Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07
Senator McDOnald's Views.
THE DEMOCRACY oP THE WEST STRONG AND
HOPEFUL.

THE DEMOCRACY oP THE WEST STRONG AND
HOPEFUL.
"Been out among your constituents
in Indiana since Congress adjourned r.
asked the Post yesterday of Senator
Mcdonald.
"Oh, yes" he replied, al left home
the other day and stopped here to at
tend TO some business, on my way to
! New York"
"What is your opinion, now. Senator.
as to the political effect of the recent
extra session.
"rhc political effect of the extra ses.
sion is beneficial to the Democratic par.
w" answered the Senator very decisive.
| ly. alt has called the attention of the
public to tho enormity Of the Federal
election laws, to the power they confer
upon the Administration to control
elections, and the frauds that may be
| perpetrated upon the ballot.box under
the color of legal authority. have no
doubt that the honest masses every.
where will repudlate these laws, and the
men who upheld and supported them.
| Indiana will express her condemnation
OF them at the first opportunity 10y in.
creased Democratic mnjoritics The ex-
! ira session has IN another way benefited
and strengthened the Democratic par.
! ty. 1t has clearly and distinctly drawn
/ the line of demarcation between the
| Democratic party, standing upon its An.
cient doctrines OF strict construction
/ OF the Constitution, preserving to the
/ Federal Government all its Just rights
and powers, and securing 10 the states
and to the people all their reserved
! rights, and the Republican party, the
/ representative of the federal idea ol
! consolidation. The more clearly YOU
define the difference between Federal
ism and Democracy to the people of
/ this country, the stronger YOU make the
/ Democratic party. The extra session
/ has led TO clear definition Of these
/ two opposing id 'as of our Government,
and there is no doubt, in my mind, as
/ TO which one Of them the people will
approve"
Then you believe in future Demo.
cratic success r
/ 81 do. The Democratic party stands
on better ground now than it has occu-
pied since the war: it has a more hopeful
/ future before it. The financial questions
are gradually settling Themselves 30
:
I paien opens they will no, create any So.
rious difference IN the Democratic party.
while the !Iich conservative stand 1t has
taken has increased public confidence
I in its patriotic aims aud purpose.
believe confidently that we will win the
I Presidential election next year. All the
Influences are operating in our favor.
and our party is growing stronger every
day"
what do you think about the Ohio
election ~
81 believe Ewing will be elected. All
the information I've had, together with
ms own observation, leads me TO that
conclusion. The only danger Ewing had
to apprchend was from hard money
I Democrats in Southern ohio, but they
are supporting him cordially, and he
I will be elected
"IIave you read John ShcTmaus
/ Maine speech =
"Ies aud ! wouldn't make such a
speech rs that for any confederation.
/ He talks about the Democratic party
/ indorsing secession and nulliicaiion.
/ lie knows that is not true. The Demo.
cratic party has always been the enemy
OF secession and notification. and OF
extreme state rights in every form. 1t
stands now and always has upon Jcffer.
sons declarations in his inaugural al.
dress upon a strict construction Of the
Constitution-uphoIding the delegated
rights Of the Union and maintaining
the reserved rights of the States. Sc.
cession aud notification had their ori.
gin in New England, and Democracy
put them down. The Democratic party
put down notification in South Caro-
lima, too. and that is its record"