The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-25

of Massachusetts, and urges his re
election.
The sixth commends the nominees for
State offices.
Nationality Of the Democratic Party.
The New York Times. after discussing
with great clearness the various atti
tudes of the several parties, is compelled
to admit that the Democracy has g
very great advantage over its opponent
in the fact that the coming session OF
Congress may be very important one,
and the Democracy may be able to
secure the confidence of the country by
the measures proposed and the legisla-
ton secured. The Times is one of the
few Republican journals which will not
shut its eyes to plain facts, nor join in
the senseleSS cry of the solid South, :"
which is the scarecrow regularly set up
to brighten timid Northern voters. The
Times is unwilling to employ such clap
trap as argument, and too well posted
to give such campaign talk any counte-
nance whatever. 1t is wiser than the
party organs who seem to imagine that
men can be. frightened by shadows.
Boldly grasping the situation it declares
that however mistaken might be its
policy Democratic Administration, il
we should have one, would be essen
TALLY National Administration" This
is very important admission for
leading Republican paper to make, fol
1t cuts away at one swoOp the ground
upon which Republican stump orators
and party organs have for twenty years
been supporting themselves. 1t says in
so many words that the Democratic
party of the county is moving upon a
higher plane than its antagonists, and
that it is capable of producing an Adj
ministratiOn which can secure popular
approval. This is not strange language
to Democratic ears, for every intelligent
Democrat knows that the principles
which underlie the Democratic faith
guarantee nationality of administration
in so far as it may be necessary and de-
sirable for the well-being of the coun-
try. 1t is, however, strange to hear
such manly admission of great truth
from Republican authority.
The admission carries with it the &C
acknowledgement of a fact which Demo-
cratic statesmen have been earnestly
endeavoring to teach the Republican
party, and 1t is, therefore, of much more
than passing interest. 1t is, however,
only doing the Democratic party Justice !
to bravely admit this fact, for all its /
acts and expressions, so far as force
could be given them, have, in the past |
twenty years. attested the truth of this
statement. Nowhere has the spirit OF
SectiOnaliSm shown itself, but over all
the country this oneness of aim and de-
sire has been the chief characteristic OF
Democratic expression. Freedom is
national and the party of the people has
labored to make this fact known and
Slavery died with the war
and the doctrines of the extreme South
ern Democratic leaders died with
slavery. Every act and utterance OF
The Democratic party since 1865 demon
'trates its acceptance of the results of
he war, and all its energies as q party
mas since that time been devoted to con-
iuering old prejudices and preparing
he way for the restoration of genuine
Democratic principles. That it has
and that it now stands before
he people willing and able to guaran-
ee National Administration. is ac-
,nowledged by even its opponents.
This frank statement of the New York
Times blazes. the way wonderfully to-
ward Democratic success. 1t willingly
lOthes the Democracy with the
pirit of patriotism and yields in
dvaDce what has been stoutly de-
ned in every campaign. 1t will place
he contest upon other grounds than
hat of sectionalism and political hate, !
nd will tend to uplift and dignity the
discussions which are tC follow. The
wisdom of the Times in granting to its
reat opponent, the Democratic party,
he need of an honest, patriotic desire
D advance the public welfare, is not the
udden discovery of long accepted ,
act, but grows out of a knowledge of
ne sentiment of the people. Among
ne masses the national spirit of the
democracy has been fully understood !
nd its brave struggle for ascendancy I
eeply sympathized with. Nobody but
eSlgnlng politicians have questioned =
ne patriotism of its intentions and the :
'lsdom OF its politics. Every session 4
Congress since the war has shown y
ne broad national spirit of Democracy, =
nd every utterance of those authorized 4
speak for the party has confirmed it. n
he Times is late in recognizing the s
vet, but it comes in good season now s
lat the country is being called to elect
s rulers for another Administration.
:, now, the Times will be honest and
ank enough to further admit that the
Use economies and enlightened politics
the Democratic party are better
lifted to guide the Nation to its DESTINY e
IAN the sordid, grasping schemes OF =,
le party with which it serves. it will =
'ly complete the harmony of the pict-
Re and go far to assist voters on de-
ding which party to countenance and q
Ipport.-Anerican Register.
The falls of the Rhine, near Schaff.
lusen, are now illuminated at NIGHT
lth the electric light. Tie idea has
en borrowed from NIAGARA - f,Lo y