The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-22
IHE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT
AND LEADER OF THE PARTY.

have come to the conclusion that it's
the duty Of the President ard all
those high in authority, to do all in
their power honorably. legitimately,
and constitutionally, to promu'gate
and inculcate the doctrines and prin
ciples of the party that elevated them
to power. Why not? What principles
ought they to practice and teach
if not those upon which they were
elected? 1t would be strange to see
a man promoted to position, upon
certain fixed and immutable princi>
pies, and as soon as installed in Office
begin to burrow and tunnel beneath
the foundation of the very doctrines
and principles upon which he was
elected. The common sense and
manhood of the world, would call
him traitor, a treacherous villa; n
unworthy of the confidence and es-
TEEN Of good man.
To promote the cardinal principles
Eof the party ard put them in practice
is the very object and purpose the
people have in view in turning
one party out and putting another
in. And if the larty succeeding
the defeated party by the will of the
people, does not change the course
of the new administration from that
of the old, it proves itself recreant to
it's duty, and unworthy of the trust
confided to it.
Why do we say this7
Because no man or party has le-
al, moral, or constitutional right to
voluntarily lay down or abdicate his
citizenship.
There is a duty resting upon eact
and every individual Ii Oh as we'll AZ
low to exercise the rights and lmmu
mites OF citizenship aud he who de-
clines or refuses Of his own accord tt
discharge the duties devOlving upon
him As citizen is worse than an il
tidel and on par with atraitor. ant
ought to be despised Ply all men. Th
above refers to voluntary surrende
OF the rights Of citizenship.
| Now we are not informed of bu
one other made by which one Cal
lose his citizenship. And that is b,
the stationary laws of his country o
the constitution.
We have searched, but failed t
find in the stationary laws of thu
Federal government, any law direct
| ly IT by Implication depriving a per
son Of the rights, privileges, and i'm
munities Of citizenship, because 0
election or appointment and Undue
ton Into Office.
We have. carefully scanned thu
constitution of the Federal govern
ment and nowhere in that instru
ment, by direction or implication
can one find that man loses. forfeit
or scrrenders his rights as a c;tizel
on account ofbeing elected,or appoi1
ed holder in office.
Then if we do not forfeit our cit,zel
ship by holding office, what is tn
christian duty of every Office holder
in the Federal government aad il
f state governments, who is in sympa
thy and harmony with the fundamer
tai principles and doctrines q
democracy as expounded and prat
ticed by Jefferson and all that illus
; trious line of democratic statesma
from his time down to the day
= of Allen G. Thurman and Horati
l Seymour?
Clearly and beyond the shadow G
S a doubt, to make more permanent an
e conspicuous those grand and nobl
1 principles of human freedom, that il
t spired the fathers, filled the soul {
o Jefferson and his compeers with til
burning fires Of patriotism, and ner,
s ed the arms and exalted the SOU
: Of all true Democrats to this yer
K bour.
is Have they done it? Are they doin
it? What has been done by the ind
IS vidual members of Cleveland's adj
is ministration. to aid the cause in OH
is and New York? Nothing, simp]
y nothing
n But upon the contrary, the large.
loaves upon the public table have bee
It retained and are given to the avore
: enemies of the principles of the Der
l. ocratic party.
We feel outrag ed. hurt and mo,
is tilted. Too much so to write. so v
will stop. and not say what v
y and feel like saying, If ye