Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-08
Wise Counsel.

Horatio Seymour is one OF the Demo.
cratic sages To whom the party can al
ways safely turn for words of wise coun'
sci unsel6shly given. In late inter
view with a World correspondent he
gives utterance to some views, more
specifically on New York politics. which
may with great fitness be applied in the
main to the condition and the prospects
of the party throughout the country.
The entire self.abnegation which in.
spires him may be inferred from his
declaration that the party made a mis-
take in nominating him, and not Judge
Church, for President in 1867, and that
he accepted the nomination against his
own better judgment only because men
will do the thing which they know they
ought not to do"
To Mr.. Seymour and the millions like
him whose loyalty and patriotism have
kept the Democratic organization intact.
Democracy is living faith. He says;
ave Democrats love our party. IL is
q sort OF q religion tO us IN the rural
districts and we have always tried to
keep il pure and hnnored. When |
have been a candidate for Office | have
had strangers grasp me by the hand
with tears IN their eyes-not for my
own sake, but because | Was the repre-.
sentative of the principles To which
their lives were dedicated. | feel Is
sured that the Democratic party has 1t
in its power TO regain its supremacy IN
the State and in the country. 1t may
be said that its organization IS bad, and
so it is. But the Republican party - IN
q much worse state, and that party is
without the power to rehabIlitate itself
1t can take no step backward. IL Is
impelled forward 10y its own Eeight TO
dissolution. Its tendencies, unhappiiy.
are sll towards Centralizatlon, and the
machinery Of our government has grown
SO enormous and complex in It's hands
that il has got beyond control. The
officials 20 in and out OF Office, but the
lobby are in for life. and dominate all.
The Republican party has been unable
or unwilling to prevent this and It must
give way.
Under these circumstances the Dem
ocratic party has the opportunity to win
"A crest victory by standing up for con.
stitutional methods Of govern ment BY
its past traditions and history IL is com.
mitted 10 this popular line Of policy.
which the Republicans cannot adopt II
they would. IL is ours simply to be
guided by the marvellous wisdom which
originally distributed jurisdiction be.
tween different local departments, snd
which had been lost sight Of in the
tumults Of war and In the extraordinary
measures arising therefrom. The Dem.
ocratic party is IN the position TO make
that issue. The disposition OF the peo.
pie, which had its origin in self reliance
growing out of the conditions OF the
first settlements, instead of growing
weaker on the point OF local self.gov-
eTnment grows stronger. The masses
prefer to keep political affairs under
their own eyes, and have no sympathy
with Capitalization. The growth Of in.
tercourse between the different sections
and the increase of agricultural ADD
commercial interests have created
conservative, intelligent interest, which
will rebuke all purposes and passions
that threaten peace and harmony. ]
have no doubt Of the success Of the
Democratic party and Of the enduring
triumph Of its principles
mr. seymour sees promise OF TINS IN
the increasing tendency of the Demo.
cVacy toward harmony, while the Re
publicaDs tend more and more TO disn
tegration. The factional disputes which
have weakened the Democracy have
been mostly personal quarreIs, and. Mr.
Seymour says, ''it is a wise maxim that
young men should not take up old
mems quarrels. We have but few
more years TO remain here at best. and
our likes and dislikes are OF compara-
lively little consequences. The young
men have their own battles TO fight and
their own bonofs TO win, and IL Is not
worth their while to trouble themselves
about US. Let them 90 TO the front and
enter the list for themselves"
AL Of this IL eminently true Of our
State, and such sentiments have been
making their way very rapidly in the
psst two years. There i no power now
which can array the Democracy Of Penn.
syIvania in two faetional bodies and
make their strife the chief interest at.
taehing TO State Convention. The
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