South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-01-22

| t3"0cV anu tou2ht against their M
king the lesst advance. II never oc-
cnrred 10 him that if ho yielded Ia
them . foot of ground OF gave them
q moments rest his orp,r.natiy &c dc
fest th.m would bs pr,moted.
We who are proud to call Curse yes
Jacksonian Democrats. have buddy
and sggressively attacked . politica,
heresv. opposei to the hest iuteres,s
or the people an I defended by an az
roRaut aud uascrupa'o us party. The
fight is sill or. Wa has The
hsrdihood tn say that ~ can 'ay
claim Sto;she lesst j scksonisL spi-' 4
in the struggle we::;urn our hacks 70
the enemy or lower in the least n.
cplors.
President Jactson believed the
/ United States Bank VAS an institu
ton dangerous to the liberties and
prosperity oi tbs people. Once
convinced OF this, his determination
to destruy Is closely followed. He
early began ths attack, utterly regard
lees OF .sny considerations OF political
expectancy or personal sdvanc msut
except ss they gsrw out of his faith
in the people, ani.giving no place IA
his calculations for any estimate OF
The difficulty OF the undertaking.
From the time the first blow wss
struck until the contest ended 10 HE
comrl ete triumph, he allowed no,
to divertihim from his purpose, and
permstted no other issue TO divide
OILS energy or to be substituted CIR
that on which be Was intent.
The Democratic party OF to-day,
which conjurss with tue name Of Jack.
son, has also attacked Q mons, rous
evil, inireuched behind . perversion
OF Governmental power aud guarded
ny lite selfish bene6ciaries. On be-
half Of those among oar people long
negie. ted, We have Insisted on tar Fl
reform aud 40 abandonment OF unjus,
favoritism. We have thus adopt ed
an issue great enough In deserve The
undivided efforts OF our party, la.
vo'vipg corsilera,ioas which We pro.
fess to believe lie at the found alton
OF the justice and fairness of popu-
lar rule.
II ne are to act upon our declared
belief in ,hepo~er OF thai Jacksonian
spirit which was the inspiratt n Of our
party In the days Of our grea, ieader,
~eishAl he steadfast to.. til tissue We
have raised until II 10 settled and
rightly settled. The s,eadfastness
We need will MT permit a premature
and distracted search for other and
perplexing questions. nor sili it al
low W to be tempted or driven by
the enemy into new. and tangled
paths.
We have given pledges tn the pee.
pie and they have ,rustcd rs. il.
less We have outgrown ,be Democrat
&c spirit OF Jackson's time, our duty
lie plain. Our promise was not
merely TO labor in the peoples. cause
until We should tire OF the effort or
should discover way which seemed
10 promise easiee and quicker party
sscendency. The services We under
took was.not to advise those waiting
for better days that their cause was
hopeless nor under any pre,ext TO
suggest q Cessation OF eff It. Our
engagement was TO labor necessarily,
bravely, aud stubbornly, sesing moth
ing and consiaeringsnothin bot al.
innate success. These pledges and
promises should DO faithfully snd
honestly KEEP. Party faithIessnes,
Is party dishonor.
Nor IL The sscredness OF our pledg>
90 aud the party dishonor that would
fol ow their violation, all we have 10
consider. We cannot ttfie with our
obligations to the people without ex.
posure ard disaster. We ourselves
have aroused spirit of jealous in
quiry and discfimiua ion touching
political cooduc,, which cannot he
blinded; aud the people will visi,
With quick revenge the party which
betrays them.
L hope, thrn, may venture TO
Claim 10 this asssmblage thai. even
1t there had been bat slight encour-
agement for the cause We have es-
poused, there would still be no Ius-
t'aca'ion for timidity sud Gainsheart-
edoess. But with the success we
have already achieved, amounting to
political revolution, II seems TO me
that u would be The height OF folly,
considered purely ss q question OF
party management, 90 relax in the
least our determination and peTsis.
sency. II We suspect any whore Ia our
counsel compromising hesitatlous or
disposition to divert the unity Of
party tffor.s, let us be watchfui. The
Toast retreat bodies disaster; coward
ice is often called conservatism and
an army scattered into sections In.
vises defeat.
We have preached the doctrine
that honesty aud sincerity should be
exseted from political parties. Let
as not fall under the condemnation
which waits on shilty schemes and
insincere professions.
I believe our countrymsn are pre- |
pared 10 act ON principle, and are m |
no mood for political mannuvrjp0.
They will nos waste. sime In Studying /
oouundrums, guessing riddles, or try.
Ing 10 interpret doubtful phrases.
They demand . plain and simple
'sssemsnt Of political purpose.
Above all things, political fnessa
should not lead ma IN fovo,t 49, :. |