The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-04
THE SECOND TIME IN THIRTY.
SIX YEARS.


President and placed in charge of
the National government for the
second time in thirtv-six years.
1t is an important epoch in the
history of the country, involving
vast interests, and requiring the
most profound statesmauship-to sue
cessfuily meet present emergencies
and prepare wisely for coming
events.
Since the administration Of James
Buchanan many wondrous and radi-
cal changes have taken place in the
condition of things omthls vast CONT
nent. The growth IN population,
commerce, agriculture and manufac-
lures have been phenomenal, while
the governmental affairs have kept
even pace with the onward march in
all its branches and varied depart
ments, until It's officials and employ
ers have become large size army
among themselves. One hundred
and eighty thousand individuals is a
goodly number to adorn Uncle
Sans pay rolls, but SO it is, and the
cry is, still they come.
The responsibility resting upon
the shoulders of the chief magistrate
is something startlingly immense.
TO steer the National ship safely
amid so many clashing and conflict
ing interests requires a clear head, a
STEADY hand and an iron nerve.
The worlds history furnishes
NAVY instructive lessons in the rise
and fall of empires, kingdoms and
republics during the centuries that
have passed away; but we do not
think that in all the past there exists
strictly parallel case with the
glorious government under which
we now live. Never has there been
so much freedom extended to the
citizen combined with such sure
protection under the laws, and III
the continuation Of that freedom as
citizens and sovereign states the
safety and perpetuity of our govern
ment exists.
There being no parallel form Of
government in the past, in all its
particulars, with this that we are
now living under, the school of ex.
-perience must be resorted to by oul
statesmen for guidance in the future:
and no more instructive study can
be resorted to than the rise and fall
of the Republican party. who have
had control of National affairs con.
tinuously for thirty-two years, wit b
the exception of the four years dur
| ing Mr.. Cleveiand's inculnbency
The frantic fanatlcisIn that brought
the Republican party into existence
and prevailed during the early years
of their dominance was such g
| fevered condition of affairs that il
affords no lessons for statescraft,
other than to show the stability OF
the principles of liberty that out
lived all the ruthless turmoil of the
higher-law lawlessness that prevailed
for nearly decade; it is only afte,
the flames of fanaticism had died
out, and the slavery agitation had
completely subside1 that we begin
to get rational glimpse of the sur
roundings. We find the Republi
can leaders casting about for some
method Of perpetuating their power.
Reconstruction with all its enormi
ties followed Fast and furious after
the war that freed the negro; but
the South, like Banquo's ghost,
would not down, and the god and
morality party began to find out thai
their mission had been accomplished
and their occupation about gone
They copied after the old Whis
party all the PLAUSIBLE features o.
the political Wing faith, but still
their status was but little improved
and soon more power at Nationa
headquarters became the party
watchword. They began spelling
National with a big n, aud central
ization soon followed as a means te
the end; all of which, gave birth tt
the force bill, which eliminated the
career OF the molly combination III