The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-07
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Bnwiiiins e supPors &c Democrat

BnEtlhD8 t. support the Oem0cre1c
Free-Tr1d0 Platform.
Gainesville (Ga.l Seuthron--For thirty
years the editor Of the SoDthFQn has been
an unsWerYiffg Democrat He has never
voted or advocated 3 Republican ticket
during that period. So Fock-rtbhed has
been his Democracy that he was one of
seven who voted Breckinridge and Lane
in bis county in the r4enfor able CANVASS OF
1850, ali the ether Democrats voting for
Douglas. More than this cannot be said
TO prove his devotion to the principles OF
old.time Democracy.
For these reasons, it Is not with ont re-
greet that he finds himself driven to the
necessity Of seVering his connection with
the present so-caiied Democratic organic
alton. It has, however, De6pme his duty,
- patriot and intelligent citizen OF tvs
glorious Commonwealth, 10 chant his
solemn requiem DER the corpse Of Demo
crazy. the truth Is the Democratic
party has ceased to exist, It formerly
had principles and policy. It now has
neither. In the North It has degenerated
into . heterogeneous and hungry crew OF
irresponsible place hunters, with few
good men who are conspiciot1s because
they are lonely. snd on whose garments
y the t1nsafory oder Of corrupt assoeia-
tidns.
I the sohih the party PARTIALLY exists,
because Of 9 sentiment far more honor
able, but not less disastrous to orderly
government At the head Of its columns
Etill CLEANS, In Democratic fancy, the red
cross battle nag Of the Con federacy. It's
tradition is an inspiration to the gallant
| spirits that rallied to its alignment IN the
shock Of war against the Union. It will
make the South solid against the Govern
ment which over came 1t, Until Time, In
his progressive course, shall heat old
1 wounds and0biterate their memories. This
/, 10 our deliberate judgment after nearly
| fourteen years intimate association with
her people. The Union men OF the South,
| so far as we know, are HePublicsDss with
out exception. The editor Of the South
| ron Is Union man. He Is an American.
For some time We have been hoping
almost against hOps-that the Demo
cratic Convention which has just adjourn
| ed at Chicagoj would offer an opportunity
for the renewal Of our fealty to the party
with W hich we have acted during rather
an animated existence OF menv years
That hope was vain. The platoon adopt.
ed by the convention was free trade
| platform. A pi Itform which Is contem
plated with delight by Hurd aud Hewitt
WattersoD, Carlisle, and the Colder
| Club. A platform deadly to the Interests
Of the working classes. A platform tina
would reduce the wages OF American labol
TO the British standard, drive the pro-
ducts OF our factories from the market
and force this proud nation to the condi
ton Of Ireland, where once prosperous
| tnuuSCEles are mar Aou Oniy ny tuAnS, Nus
where the halEstarved, ragged Lahore
begs Vainly for his daily bread-that tn
factory lords Of Manchester and the mer
chant princes of London may fatIen ant
thrive.
"rarfh for revenue snly' crushed
good man weighing two hundred AM
fifty pounds, and this year q tariff 70
public purposes exclusively" will crusI
two hundred and fifty FOUNDER no
quite so good. To our wormWood, moss
back contemporaries, our most deferentia
salutatiOns, To all the world, justice
To enemies, charity. To friends, graft
tude. To Blaine and Logan, success.