South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-10-11
TRUE DEMOCRACY.


loved one departed.
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
With which party should a Young man,
! VINO takes his politics, not By irheritaEce
or dirtaton from others, but by.his own Ia
telligent and in6epend dent judgment. iderti-
~ himself? Where will he end sentiments
and policies worthy of his adoption and ar
Gent sopporu Surely not in the republican
party That IS today the party Of reaction
While be belongs TO the future lts leaders
are men generally past the prime OF lie,
VINO naturally believe Ia pefpelus,ing the
coadiu,ns under which they Won leader
saip and their party reached power Their
craftsmanship consists accordingly in efforts
70 maintain war passions as a lasting seati
Inent, and war taxes as permanent policy
The young voter can find neither glory for
nimseif nor benefit for his country by sap,
porting then in either effort
The great sectional Issues, slowly ripen :.
ing from the foundation of our goverume
were fought out by the men Of quarter o Z
century ago. Every question submitted
TO the aroitrament OF war has been settled.
aud settled so indisputahly that "A search
warrant could hardly ind, in all the land.
corporafs guard who do not understand
ana tully acqniesce in that settlement Tas
exceptions. II any sucn there be, are found
among the old and the nou-como ttant. The
generation on whom the storm burst met il 5
fury as constant and brave men Honor
and abiding glory are with the msn who
fought real battles and inside real sacrifices.
But Tor those doughty warriors who defy
Toes that no longer exist, who delight in
insulting the vanquished. and in Reopen.
ing wounds that time has healed, and who
Mi tue arena with their vaporings and i'm.
precautions, there should be only contern oil
today rs there will be only scorn and deri-
sion In the future.
History is always on the side Of the mag
unanimous. Her lsurels are lavishly be-
slowed on those who are sturdiest in the
nsbt ana most generous in the victory, but
enc Will wave toto deserved oblivion and
Disgrace the whole host OF tongue valiant
postbellum heroes who still vex our ears
with their sectional cries.
But II there are no titles or b.eve.s ia the
army oil the bloody-shirt, which a self-re-
s-ecupg young man should aspire or con-
sent TO wear, are the general policies of the
republican party worthy CT support There
TOO ne hnds reaction. These policies may be
summed up IN one word. Capitalization
Senuahzauon OF political power in the
wealth in favored classes. II is difficult to
tell which portends more evil to free ms IT,
buttons, which is the surest corrosive OF in
diyidual manhood and individual freedom
Tue history of the growth of free insti,u
tons is q history of the development Of local
| self-government.
That 10 their Sitalizing Irinc:ple. Uader
| no theory or practice ID we reach the goal
! oi government by the people. that govern :
nien. 'nat belongs to the people, not the
government to which the people belong
4 government hat f.tE
al long range becomes his master. no mat
Ter what It's name be, or how It's machinery
may work. That government which be car
hold Immediately under his eye, on which
ne can constantly keep his hand, that is his
! servant.
| Our Constitution, growing out { the vol
lntary union of independent States, made il
possible TO combine the two sovereig ties
state sovereignty for local affairs-a comb
nation that has heen weightily pronounced
the highest reach Of con sirucrive state,msa-
! ship. The party that overides the auton
omy OF the States, that seeks to have the
| general govern ment interfere with aud as
! sune TO control matters with which the
/ States should and ought exclusively to
deal wars against the fun1amsnt.l princ-
1 pies OF our Institutions the law of their life
and of their healthy expansion. Yet such
/ is the steady, unTelaxing gravitatiou of the
/ republican party, and today we find 1t not
! only, DC ever striving to gather all polite
! al power to the Federal government, ba /
even 10 bestow upon IL that fSoTldly ON .
/ nipotencs which is annexed to the power of
! dealing out wealth and poverty
It's chief existence as avowed by itself, is
( to main tain a system OF taxation that han -
/ pers national progress represses production ;,
/ clogs trade aud makes war on commerce,
and that, having In all Of these ways Iii
minished the earnings Of labor, interposej
with cruel iavoritismt TO divert part
of those earnings into the pockets OF
chosen benefic aries.
And worst Of oil p,eten il i'm
poses on labor and play With Iatri-
oti N, calling this policy the 'Amori-
can system when in truth it is bet
the clsJ-off garment Of British states.
mansbip.
More than 40 years ego. when
England sought to widen tue bounds
OF freedom, she d.creed tho extinc
iion OF her system Of class taxation
In liftIng the burden Of unequal tax
e. from the backs Of her iaborers,
she lifted political and social pres
sure which was equally as heavy, aud
TO freeman fer more calling.
This so-called American sys em'
makes the American lsborer more oil
setf than his English brother.
From bis current earnings il gathers
not only the bulk Cf the taxes need
ed for the support u the government
but even greater Sums 20 DC bestowed
in free ard uDearned bounty on those
who are already 60 7 ch m they ere
his employers. Out Of these boun-
ties srs springing up mJnopolies
monster combinations OF capital and
The trusts that wrap tbcm,e YES a,
bout with the mantle Of coDcealment
while they weld the power Of swell
ing millions,
The democratic party appeals 60
tho youth Of tie country To rally TO
its standard and fight against these
sentiments and policies OF the repub.
lican party. Over against The bloc.
dy shirt ii plants the Gag Of q restor-
ed Union and feconciled people
flag that represents no primacy OF
section, no grades or geographical
distinctions Of citizenship. bul equal
ity Of States aud equality Of people.
Against political Capitalization, By
the massing Of powers in the Federal
Government. IL fights for vigorous