The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-23

After hot and bitter fight Mr..
Harrison won the day at Minneapo-
lis.
1t is too late to declare that he
carried off the prize Tor this, that
or the other reason. The simple
fact is he carried it off. and that
ends the matter.
The fate of the man whom VOL
colt, Of Colorado, called "the great
| unrewarded leader OF the republI-
can party" illustrates anew the old
adage that organizations are un-
grateful,
1t will be written on the page of
current political history that the
man who has made this admins.
tratlOn conspicuous and who, there
fore, deserved the nomination has
failed to get it, while the man who
reflected the glOries of Blaine as
the moon reflects the hight Of the
sun has claimed and received the
hOnOrs of the occasion.
Blaine can afford to be defeated,
but Harrison could not
The result shows pretty conclu-
| slvely that the republican party is
working along It's we'll known lines
and desires to make no change in
its leaders OF in its policy, 1t has
Oeen the party OF extravaganza
from the time when the war closed
to the adjournment of the Billion
Congress. During Mr.. HalrisOn'-
rtqine 1t has been distinctiyeiy a
war party. It was born in war and
believes it can thrive by war. 1t
has continually carried chip on
it's shoulder and made boast of its
vigorous foreign policy, 10y which
! it means that it would not b. sorry
| to draw this natiOn-whiCh is
peaceful, an agricultural, manu-
| featuring, d commercial nation IN
to antagonism with some European
Power or with some OF our irascible
South American neighbOrs.
SO far as our relations with other
governments are concerned Mr..
Harrison has adopted and energet
icaly pursued a policy Of slam
bang.
He has an impression that the
country Is prosperous only when 1t
Is Jn the ragged edge of quarrel
with SOEle one, no matter whom 1t
may be, Chill or Great Britain or
any one else. He is either fOrgttfuI
or ignorant of the facts that we are
not a beIiigerent people and desire
to 1--we IN peace with the whole
world so far as is possible He also
fOrgetS that no nation on earth
wants war-neither England, nor
France, nor Germany, nor Russia,
nor Italy, nor Spain, nor even Chill.
1t is curious, therefore, to note
that while all other Powers are
doing their utmost to avoid con-
flct Mr.. Harrison seems to have
bent his efforts to create some or
por;unity to use our battle ships.
The conspicuous incidents of the
last thee years consist OF threaten
ing complications with some for
elgn nation, and if 1t shall be our
mistol tune to give him second
term there is ample reason to- be-
Iieve that we may have serious
trouble on our hands in the near
future.
Cleveland and Hill at this junct
ure owe duty to the country and
to the democratic party which is
emphasized by Harrison's tenpora
~ success If they can be per-
suaded to reconcile their personal
differences, il they are clear headed
and large hearted enough to step
aside and allow some dan horse to
take the nomination which they
are at presnt fighting for, the drm-
Ocrats will 90 before the country
certain of victory.
When the republicans are divided
! by factional hostility, as they are
to-day, there is greater need of
harmony among the democrats If
Harrison and Blaine see fit to split
one party there is no reason why
Cleveland and Hill should split the
.ther If they would both retire
from the race Western man would
carry New York, and that would
mean the Inevitable defeat Of Har-
risOn
IF neither Cleveladd nor Hill sees
this the Convention at Chicago
ought TO see it and act accordingly
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
Mrs. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP