The daily gazette., 1880-04-20
FIRST EDITION.
For the Gazette.
What the Past Has Taught the
Democratic Party--W,H Les
sons sonsof, O., Days Gone BY be

"h S""'cuo, anu dlIef careful uellD
Grafton, will place in nomination can
didates whom it is to be hoped win b,
elected to rule this great nation. Tn,
lessons of the Charleston Convention
should not be forgotten. 1t is a fac
that party divided cannot hope TO b,
successful. All questions as to how
certain candidates stand, as to tn,
finances of the country, or as to the
army and navy, or Indian affairs, OF
the question OF currency, or tariff, OF
any other matter pertaining to the
government of the people, should be
laid aside. l am satisfied no candi.
date has right TO express his opinion
IN relation to such things in order that
- certain section OF the country may
approve of the opinion expressed, and
another section disapprove Of the
views given. A man learned in the
law appointed to judseship has no
right to anticipate what his judgment
VIII be IN any case. II he does, he is
not tit to be Judge. When the facts
are presented, and the law applied to
the question or cause at issue are be-
lore him, 1t is time enough then for
liim TO decide what his Judgment is.
What the Democrats most need at this
time is men who will lay aside self
interest and the interest or welfare of
any section of the country, or the
interest of friends, and calmly and
honestly nominate II gentleman who is
Democrat from principle, and one
whose character and integrity is AS
broad as this land of ours is. A DEM
ocrat should be n sufficient guarantee
to the people that all questions for the
good Of the country, North, South,
East and West, would be decided
according to Democratic doctrine.
Questions which affect the government
of the nation now would hut be de-
cided at this time, as the same ques-
tion Were decided, say twenty five
years ago, because the same circum-
stances were not presented then as
now. Hence, l contend it is enough
for the Democratic Convention to
know of any man that he is Demo-
crat. In relation to his views of the
North, South, East or West, if he be
Il Democrat, and an honest man, he
can be trusted to retain his opinions
until such time or times as he NAV be
called upon in his official position to
give his opinion. Then if he is a
Democrat his opinions will be in favor
of the party and people who placed
him i'll the position to rule over them.
Years ago when a convention met in
Philadelphia with Washington, Frank
lin and many other great and good
men, history tells us they did not
quarrel about such things as vino
should rule or what section should
have the offices. No, their minds were
fixed upon the good of the whole coun-
try and its future prosperity. Until
the Democratic party lays aside all
these petty grievances and self interest
and shows it is the representative of
great National principles which We're
laid down by Jefferson and Jackson it
cannot hope to succeed no matter who
they may nominate. First, there must
be unity and harmony in its councils,
all prejudices and preferences must
cease, and the candidate be nominated
with an outburst of enthusiasm, and
tue delegates return to their homes all
satisfied to go to work and elect their
candidate. A united Democratic par
ty has success awaiting them. Will
they profit by the examples of the past
and be successful, or will they all de-
sire to rule and be defeated ? We, of
Delaware, are as much interested i'm
the candidates to be nominated as any
other State, and should lend our voice
and influence to bring the party back
to the days of twenty-five years ago.
We have at this time disorganized
party to contend with. We find this |
party without any great national mea-
sure or principle striving for one thing |
to rule or ruin To retain the offices or |
resort to war. We see this manifested |
more and more every day by the for
nation of Army Posts and the appoint
ment of commanders to drill the en-
listed. Why is this necessary in the
year 1902 Why was it not advocated
in 1877? The meaning is that the
party i'll power will be retained by the
if needs be, and the great
made i'll all the States to
form these military Posts should be
looked upon with suspicion. We want
no military at the polls we want no
Federal interference here or elsewhere;
we are willing to submit to The ma
jority, and by the eterna, we will not
any longer submit to being counted
Dut we know our rights and dare
maintain them we have submitted
for twenty years to the dictation of
New England fanaticism, and have
been counted out 10y the aid of Federal
banks and bloated bond holders.
The guilty have gone unpunlshed by
corrupt Federal and Slate Judg S, To
Dc convicted of fraud ahd perIary in the
OF elections his proven to
be farce, as n pardon has been in wait
ng for the convict, secured by those
hold the positions elected by such
perjuries. The toillng thousands are
.iIed of such rules, and are now wait
ing for the great Democratic party to
bring this great nation back to the da, s
when the rights of the States under
iheir constitutions will be resp cted by
their citizens, and hands off by the
Federal Cover meut. The toiling
thousands long for the time when the
government shall be administered as
under Polk, Pierce and Buchanan, anJ
be taken out Of the hands of railroad
kings and tine influence of Federal
banks. We have had enough of this
bartering of the currency, and the
changing of values, daily, to enrich
men In power, and making beggars of
the honest laborer and mechanic.
The name.of freeman and patriot has
become a word in the ates, and the
men who make the country great, pros