Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-25
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her alone; II pleaStS sue "HS u'" NV"
L.
Says our contemporary:
The Democratic party of to-day is the
same old party OF generations that nave
mSSed away. II lives to-day, but lives
onlv to oppOse-it exists to destroy; II
the accidents that put power in its n
seemed to he one of those i~nscrutlbie oc-
currences that puzzle the perceptions for
awhile. the wisdom of which, however, Is
soon disclosed. IL has exhibited to the
world its ~incapacity to govern; 1t has
shown 10 this country that its motives are
, not stirred by that patriotism which mas
ever distinguished the acts and deeds OF
the party that was born in adversely, era
died in turmoil and haptiSed with the
/ blood of its liberty-loying cOuntrymen.
We take pleasure in publishing this. II
/ sounds ~euphoniouSly and reads backwards
rs well rs forwards.
Yes. .'the Democratic party of to-day Is
the same old party of generations that have
missed away" 1t has lived for a century
and has seen the birth, growth, decay,
death and burial of many a party and will,
We arc clad to sly, live 10 SIC others share
the SAM fate, ami one of these will be the
Republican party.
Whatever mistakes the Democratic par,
~ has made, it has a record to be proud OF,
Our contemporary is rs willing to swear
by JAMES q. BLAINE, rs by the Bible,
Mr.. BLAINE says in the first volume OF hi,
history, that the Rcpublic had grown to
its imperial dimensions under Democratic
craftsmanship. and that Louisiana and all
other of our territories had been acquired
upder Democratic administrations and ~
spite of the resistance of their opponents. "
II Is well known how the Federal party
oppo-ed this and some of its leaders SAID
that the purchase was the ~eXPendinS o.
Sl5.O ZOO, 900 OF the peoples money in th'
~procurins of q blessed asylum for Tho
rogues of all nations
Itwasthe DemOcrIticpa part that $avedth'
nation i'm the war of ISL, a large part q
the Federal party making cause with the
enemy and after the notorious Hartford
convention. abandoning their name in Ills
grace. \ few scattered fragments OF The
old Fedcralist party were collected to@cthcl
in 1853 under the name OF the Know Moth
ing Party. 1t is well known what IT.
record was.
Meanwhile. the Democratic party, 'th'
same old party of generations that have
passed" had in face of bitter opposition
added to our national domain the State O
Florida and n vast region in the West ant
Southwest, forming many States and Ter
%ritoricS. The country had prospcred rs III
other nation on earth had proSpered.
The Republican party, like II Prodiga
Son, began, rs soon Us it came int
power to give away this IN
heritance. 1t has bestowed abou
three hundred million acres Of this i'm
perial domain upon corporations and upon
European and American AriStocrats, in
stead of giving it to the wOrkingmen OF on
country. More than that this party mad,
a treaty whereby the shops and mines ant
factories of the land were tn he filled Will
Chinese and our own w~Orkingmcn sup
planted and left without 4 means Of gain
ing Il living. Not only this, but rich cor
porationS and ~monopOli>tS have been vel
protected by legislation, while the people
who have had To earn their living by TIT
sweat of their brow have had to compete
ON the soil Of free America with i'm
ported cheap contract labor. The an
uual expenses OF the government have beer
raised from S6j. OOO, OOO to 800, ONO, ono
and by far the greatest part of this burden
has been placed upon the agricultural ant
Laboring classes. The dcclinin" wears OfRc
publican rule will aforementioned in history
chiefly for their cnOrmitieS of corruption
and fraud. As a result of less than twenty.
five years supremacy OF the z. q. p. thou
sands of men have been out OF employment
during the past year, our industries have
been paralyled. business has been staguant
mutteringS of discomfort have bcci
heard on every hand, ant
here and there red-handed Anarchy
has raised his OminOuS head. "Thi'
trust wa handed over to the keapingOf thu
Democratic party before sixty million wit
~ncsSeS,n says IL contemporary, and 4 bis
task the Democratic party will have II
taking care of this trust The Republic
cans ran the old ship OF State till just upon
the breakers 1t will takeycarS of thought
ful Democratic craftsmanship before the
downward tendencies started by the Re
publican party can he fully countcrActed
and the prosperity of the country again
placed upon 4 firm basis, But as the
Democratic party of to-day is the same
old party" we feel confident that it will
he equal To the task.
STECr CIIrFC JTSTICr MATTE has RI.