The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-24

"' ""o Vi uou tue i"Hut presented, can
TAU 10 see how ns.fui a lesson has been
taught them In our campaign of educa
tion.
Within twenty-four hours after the
submission to Congress of the question
OF tariff reform, sundry Senators and
Representatives belonging to the Repnb
iican party were reported to have jaun-
tlly ventilated their partisan exultatlon
in the public press
Ii 1T be true that Senator from Ne
braska said, sit is big card for the Re
publicans, this big card cannot appear
remarkably useful to him now, for his
State to day contains big curiosity in
the shape of a Democratic Governor
elt ct
Ii the junior Senator from New York
declared that his party would carry this
State by the largest majority ever known |
If they could be given the platform pro-
posed, the reply will come when in a |
few days Democratic colleague is |
placed by his side.
If q Senator from Maine declared s'it |
is good enough platform for the Re- |
public ans we want nothing better" how
is il that he is now so diligently endeav-
oring to find out the meaning of the
word Reciprocity
If New Hampshire Senator believed
| that "the Republicans want nothing bet
| ter with which to sweep the country"
the trouble his State is giving him to-day
must lead him to suspect there is mis-
take somewhere.
| If Senator from Wisconsin gleefully
said he was glad to see US "show our
hand" he cannot fail to be convinced,
when he soon gives place to real good,
sound Democrat, that there WIS, after
all, more in the hand than he cared to
see.
Ii the present Speaker of the House
sarcastically said cit only shows what
fools all the other Presidents have been"
he may we'll be excused, since he has
lately so thoroughly learned that in the
sight of the people infallibllity is not an
attribute always to be found in the
Speakers chair.
L the Representative from Ohio whose
name is associated with bill which has
given his party considerable trouble Of
late, said ''if the Democratic party bad
|. hired Burchard to write stump speech
, it could not have suited us better" 1t
must be that circumstances leading TO
, his approaching retirement from public
!. life have suggested modification of his
t judgment.
AS our campaign has proceeded other
unusual symptoms have been apparent
, among those prominent in directing the
3 opposition. Some Of them have become
f insubordinato and discontented, and at
times actually disobedient to party
g orders. Some have left the ship
: One shrewd and weather-wise
I navigator has clambered off, and
;. in frail bark, with the word "Recipro
f city" painted on its stern, was last seer
8 lowering near, prepared to climb aboard
Y again, or sail away, as wind and wave
; would appear to make most safe. A
9 the present stage Of the campaign tn
/. unwieldy party hulk of Bourbon Repub
# licanism is still atloat, but damaged ant
d badly leaking. On board, some are still
working at the pumps against the aw
a full odds Of opening seams; many, mutt
n nous and discontented, short OF Prov
ts sions and of grog, are loudly and angrl
ts ly disputing as to whether bad seaman
ii ship or overlooking is the cause OF thel
20 wretched plight, while accusations
T. guilty responsibility are heard on ever
ID side. If, from this turbulence, ther
% shall emerge any who actually pricke
tv in conscience, desire batter life, the
N will be gladly welcomed. l cannot, how
n. ever, keep out of my mind the story
x the pious deacon who, in his efforts
g. convert q bad sinner, b. came so excite
ID by his iucorrigibility that he gave him
no thorough drubbing, afterwards explain
he ed and justified his course by declarln
ali that he believed he had ''walloped sa'
he ing grace into an impenitent SOUL"
tic OF course, we do not overlook the fa'
that before their present predicamel
il was reached, and in their fcst battle wit
ma rs. the enemy gained victory over ia
,le iff reform. This is confessed; and
a NAV here only refer to the methods
ro- which that victory was gained Tor u
its purpose of saying that we thorough
BILE understand them, and that II the pen
The ficaries of these methods are Satlsht
gu with the condition they have wrougf
led We also are not without compensate
mr.. That we have cause for satisfaction, ,ev'
ed. in the remembrance of temporary defe
Jaw is evidenced by the fact that amor
ocv those who ought to rejoice in succe'
the there is quite general sentiment th
np- 'the least said of it the better.
rvy I have spoken of the Campaign OF E
em. ucation as it has effected the two gre
on. party organizations. 1t remains to me
Re- ton another and more important a
2ast gratifying feature of its progress
: of fer to the manner in which access
,ase been gained to the plain people OF
ars land and the submission to their reas
, to and Judgment of the objects and purp
the ses for which the campaign was und
IONS taken. -.
The Democratic party is willing
a;un trust the ordinary intelligence of
:. its people for an understanding Of its pl
for ciples. It does not seat itself above
,em common feelings and sympathes OF
manity, aud in an arrogant assumpt
issm of superior learning formulate poilt
its doctrines suited only to those favo
nest with advanced educational opportunlt
in. It recognized the fact at the outse
saw the Campaign of Education that it
tack not the ignorance of the people WI
their had led them to submit to the evil
most bad government, but that it was pa
will. owing to the busy activity of their OF
-. | oot;ons and the consequent neglec