The daily gazette., 1883-06-21
NOT DEMoonATIc ENOUGH.
Where the ssVvorldp Thinks the Demo
cratic Party has Gone AstrAy in th

Where the ssworldp ThInks the Demo-
cratic Party has Gone AstrAy in the
Past.
New York world.l
The Republicans frequently make the
charge against the Democratic party that II
Is too Democratic. They are toud.ot quoting
the expreseIon.of local leader many years
ago that he would vote for Beelzenub as
regular Democratic nominee MA
The only trouble about the Democratic
party is that its leaders are SO often not
Democratic enough.
The masses of the Democracy are sound
and reliable. They attach themselves poltt-
cally TO the Democratic party because It
represents the rights of The people of all
classes, OF all nationalities, of all colors.
Because 1t opposes oppression In every form.
| because 1t Is, In fact, the upholder OF Re
publican government, with equal rights for
all, as opposed to an oligarchy, whether
under the form of monarchy, federalism,
whigism or Capitalization.
The people are Democratic enough be-
cause they are Democrats on principle. They
do not live on Office. They coyet no politi-
cal honors. Party success Is precious to
| them, not for the patronage It brings, not
| Tor the spoils 1t secures, but because the
| principles they believe 10 insure the liberty,
i happiness and contentment of all the eiti-
zens Of the republic, whether rich or poor.
] We have no wish TO do injustice to the
great leaders of the party. Many Of them
are as pure, unselfsh and patriotic as they
are able, But 1t Is truism that the people
have for years been in advance of the
leaders.
Since the party has been In minority the
history of its managers has been too often q
history of compromises, bargains and
''deals.' The Democratic masses have beer
too frequently sold out by their lealers Il
crafty personal ambitions, revenge, per
sonal grievances and satisfy personal greed
. Factions have sprung up within the party
and all factions alike have unfortunately
been ready 10 make combinations In q small
: way with their political opponents at thu
/ sacrifice of principle. Trade aud bargain
have been arranged in the city government
in the Board of Aldermen, in the Legisla
ture and In Congress. In ali these thu
| leaders and managers have shown them
selves not Democratic enough.
Q We have seen 1t time and again in thi
city when Democratic factions have rel
= into alliance with Republicans for the sol
purpose of gaining offices from opposini
Democratic factions and dividing them will
: their Republican allies.
L We saw it in Congress when certain Dem
! | ocrats lent themselves to the Republican
effort to steal the Presidency and when til
Democratic Speaker by arbitrary ruling
o favored the Republicans to make the cot
r summation of the crime possible.
We saw 1t in the State government whe
q Democrats stood up to strengthen the hand
:. and whitewash the character Of the Blint
le Pool Gambler who dragged the high offiC
II OF Governor through the mud in order
If raise himself from a bankrup. to a mi
# lionaire.
We have seen it time and again at Vast
ington when prominent Democrats, havin
le struck the trail Of Republican crimes, hay
es turned from the track, made bargains wit
< the Republican criminals aud prostitute
"a their political trusts.
- The Democratic people have never bee
Is in sympathy with their false 'leaders"
Y, their betrayal of Democratic principle
or They have repeatedly manifested their di
approval by absenting themselves from II
. polls. The leaders aud their managemer
- have not been Democratic enough to wi
es the confidence of their follow
le ers. Let the leaders now be Dol
re and firm in their Democracy an
I, the Democratic MISSES will make a prom
response. Those masses were true as ste
81 during the war, when they were subjectC
lie to the cruellest ISLANDERS and misrepresent
a lions, and when their political affiliato
IA placed them in false position. They ha
been true as steel through nearly quart
ui of century's absence from power. Tn
are as true as steel day. II the leade
are firm and faithful 10 true Democrat
X principles--ii they are Democratic enough
nv the fidelity of the masses will insure Il
ar redemption of the country from Republics
no misrule.