Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14
The Democratic Party.

This Is the only political party In this
country which has been permanent.
and the only one which has been found
ed on the true doctrines and principles
Of our government. IL was organized
Immediately after the Constitution OF
United States went into operation, and
at the time Of the administration OF
Washington. The Federal party was
organized about the same time. Wash
ington aimed 10 rise above party, and
was not actually identified with either
OF them. The federal party broke up
and disbanded in 1916, but its doctrines
lived In the minds of q class ofpoliti-
clans without q political organization.
But the Democratic party has remained
and continued It's organization, under
all connections, reverses, and changes,
on the same original principles on which
1t was founded. The platform of the
party, promulgated every four years
since Jefferson's first election in 1900,
shows that the party stands now on the
same general principles on which II was
originally organized. 1t cannot be
changed until the Government is
changed. It stands upon the true DO
litical doctrine of the Government; 1t is
the party of the people, the party Of
popular government. 1t il the only
party that has consistently and stead
fastly stood by and maintained our
Government as constitutional demo-
cratic representative Republic.
Ifthe Republican party shall be de-
feated in 1883 1t will break up and go to
pieces, because 1t has no permanent
fundamental principles upon which
the Government was founded to hold il
together. But the Democratic party,
ifdefeated in 1883, will still continue
and cling to its principles as long as
there is a possibility of recovering and
maintaining popular government in
this country. The opposing parties tn
the Democratic party have never been
permanent, because not held together
by the true principles of popular gov
ernmet, which is the Government OF
the American people. The Federal
party lasted little over twenty years
and then disbanded. Its successor, the
| National Republican party. lasted but
a few years. The Whig party lasted
some sixteen years and then broke up,
The Native American party and the
| huOW-NOtHlHB party were SpHenlefal
and humbug parties. The abolition
party continued, until merged into the
present Republican party and until
Eslavery was abolished. And there is
nothing now to keep the present Re.
publican party together but the cohe.
sive ties of power and public plunder.
The Democratic party, therefore, il
the only permanent party, because the
only party founded on the genuine doc.
trines of our Government.
Whether in power or out, its integri.
ty as political organization and per.
minent factor in American politics is
never sincerely questioned. The length
of its present term of office will be large
ly determined by the manner in which
the present congress shows its willing
ness to carry out in good faith tn,
pledges made to the people in the plat
form on which it was restored to power
The first among these pledges upor
which it will be required to render al
account of its stewardship, is the one
relating to Revenne Reform. The Tar
Gdtherer