The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-09-02
Established 1926.

changed the face of politics, th,
instructive democracy of tn
American people remains, and th,
events of the war have increased
its confidence in free institution
and in the capacity Of the peopl,
to adapt them to the exigoncies o
n national life. In spite of dream
ers after Imperialism or consolida
ton; in spite Of those whose only
political principles are tho appsr
ent expediencies Of the law, who
knowing that civilized man mus
have government, are always con
triving tricks and schemes to max,
themselves the favored few ordain
ed to govern, and be paid for it; il
spite of those who consider it
weak and failing experiment, th,
heart Of the great body Of the peo
pie beats warmly, and its judgmen
moves instinct with its old Demo
cratic feelings and conviction. Ap
peals should therefore be made Il
these Instincts and convictions by
asserting the fundamental princi
Piles which ought to govern the fu
ture development of this great anc
free country, and Mt the proper
times and places announcing such
measures Of policy, based on them
as the cxigencies Of the nations
life and action may require
The country requires, and The
Democratic party ought to be, o
party Of principle, party of life
of action, and of progress. Fossils
and fault finders do not properly
belong to the party, and if founC
in il ought to 90 on the retired
list, leaving to its opponents, o.
all shades and grades, all narrow
and sectional grounds, all monopo.
lies and favoritism. based on class
creed, race, color, or national ori
gin. The Democratic party Of the
United States ought to hold high
the banner of universal freedom
impartial justice and equality be.
fore the law of all who live be.
meath the flag of our country.
A fact of our history, cx
pressed on our coat o.
arms by the words 'E Pluribu'
Unum' many in one-is, thai
we have grown many distinct sub.
stantially selt>governing commu.
mites, under one country or gene.
raj sovereignty. To cease to be
many or to be one, would inter
rupt this law of our historic life.
The self government of the people
by States, and the unity of the
nation, are essential laws of our
past growth and life, of which our
written Constitution is but the for
NAL expression, and must be fund.
amental with the national democ.
racy, whose policy must be broad
enough and wise enough to main.
tain the one without weakening
the other. 1t is the combined &C.
tion of the two principles which
gives our democratic representa-.
tive system its power Of expansion.
and makes it work TO the wonder
and admiration of European states.
men and philosophers. Leaving
the right of self.government to the
people, and removing from the
States all the burdens of armies,
navies, lines of Notifications, diplo-
matte representatives, coinage, pos
tai system. and that host of Offices
which substract from productive
industry and devour it's products
in the States of Europe, it frees
commerce and travel from varying
standards Of weights, measures
and values, from State tariffs, pass
ports and spying oficialism, and
provides that the citizens of one
State may obtain redress Or pay
ment of claims from those of an
other, without the interminablC
operations and delays Of diploma
cy by the Intervention OF courts O.
law.
"Based on these laws of our life
and growth, and repudiatirg the
doctrine that might makes right,
American democracy holds that
liberty consists in the obedience
of all to just law; that these laws
should be the fewest and simplest
possible, leaving the utmost indi.
viduaI freedom of thought and ac-
tion, consistent with equal rights
and impartial justice; and where
individual action must be regula
ted by law, seeking always, the
greatest good to the greatest mum.
ber.'
"This is the Democracy I be
lieve in, and to which am proud
to belong. Permit me, therefore,
to indicate, among the measures
called for by tho present exigen.
cies, the following in reference to
the public debt, currency, revenue
and protection, class legislation
offices and tenures of executive
patronage, suffrage and the caucus
system.
"The enormous interest on our
public debt is producing the most
fearful inequalities in tho distribu.
tion Of capital, bringing the Gov
ernment into the money market as
a borrower, at an average of elev-
en- aud one half per cent. per an
mum, to compete with the private
borrowers, and moreover giving to
bankers holding its bonds, not on
ly the interest, but the right to is,
sue notes on their credit, and use
them as money, under the nation.
al banking law. This is forcing
the very life blood of capital from
the West and South; in fact, from
all the. extremities where its cir
culation is especially needed, to
the great eastern centres of cap
ital and speculation, and by put
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