The Ripley advertiser., 1884-05-31
From tbs Jackson Clarion.
A Plea for iIarmonY-sIh UnlOn Th6rs
u Strength.


has felt deep interest inslhS Rst.
fare Of our country from sarly nisiss
hood, aud one who siAcersIy be-
lieves that the best interests n bli
people, in cur copRIFy. would pc
promoted BY plaeihgths ooRtFoi Of
the government Of the Unitsd
States, az well as Of the several
states, in the banda Ofths Democ-
raey, 4 wish to Snbmit . few
thoughts 10 the readers Of J ouf in.
stEueuvS and valuable paper.
The great qaadrsruiAl eve Of
the nation will sOSa be upOn VS.,
and it would be wisdom on the BART
Of she Democrats and cOnserva.
tiVsS, everywhere, 10 be- prepared
Tor il,
The fact should not be disguiESd;
that dissensiOns and petty divis,
lOnS, within the party, have caHssd
its defeat, many times In the past,
and may do so again.
1t iS very generally conceded,
and by Republican as we'll 80 Dem
Ocratic authority, that ii there was
perfect and complete harmony
among democrats in the several
states, and throughout the country,
the Democracy Caa poll at least
OAe million more votes in the
United States Of America, than
the Republican party can. And
can il be possible that democrats
in the different states Of the Union
will suffer themselves divided on
questions Of state policy 90 % 70 re-
luce this great maj ajority Of onO mil
lion, to mere nominal enc, 10 the
popular vote Of the whole couatryl
ARd to what would be still worOe
in lite practical results, !. O., give a
small majority Of fthe electoral vote
10 the Republicans
The only chance for sach dire ca
Ianitlss TO come upon the couatry
is to be found, if fouad at al, in
disharmoay and division amOng
democrats. Il is enc Of the chief
beauties Of the democratic party
that its members preserve their In.
dividuality in considering and dis.
Cassing all questions whether OF
state or national character WITHIN
THG PARTY, and after full and free
discussion, and the sense OF the ma.
jority has been ascsrIainsd by the
usual methods of the party, sAo
minority for the good Of the whole,
and in order to promote the. great.
or Interests Of the whola eouRtry,
defer to The majority.
ltiS knoWn to everybody that
the democracy Was largely II the
asoenlsncy in eur State lcglSla
turS for several sessions past aud
that on the great questions Of
State policy, RAILROAD SupsrviS.
len" ,""Frss Pass, ,""StAte Industrial
School for White Females p ''Pro-
hibitiOn," etc, members Of the par
ty differed in OpiniOn as % what
was the ksst and true pelicy, and
can it be pOsSlble that On account
of the heated di scussions OH these
questions, important as they are n
themselves, any Democrat will af-
Gliate with the eommOA enemy
even temporarily / gay, no; a
thousand times 10.
Let Us prOtitby the lesson frsm
the TonnsSSeo race, when HaWkins
was elected governor thFosgh di
vision among democrats tonchine
matters Of State policy. Let us
know nothing nor ask any
thing Of Democrats as to those
questions Of State policy either in
our conventions or al the polls.
We cannot afford TO mske an issue
on any Of these questions, in order
that the opposition SsAy solidify It's
stFSagth, which II wssld bssars 70
do, hpon one EActisa and might
thereby give the rsgulaE Dsnstra
ey . Waterloo defeat.