The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-08-05
DEMOCRATIC POLICIES,
a Party That Stands for the I3eot Inter
Osts of tho People.


The early summer diversion of the
Washington correspondents of framing
| policies" for the administration in ad.
vance of the meeting of congress- can be
| reduced to . scientific and much more
satisfactory basis by giving heed to the
simple canons of democratic belief
! which the guessers are inclined to iR-
| more altogether. Democracy is not the
party of opportunism. and when it is in
| control of affairs it is possible to antici-
pate within general lines its probable
| action by a reference to its creed. The
democratic platform of 1892 was as
c1ean-cut and positive a statement Of
| the purposes of the party as political
party ever has framed or ever can frame,
and the party intends, rs far as POSSE
bic. to carry out those purposes. They
cannot all be attained in a } ear or in two
years. but progress toward those ends
will be steady.
The general purpose of democracy
was formulated many years ago by
Samuel j. Tilden in words which arc as
pertinent to the present as they were
to the occasion which called them forth,
and we believe that they give tho key
to q knowledge of the general aims of
the administration in the legislation af-
fecting industry and the medium of ex-
change. which it will favor. Said Mr..
TiIden:
'The whole progress of society consists in
learning how to attain. by tho Independent &c
ton or voluntary associatt ton OF individuals,
those objects which are at nrst attempted only
through the agency of government, and in les
sentnR the sphere of legislation and charging
that OF tho individual reason and conscience.
iden more completely than it hos yet been rec
osnfzed by the institutions of any other people,
tho faithful guardian OF its progressive devcl-
oprnent. In most Of the great practical oues-
Of even for the best on9eees:
and because /. was solfcttous for those objects,
has preferred to trust them to wiser. safer ana
more efficient agencies Devoted to tho rights
OF our American industry, which is now pegin-
ming to fill the world with tho renown Of its
acnievements 1t has refused to direct its applf-
cation by pzohibitory or protective tariffs. pre-
ferrfng that ench man should Judge how he can
trusting for tho aggregate result to those nat
ural laws which enable everyone of our city
population daily to choose his food, and YET
furnish buyers for everything that has been
provided beforehand Claiming good currency
for the people. and we'll regulated exchanges,
put these great interests under the guardian
ship OF the laws OF trade. Friendly to tho !
which, by cheapening tho interchange Of prod
ucts of different soils and climates, has in CT |
tho other-it has opposed internal improve |
nents by the general government and prohib.
railroads. Asserting tho freedom Of voluntary
1t hnS refused special charters and |
established 81 general laws OF Incorporate On
AL these questions-which have largely occu-
p1cd the public attention for q Ceneratton-be-
sause the democratic party has favored the
ends 1T has rejected tho means by which large
parties and many good men have enormously
fought to promote them"
The prosperity of the country is the
md which tho democratic party has in
rev, and because 1T has that end In
rev it cannot ''cOme to the relief of |
he market or offer to bolster up this |
particular industry or that particular
interest. The withdrawal Of govern
mental interference as much as posi-
'lc from their affairs is what the people
'oted for when they gave the democratic
'arty entire control of the federal gov
and that withdrawal will be
he basis of all the ''policies'' which the
will propose.-Albany
ArQuS.