The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
THE DEM0CRdTIC PdkTY.
1t Mover D,o. an1 !. Il. Mover s,,r,en,,o,


THE DE4MOCRATIC PAkTY.
| 1t Mover Dios and Il Never surrender,,
| Fom the Boston Post.
a. Nothing astonjshes the Republicans
% Much as the, constant and imprepna.
PIC soltditysof the great Democratic
PsltyIpf tho American Union. What
III ~ Df unsllccessfnl IN regaining the
SeAecutiye branch Of the Federal Gov
S IS eminent, y, each election for Federal
foncers since 194O has shown it to be
the majority party of the whole Union
When oil tho States hayo votes. The
recent election is 10 exception to this
fuio. Jhls Is the more remarkable
Whch we consider the odds against it.
tuks tPo lecent campaign ;as an, ,ex-
ample! First-The acfine PFesiflent
ana all his Cabinet officers, with many
bureau ofitcers,' were OH the STUMP.
THUS notifying all the officials under.
thein. one hundred thousand Of them.
to do likewise, Second-Theso officers
were assessed from tho highest to tho
lowest, and the largo sum collected,
added 10 contributions of hundreds of
thousands Of dollars from national
banks, from tho colossal corporations
and monopolies who suck the life
blood Of the people, and from private
individuals. and candidates for Office.
In single Congressional districts f 10
stated that from fifty to sixty thousand
dollars have been expended to elcct
tho Republican nominee. Third
Through the Northern States the Re.
puDllcans have long been in power.
and every ohlceholder under the State
governments is simply q Republican
partisan, While eX-Governors, Con
gressmen and eX-Congressmen in
many cases men whose sole title to
consideration is in "that strong spell
name," because Of the positions they
nave had as rewards for partisan SCR
vice, rather than from any exhibition
OF intellect or fitness for leadership
pull every wire to keep power. Fourth
Through control of tho ballot box
through supervisors, and New York
marshals, through restrictions OH man
nood suffrage in somc States, and
1aise registration and colonization of
voters III others; with all the appli-
ances Tor fraud reduced to q science
through long practice, and the expe-
rlonce OF protected tools, like Davcn-
port. OF New York, with all these and
many other wonderful combinations.
SUCH as Bccchcr in the embrace Of Bob
1ngersoll, and Grant in tho embrace of
George W. Curtis at Staten Island.
WIN the surrender Of the great State
W New York to the Republicans last
year through the traitorous intideitv
or Kelly and his crew, in spite Of all
these things the grand old Democratic
party holds the majority or votes in
the whole Union. '.:. "
Our opponents needed all these an
pllanccs and aids to even staggcr INTO
the Executive branch Of the Federal
government; could even one of them
have been withheld, or had not traitors
plotted against it, the Democratic par-
ty would once more have won. GYeat is
That party which can stand defeat after
defeat, and yet maintain its numbers.
its scli-rcspcct, and still manfully con,
tcrd for its PRINCIPLES. With thc cx.
ccption Of public plunder, what com.
mon principle an,lnates the Remhi;.
can party? Even in hatred Of thc
South it is not united. The Grant
stalwart finds no solace in contcmni"ts
ing the policy OF Hayes. The outs are
office; and the love between tho crco-
tor of candidate Garfield. Mr.. Blaine.
anu me leader, Of the forces of the
4ole"'c't I H'anI was eXcnlpllilcd i'll Bob
1ngcrSolfs characterization of MI.
Conkfng as the ''natcrfulizcd snecr. ~
let this happy family go on with the
dance; The Democratic party has rid
uen through stormicr seas than any
this year has shown, and will long
live, after the Republican party is bu,
ried, tor it still is the party of the pro-
pie.
The recent contest more than ever
mas been Il contest Of the people for
government by the people,; for the
Dcmocratic party more than ever has
demonstrated itself to bo the party of
the people. What has been accom-
plishcd has been done by individual
effort. What small sums have been
collected have been the willing and
iree contributions Of patriotic private
citizens, only dcsirous for the welfare
ana goou government of the whole
Cnion. Office holders, monopolists,
and traitors combined were but little
100 powerful to prevent the triumph
OF constitutional principles. Let the
democracy stand shoulder to shoulder.
furgc the ranks of traitors; serve q
notice Oh all who would desert the
grand army of frecmen to 90 now. nor
stand on the order Of their going; and
when the day Of dcliverancc comes, as
1t surely will, no man will regret that
ne stood by the great Democratic party
IN the hours Of defeat as welr as in its
hours of victory.