Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-05-29
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New York Tribune.
Republics are ungratefal, said the
philosopher, but why mott Nations
have short memories. OF this tact We
are to have proof this year; indeed,
the very existence of the Democratic
party, with its practices and theories,
10 proof. Twenty-eight years ago
good citizens knew what debasing
and dangerous thing 1t was to have
great political party controlled by pat
ronsge. The Democratic party could
never have been dragged to ruin by
Mr.. Buchanan, but for the enormous
Ipower of patronage over party action.
Yet the same party goes back to the
same debasing methods and the same
lperilous thraldom as soon as II re
covers power. II has no memory of
Its own disgraceful experience, and
1.-THE sneers of enemies of reform. with
1.-The cowardly faithlessness of its pro-
Ifesssd champions, have practically de-
lstroyed It, BY what miracle comes 1t
Ito pass that o great party iorgets 80
tsoon its sufferiDgs end its shamel The
Eanswer is simple. Three-tourths Of its
lvoters were not born, or were boys,
Iwhen the Democratic party was
dragged down TO disgrace by Mr..
lBuchanan's patronage.
Not day passes that some veteran
does not utter his warning, "a change
of tariff will bring great Industrial dis.
faster, as 1t did before the war" He
talks to voters who SCOT at him as 'an
Eold fogy." Prosperity and marvellous
Egrowth appear to them natural fruits
lof the Nations freedom and its match
Hess endowment. They are slow to
Ibelieve that any legislative policy Of
Republican origin has made possible
1.-THE wonderful development which they
twitness Theorists tell them, "Clear
Iaway tariff burdens and the growth
Twill be still more rapid" Experience
fgives them no light. For three.quar-
tiers of them cannot remember the last
ldays of Mr.. Buchanan's administra-
Etion, and still fewer can recall the
prostration which followed Democratic
E"reform OF the tariff" In 1546 or in
l1S87. All about them, men talk Of
I''modificalion of duties and cheaper
ling OF materials as the sure road TO
} larger prosperity. School histories,
delightfully."- non-partisan, give nc
/. lglimpse OF the consequences of tho
lsAme experiment when tried twice
tbefore, and the hopeful young Demo
Icrst of to-day answers to the warning
q 2of veteran, II should like TO see fol
myself what change OF tariff would
kdo."
The Republicans have to face the
lsame difficulties. Every passing day
takes from their ranks some of thG
x;lveterans who learned what Demo-
N lcratic government was by practica
lexperience before the war. The boyi
: fcannot quite believe that the conse
lquences would be serious. Timoroui
Hold age exaggerates, they fancy, ant
the mighty Nation in It's grand ma
! Eturity is now able, they hope, to fax
1.-THE foreign competition which may
ionce h,ve proved destructive to it's in.
. dustrles The looks and the theorists
; Itell us that tree trade 10 best, and Al
all events 1t would do no harm tc
have it little freer, and so many {
young Republican half doubts whether
lit would seriously disturb industries i
the Democrats should have their way
VI For nearly four years past the country
has had Democratic President, ant
There are millions who forget that Re
Publican laws have kept the uge
he chained.
Or The need of public education is no
e. realized by many men in actual life
they fail TO remember that nation
y, and parties forget, because experience
:. Ides with each generation. The popu
il lla,ion of the United States Is now 63,
In 600, 900. II the proportion of voter
Ito population is what 1t WAS in 1880
OF about / GOO, 0O0 votes will be cas-
a. this year But not one-eighth of thu
:, entire population, hardly one quartz
VI of the voting population, was OF ag
..iwhen the civil war began. Their
80 Twill be 1900, 600 votes cast by me-
mt who never voted for President before
q, land about 5, 100, 900 more by men VIII
an were not OF age when Abraham Lir
coin was inaugurated, and only 9
rg 900, 600 by men who were then OF agt
The young men who cast their first vol
'se for President will largely outuumbt
Those who can remember VIII;
u buchanan Administration was.
1t strange that education is needed?
lit strange that the veterans who kno
what experience taught them befo
the war. aneao whom Democrat
vote seems crime against the Repu'
] lie, feel that the Nation dishonors /
y self In going bacs TO the practices al
- sories of Mr.. Buchanan's Demo
4cyl Yet, If they tall to make the
~ lexperience light to the path of your
nn voters, the Nation may have to lea
tho old lesson over again in years
disaster and suffering.
A Dollar That Sold for 5000.
John Calvin Randall. well know
numismatlst of Philadelphia, boag
on Thursday in New York at sale
i, B lold coins silver dollar of 1904, payi