The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-20
LEr II DIE.
The Democratic Party Never Can
and Never Ought to Win An.
other National Victory.

Inc reason goes 10 'he poi'om OF
the .country's heart, and while 10 pre-
sents bitter pill for the old secessionist
IN swai,ovy q, uiii do hi,, ,,o,,d 90
-,,,. re-
s""uow IL anu le' !. WORK. Inc young
blood OF the nation has little sympathy,
North or South. for that horrid. Grim
,,.i ea,inr, t,o,,.,, ~ a. N.,t,aat M
''ai 'a'i'ie N"o"" us '"o N"''o""' ~
mocracy:
"The recent Presidential election has
shown that there Ia nm irfyincible reason
,h, ,ha naraa..,,a aar,v con navar
WY '"e De"'oor"'io parry GU" no,o'
VIII national victory. It's that the
yoiths of this Republic are not Demo-
critic. The sons of Democratic fathers
-. -. p.,,,,,a @. -,
nave grown up nep"uhoan'. oo 'ons
as slavery ana the war nnger WITHIN the
memory OF Americans the youths OF the
Renublic will continue IN yrow nm Pe.
49,, -, W -,
puphc"ns' nhu s'"'ery anu Tue war win
be remembered as long as the public
school system exists.
1.-The public schools have slain the
Democratic party with the textbooks.
IL is vain for statesmen TO declare that
there were as many Democrats as Re
publioans In the Union army. Ii Is vain
to Affirm that the war for the preserva-
ton OF the Union could have been car
rled TO successful close without the aid
OF the Democratic party. 1t is idle for
philanthropy 10 suggest that the atti-
tude OF That party toward the war In the
beginning was humane one; that IL
was inspired by the higher ana better
wish That the cause OF the conflict
should be peaceably removed, and the
spilling OF brothers blood by brothers
hands avoided. The Democratic party
mas Deen Ideally ldentliled WIN slavery
anu slavehoiding. Inc KepuDiican
patton and the war. Therefore are the
youths OF ne country incapable being
Democratic. therefore the Democratic
party can never win national victory.
lts OLD men are dying away.
Inc boys VINO catcn the ballots that
laii from their stlliened hands are Re
puDlioans. ms fact cannot be denied.
IL VIII 90 no good TO quarrel with IL.
All other causes which have operated
10 diminish the number OF Democrats
ana increase tne number OF Republicans
are lhslgnineant besides TINS one ire
mehdous ana invinclDle TACT. The curse
OF slavery mas poisoned the blood and
r0tted the bone OF the Democratic
- 49, wa A''D
phisIeu lts praln'
ihe young vile who held the babe
up 10 KISS Inc iatner as he hurried to the
zap OF ms departing regiment, has not
suchleu democrat Inc weary foot OF
tne gray-headed grandmother who
wa'cheu the children while
inc wie was busy, has not
rocked the cradle OF Democrats.
me chalr mat me soldier father never
come pack 10 MI mas not been climbed
upon py democrats. Inc OLD blue coat
.nas MS coIhraues carried Dack was cut
up ior niue Jacke's, put not one COW
eIeu tne heart OF democrat. Inc rat
,Ieu niusket tnat ieil from MN with his
,'t. snot became the thoughtless toy OF
,,,i,,. ooys, ou' hot manu- tnat played
WIN u was the hand OF Democrat.
q rne pape ne Kissed crowed and crowed
iva m,o ae,uln, anu us unwItting anu I'M
nrswereu noIes were not from Inc throat
i ~ Deh ,a,,, ~. inc tear-soiie9 camp
~ .1 ia mh ,,,,a ,he n,o.ner Ieaa aiouu III
a ane tonS, o,',er evenines, WINE the boys
9 Tus u. ner Knees, ulg NOT iaii upon
- .''.a,' ~. cars, ine elIis sops, Diehu-
ns VIZ ~ 'ho lno'neI weeping, uiu not
iahe peinoera's o, ,helr Drothers. .fer-
= naps ,ne ia'her hau peeh democrat all
ny sr ,,le .huau
not na $1,000 ~ " soh1ol. ihere Is
~. De,nocIat On its penohes: Inc hrst
1 innn, eoat hnt .ne portrait Oh Apranam
n,mooim.,nat knu ana sturdy lace
nonos u i.' , DeuiocIa'. oh us simple
P" t IN woIus " one or Two syiiaDies,
~ ,Uu s, ,me saory o, ms oiTtn anu death.
;ha nr s,Uiy net ,h inaue democrat In
w w prahks oi tne playground the name
;aIIinse ane ir1 ,, anu makes the
iYo s,"'1, Inc name never nade
,ha o,oaa IN 'ne pic.ures ,nat llghl up
snv soosaab"y are ,ne hrihg on fort
Thn anu .ne ueath OF ELLSWORTH.
rh hosS Piu,ures MAKE no democrats.
ra,,va ams. puse Vi me history contains
at nnna., vi me surrenuer OF Lee
~ u, Nppona.toA. NO poy gazes on that
anu ever "i'er awows himself Demo-
oia.' A..
~ .no h.gher g,aues tne same subtle
s u hes innuehoe is at work. The
r IN DUoM Io,,'a a, ex,racts from pat
rlols speeches. during the war. Those
speeches make no democrats. The great