Evening journal., 1890-06-16
WELL, HERE WE ARE.

II mey be said Of Democrats, as our
bibuous friend said Of whislsey, they
are all good. but some may be better than
Others
Candidates for nomination to Office
are all alike TO the EVENING JOURNAL.
1t treats them all with the utmost fair
ness and courtesy, but preserves absolute
impsrtial'ty among them. We consider
that any man may aspire to the honor of
serving the people, yet no man can have
any claim which the people must be
compelled to recognize. Any man may
ask the people to commit the affairs of
state into his hands; no man NAV de
mand that the sovereign people shall &C
knowledge his alleged rights.
With the Democratic party there are
no bosses to dictate, no bogus cripples
and insolent beggars TO pension. The
Democratic party is the peoples party
and the people choose those whom they
wish to serve them, they elevate those
whom they wish to honor. The ways OF
the people are sometl mes like the ways
of providence. ''past finding out, but
they give the greatest satisfaction 10 the
greatest number The tribune of the
people, next to the tribune Of God, is the
highest form Of justice known to man.
1t is justice.
This government was started because
all other kinds Of government had been
failures. Some governed too much, others
governed too little. 1t is a magnificent
proof that a government by the people,
and for the people, Is the most scientific
and successful, the freest and the strong
est government that the wit of man can
conceive This government is the model,
the exemplar, the beau ideal to which all
civilized and Christian nations are tend
ing. It's cent .al idea Is democracy or the
sovereignty of the people.
The Republican party presents the op
posite view. II tends to Toryism. Fed
eralism, centralism, classism, protec-
tionism, bossism and all the accompany
ing evils to which monafchial and power
in-the- -hands-of-the.few governments
are subject.
The Republican robber-tariif -barons
are the lineal political descendants and
progeny of the Tories who frowned upon,
and frequently ware caught fighting
against, American Independence They,
in turn, were the progeny of the Feuda'
Barons, who upheld the power of the
dissolute House of Stuart and opposed
the Magma Charta.
1t is not strange that the two parties
are the antipodes of each other now; IL
is not strange that one Is party of high
taxes, pet Industries, pensions, subsidies
and boss es now, while the other is the
party OF economy and of the people 1t
is not strange that one is the party of
selfshness, greed and personal aggran-
dizement now, while the other is the
party representing the interests of the
whole people and opposed in every way
and in all things to the bosses and the
classes.
With these distinctions and contrasts
we'll In mind 1t is easy to understand
how the nominations for sheriff and
coroner, having been made, are readily
agreed to by every honorable and hon
est Democrat--every upright man who
loves his country and respects the
grandest and most successful form OF
government the world ever knew-be.
cause, these nominations represent the
will Of the people.
Men have contended strenuously, as
! they should have done, for the respective
candidates. Some have lost but greater
number have won. The polls are closed
and there is nothing to do now but stand
in the ranks to begin the great fight
against an enemy equipped with money
and means to make death struggle for
the supremacy of the bosses by means Of
ignorant and venal negroes.
The EVENING JOURNAL is in the fight
now, enlisted for the war We have
placed the names Of Purnal J. Lynch and
4 yossya a. Kirk at the heed Vt iA.s CO..
umn and we are made Of that stun which
never turns its back upon friend or foe
Lynch viii be the next sheriff and Kirk
will be the next coroner of this grand
] hl0 OtAANtL4AAA AA0 NAAN
EVENING JOURNAL will do its share in all
Of the good work and all the hard work
which this campaign seems likely to
require to put them there. We expect
to fight hard. 1t "a not chili's play that
is before US. We expect to receive some
powerful blows. We do not expect to be
knocked out We NAV be killed, but
we are sure that we shall not be scared
or run. If we fall the disaster will occur
in the tlickest Of the fight and while the
glorious Democratic colors are flying.
The EVENING JOURNAL is young, but
it is pluclzy. It goes into this contest
against Republicanism, bossism and
negroism with perfest confidence that
Democracy and the people will win. L
goes into the contest to make then
heard, for If heard neither Democracy
nor the people can lose.
MARINE MATTERS.