The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-11-22

The heavens to earth"-
for the Democracy is itself again, with
the largest majority in congress since
the days Of Andrew jackson; Depew
to the contrary, Notwithstanding. The
democracy enters the next Presiden-
tlal fight with the prestige of victo-
ry which is an avalanche"
The Democracy stood defeat ON
principle, with heroic fortitude. 1t
remains to be seen whether it can
stand prosperity. They are on trial;
let them beware. The first false step
OF political guilt for the second will
precipitate them into an abyss Of po-
litical damnation. They have gone
before the country with ''tariff re-
form," "anti-monopoly," and "anti-
centralization," as their battle cries,
which have rallied to their standard
thousands of Republican farmers and
laborlng men, who will remain true to
their new party affiliations, so long as
the party makes good its promises of
reform. The Farmers Alliance has
been, perhaps, the most important fac
TORN bringing about this happy re-
suit; a result founded, Of course, on
Democratic principles as laid down by
Jefferson. If the terrible straits of
the agricultural classes, constituting
as they do The very bone and sinew Of
the land, had not forced them into the
political field as an organized and mil:
liant factor, why, Mckinley would
not be sailing up salt cresk" to Dead
Sea, where he can amuse himself
chewing the apples of asphaltum. And
the RAIDS would still be exultantlv
leaning on their broken Reed. Nor
would "Potatoe Ben" be saliyating
the Thanksgiving turkey with the Sc
cretions excited by chewing the cud
Of bitter reflection.
Therefore, it behooves the Democ-
racy to build up the Democratic par
ty on the plans laid down by Jeffer-l
son and jackson, giving to the whole
country National party, which viii |
(while developing the resources Of the
country at honey make us respected |
abroad; a party which will harmo-
nlously adjust the delicate balance
which should exist between capital
and labor, so that, while capital will
receive the full protection which it
deserves, labor will be enabled to ac-
complish more than the mere keeping
OF body and soul together.
The future success of the "grand
old party" depends in a great measure
upon Its being lifted out Of the slough
OF partisanism and placed upon a
higher plane Of political morality.
While the civil service reform idea
may have been run in the ground,
yet it was a slip in the right direction.
With all due respect to those who !,
think differently, it is my opinion
that there is no compatibility between
politics and morality, and that the I
citizen who takes a lively interest in I
The political welfare Of the country is {
not necessarily ipso facto an office !
seeker. Of course, the machine poll |
ticians will take all the glory Of this 9
great victory, and from the Lakes to
The Gulf, and from ocean to ocean, t
will go forth the cry, 'sTo the Victors t
Belong the Spoils.' .The boys who {
bore the heat and burden Of the day {
must not be forgottenr' j
Let not Democracy forget that it :
vas triumphant principle, and a a
olemn protest from the country =
against partisan measures, Of which =
he country is sickening, and not the
hicanery Of ward bosses which made =
'lctory perch Upon our banners. 4
The Democracy is too great a party,
IS principles are too deeply grounded
4 the body Of our Constitution, to|
crook the pregnant hinges Of the G
nee to any man or organization with Z
its fold. If party treachery de- L
sated it once, it is no reason why this p
'eachery should be rewarded, and OF
lat the party must continue to bow to
own before it with more than Eastern re
eviction. Thenext Presidential NOM f.
lee should be a great statesman, and
ot mere politician. If it isa party
principle, it can afford to stand m
pom principle; and while not ienor- ia
g entirely the claims Of the profes-I er
onal politician, it certainly should wi
It bow down to them and worship d,
EN-. So far as Louisiana IS con- st,
rned, the result has been doubly 81
atifying, from the fact that the be
orce Bill, if passed in extra session. v,
7hich is not likelyl viii be inopera- wi
7e. or else rebound to the disadvan-
ge Of the RAIDS; and because the
incarnation Of the reconstruction fo1
a" e. G. Warmoth, has received to
8 quietus, It now remains for the he
emocracy Of Louisiana to bury the an
It vestige Of aWarmothism the ed