The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-23
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
Ex-President Clevolands Sound
Doctrine.
oIh scorchlng Denunciation 81 Repab.
iican Party Pcttifoggery ~ the
jackson banquet In
Philadelphia

dinner Of the Young Mems Democratic
Association in Philadelphia on the
evening Of Thursday. january 5. Mr..
Cleveland said in reference to Demo
cratic principles;
These principles comprise equal and
exact Justice 10 all men: peace. COM
mcrce and honest friendship with all
nations -cntanglcd alliance with none:
the support Of the State Governments
in all their rights: the preservation Of
the general Government in is whole con-
titutional vigor: jealous care Of the
right Of election by the people; absolute
ncquiesccnce in the decisions Of the ma
jority: the supremacy Of the civil over
the military authority economy in the
public expenses; the honest payment Of
our debts and sacred preservation Of
the public faith; the encouragement Of
agriculture. and commerce as its hand
maid. and freedom Of religion. freedom
OF the press, and freedom Of the per-
son.
THE great President and intrepid
Democratic leader whom we especially
honor tonight. who never relaxed his
strict adherence To the Democratic faith
nor faltercd in his defense Of the rights
of the people against all corners. found
his inspiration and guidance in these
principles. On entering upon the
Presidency he declared his loyalty to
them; in his long and useful incum-
bcncy Of that great Office he gloriously
illustrated their value and sufiiciency:
and his obedience 10 the doctrines Of
srue Democracy at all times during his
public career permitted him in his re-
tirencpt 70 find satisfaction in the
declaration: AT the moment when
surrender my last public trust, leave
this great people prosperous ana happy
and in the full enjoyment Of liberty
and peace. and honorcd and respected
by every nation Of the world
Parties have come and parties have
gone: bnt there has never been time.
from Jetferson's day to the present
hour. when our party did not exist. ac-
tive and aggressive and prepared for
heroic conflict Not all who have fol-
lowed the banner have been able. by a
long train Of close reasoning. - demon
strate. as an abstraction. why Demo-
cratic principles arc best suited ~ their
wants and the countrys good; but they
have known and felt that a. their gov
crnmcnt was established for the people
the principles and the men nearest 10
the people and standing for them could
BE- the safest trusted. Jackson has
been in their eyes the incarnation Of
the things which jefferson declared If
they did not understand all that Jeffer-
son wrote. they saw and knew what
jackson did
Democratic steadfastness and en-
thusiasm and the satisfaction arising
from our party history and traditions,
certainly ought not to be discouraged
But IL is hardly safe for us because we
profess the true faith. and can boast OF
distinguished political ancestry, to re-
ly upon these things as guarantees Of
our present usefulness as party
organization. or to regard their glorifi-
cation as surely making the way easy
70 the accomplishment Of our political
mission
The Democratic party. by an intel
ligent study Of present conditions. must
BE- prepared 10 meet all the wants Of
the people as they arise and to furnish
remedy for every threatening evil.
We may well feel proud Of our party
membership: but we can not escape the
duty which such membership imposes
npon us-to urge constantly upon OH
fellow-citizens Of this day and genera
ton the sufticiency Of the principles "a
true Democracy for the protection o.
their rights and the promotion Of theii
welfare and happiness. in all theil
present diverse conditions and sur
roundings. There should be. ~ course
no suggestion that departure from
the timc-honorcd principles Of ON
party is necessary 70 the attainment u
these objects. ON the contrary, W.
should constantly congratulate our
selves that our party creed j. broas
enough 70 meet any emergency tha'
can arise in the life Of free nation
Thus when we see the functions 81
Government used 70 enrich the favored
few at the expense of the many. ans
see also its inevitable result in tn.
pinching privatinn Of the poor and thu
profuse extravaganza Of the rich ans
when we ~ee in operation an unjus
tariff which banishes from man,
humble homes the comforts Of life il
order that in the palaces Of wealth lux
ury may more abound, we turn 20 on
creed and find that il cnjoins equal an,
exact justice To all men. Then II W
are well grounded in our political faitl
we will not be deceived nor will "
rermit others To be deceived by an.
plausible pretext or smooth Sophistr
excusing the situation. For our az
swer to them all we will point 70 tn
words which condemn such incqualit
and injustice, as we prepare for the en-
counter with wrong armed with tn
weapons Of the Democracy.
When we see our farmers in distres
and know that they are not paying TIA
penalty Of SlothfulneSs End mi~manags
ment; when we see their long hours d
toll 80 poorly rcqritcd that the none,
lender eatS out their substance. while Z,
every thing they need they pay tril
ate % the favoritcs ~ government
car we know that all this Is far ~
M ssed from the encouragement 4
agriculture which our creed command
We viii not violate our political dui
IN forrrftiur h.,.y well entitled ~