The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-21
IT'S OuR battle.
DeIlioef.tcy Esss put Tss Hands
40 the Esi0ug1asilar4- ,ftIh4rfs Is
no Turning Back A Ringing
Address ta the Voters OF the
LanSf-The Tariff Reform He
a11a Will Tf.f1,nRrSh

PHfI6pEIpHIA, November 10
The following circular was given to
the press yesterday by Hon. Chaun=
eey F. Black, President5of the Ma
tional League of Democratic Socie-
ties:
The Democratic party has met
temporary defeat in defense of a
just equitable, and necessary prin-
ciple OF free government. 1t CON
tended that unnecessary taxation
was unjust taxation; that the FEEDER
al government had no right to take
more money from the people than
might be necessary for its own sup
port economically administered; and
that it had no right to take money
from the mass of men to confer it,
as a mere largess, upon class.
This doctrine has been held by
the Democratic party from the
adoption of the constitution to the
present day. 1t was the doctrine
of Jefferson and of every Democrss
ic statesman in our history. But
since the civil war the Federalists'
scheme of strong government, tax
ing from the people whatever those
in power may think useful, or de-
sirable, building up few industries
at the expense of others, and con-
ferring upon favored enterprises
great annual bounties far in excess
of the public revenues. has been in
corporated in the policy of the gen
eral government, and for now more
than quarter of century has
been steadily maintained by our
legislation and administration.
THE BATTLE MUST GO ON.
The conflict between these two
principles of government is most
assuredly irrepressible. 1t must
continue until the industrial people
of the United States are all free or
all slaves. The Democratic party
has not thought of abandoning the
fight. On the contrary it has just
begun it. Considering that the
Presidents reform message, regard
ed by many as perilous new de-
parture in favor OF industrial free
dom, was given to Congress only in
December last, and that the ensuing
popular debate has been in progress
less than a year, the results of the
voting on November furnish the
friends of tariff reform the most
abundant encouragement. If so
much has been won in SO short a
time; if all hersey upon This vital
question has been crushed within,
or finally cast out of one of the
great political parties in the United
States in this brief period, what
may not be accomplished by "a fear
less, resolute, persistent agitation in
the years to come? Rising from
this momentary check, strengthen
ed by the consciousness that it car
ries the ark ofpublic safety, that it
has in its keeping a sacred principle
upon the future success of which
depends the industrial and political
freedom of the people of the United
States, the Democratic party will
go on with this contest until it is
gloriously won.
THE ODDS WERE AGAINST DEMOCRACY,
We have met the special interests,
the monopolies and the trusts, slim
ulated to their utmost exertion by
the new danger which confronted
them; we have met their millions
extorted from the labor of the coun-
try, poured out in any quantities
demanded by the INSCRIPTIONS po-
litical managers, and, notwithstand-
ing all their advantages of position,
power and means, and the naeagre
time allowed for the momentous
struggle, we have fairly divided the
suffrages of the people with them;
and it will be weeks to come before
it can even be told upou which side
the actual popular majority has
fallen.
There are now about 1000 Dem
oeratic clubs and Democratic socie-
ties. in the United States. The con
vention which. brought these to-
gether and formed the National As
ISOLATION was held only on the 4th
of July last, and the Democratic
Society of Pennsylvania was formed
but few weeks previous. Con
sidering the great work done, AMI
the important results accomplished
in the few intervening months, it
must now be apparent to every in
telligent observer that had this
campaign of organization and in
ormatlon'-this vast Republican.
propaganda, founded upon the in
disputable and immortal principles
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