The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-06-30

The anti-monOpOly league seems to be

The Democratic Party.
The anti-monopoly league seems to be
gaining strength in New York. There
is no more use organizing this party tc
correct the tendency of the government
towards building up privileged orders
to rule and ride over the mass of the
people, than there is for the Greenback
Labor party, to correct the evils which
Republican legislation in the interest Of
the privileged classes has brought upon
the county. One of our staunchest ex-
changes, the Sedalia Democrat, reminds
the people who are engaged in these
undertakings that there is one al
ready organized-the safest, strongest,
staunchest party ever known to history,
the Democratic party. Whoever heard
of labor strike when it was in power.
Whoever heard ofwholesale destruction
Of life and property, as Pittsburg and
Chicago? When people get into
trouble they are not TO be saved through
experiments They need TO touch bot
tom to feel firm ground under their feet.
The past is full of experience. Until
Federalism came into possession OF the
government, such a thing as the oPpres-
sion Of capital was unknown. The coun-
try was totally ignorant Of class legisla-
ZION. The nearest approach TO it, ated-
eral bank, was crushed by Andrew
jackson. The trades all fourished, and
labor was prosperous and contented.
The public lands were the patrimony OF
the honest emigrants. The States were
free in their legitimate sphere, and the
administration of affairs was scru-
pulously adjusted to sus tain the healthy
relationships Of the local to the central
authority Patriotism was the control
ing motive, and liberty meant real lib
erty to the masses. Its different now,
but there is chance to get back into
the old channels again. No new party
is needed, because the Democratic party
was founded by men who really loved
free institutions, and were more concern
ed in making a wise, liberal, and tolerant
constitution, than in schemes to obtain
and increase official patronage and plum
der. Immense monopolies have come
because the people, in every Presiden-
tial election since 1860, have defeated
the Democratic party, or permitted it
to be robbed of rightful victory, WHICH
was worse than defeat. If they are
capable Of elfgovernment, which is eX-
ceedingly doubtful, they would have seen
long ago that the Republican party was
adding year after year to their burdens,
passing law after law of class legisla-
ton, and widening distance by distance
the two extremes of social and business
life-the class which embraced the very
rich on the one hand, and the
class which embraced the very
poor on the other. Such a course is
very natural The Republican party is
q revolutionary party, and to Perpetu-
ate It's power it is forced of necessity to
ally with something more violent and
arbitrary in its process than local self
government. 1t must have large
monopolies-a federal banking system
an ofice-holding oligarehy welded to its
service by the profits of place and posi-
tion-internal espionage of the most de-
grading kind-gigantic tariff oppres-
sions colossal political rings, with mar
gins Of millions as rewards for unscru-
pulous partizan service-centralizat on
III its most expensive shape-and an
aristocracy Of money which will contri-
butte immensely to keep its privileges
and immunities superior to the risk Of
any changing administration. The
Democratic party can restore the old
form of government-thati in which the
people had the chief say-but no other
party can. 1t is folly to talk of new
party. People in this country bate new
parties, because all the new parties Of
the past have been composed solely of
bummers, beggars and dead-beats.
The Democratic party is a ready
made party. 1t is sufficient for the
emergency.