Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-10-24
IFraraile Golden -ssesl
The Democracy III Power.
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II Itisaxrest hIshcar To soae Republicans;
tlr dea that the 1. maeraey arr 70 fill oflici =
III trust and power. They fe1in 10 think
1 thar Urnsocraev asd prs-slaveryism are ON.
1 and The same tl,i,sg Here lies the; gra.d
nistake~ SIayesy issti,ad.s 1t Was ski.lrd tg
the E.aaneinatian Proclamation. and thrice
hnriclh the rs1n..ati. 1'hiIaasI rim ard
| Baliin,ore Gonv-ntiq NDtse,tn The glls,sf
oi it is left to hannt M. s.
Democracy md slavery are not
ident,cal to-elav. md the sfiumph ef one i
not HE trump l.4f sai~ esher. I'lsy cannot
mite the lvirg and THE dead
The Democratic pariy was historically
conhccfed vii, slavery hut not logically.
II became. prn-sisvery not nv the law Of its
hei:lg. bu, l,y thr prrv-rSion 0f that law. hy
the torc4 Of circumstances. not by The nnr-
nal development .h it, es4entisi spirit. lse-
nlarracy rc-lay does not include what it did
twelve years aga.@ It has slongllea off AN
i,,ci,iental carrupEiet. Ii is not converted.
hut r.stertd. Ii has not changed the law of
| ill., being, In, has rather vinslicatet that law.
Ii is clothed with its original h''igli res. Ii
| + fecaulilly true to its primal INSTINCTS: it
i. the party Of Jcff.rsa,.nat nft'alhoun. 1t
| has tlnng tic corpse Of slaye%y aside forever.
and il lets the dead past bury its dead. Mfils
III the yigor ofslts organic idea 1t is ready for
| fresh issues The Ballimnrc Canyehian
was not Il ~ new departure" but grand
| return to old landmarks, 10 tles n'agnticciit
a IF he Ia
| ing out OF Egypt into the glorious father
lanfl. The Democracy IN power. therefore,
m-:,n- the original ideas ct the democratic
body clothed with authority. There are
Two gran,isiendeiicics III onr country. There
is Il tendency TO MI aristaeratc. y paterlaf. n,
centralized form pi government. like those
If Europe. N,ttat we shall have \ fprsIiai
king or nonarciy but a central government.
| which can irsat y people like children VII"
d., NOT know how 10 rnie Themselves. bat
must BE- kept hiaer lie hrian c"mir,i %
President and Congr,.s and treat themselves
like 81 many provinces.
Th other Tendency is Drmocraiic. 20 MAKE
tie general 90 rrhmni All instrument III
tile hands ni the People with tlc1i q power.
fer nl.lel, II Is responsible. II is ,iai tp be- n
,.,sr .s,,r hut ss ~rrs;si1t tI1sr Hs q 10
ia 4 certain amount ~ work. and not te go
teyn,,d that ol, if< p,ril This i III" tenie ev
we q. ek To make triumphant We do nnt
want Il internal government. strong rnnugh
in its central authority ttan what il l,lsasss
III l,nut regard to The State and The people.
We wish fn be- ciliz,is. MOI children. We
ID ns.t aim tor the dull security and c"inf"rs
1T .,,. iifo, can. Int tie irigit ion'fdless
tlevelop,n ut nf the American type. We
want ne government TO i.li u< y hal to rl
and. drink. 10 prescribe for rs a,ir politics
and f,.ligio,. We want I" tel il wiiat TO d..
We xalt tile citizen not tue President I" he
master nf The situation. We are SLOWLY
tl,iiti via Graitii>m into a European. pa
TER, III firm ot gov. rnment. We must resist
this tendency then at once and l"rp' tisliy.
II we desire the complete realization OF our
rational possibilities.
This is struggle for in,lisianality-fo
independent action. for true citizenship. tor
varied growth. It is Il contest for Democ-
ra,y IN its largest and g'anle>t sense. Tor tl'''
American Idea. Rspurlicanism u.ritr Grant
is Enroprsnism. II belongs rot Z" onr com
;iuent. We propose not TO build up here an
Overwhelming autocracy.lut an ill'istrlo.'s
people. We desire the free growth OF hn-
n,alIity. We do not want dull uniformity
ot wrll-ted government proteges. but the
com pick and brilliant manifestation ot 'hd'-
yilual life. The question at stake ~ TINS
campaign is one + deepest Importance Tile
Democracy III power means America
tl,.ugit. culture and growth in. power. II
is The New World against thr Old. and the
inlure againstthe past. II i~Jupiter Apol-
%. aud the yonr e ..(i.d OF the Seas, :
ag,insf tlick-h,sde,i Saturn and the Titans
They did well for their time,
Rut ON their heels fresh perfection treads--
And preves more ong in beauty. born OF them,
Aud fatesi excel them as they pass
In glory that.ld I,arhEess-