The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
4 WONDERFUL ADVANCE.

most damnable doctrine ever preach
ed in American Politics.-AdUance.
We think the above is strange
advance from the practices of JEFF
ferson and Jackson and the glorious
Democratic administrations during
our past history. Strange and shall
low and without parallel for orr
ginality and unsoundness. The
DEMOCRAT said "to the victcrs belong
the spoils we think, is the only safe,
true and reliable principle upon
whic', the permanency of any polit'
ical party can ever be based" Now
when We are convinced that our con-
temporary is right and that we are
wrong, We promise the public that
they shall know it. But in last
weeks Advance just at the Begin
ming of its leading editorial We no.
tice this ito this (meaning the above
quotation from the DEMoCRAT) we
objected, speaking for all Intelligent
people," &c. Our friend scored a
home run on that word 'sintelligent,"
and gave us a goose egg, But to
the point: Perhaps he spoke for in
telllgent men but surely not FOR all
What, ALL =? No, it may be, but
only for intelligent men of such a
stamp that they can fall in line with
any big project, thinking they see a
wondrous line of policy away off in
the future. Blaine is msn of in>
telligence, Pendleton is intelligent
Logan, Curtis, Ingersoll, Darwin =
followers, Ell Mahdi, Blair, Malone,
and Dr.. York are intelligent persons,
and still we are never going to try to
speak for them and we would not
like our neighbor, speak for "all IN
telligent persons" but would speak
our own opinions. Yes, we would
speak for ourselves and not "all in
telligent persons" for often is mean.
ness and corruption linked to lntelli.
gence. You see all Intelligent per
sons do not agree. Do you speak fol
Jefferson, Jackson, Hendricks, Vance
and for the mass of the democratic
coters We hope we peak for some
true and honest Democrats. The
Adoa'tce says that the tariff ano
Blaine's foreign policy did not aid
us to any extent, but it was a reform
platform that did the good work
Then our friend ignored the great
principles in the tariff, &C.. which
seems wonderful. Reform was ban.
her cry, but if you would over
look the deep principles which nerve6
the hearts of our enthusiastic orator.
in the last campaign and attribut,
victory to the magic of any banner
cry. then we would suggest that yo,
give the glory to this one, which i
properly carried out PRACTICAL,
makes permanent the great princi-
pies OF democracy-'Turn The ras
Gals out" From every stump upon
which representative Of Jetfersonia.
democracy stood last fall there wen
forth that expressive shout and i
you can judge the feelings of an aud
fence by their actions, then our PEG.
pie heartily endorse it. Rascal t,
them meant and means republican
supporter of Blaine and Logan
Assuming fact, which was stuff
GENTLY proved, that Blaine was
rascal, then every officer who was an
earnest supporter of him, the peopl
classed as political rascal.
ut is not because Republica,
office holders have been especially
dishonest and untrustworthy from
the start, but because the peculiar
system made them o."-Adcuuce.
A mans principles are formed II
his youth. This is the only thin.
we CLEAN from the above: You cal
take an honest and upright man AM
give him an Office under this system
and in four years he comes out
rogue. because the peculiar system
makes him so, and you can take
sconndrel and place him under tina
glorious imaginary system, which
has some advocates, and he will be-
come an honest gentleman. Is it no
strange that system should 80 in.
nnenca mans honesty ? Was no,
THIS system in vogue before the war
aud did it make the rogues then I:
The heads of the Republican party
have been corrupt, they filed tbs
offices with corrupt men, and thus i,
was that corruption kept up the Re
publleans and the Republicans sus
tanned it for their selfish ends. Let
the honest heads of the Democratic
party fill every office with an homes,
Democrat and the glorious times OF