The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Theualts CT tla decentralization.

IGsyor anu a. VIC hS.t Satt}osea thS
syan;sansn5 ofthe republicans FROM
power, 20 &c easy aud ccnsentei.
BIT candor aut2 conviction cnnstra!n
us to confess TO the world ii large, to
the democratic party in general, and
to the administration in particular.
that we are net satisfied with the tarn
things seem to take in the political
world. We are sut an atom and g
very small che at that, yet we consti
tute that much CT the party, and ii
all tic atoms should become incohe.
siTe and repellent, there might be q
possibility, if not probability, that
at some future day at the proper time
they might not ceaiesce and harmon
i2a at the bidding Of the head politi~
ca, chemist. The friends of the ad.
m.nistration and those hoping for of
Ace, by endorsing the President. say
go slow New there is q right way
and wrong way. A man may go too
fast or he may go too slow. If Tom
Jones' house was on fire the hook and
ladder company and the bucket and
water company could not come too
fast. If an avalanche was sliding
dorm no a:2o Of =, p,a,,psa;,, - amid
not come too slow fer the villagers at
its fcot-so we conclude that fast Or
slow is al tvaddle and must depend
upon the circumstances. conditions
aad surroundings. It might be ali
important to move rapidly to prevent
the union OF two friendly armies or it
mi gh. he necessary to move slowly.
It would all depend upon circum>
etanoes and the Oh fec to be accom-
p.ished. 1.-THE chief captains purpose
was to be;ray his cause, and allow
the union % the enemy's forces. he
would move slowly and circnitously
10 gain lis point. II his purpose was
to defeat the foe. he would by forced
marches Il possible fa!iupontheenemy
and crush him iii detaeEinents. Now
there are great fundamental princi-
pies upon which monarchy or an
sristlcra:ic form of government is
founded which are entirely antagonis-
tic 10 republican form OF govern
Insnt. So would democratic princi-
pies be antagunistic and destructive
IN a monarchy. Therefore it depends
upon the form Of government to be ad-
mlnistered as to the principles which
ought TO be put into execution. If
this were q hereditary government
handed down from father to son, Or 9
limited monarchy. the principles and
practices of SIR. Cleveland would find
come Justification in precedent, and
at least be excusahle. But as this is
q democratic form Of government in
which the people are the rulers and
sovereigns, OR at leas. ought to be,
from our stand point, there seems to
our untutored mind 10 be neither pre-
ceaent, nor excuse for the course he
Is and has been pursuing since his
Inauguration. In fact after his cleo
ton and before he took his seat, he
abdicated his powers and Surrender,
ed his authority as democratic Pres.
ldent, to Geo. William Curtis, to the
republican Civil Service Commission
and to the most stupendous huns
bug Of all the humhugs the world has
ever been cursed with, George II.
Pendleton. of Ohio, Or rather to that
Wig of the democratic party, who
would prefer that this country should
become monarchy, provided they
could be the lords ard menarchs.
Mr.. Cleveland has violated all demo-
cratic presidents, and ignored all
democratic principles and doctrine
since his advent to power and cap-
ture by George l and George
II. Mr.. Cleveland, we understand.
claims to be a Jefarsonian democrat.
and he may be, and we may be wrong
in Our judgement, but we suspect i'll
spirits of Just men madeperfect. could |
be recalled beyond the river of
death and could recross to ayenge
the insult, the spirit of Jefferson
would long since have recrossed, and
stood in the face of Mr.. Cleveland
With fat clenched. and demanded re>
fraction. Would Ike Young, Solicit.
'r Robinson and such like men lie in
'.nce to-day il Thomas jefferson bad |
'sen where ar. Cleveland is? Would
aese route agents. postmasters and
evanue squeezsrs who caricatured
f.. Cleveland all last summer and
all as q hangman and u despoiler of
roman virtue and degraded inlba> !,