The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-25
pr4ooalTI0 poLiGY

Tia ssgna II nto iimts Fiupln
with tttt fiea6l AID sweeping ~
unta FL NbTfmitf 7th tHaIeHia
stat tha Democratic tif'{ ipsH
sst { f4falls nrfaf'Uoiif f. fef
.tify ihe Tin public cont len" airl
s4afe ltsa II oBef p tf ti0a
WfsTana NJ fhe deWl aHl merits
agaa democracy Having u an
fsai dlsrus driven ihr X puh
lioam fam pla+e ahA #eft the
peatia naturally turn n ile Dem
arntis patty q. their only wffeul
hols and stay from Che egiia Of
corruption vlfavafaaee and
nIseosethment 1.-THE Democrat
10 party fails to profit BY this great
opportunity and fffeita the conf.
dtaee q the perlo, The mission Of
Democracy viii be ended and "
tpitaph might az will be written
Tie people Of the United states,
irrespective Of party, IN . great
mcas.rc, arc loud IN their demands
for reform Of the OWL service, eco.
nomical government and u redue-
ton Of taxcs, and thesn measures
must DO adopted as soon as p0ssl-
BILE, for the people, mindful of their
painful experience with Ropubll'
can tontrol and legislation, are in
no mood TO brook delay. The Dem
ocratie party must be on It's good
behavior, II il expects to succeed
IN future elections. IN the words
of Goyornor-cloct Clcvcland,of New
York, "thc result IN 1881 will de-
pend almost entirely ON the con
duet Of the two parties during the
intervening period" These are
wise words and If the Democrats do
not profit by such advice they will
live to lament 1t in the sorrow and
bitterness Of defeat. OF hto years
the Democratic party, AS If logged
and doomed by some strange fntali'
ty, has committed so many serious
blundcrs that It's disposition to do
20 has become provcrbih with the
Republicans. In the late elections
thousands Of conservative Republic
sans voted with the Democrats, but
n.thing can induce them 10 repeat
the experimentunlessth the Democra-
cy shows itself worthy Of thcir conf
denee and adherence. Some APP
prehend that the present Republi-
can Congress bowed down with tie
feat anddisappointmen aud feeling
tho mood ~ discipline and repent
anee for its numberlcss misdccds,
will attempt 10 take an undue and
unfair advantage Of the Democrats
by snacting such Legislation rs the
sentiment Of the country so strong.
ly manifested in the recent cleo
tiona, thus dcpriying the Demo.
crats Of the legitimate fruits d
their victory. But circumstance
arc not such rs to make this death
bed repentance probable and ever
il they were, II would scarcely
prove effective for the Republicans
Those having experience in Con
grcssional methods regard il rs i'm
probable that any definite or rom
prchonsivc tariff legislation will b,
enacted NJ the coming session, 1t.
limited duration ~prccludos the pos
sihility Of such full discussion ant
consideration ofthc numerous intel
esta involved az must take plae,
b fore any general tariff measure
can become q law. At Washing
ton the idea prevails among thus
best informed that If either part.
desires To have the tariff compr,
hensiyely revised aud modified th
only practical wayo reaching tha
result would BIZ to pass a bill ncS
session providing for the mcctin
Of the forty-eighth Congress
March next, for the purpose Of lcl
islating on that and other subject
demanding action. 80, after all,
viii most probably devolvc ON
Democratic Congress todoall in i
power To relieve the people Of I'll
burdens and evils hrapcd upo
them by the Republican allies
the money power and the mouop
lists. II they but make the mo
u their opportunities, not sim
the civil war have tho Dcmocra
bud ucha fair prospect of c~lcciiI
= President rs they will have In I