Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-08-14

| speech IN the OEl0 canvass at Mans
field, on the 3lst ult. Mr.. Thurman
thinks differences about the currency
should not divide the party in the pre-
sent State canvass but that it is a
question to be settled by the national
convention. Of the Democratic party
the Senator says
The Democratic party has existed
for more than three-quarters of CEN
fury. 1t has survived all parties ex-
cept the comparatively modern party
! with which it is now contending, and
the signs of the times indicate that ere
long it will survive that. Now, there
must have been, and must yet be, some
mighty bond of union to first create
and then preserve for so long period
party so powerful and persistent.
That bond cannot be ''the cohesive
power of public plumber" as was once
said byan eminent statesman and Pre-
sident of another party for the Dem.
ocratic party took its rise when its OPP
ponents were in power, and it has main
tanned its organization intact for many
long years when deprived of all author
ity in the federal government and in
the government of most of the States.
Besides, no party can long exist in a
free country that has no other founda=
ton than power and plumber. Were
that possible, it would prove beyond
dispute that the people are incapable
of self-government, and that free in
situations are consequently failure.
We must look, therefore, to other
causes to account for the existence and
vitality of the Democratic party. And
these causes We find, first, 10 the gen.
eral fact that, more strongly than its
adversaries, it is imbued with love of
free democratic institutions; that more
firmly than its opponents it believes in
local self-gOvernment, and is, there
fore, more'conservative ofthe rights OF
the States that, more ardcntly than
other parties, it is attached to the
liberties of the Individual, and there
fore, defends the reserved rights Of the
people against all encFoachments of
power, whether Federal or State that
its legislation has shown greater fiber
atty to immigrants, greater respect for
liberty of speech and the press, great
er regard for the rights of conscience,
and more determined opposition TO
monopolios OF every kind. sounder
views ofcurrency, commerce and trade,
and stricter adherence to simplicity
and economy in every department of
government, Federal and State, than
has characterized the measures of its
opponents. Add to these, that its
principles make it the euemy of all
shams and false pretences, and incul-
cate the dignity as well as usefulness
of labor, and We can arrive at no other
conclusion than that the Democracy
are the natioEal paEtF ct freq institu-
tons in Republic ike ours
We have, then, good reasons for the
rise of our party, its long and unbroken
eSistenno, lis manP years of ansur-
passed usefulness IN power, its foftitqde
and perseverance when in minority,
and its undying faith that it is again
destined to rule and shape the destiny
of the nation,
1t il not party. my friends, to be
abandoned for transltory causes that
suddenly arise aud as suddenly pass
away. Its foundations are too deep,
its principles too closely interviewer
with the very nature Of man, to permit
its dissolution SO long us free govern
meut shall exist. And without it free
government in fact, whatever might
be its name, would soon cease to exist.
Democrats principles are the very
life blood of free NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
them freedom would have no place o.,
earth,