The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-13
WHY VICTORY IS OURS.
Tho People Of the United States Are Dem
Ocratic ut Heart.

Ocrattc n Heart.
The presidential election will not take
place Tor two months. and the serious
work Of the campaign Is hardly more than
begun. but the result may be readily fore
told.
The difference between the inherent
motives Of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties is irreconcilable. The Repub-
lican party is the embodiment of the pur-
poses of Alexander Hamilton, the aristo
crat, IA opposed to the principles of
Thomas Jefferson, the democrat.
The tendency Of the Republican party
is toward class rule. Capitalization and
monopoly. Under its rule special priv
ileges have been granted to the few at the
expense of the many 1t is the defender
Of trusts" and the creator Of the system
of taxing the people for the purpose
of enriching corporations or indi-
viduals. II assumes through it's rep.
resentatives in the Legislatures to
regulate the habits and to restrict the
personal liberties Of the citizen. 1t de-
clares that the great masses of the people
are unfit to govern themselves and inca.
pable of regulating their own affairs, and
1t, therefore, and upon that ground, re-
fuses the right of local self government
to towns and cities In word the Re.
publican party is the enemy of popular
government.
The Democratic party, on the other
hand, embodes the principle of govern
ment of the people, by the people, for the
people. Its tendency is toward decentral-
ization. 1t desires to refer all questions
to the popular WILL and to enable the
people to regulate their local affairs In
their own way. 1t abhors privileged
classes, and demands that all the affairs
Of government shall be regulated with
the purpose to secure the greatest good
for the greatest number. In word the
Democratic party is the friend of popular
government.
The great majority Of the people are
Democrats in principle, and have been
from the first. Issues have arisen chang
ing the positions and relative strength Of
parties, but the principle of Democracy
has never waned The agitation growing
out of the slavery question gave ascend.
ency to the Republican party, and 1t was
sustained during the war by large pro-
portion Of the same men who arc now
supporting Grover Cleveland.
The popular vote cast twelve years ago
lluell SlOWcu tLdU lie STtdu
of the people were Democrats and opposed
to the principles and methods of the Re-
publican party. Again, eight years ago,
the Democratic candidates had majority
Of the popular vote. Had it not been for
the conservative apprehension of those
who feared a change and pictured to them
selves the dire consequences OF an imagi-
nary mad rush of famished office seekers
for places under new administration,
that vote would have been much greater.
Four years later the change came, but
the mad rush did not. The anticipated
upheaval and disturbance did not materi-
alize. On the contrary, the government
has never been more satisfactorily or more
economically administered. The people
know that Grover Cleveland is conduct
ing their affairs solely in their interest.
They know that under Democratic admin
istration business principles, economy and
official integrity are enforced In every de-
partment of the government, and they
are satisfied The conservative citizen
who fears the consequences of change is
now on the side of the Democratic party.
In other words the Democratic party
was largely in the majority when it
elected Cleveland, and since then, because
of the popular approval of his admins
tration, it has made great gains, and is,
therefore, CORRESPONDENCE stronger than
it was four years ago.-New York Star