The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-18
New York Herald.

1t WAS, We have understood, Mr.. Tilden
who Cnco said that the democratic party
would never succeed until it became demo
cratic, He might have gone further and
added that ii ought never succeed until
then. We advise democrats everywhere to
get together at once and make real demo-
cratic party that is their only way to sue
cess.
A true dmocrat does not consort with
greenbackers or other advocates of frsudu-
lent money, because he believes in hard
money-in dollars worth of gold or silver
in u dollar, and no shams or frauds to rob
poor people.
A true democrat remembers that his party
twice paid of a national debt, dollar for dol
lar, and he scorns therefore to consort with
repudiationists, Gebt-scalers or robbers of any
kind.
A true democrat believes that tariff, like
every other scheme of taxation, should be
Lard for revenue only; he does not believe
that under the pretext of levying taxes from
the people for the support of the govern
ment commerce shall be crippled and
monopolists favored.
A true democrat believes that commerce is
q Legitimate branch Of industry as well as
manufactures; that merchant can be
trusted TO buy ships, which are his tools,
where he can get the best at the lowest
prices, and that prohbitive navigation laws,
which have driven our flag from the ocean
and put the profits of cur vast carry ing
trade into the pockets ot foreigners, ought TO
be repealed.
A true democrat believes that MS we manu-
fActure now much more than we can con-
sumo at home, il is absolutely necessary to
our prosperity that our foreign trade shall be
set free from the shackles Of Sptiauatod 70.
pressiye legislation. He knows that to cell
we must also buy, aud he believes that the
tariff which now places heavy penalty on
our buying abroad, ought to be iiberaiized
and reformed.
A true democrat opposes subsidies and
special grants of public money to shippin.
or other commercial adventurers, because he
KNOWS That the surest and cheapest way to
procure general prosperity and to encourage
enterprises OF all lawful kinds 10 to remove
restrictive va and let American genius and
love OF adv, lure have fair chance.
A true democrat is opposed to sectional
lines In politics, because he knows that such
lines are not founded in nature or the peo.
pies wishes aud interests, but rest on preu.
dices and antipathies kept alive to the PEG
pies lnlnry by designing politicians Hence
true democrat wants no solid south" and
knows that 80 evil Il phenomenon would
quickly disappear in the presence of real
democratic party.
A true democrat abhors all monopolies
and therefore is opposed to "bosses" who
are oaly political monopolists. He delights
In oyerthroNing the rule of 'bosses" because
he believes that the people, rightly and fully
instructed are wiser than the wisest hose,
and are their own best leaders.
Finally, strue democrat is not afraid of
MS principles. This is distinguish o
mark by which at one time in our history
tho real democrat was known and ut that
time the democratic party had The confidence
ana Affection OF the people. A true demo
crSt not only puts his principles in the plat,
[ form, but he puts them also in nis speeches
IN bis writings, in discussions with his neigh
0ors and fellow w0rSmen. 1t is tho sham dem
ocrat, the fraudulent democrat, the alleged
democrat, to use popular phrase. who
makes \ good platform and then splits ON il
and II IS the sham democrat whs is heater
regularly every two years, or if he BY som,
miracle gains small success ut an unim.
poriant election at once filings it away. A
true democrat is in earnest; he believes il
IT," lie does not mind defeat to-day, be-
cause no knsws that his principles are sounC
and that he needs only to make them thor
ouShly understood by the people to get and
TO keep their support. A true democrat is =
missionary OF the principles he holds; b,
does not 60 about saying that they are "loca
issues" or "ofne importance at this lime. ;
On the contrary, he advocates them in sea
son, because he is convinced that their pre-
dominance would benefit the people.