The Brookhaven leader., 1890-01-02
TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY.
Very Live Party with a Very Live Issus
Before the People.


Before the People.
We don't hear much nowadays about
che dead" Democratic party. The COM
nonsense invention OF Hon. Grover
Cleveland seems to have reversed the
political machinery Of the country, as
most plainly indicated by the results of
the recent elections, and it is now Re-
publican funeral! We hear nothing of
Democratic funeral, or a dead Demo
cratic party. The fact is, the Democratic
party is very lively party just now, and
the Democratic nag-revenue reform
has come out of the November races a
winning horse. With good record, well
established as the winner, he surveys
the whole field complacently, and finds
the surroundings and the prospects
bright for the relief, in the near future,
of the people from the unjust effects of
the robber tariff of the Republican
party.
The Democratic party stands for rev.
enue reform and proposes to wage
vigorous warfare against unnecessary
taxation of the necessaries of life-pro-
lection to privileged classes. The DEM
ocratic party must not waver in its posi-
tion; it must make the fight like men.
Those who are not for it had better get
out of the party, whether it be big or
little. The issue here is a matter
of principle. We would rather be
beaten on this platform than to
| win without it. The whole history of
the Democratic party is in this direction.
Its platforms, always, and its practices,
when in power, have all committed it to
| this policy. The sixty years of power
under the Democratic party were the
most prosperous of our history.
During that time we acquired all the
| territory west of the Mississippi, Flor
| ida, the Pacific Slope and the great
plains. Then our commerce was under
every sky and our celebrated clippers
hoisted their flags in every harbor. The
Morrill, tariff drove them all off the
sea. Taxed out of existence, England,
with cheap iron, was enabled to use that
material and thereby monopolize the
carrying trade of the world. Grinncll,
Garretson and Vanderbilt had to leave
the ocean and invest in railroads. Mill
ions of capital is now ready to again
send the American flag on it's peaceful
mission to trade and commerce. The
Republican party, with it's abominable
tariffs, says no.
The Democratic party hears the voice
of jackson from the grave: ".Sperial
| prictGeges to n0ne." Here stands the Dem
ocratic party. Upon this question there
can be no compromise, no trucking for
votes. We can not "stoop to conquer"
This may do very well upon minor ques-
tions, but this is vital. We are not to
be frightened by being told we shall
| ALLEVIATE this or that interest Let
them go. So said the Democratic
| Governor-elect of Ohio, who dared
to stand in his place and vote
for free wool in Congress, and during the
canvass talked for free wool on the
stump. His Endorsement by the voters
| of Ohio was an Endorsement of free
wool. The Republican press may pro-
| fess to ignore the fact, but there is no
escape from the logical conclusion. The
principle is right, and that is the final
answer. Besides, it is good policy.
The spoliative system never withstood
discussion. 1t did not in England when
the landed interests and all the monop-
olists were arrayed against it, and yet
Richard Golden and John Bright, by the
| simple force of argument, drowned them
all. The Democratic party drowned the
| ablest and most willy advocate protec-
tion ever had, Henry Clay, by the sheer
force of the justice of the cause. 1t can
not fail now. Wheat, corn and cotton
rule these United States. The great
carrying-trade railroads, rivers, canals
and the employees operating the same all
stand with their interests on this side.
Large manufacturing interests are here
also. The manufacture of agricultural
implements, of cars and railway imple
ments, manufactures of tobacco and
many others are all on this side.
Bold, fearless, manly discussion will
array such force against the spoliative
| system that it will fall, friendless, into
| its dishonest grave. Duty and policy
both prompt us onward. If true to prin-
ciple victory is assured.-J. G. Prather,
| in st. Louis Republic.