Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-11-18
Our Party's Triumph.

This is the day of rejoicing for the
Democracy, and our people have the
right to rejoice. In times of adversely
and defeat, when their principles were
scorned and they were themselves
scomed for holding such principles,
they have held to heir faith and fought
their fight against ,ue inevitable ten
+ denotes 81 the laUiess cenuaUlns Iar
tv. "mch born of revolution aai oug
IL for war, has for { quarter of ou-
tury Of peace shown rs luC3pa6tl e.
the work ot administration and Cow u
menf: Gradua..j ta'1s have come
| TO the faithful who have made ,as eo.
test, and once before, eight years -
the people turned and in one magnifi-
cent outburst of indignation and dis
gust at jobbery, corruption and misrule,
they struck control Of the pursc-strings
of the republic from the hands of the
wretched minions of the Grant oligar-
chy, and, SO far as could be done at
one blow, swept the Republican party
from power.
We remember what followed. The
Congress thus elected, though crowned
with inexperienced men whose eleva
ton to power had not been even
dreamed of, through all the mistakes
and blunders of inexperience was true
to the idea which triumphed in its
election, and it never faltercd in its
attack on the evils it was appointed TO
overthrow, though it was thwarted by
the executive and the Senate in much
II undertook. It drove the lobby from
its own doors it reduced taxation and
expenditure so far as lawless executive
extravaganza would permit, and it
stopped corruption to the extent Of It's
power. 1t was from the opening to
the close Of its two sessions misrepre-
sented, insulted and libeled by the
newspapers having the ear of the coun-
try-and not without effcct-but two
years later the people again gave the
House to the Democrats, the States add
ca to that the control Of the Senate
and their chosen electors called q Dem
ocrat TO take possession Of the execu-
tive powers to complete tine work of
cleansing the government. The des-
perate party OF revolution set aside the
choice of the people by violence and
fraud without parallel in the annals OF
government, in which judges of our
once venerable Supreme Court were
| dragged through mire Of perjury to
the solemn proclamation of a LIE, and
the people in apathy and despair set
tied down to endure for a time the
evils which seemed too strong for even
their might.
But they have aroused again, and
have declared once more their dismis-
sal Of the party which has robbed their
purse, betrayed their trust and rebclii-
ously defed their will 1t was not
merely protest against " boss govern
ment > as an evil Of party management
which brought ahou. the mighty poii
cal revolution. L. was the revolt of
tree men against evils which have pass
ed human endurance resulting from a
cause Of which " boss government is
mere incident and out come, and that
Is, " the foTgetlulness of the servants
of people that it is their duty to
serve" which is the almost inevitable
tendency OF those called 10 power by a
party like the Republican. which was
born amid the throes OF revolution, or
gained and compacted amidst the
horrors of civil war and brought to
power in peace animated BY the hatrcds
and pulled up with the pride of tri-
umph on the field Of battle Let the
Democrats now re called TO power re-
member that they are Democrats-the
servants and representatives, not the
masters, Of the people; and the false
hoods Of rancorous press, scared at
its own work, twill not discredit them
in The eyes Of the people, and when
two years hence the presidency is again
in;rusted to Democratic hands the
great trust will be taken up and dis
charged and any traitors who attempt
a second time to defy the peoples ex-
pressed will will be swept like scum be-
fore the billow or chalf before the wind
by the wrath Of a people who have
been once too often insultcd and de
fed. Day.