Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-08
TILDESs REPLY To TIE DENoC.
RACE

by Telegraph to Posi- ISTELIIsEScEs
| NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Folloxins is Til
/ den's response to the committee of the
National Democratic Convention con.
/ veying to him the resolutions of that
body:
| GRAYsToSK, October 6. 1854.
| To the Chairman aud Gentlemen Of the
| COm,Hittes thank you for the Kind
terms IN which you have communicated
the resolution concerning nae. adopted
by the late Democratic National Con-
vention- / share your conviction that
reform ia the administration of the
Federal Government, which is oar great
national want and IL indeed essential
TO the restoration and the preservation
Of the governments itself, can only be
achieved through the agency of the
Democratic party aud by installing Its
representative In the Chief Maglstracy
of the United States.
The noble historical traditions of the
Democratic party, the principles In
which 1t was educated, and to which it
has ever been 10 the main faithful; It's
freedom from corrupt Influences which
grow up IN prolonged possession of
power and the nature of the elements
ali 10
qualify 1t for that mission. The oppo-
site characteristics and conditions
which attach to the Republican party
makes 1t hopeless to expect that that
party will be able to give better gov
eminent than the debasing system of
abuses which. during its ascendency,
has affected official and political life in
this country. The Democratic party
bad its origin in ths efforts of the more
advanced patriots of the Revolution to
resist the perversion of our Govern
ment from the ideal contemplated by
the people. Among its conspicuous
founders were Benjamin Franklin and
Thomas jefferson, Samual Adams of |
Massachusetts,. John Hancock, George |
Clinton and Robert Il. Livingston of |
New York, and Geo. Wythe and James |
Madison OF Virginia, and from the cleo |
lion of Mr.. jefferson as President i'll |
1909 for 20 years the Democratic party |
mainly directed our National policy. |
IL extended the boundaries of the Re |
public ana laid the foundations of all |
our National greatness, wkile il pre-
served the limitations imposed by the /
constitution, and maintained simple |
and pure system of domestic ad- |
ministration. On the other hand |
the Republican party has always been
by principles which favor
legislation for the benefit of particular
classes at the expense of the body of
the people. IL has become deep
ly tainted with abuses which nat
orally grow daring long possessions of
power, especially IN a period
of civil war and false finance. The |
patriotic and virtuous In It are now IN
able to emancipate 1t from the sway of
selfish interests which subordinate pub
lilo duty to personal greed. Tne most
hopeful of the best citizens it contains
despair of its amendment except
through its temporary expulsion from
power.
1t has been boastingly asserted by a
modern Massachusetts statesman, Strug
Cling To reconcile himself and his fol-
lowers to the Presidential candidate,
that the Republican party contains a
share of the wealth,
the culture and the intelligence of the
The unprincipied Grafton,
when he was tainted by James III. with
his personal want of conscience, re-
piled, THAT is true; but | belong to a
party that has great deal of
Sach reasoners forget that
the same claim has been made in
all ages and countries by defenders of
old wrongs against new reforms. 1t
was alleged by the Tories of the Ameri-
can revolution against the patriots of
that day. Ii VS. repeated against
Jefferson and after~ard against Jack
son, and it is alleged by the conserva-
tives against those IN England vino are
now endeayoring to enlarge the popular
suffrage. All history shows that reforms
in the government must not be expect
ed from those who sit serenely on the
social mountain tops ENJOYING the ben
eflts of the existing order of things.
Even the Divine auther of our religion
found His followers, not among the self
Pharisees, but aUong the
lowly minded fishermen.
The Republican party Is largely made
up of those who live by their wits, and
who aspire in politics to the advantage
of the rest of mankind similar to those
which their daily lives are devoted to
securing in private business. The De-
mocratic party consists largely of those
who live by the work of their hands,
and whose political action is governed
by their sentiments or imagination. Ii
result then that the Democratic, more
vitality than the Republican party, can
be moulded to the support of
reform measures which involve a
sacrifice of selfish interests.
The indispensable necessity of
our times is change of admins
tration in the great executive offices of
the country. This. in my Judgment.
can only be accomplished by the cleo
ton of the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice President.
SAMUEL j. TnpEN.
To X. II. Henry (chairman), b. Il.
Smalley and others of the special com.
mittee of the Democratic National Con-