Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-10
THE DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.

THE DEMOCRATIC OPPORTU NIFTY.
 The sweeping democratic victory of Monday has been lively topic of dis cussion in all circles since, and all sorts of causes have been advanced to account for the admirable unanimity and har- monious organization of the party that enabled it to score such an overwhelm- ing success. The DEMOCRAT has listened with becoming modesty to the numer- ous encomiums passed on its excellent work in creating better feeling be- tween the factions, and if it reverts to the matter now it is rather for the in fuence for good it may have in future elections than for any vainglorious boastings of its part in the grand success of Monday.
 It occurs to us in this connection to call the attention of the party and the individual members thereof to the great benefit of having an organ which will be a medium of conciliation between fac &ons and an earnest, watchfuI and un compromising advocate of the interests of the organization at large. The DEM OCRAT has been from the time of its birth sturdy exponent of democratic principles, those principles which make for the largest liberty of the indi- vldual consistent with good government, and has never failed in any crisis to give account of the faith that is Tn it. And there has been needof such an exponent, need of such an advocate, in a city where earnest democrats have seen their splendid majority frittered away on elec- tion days through causes that ought not to be potent for such mischief and be- dev1lment. With republican organ that found its greatest delight in malign- ing and misrepresenting the democracy and mugwump organ whose chief con- earn has been lest it tread on somebody's toes, there was natural niche created for democratic paper that would take up the standard of its party and fight it's battles, whether these battles led it into the partisan strife of local affairs or into the broader arena of national contest. Into that niche the DEMOCRAT has fitted. easily, naturally and permanently and who will say, in the face of the major ity rolled up for Cleveland last fall despite the most adverse influences and the splendid victory of last Monday, that it has not been true to its mission, has not been equal to the great work that opened up before it? Who will say that the DEMOCRAT has not been a most faithful advocate of all that was best for the community and best for the democratic party of Waterbury? And as this fact comes home to the minds of the democrats of Waterbury will any one of them say that the DEMOCRAT ought not to be found in every democra- tic home in the Brass city? Will any one of them say that the DEMOCRAT ought not to be encouraged in the glor- lous mission it has marked out for itself of cementing and unifying the demo- cratic forces and bringing them to elor- lous victory whenever the strife of poIi- tics array them against their republican fellow citizens? Surely not The DEM ocRAT should be encouraged; it should De supported by those who believe in democratic principles and desire that democratic majorities where they exist should always be recorded on the demo- cratic side. Every democratic voter in Waterbury should put his name on our subscription books, and we can easily promise that the party, in most excel lent shape as it now is through our exer- tlons, will be in still more perfect trim when the time comes around for the next battle of the ballots.
 It is an opportune time for democrats to subscribe for their faithful advocate and exponent. With the shouts of glorious triumph still ringing in their ears and the promise of still further earnest effort blazoned before their eyes. they ought to hasten with all ardor and enthusiasm to class themselves with the packers and supporters of the DEMO GRAF. Thus will they have performed one of the first duties and most accepta- ble privileges of men who believe in the freedom and equality of all men, the greatest good of the greatest number, and the largest liberty of the individual