Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-15
Democratic Talk of Change.

and Logan boom.
Democratic Talk of Change.
The democratic platform is very decid-
ed in favor of change. 1t strenuously
contends that the republicans ought to be
turned out Of power and the democrats be
permitted an opportunity TO enjoy the
Offices This change it contends would be
beneficial.
We have heard the same kind Of talk
from the democratic party many years.
II is neither new nor strange. We heard
it when Horace Greeley was nominated,
and so down through all elections to the
present time. Yet after all the arguments
and eloquence expended upon this theme
BY the democracy the change has not
taken place. The people could have
made such a change had they desired to
do so. II it has not been made it is be-
cause the people did not will to do it.
Had they declared it, it would have been
done.
Plainly, then, the republican party has
remained in power in the nation and the
democrats have been kept out because it
was the pleasure of the people that it
should be So Democratic platform speak
ers andnewspapersd demanded change, but
the voters were satisfied to continue the
republican party in power and keep the
democracy out. Why? Because they
had more confidence in the republican
party than IN the democratic party; more
faith in its principles than in the long
winded, verbose, meaningless platforms
of the democracy.
They tried the democracy in the balance
and found them wanting. They had a
trial Of their principles and found that
they led to secession, disunion, national
ruin. They turned them out of power
and installed the republicans in their
places, not merely to make a change, but
TO save the nation by rescuing the govern
ment from faithless hands and placing it
in the hands of men who could be Trusted
There was good reason for change
when Abraham Lincoln was elected and
accordingly the people voted tor and ac-
complished it.
In the parable of the man travelling
into a far country, who called his servants
to him and delivered unto them his goods.
it was the servants who put the money
intrusted to them at interest, and increas-
ed il during their masters absence, that
received his appreciation and were con-
tinued in his favor; while the servant
who hid his money in the earth and
made no effort to add to it was reproved
for his unfaithtuness and his talent was
taken away from him and given to the
others who had been faithful. The repub-
lican party has been the faithful servant
of the people of this country. 1t put down
the rebellion, emancipated the slaves,
established financial system which car
ried the nation through the war and has
paid of large portion of the national
debt, developed largely the agricultural
and mineral resources of the country,
united the Atlantic and Pacific States by
rail and otherwise largely in
creased the railroad facilities of the
country. fostered home indus
tries and helped the working man to i'm
prove his condition. aided the spread of
education. conferred citizenship upon the
colored race, and in fine carried the nation
forward to a pitch of prosperity which
exceeds the prophecies of the most san
guine of those who predicted the country's
greatness. This faithful servant, the re-
publican party. the people have continued
and will continue in power. because it
has proved its faithfulness by its works
The unfathiul sery ant, the democratic
party, has been LEFT out in the cold
because it deserved to be. The
change which the master of the
servants made was to take away the one
talent from the wicked and slothful serv-
ant. and if any change is made between
parties this year it will be to add greater
honor and glory to the triumphant cleo,
ton of the candidates of the republican
party in this campaign The change prayed
for inthe democratic platform will not be
witnessed. The democracy must be content
to wait many years before their wished
for change shall take place.