Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-13
From n. Y. Herald, Ind
At Bast-A Democratic Party.

NJ II
Ii is one of the cherished traditions of
Mr.. Tilden's friends that the Sage of
Greystone said on an occasion, "There
will never be democratic victory until
there is democratic party" If Mr..
Tilden said this he spoke a very true
word, and the choice of Mr.. Carlisle to
be Speaker Of the House, by the demo-
cratic caucus on Saturday night, ought
to rejoice the venerable philosophers
heart.
The accession of Mr.. Carlisle will
make a very great change in the
politics of the country. The political
trimmers who have so long ruled the
demOcrotic party, and dragged it from
one defeat to another, have ut last been
overthrown, For the first time in many
years-no, for the second time-the par
ty stands for something of its own, for
reform of abuses, and for the rights of
the people against monopolists of all
kinds. Wesay for the second time, be-
cause in 1879 the democrats stood also
for wholesome and necessary reforms.
and in thatyear, as almost everybody
now freely admits, they carried the
election.
The contest for the Speakership has
been carried on during the whole of the
past summer and fall. Both parties
took part in it, for the republicans could
not conceal their desire for Mr.. Ran
dall's success. They knew that so long
as they could keep the democrats fol-
lowing in their own wake they We're
safe, and that Mr.. Randall, good man
in many respects, would yet be such a
drag on his party as would prevent it
ever shooting ahead to take that place at
the front which gives and means sue
cess.
An opposition party can succeed only
by convincing the people that it intends
to reform abuses. 1t cannot succeed by
taking up the abandoned politicians of
the party in power. 1t cannot succeed
by weak promises to do nothing. The
Republicans have been in power near
ly quarter of century. Fresh, vigor
GUS, honest, true to the people when
they came into power, they have be-
come in the course of their long, almost
undisputed tenure, the allies ofmonopo-
lists of all kinds; incapable of reforming
the abuses which have in the course of
years gatnereu ABOUT Ine government;
lntent Ior tliese many years only on de-
wi, Wees 10 hlalnCaill llleiiiseives E II. power;
Ihere Is scarcely Que Vi Cle ie" anu
been made in the last ten years which
was not imposed ON the republicans by
democratic agitation before the country
or by Democratic leaders in Congress.
IL Inc resIofaCio,l e ol sell-goVefhmeht ~, In
ene ooucllefn ooa.es was granted on Ciie
InlpefaGnVe LIP aeliiahu oi Ihe people III
loIo; lne ciVil serVlCe reform was
slut'slnsif W.etl on 'lie pertlliacrous lou
anu ce"sTuesos Tte n.aS:ol VI t1enotol Ie't-
u.eoo ~, IT. at, uan',1t stIlilee per ceiII'
was GL,e a u,iuuU 1u ieeui; on oeIlocla'ic me Ne
llla,s.s anu u s,le lle.se; i l,le
eA.i tnyaale at;s allu illeilccsiye LII .ie-
erease 9,oU ~ eaAauiUh was 'lie irui'ol ueiilo-
cra,lc ci,hior' I -
III n,,o w. ~ l. mas peell iusV.y clargeu
aI asainsC .lG eetloGTals ~, oilaC w5!eh 1liey
i ;ls'u con.ao. VI Cne q, llo'lse Illey ulo noun
iilSmtA;uepu & 5asg 'lie people money, an
ah tdm,ntihIa aa,i mnaom as lGsarueu Us ,,li oIi
p.,Gti niit;o;n" ,eairTss nTS oy nlosI ltPuu,i
e''i ~ "1a,.s. da,aat nhas aJcus"Cioi % 10 Cue
uon,aociats M'lell t!, IheT & iiao power
IL ootsleos e.ooo sIllii lllaV was pe-
Iue ~; eit VIZ conCLo;lIu ui ~ ~, 'llav SeJ
:ioii vi 'iio P"lVy vi wiilcli WI. Nflll1s.1i
- liG veiy eneLse'lc anu asulCG lleau.
Iaui i1ouis NoulleI, d ceieoraCeu IeilGi1 y
VII, once iepIeseilteu the typica, olu
Iogy as stallaing IN the nlldsG Oh chaos,
neiore V1e CreaIloll, anu eAclalliiiie,
on ~ TN. TTi. "oone o. t;nfis 4i.o Nv
chahge! ihaG was suosIaliClaliy % tne
meaning ol WI. haloals asceuency
IN tne dehocra!lc party. Our revenue
system Is chaotici the people are Gaxeo s,
peyouna BOUNDS ana iar oeyohd the
needs OF the government; mass OF +, re-
stflctiVe anu injurious laws culaper Clie
statute BOOKS; at every TURN the Ameri-
can cltlZeh nnds hlmseir taXed ana
hampered "nen ne tries 10 earn an nom
est nVing. But ABOVE All thlhgs no
cnahge! eXcialmed tne adherehts Oh
MI; r;, Randall.
Inc democratlc party II IL Is ever 10
succeed, must MAKE itself the parry OF
reform, tne party OF tne people, tne par
~ or orderly liberty, the enemyot need
less restrlctlons: ls any one so pima as
to imagine that reforms, very much
needed reforms, can 6e produced WIN
out change? wen, Mr' tarllsie's eiec-
tlon TO tne opeakersnip means chahgee,
because IL means reform OF abuses. Ii
IL snail turn OUT 10 mean anythlhg eise,
II aiter thls ellort 10 make democratlc
party tnat ORGANIZATION should hext e;
year rail- BACK INTO the hahds OF the
fogles that "ouia De the eno OF the par
w.;
But we Jake the earliest opportunity
TO warn the deinocratlc stump speakers
VINO mean 10 take part IN the canvass
next year that tney must peglh 10 learh