The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-26

and hold in theDemOcratlc party the
tank and file of the labor eIginiz |
atlons OF tie country But party
without principles, without a pat
form, and without any fixed policy
governed by principles can serve no
good purpose for or against any
organization. The Democratic
party to-day in both state and ma
ton is without head, without
leaders AMI without platform. We
say without a platform, b. cause'Tn
this State the Democracy Was too
cowardly and fearful to express it's
honest convictions, and in the ma
ton it was in worse dilemma. 1t
trimmed and hedgel urol every
subject, and its formula set forth,
is subject to fifty different construc
tons. But we are yet hopeful, yea
confident of victory in the future.
Fo1tu. ately for the Democracy it
is in no worse state Of demOraliz-
alton than the opposition. Intact,
the Republican party is by far
worse demoralized and disintegrat~
ed than our party, If Cleveland
has learned wisdom by sad expert
ence. and will reverse his policy.
there is and can be no danger of
defeat in 1888. While he has rend-
erei it impossible to receive the
| nomination himself in 1888, and
still more impossible to re elected
should he be nominated yet he has
it in his power to so organiz- and
strengthen the party that Thurman.
Hill or Carlisle Or any 9th er sound
pure Democrat can De elected by
! half million votes,
If Cleveland will cease to be
more virtuous, than God ordained
that men should be after their fall,
and get down off Of the plain of self
righteousness on level with the
party that made HIM President, and
act according to human surround
ings, instead of according to state
of things that never existed and
never will exist, he can unite all
eliments Of his party, and make it
an invincible army with victory en-
blazoned upon every division banner.
His administration Is purely per-
sonal administration. He is sur
rounded by personal friends and
political enemies, and not by Dem
ocrats and friends of Democracy
1t is an administration not in &C
cordance with the principles of the
I Democracy OF the country, but in
accordance with Mr.. Cleveland's
personal views and notions. He was
elected to carry out the will of the
part}, not his own will. He is moi
In accord with the sentiments anc
principles Of his party. Two Presi
dents I'D years gone by, attempted
' the same thing, that Is to overrid,
, the will of the party that elected
: them, and they both went dow
under storm ofpublc Indignation
J just as MI. Cleveland must 90 down
, unless he should turn about am
get in line with his party. 1t il
: utterly impossible for one man t,
) grow bigger than the whole part,
. and dominate and control ell it
: councils and destiny. |
s may be possible for one to brexl
. down party for awhile, but it i
, not possible for one man to bull,
: up permanent party in this az
5 and generation. A part cann:,t b.
4 greater than the whole. :- g.
l A wise man ought to take council
} OF his friends, aad it is a very bold
f presumptuoas man who sets his viii
4 and judgement against the will ali,
t Judgement of large MAJORITY of hi
| party. No man is elected to execut
4 his own will, but all men are electe,
a IN republic to execute the will Q
the people, which is the will of tn
e party put in control of the admins
D tratisn. 1t is admitted that we ca
. not eject our man n 1883 withoo
4 New York, nor can we elect hi,
without the South. The one il =
J indispensable as the other ia sue
s cess. l. is no more important to hoI
: New York than it i. to fold tn
e South. The South has been. chaine
e to the Democratic chariot from n.
e cesslty siace the war, and has had n
7 will OF its own, but like An obed,cn
o slave. it has obeyed the order. @
j. It's master. But this State of affair
: may nat always exist. The old ne
b. OF the South as well as the 1onn
s men, who are able and .mbi,inn
n are getting FESTIVE under the yoke .