded the confidence of the people, and it has deserved this confidence. Every promise It has made when out of power It has fulfilled when In power. Since the war It has never controlled the Government, but It has been able In the House to check the extravagance of the Republicans and to protect the people from some of the outrages of aggregated wealth. For twenty years the Democrats have been in a majority in the country, yet in that time it, the Democratic party, has never onoe been able to pass a law without the consent of the Republicans. Grant was the last Republican President who was the choice of a majority of the people. At three Presidential elections since 1872 the Democrats have cast more votes than the Republicans, and in the fourth Gen. Garfield’s yote exceeded Gen. Hancock’s by only 3,834. Here is an interesting table for those who still believe that the President of the United States 1b named by a majority of the people. ililliiiiil « i:::::::::: P Bec*l ve( l the greatest popuB B ft;:: FP|: : far vote. Msfiigjri'i'i Nnmb ® r 1 : e °i ea remilSSeag s BgKKOSpKDafgri §.&! » 36 B. .* Received the seo®P 1 2 ~¥a • : ° n<l greatest popni*>ote. K-bervote, ss« I Plurality piilliiili sf§l §t - Tout vote. WiiliiPPi To-day the Democrats outnumber the Republicans by half a million votes and again the Republican leaders expeot to succeed by dividing their opponents.