The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-01-13
The Impor :ance Of Union and Harmony.

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The recent revolution in the politics
of the country demonstrates the inn
portance OF union and harmony in the
Democfat C party. OF all the lessons
taught by the result OF the election.
none is OF more significance than this
fact There have been MANY painful
experiences from the effects of division
within the past few years. In the Pres
idcntial elect on of 1870 the division in
New ork defeated the Democratic can
.didate. This year the Democrats were
harmonized on all questions, and the
result was Democratic victory such as
has never before been known. In speak
ing O the politics in New York the Star
has this to say: W
ization of the Dem in 1877. has been
caused by Democratic oppos ton to the maj r
fly. The disas err of 1879 was the crush ng con-
sequence of policy it was sheer ma iness to
inauglrate anu ruin 10 carry out. Ii Is need
IS now to dwell on that historic humiliation
and the causes that led to IL But it teaches,
what all our recent defeats have emphlsiz d.
that div 81 means defeat. Ard thtt less m
ia / sunk 50 deeply into the hear of the De-
mocracy of the state that, at tn Syracuse Con-
vent on in DC oh r. their representatives de-
termned to make an end of division AMI bar.
monize the party mt whatever cos They d d
this work we'll They took the representa- v 8
OF all branches OF the party into council. They
adopted u platform on which every true Demo
cd State ticket which commended itself to all
Democrats and good citizens. And the Demo-
orHts of this city completed and crowned the
work begun at Syracuse by forming union
the three organizations, so that for the first
time in years we had a thoroughlp united Dc
mocracy. AMI this uni IN inspired confidence
enl gained thousands of votes. The result is
seen in the election returns"
These facts carry their own moral
with them and teach a lesson that is
just as important to the Democracy
throughout the Union as to New York.
By Democratic union and harmony the
Republicans were overthrown in many
States where least expected. This
was the result OF throwing into COM
mon grave and burving far out of ght
the antagunisms, the bitter PERSONAL
ties and faction feuds OF disastrous
past. The interest of the people and
the general welfare of the country. the
great principles upon which our free
insti .utions rest. re 1uired every Demo
crat to subordinate personal feelings
and preferences and amb tions to the
public danger and public good. The
resu has been a great tidal wave, and
from one hundred and fifty-four Repub-
1icans. one hundred thirty-two Demo
Gratis and live Readjusters and Independ-
ents in the Forty Congress, the
Forty-eighth Congress will have ma
jority of sixty-eight Democrats in the
house. with tie in the Senate and ia
voTable to the Democrats in party vote.
1t is perfectly plain that the interests
and duty OF the Democrats require q
continuation of this conciliatory policy.
In this connection the Star presents a
solid nth. when it states that 'ihe re-
vived party exists for the good of the
people, not for the enrichment of the
place-hunters This magnificent public
end is of itself enough to lead every
Democrat TO smother personal prefer
ences and resentmeDts and ambitions,
and co-ope ate with every other Demo
GRAFT in support ng a policy which ifcar-
ried out will create new era in our
history Before the election it was
proper enough to insist on union for the
sake of victory. Now, the victory has
been won through the union. we ought
to demand harmony. all the more for
the sake of the great interests the DEM
ocratic is the only party that represents
and champions. Wherever it is pos
sible for one organization to fill the field
and do the work of the party vel, the
spirit of Cancellation should prompt our
people to union. Wherever leading
Democrats have stood apart distrusting
each other. believing the worst accusa-
tons against each other. growing con-
tinuaily further alienated, there should
be reconciliation for the common cause.
Principles. not men, was the old motto.
Principles, and the men who advocate
them. should be the motto of the victori-
Gus Democracy now-principles, and
the men who sacrifice their preferences
and ambitions and resentments. their
time and talents, for the principles.
THIS policy ofconciliation and harmony.
for the sake of the interests and ideas
which the party exists to further. will
make the victories of this year pre-
pare the way to still greater t,iumphs. !"
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