The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-14
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
Principles That ARE Enduring
Because They are Right.

The ami, ersary OF the bat
tie of New Orleans was cele-
brated by the Young Mems
Democratic Association of Phil
adelphia last Thursday night by
a banquet, which was the oc-
casion Of one Of the most notable
political gatherings ever seen in
this country. Ex-President
Cleveland was the principal
speaker.
In responding to the toast,
1.-THE Principles of True Demo-
cracy: They are enduring be-
cause they are right, and in
yincible because they are just, =
Mr.. Cleveland spoke substan-
tally as follows:
These principles are not un-
certain nor doubtful. Thefllus-
trious founder of our party has
plainly announced them. They
have been reasserted and fol-
lowed by a long line Of politi-
cal leaders and they are quite
familiar. They comprise: Equal
and exact justice to all men;
peace, commerce and honest
friendship with all nationsen-
tangling alliance with none;
the support Of the State govern
ments in all their rights; the
preservation Of the General
Government in its whole consti-
tutional vigor; a jealous care of
the rights of election by the peo-
pie; absolute acquiescence In
the decisions of the majority
the supremacy of the civil over
the military authority; economy
in the public expenses; the hon
est payment Of our debts and
sacred preservation of the pub
lie faith; the encouragement
of agriculture, and commerce
as its handmade, and freedom of
religion, freedom of the press
and freedom Of the person.
Parties have come and parties
have gone, but there has never
been time from Jefferson's
day to the present hour, when
our party did not exist, active
aggressive and prepared for the
heroic conflict. Not all who
have followed the banner have
been able by a long train of
close reasoning to demonstrate,
as an abstraction, why Demo
cratic principles are best suited
TO their wants, and the country'sI
good; but they have known and
felt that as their government
was established for the people
the principles and the men near
ess to the people and standing
for them, could be the safest
trusted. jackson was in their
eyes the incarnation of the thing
which Jefferson declared. Ii
they did not understand all that
jefferson wrote, they saw and
knew what jackson did.
Those who insisted upon yot-
ing for jackson after his death
felt sure that whether their
candidate was alive or dead.
they were voting the ticket Of
true Democracy. The devoted
political adherent of Jackson
who, after his death, became i'm
yolyed in q dispute as 70 wheth-
er his hero had gone to Heaven
or not, was prompted by Dem
ocratic instict when he disposed
of the question by declaring, Il
tell you, sir, that if Andrew
jackson has made up his mind
70 20 to Heaven you may de-
pend upon it he's there"
When we see the functions OF
government used TO enrich q
favored few at the expense Of
the many, and see also its in
evitable result in the pinching
privation Of the poor and the
profuse extravaganza Of the
rich: and when we see in opera
ton an unjust tariff which
banishes from many humble
homes the comforts Of life in or
der that in the palaces Of wealth,
luxury may more abound, we
turn 10 our creed and find that
II enjoins equal and exact
Justice TO all men" Then il We
are well grounded in our politi.
cal faith, we will not be de-
ceiyed nor will We permit other
10 be deceived, by an plausi
BILE pretext or smooth sophistry
excusing the situation. Fol
our answer TO them all, we vii
point to the words which con
denim such inequality ana IN
Justice, as we prepare for tn
encounter with wrong, arTne'
with the weapons Of the Dem
ocracy. j.
When we see our farmers 4
distress. and know that they ar
not paying the penalty Of sloth
fulness and mismanagement
when we see their long hour
Of toll 80 poorly requited tina
the money. lender eats out thei
substance, while for eyerythin
they need they pay a tribute I
the fayorites Of Governments
care. we know that all this