St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-10
P.iRTY EyDURAYCE.

The Republican party that has so basely
used power is alarmed at the prospect of de-
feat chat stares it in the face, arA feels that
defeat will result in its Reorganization and
perhaps extinction. The party would not
thus feel if it felt it was founded on the rock
oe principle. Founded only on fraud, cor
r,l,lion and seIfishness its day must neees-
sarily be short. Principles are immutable.
They never die. Men may come and men
may go, but principles remain, and parties
founded on principles of worth and value,
remain. They never die.
The Republican party is the offspring Of
several dead parties, and its predecessors
died because of lack of particular principles.
With every party death new name for a
successor has been invented, the last being
Republican. Its day, for various causes,
has been protraeted, but it is now rapidly
drawing to close. Diseased and poisoned
all through by its very corruption, it comes
TO its death like the venomous insect that
stiugs itself and dies.
The Democratic party, founded on rock
rooted principles, survives all defeats and
in fresh, vigorous life and activity. A mis-
guided people who have caused its defeats
are now seeing and repenting of their error,
and are giving every assurance of victory
in this opening campaign. Like the house
In the parable, Democracy is founded on =
rock, and wristbands all the storms of en-
biaered party wrath, while the party houses
of their opponents without steadfast princi-
piles. founded upon the sand, have come to
noacht, and the present party organization
is follow.ngbard after its predecessors, and
rapidly approaching its final decay. The
Boston H,uid with genuine, philosophical
political acumen, gives the reason why the
Democratic party still lives in pristine vigor
and eonuuering power. The sole and sin
ole renscn is because il has an underlying
principle for It's basis, greater and beyond all
mere personal aud selfish impulses. The
Herald says:
To say tkst political party viii be killed by a
national defeat is TO say that il has no longer
call 70 I've and ought therefore to die. Are these
fearful Republicans ready TO confess that their
"graud old party is less worthy to live, or less
tenacious of life. than the Democratic partys
During psFiOu OF twenty -tOur years cNnOr1Cing
six preside ntia elections, the Democratic organi-
yatiou has suffered successive detests. In all
this time il hss had no Office holders 70 assess, no
federal machinery to aid it in the elections, no
patronage 20 Aestow as brides rewards, aud
Vet Ii rave the party in power so hard q tight in
1895 that forcibl> reversal of the popular vote
in two states and the device of an electoral com
mission were necessary 20 save the presidency.
And again in 1850 this i've times beaten party
polled within 1000 of amajority OF the popular
vote on a total poll OF nearly 9,Oo0,00O. As the
seventh national election since its first defeat
draws near the Democratic party is assembling
hy its Delegates at Chicago, full of fight and OF
confidence. and with q good prospect OF success
IL il shall make the right nomination.
A party cannot outlive the necessity for its
existence. The Democratic party lives, be-
cause its continued existence is of vital con
sequence to the country. Prior to 1850 it
had enjoyed 3 long lease of power, and on
the 4th Of March 1855 will commence new
era OF Democratic ofheial life needed by the
eountry,s welfare. Provided always, in the
language of the Boston Hauld, IF it shall
make the right nomination"