The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-22
New York Hsarld, 11th last.
The Democratic Ticket.

New York Hsarld, 11th last. r
The Democratic Ticket.
The Herald puts at the head Of its
columns the democratic ticket for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States. We congratulate the democratic
party upon the work of its Convention
at Chicago ami the opportunity it, offers
10 the American people, through aunion
OF patriotic voters, by whatever name
they call Observation-Disclosures, inde-
pendants, labor reiormers or whstsoeyer
efse-to redeem the country from the
disgrace aud'peril to which the republi-
can party has plotted TO expose 1t BY
the thoroughly bad nominations of
Blaine and Logan.
Cleveland's easy -noaination on the
second ballot yesterday justiies all that
We have thought and said OF the s0ndd
judgment and good sense Of this CSns
ventlon. when put to decisive test Of
choosing between what is vital, sound
and vigorous in the democracy and what
is very much the other way; and the
Convention is to be congratulated upon
the fact that it has named the man who
will be the next President.
Parties in this country are to-day at a
turning point in their history, and Il is
for the democracy, II il hopes TO impress
it's convictions upon the life of the ma
tion, to take this turn IN the tide at It's
happy momen, o it must remain stranded
with the wreck of'its past NOT over re.
specialize history. The nomination OF
Cleveland means that the young democ-
rscv 10 determiued to take the tide at its
food. We believe also that it is a nomi.
nation which will command the approval
OF the aged and sagacious as we'll as the
enthusiasm OF the vigorous and youth
iul. '~ tst
All the vlgot OF the nation went at .
given moment in our history into that
great agglomeralion OF political energy
which is known as the republican patty.
and went there for good reasons aud &C.
complished q grand and magnificent
purpose That was the organization by
which the people saved the country. But
the country 10 saved, and that party has
become another sort OF machinery. It
is like a house from which the owners
have gone away and which Is oyerrun
With rats. 1t is at that stage which hap
pens some time in the history OF every
it has lost sight OF its
original puIpose--cherishe no purpose
in sympathy with it, even-and has be.
come a mere cabal of political hucksters,
who use it only to get into Office and
regard Office, only as means for plum
dering the public treasury. That isthe
Of the republican party. The
people see il, and arc against it, and il is
totteting 10 its fall. v.m
With the downfall OF that once great
which is Imminent as The
leading faciin our politics. 10 what con-
ii,ion Is the democracy Is it prepared
10 take advantage of the opportunity
hat republican corruption has put 10 It's
way2 We hope it is, and the nomina-
ion Of Cleveland confirms the hope. IL
should be noted that there are two kinds
of democracy struggling for ths mastery
within the lines OF the democratic party.
Ben Butler is there--so he says. Boss
Kelly is there-between deals. Many
elements OF politlcsi evil, in this country
IT'LL call themselves democratic. Some
u them are the evils OF our own time,
md some Of them the poor old badly
hsken remnants of democracy that
las survived from the days before the
var. But there is another kind OF de-
nocracy. There is that growing up de-
nocracy for which General Bragg, of
Wisconsin,, spoke with such apt energy
md logical force in the Convention.
rnere is vigorous rising party OF men
sho have studied the political theories
II the democratic teachers OF earlier
lays of The Republic, and, observing the
wills in oul politics, have formed the
that these evils must he cor.
ected 10 the light OF those theories.
This is the vital political element OF
'ur day and OF the immediate future,
nd thia is the element which Kelly and
}a,ler met for the first time IN the Chi.
ago Convention. II was an element
'ot to he browbeaten by coarse ana
'rutal Tammauy bully. nor led by the
lose by dwelling old Polonias OF po.
itical antiquity. This element had ito
ray in the Convention, and we believe
hat it will have its way in the country.
With an iatutiye perception Of the 6rst
iced OF vigorous party, 1t has chosen
be right sort OF 9 standard bearer, aud
N election day the people will be with