The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-11-26
DEMOCRACY AHEAD.

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body can get far wrong if the
laws ofpublic opinion are under
stood. emocracy will win next
year and Cleveland will be it's
leader. New York factions have
united and political sense reigns.
The delegation will go to the
National Convention for the
only New Yorker who can be
nominated and he is Grover
Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland will be
prepared to concede more to
pratical politics and party ele
ments than he did before. In ex-
perience there is wisdom. All of
ten Democratic States arc in line
and doubtful States are all taken
from the doubtful column. With
Cleveland the nominee, Massa-
chusetts is doubtful, New York
is certainly Democratic and Con-
necticut and New Jersey with
New York. Indiana cannot.be
bought again, and Iowais fight
ing ground. Four States were
debatable ground this year and
the Democrats carried three.
Who could have expected better?
Everything does not come at
once. Mckinley will demand
that his platform be the party
platform. We can beat that in
all but = few states. McKinley's
election may be the best thing
that hasThappened for Democ-
racy. The Third party will not
carry a state and it's last years
voters will divide up between tho
two old parties. The majority
should be Democrats.
Only look at the situation.
Only twelve months have passed
and in the State of Kansas a
political party has dashed into
the lists, 1owned the old champ
ions and tumbled over in it's turn
to rise no more. Amore remark
able career was never recorded.
A year ago. in command of a. leg
islature that easily defeated the
president pro-tempors Of the
United States Senate, today it is
1isgracefully beaten in almost all
the counties. The Alliance which
was the core of the Peoples par
ty bsganin the right anl dwindl-
ed to nothing by getting head
over heels into the wrong. 1t
was organized as a protest
against class legislation. The
farmers under it's influence learn
ed something rapidly of econon-
les and their first efforts were in
the direction of reform in the Ma
tional and State governments.
But the Socialists and Anarchists
talked their way to the front,
and their gains became the or
gans Of the Peoples party. Such
men as V. A. Wilson in the coan-
ty of Forsyth are not safe men to
follow, and although they may
succeed for while az soon az the
people see their danger they will
desert such leaders. Practical re-
formers and practical political
Alliances are not fast enough for
men like him. Revolution, de
stuction and confusion are the
ingredients of his propositions.
The Peoples party has gone to
pieces because its commanding
apirits steered it straight upon
the rocks. Will the members
learn from the eveneful year
enough to join Democrats in
sound reforms or will some of
them 60 back to the Republican
organization and work for cur
rency contraction and trade re-
striction? Will they vote for bill
lion dollar congresses and closed
markets in Europe after the les
son of this year in what Euro
pean demand for breadstuff is
worth where taxation falls?
Next year will see battle be-
tween the two old parties. North
can be made a doubtful
State or it can go back to there
liable Democratic column. The
Peoples party composed as is
proposed of Alliancemen can de-
eide. The. men who are to be
voted for in FORSYTH county must