The Russellville Democrat., 1882-02-23
WHATTHE DEMOCRATS ARE
 DOING.

-he bein OCIHIlC party iidS loICeu tue Republican party to recognize the right of their policy in regard to the banking charters and funded indebted ness. This the proceedings of the last two Congresses thoroughly attest. They have been forced to accept the rate of interest proposed by the demo- crats, the length of time and method of redemption. Also have the democrats forced them to partially recognize their silver policy, and it is a matter of very short time about forcing a full and unqualified recognition of it. The expedieTcy of the unlimited coin age ot silver as we'll as gold suggests itself to every thinking man.
 The democrats are mastering their forces at this time preparatory to ma king an assault against the republi- | can protective policy. Upon this too, the republicans can see nothing but defeat awaiting them. Hence they are trying to postpone discussion or final action upon this topic by throwing all sorts of obstacles in the way of demo- cratic march against them. Such, for instance, as the introduction of bills to repeal the internal revenue laws, or Logan's bill to appropriate the inter nal revenue to educational purposes. thereby hoping to appear patriotic, and at the same time continue the apparent necessity for high protective tariff. But notwithstanding their chicanery to evade and avoid, the democrats are going to force discussion and decisive action. Not able to stand be- ! fore enlightened discussion, the repub- lican lines will here again break and they will ia part surrender in little squads as did they in the general en- gagement fought on the funding act, The Democratic party has forced the Republicans to abandon the bloody shirt issue, the very bulwark of their strength and the horn of their citadel, and has forced them to sober discus sion of living issues. The long and weary years discussion of the bloody shirt issue waged by the republican against the democrats, has finally re- suited in convincing the civilized wol ld that the war was fought upon a Constitutional construction, that each section of the country was loyal to it's 1 interpretation of the Constitution, the South no less than the North, and that the stand taken by the sections in that bloody contest. and the parts men acted in it, ought to be regarded with great indulgence.
 The enlightened judgement of man. kind will not admit the war issues in another National contest, though they have been the means of perDetuating the republican party in power, it must fail them now. The time now is when parties must stand on merit, and men prefer to follow reason, and trust it, to party machinery.
 The democratic party has always been an unequal match for the -epubli- can on the great living political issues. Already the republican party has had to show the white feather on the war issues, the financial issues, and is now awfully alarmed about their situ ation on the tariff. This they tacitly admit by trying to delay action. But the democracy Is moving on them in solid and progressive march. The re- publican party is driven to the last ditch. The only thing left them will be their policy of centralized power in the general government, thing which enlightened patriotism will not coun- tenance. That the democratic party is doing nothing for .he country is all bosh. Do not expect too much of the party at once. The wrongs of twenty years misrule cannot be right> ed in day. Gradually she will cor rect every evil grown up under repub- Iican mlsrule. The great reforms in augurated while the democrats were in the majority in the house, have moved on with such increased velocity, that in the face of opposition by the majori- ty, d minority can a accelerate them to the achievement of the great ends de- signed.
 
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