Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-27
pRNooRAcY,s MISSION

DEAooRAcY's MISSION.
 The ways of Providence are truly in- scrutable. For many years political economists have been puzzed to de- termine the mission of the Democratic party. Philosophers have shown that in the economy of nature every living thing is created for purpose, but they have probably not considered the Dem ocrotic party as possessed of sufficient animation to be placed in the category of living things. The Columbus, Ohio, | Gazette, however, has set the question of the mission of that party forever at rest. It says that the little acorn sprout that lifts its tender blade above the turf has need of various conditions of wind, climate and temperature be- fore 1t will develop into the sturdy oak. It will have warm sun, gentle breezes and refreshing showers. But these alone will not suffice. It must experience the heavy SHOWS and bitter irosts of winter. It must and will survive the storms and tempests of various seasons and capri cious changes. So it is with reforms. The active and bitter opposition which they encounter, and which seems at the outset to threaten obstruction to their further progress is the very substance on which theE feed and grow. Tomeet this necessity for organized opposition to various progressive ideas the Demo- cratic party seems happily designed by Providence. They violently opposed the emancipation from slavery of the colored race, and the war to compel the submission of the seeding States. When the war was on, they furnished bitter opposition to the issue of the geenback, the governments note of hand 1 as a means of carrying on the war. Their opposition, as we all know, was overcome. When the necessity and l reason for the greenback had become | things of the past, and statesmen were | beginning to shape things toward a spe- cie basis, the Democracy developed a love for the fiat money which is seldom equalled, and theIr opposition to re- sumption was bitter and uncompromis. ing. To resume was to let slip the dogs of war and famine. Industry would be paralyzed, trade would languish and darkness would settle down upon the land as pail of gloom.
 But resumption came, and when seed time and harvest still followed in their accustomed order, when commerce re- fused to fulfill the prophecy of the dem lgogue, when the hum of industry was discovered to be unhushed, To and be- loldi the Democrat became as good lard money man as anybody.
 Then followed a season Of low pres Iure for the Democracy. For a few ears there seemed to be no particular to antagonize and the party began to degenerate. Garfield was elected by an increased majority and the future for the Demo .racy looked well nigh hopeless. But LOW the temperance question begins to ssume important proportions. This is ike unto 'the shadow of a great rock , D a weary land" and the Democratic ,arty have gone into the opposition , Ieart and soul. History has a habit Of repeating it. ] elf When the results of fthe temperance C gitation have been achieved, as they f will be, not perhaps, as some f 0w advocate, but modified and inhu- 4 need, as We hope and believe by the r 'holesome conservative element of our ' eople, the Democracy will probably be c ,und hunting for some new reform to f some new movement to 1; hich they can give assured tokens of !. Iccess by their determined opposition" o