National Republican., 1888-01-04
The pesperntion of DEMOCRACY.

The Democratic alarm created by the
celdness with which the Presidents free.
trade proclamation was received is not con-
fined to the neighborhood Of the national
capital Many Democratic journals have
declared that the adoption Of such IDEAS In
the national platform would ruin the party
prospect in advance. Several southern
journals have openly called for halt or
rebellion wit in the party, and few that
really agree with the President aud the free
traders have regretted bis effort IS pntit0ll p
dangerous to Democratic Animation.
Among the more, Intelligent Dem )cratic
authorities tho. ave sounded the alarm
against me free trade craze is the New
. So-----,". 1t holia the position among
Journals that Mr.. Randall holds in Con-
gress. Il knows, and is free to say, that
on a free trade platf orm no party can carry
this country. In it's alarm, therefore, the
Sun confesses the full extent OF the disas-
ter portending in the subjoined paragraph:
Before the twelvemonth is over we shall
have witnessed another presidential election
and shall know whether the Democratic party
is to retain control Of the federal government
for second term of four years, or Is 10 be again
coDdc1ned 10 long ctctusion rom political pOlper
The momentous question is not whether
Mr.. Cleveland is to be defeated, but whether
the Democratic party once having let go Its
grip can get hold of power again. The San
has In mind one very important fact bearing
upon this point. Once restored to full
power in the administration and in Con-
gress, the Republican party will do full
justice to the long expectant and i'll treated
people OF two or three territories entitled
10 statehood. Naturally these new conf
munities OF enterprising, intelligent psople
are Republican in principle. Therefore they
have been kept In state OF subsection to
Democratic necessities. Invested with
share OF political power however, they would
overbalance and tend to destroy the des-
potlsm Of the solid south. This point is
enforced with emphasis in the further re.
marks OF the SUn, as follows:
For southern Democrats the contest which
will be settled next November involves an is
sue more tremendous than any mooted change
in the tariff, for there is grave reason to fear
that restoration of Republicans TO ascendancy
VI Washington would be followed by the rig
orous suppression OF the present white mau's
government in the states Of Louisiana, Misss-
sippi and South Carolina. BY selling the pre-
text which the census oilers them, and re.
establishing black rule In those unlucky COM
monwealths, the Republicans would thence.
forth be relieved from the necessity of carrying
New York.
What Is "the pre,ext which the census
oilersw II is the clear right Of Congress
In the new distribution OF political power
to recognize the rapid growth OF the free
northwestern communities. Continuing
It's present rate OF growth Dakota alone,
after the next census, will outweigh either
Of the states named by the SIM. Washing.
ton will make long advance toward them.
Montana and perhaps Idaho viii also have
voice in national affairs. What is there
to Offset the growth OF these free states
Nothing but suppressed vote ia the south
and f'aud In northern cities, ana these
under Republican supremacy cannot ad
vance, but must decrease and finally give
way to better things.
This is not brilliant prospect for Democ-
racy. That party Is the same monster II was
before 1t rebeled against the national life.
II holds power by terrorism and by refus-
ing citizenship to people whose merits are
superior to Its own. 1t rebelled In 1860
because 1t knew that its unholy grip once
lost could never be regained except by force
and fraud. II knows now that Cleyeland's
defeat means wider extension Of honest
political power, ireer elections everywhere,
and long goodby to Democratic methods.
II eXhorts the south to remain solid at all