The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
OUR SYSTEM.

Our System OF government is
founded upon broad, liberal principles
1t is essentially different from any
other government ever established
since Dan's appearance in the world,
of which We have any record.
1t was designed by its founders to
combine both the principles OF pure
democracy and a limited OF consti.
tutional dem ocracy without the evils
Of an unlimited democracy. The
word democracy is made up OF
two Greek words. Demos and Kra-
tos. The one meaning peaple, tie
other strength. 'I'he two combined
mean the power OF the people.
So pure democracy is govern.
ment by the people each one having
6 voice in every matter without rep
resentatioa.
This kind of democracy has one
very dear and very superior advan-
tage over constitutional democracy
namely it is impossible for any man
or any party to be misrepresented,
Each individual in sic State spoke
aud voted for himself.
But it WAS soon discovered, thai
it was next to impossible fer eac!
citizen to meet and pass laws in s
large State in person. So in The
formation Of our duplex system o.
government, q constitutional! democ
racy was discovered to be best adapt
ed to our condition and this kline
was settled down upon by the trainers
Of our form Of government.
50 we see a constitutional democ
racy is the 'power OF the people
curtailed by their consent, by con-
stitution i'll which they delegate {
part Of their power to certain agen
c;es and Observation-Disclosures know
as the representatives of the peo-
pie.
Now just at this point begins al
the evils with which our country
has been cursed from its inception
From It's infancy and even befor;
its birth the spirit Of usurpatiol
and aespotism has energeticall,
striyen to exercise more powers
than were ever delegated to thei
agencies iii the constitution.
Man is naturally inclined to b
Master; to oe a King or Lord.
God made him and commando,
him to subdue and conquer tn
earth. And true to the instruction
OF his wicked nature, ne miscon
strued and misinterpreted his Ma
ker's command, the powers delega
ted by Goa unto him, being
usurper and a tyrant before tn
Geld blighting winds Of earth ha,
scarcely blown the sweet perfume
of Heaven from his vile body.
And from that day until the da
Cleveland gusked so copiously in
food OF tears, and i'll sorTcw NOR
We.shty than a mountain, over til
resignation Of that pilgrim marty
Eaton, man has been a usurper an
a Jyrant.
And as God has watched an,
chastised man from that day unit
now, for his usurpation, and infringe
ments OF his own prerogatives an
reserved rights, so the people mus
watch and chastise their represent
atives for their usurpations and Ell
crcachments upon prerogatives an,
reserved rights.
And we think the time has nov
arrived for the people to inf1ict sc
we're punishment upon their repre-
sentatives beginning at the hea
tracing to the foot. Ii the peopl
are satisfied with Cleyeland's civ
service, we confess we are not abl
to so understand them.
We have been both vain and sin
pie enough to believe we wer
an honest, faithful democrat. Blu
if Cleveland is true prototype of
genuine American democrat, the
we have deceived ourselves as
our democracy.
We feel sure that the majority c
the party do not endorse Cleveland
civil service monstrosity. If he b,
lieves the voters who nominate,
and elected him desired and stl
desire him to retain the republica
officials he found in office in til
departments he has deceived or a
lowed himself to be deceived or he
a fit subject for the lunatic asylum, c
he is not a democrat at heart and
using his best efforts to dismem
Der and disband the Democrat
party. Both, the convention tia
ona;nntod onI tic