Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-15
United States Senator.

The Democratic party II, and ever has
been, preeminentlyaparty of principles
as contra-distinguished from one Of is
sues. Organized Immediately after the
adoption of the constitution, upon the
principles Of equal rights rs promul-
gated in the Declaration of Indepcn-
dence and formulated by jefferson, it
was founded upon the true doctrines
and principles of popular government,
and has therefore been permanent.
The Federal party, organized about the
same time, died with the Hartford con-
ventiOn, and broke up and disbanded in
1916; its successor, the National Repub-
lican party, lasted but few years; the
Wing party existed about sixteen years;
the Native American and Know-Noth-
ing party had but an ephemeral life;
the Abolition organization merged into
the Republican party and ceased with
the abolition of slavery. The Democ-
racy still lives, and is true to the same
general principles upon which it was
organized; it has continued its organiz-
alton under all connections, reverses
and changes on its original principles
and can only change with change in
the form of government. No other or
ganization can permanently exist un-
der our present form of government,
and can be held even temporarily to-
gether only by the cohesive ties of pow
er and public plunder.
Consistent with its elementary prin-
ciples of equal rights, the Democracy
has ever opposed the governmental fos-
tering of privileged classes of any kind,
or the possession or exercise of fran
chise by one to the exclusion of others.
1t has demanded the equality of all be-
fore the law, and claimed the same
rights for the humblest citizen which
are accorded to the most affiuent and
powerful. Asa sequence, the Democ-
racy, since its organization, has opposed
a protective tariff, as measure calcu-
lated to confer special privileges and to
enrich few at the expense of the many
and tending to create monopolies-an
institution which the Democracy has
always been most emphatic in denounc-
ing and opposing.
This party of popular government,
this party of the people, has been to a
great extent restored to public conf
dence. The people are again looking
to it as forlorn hope, and everything
indicates its complete restoration to
power in 1884. To make this power
certain, and at least to make it de-
served, we must be true to our cardinal
principles. The place to give potency
and effect to our principles is in the
halls of Congress Legislature of the
Union.
These considerations make the cleo
ton of United States Senator by the
Democratic legislature of Ohio, mat
ter of the greatest moment and impor-
tance. Many names have been sug-
gested for this most responsible posi-
ton, among them names of themselves
an earnest of unquestioned Democracy,
fitness and ability, but others have been
named whose advocacy of protection
and connection with monopolies cer-
tainly furnish no passport to positions
of high trust in the party of the people.
AS a Democrat, we ask nothing but
that which is due the party, when we
ask that the person selected for United
States Senator shall be one who is, as
Caesars wife should have been, above
who is a Democrat upon
the tariff question, and who INDUCES in
no heterodoX teaching, but is unequivo-
cally in "favor Of tariff for revenue
limited to the necessities Of government
economically administered" and, so far
as it may incidentally afford protection
be so adjusted as to encourage produc-
the industries at home, afford just COM
pensation to labor, prevent unequal
burdens, and not be employed to create
or foster monopolies-one who is above
the suspicion of seeking to further en-
rich himself by the exclusive franchises
of monopolies or the bonus secured
by the present robber
policy.
We trust the legislature will wear no
collar but the collar of Democracy; and
above all, that no member sent there as
a Democrat, will become pensioner on
or enter into competition
with the Pacific coast in filling the
Senate with mere money chests. Give
us pure Democracy, and let brains be
the distinguishing charac teristic of that
Democracy.
Stealing the Public Domain.
Uncle Sam is still doing "land Of
flee" business of some considerable
According to the report of
the commissioner of public lands, the
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