The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
poL,o,Esl 6F NHs DEMOCRACY.
4 Psvsy Thne stands for the beat Inser-
Aela Of the HsanIe

\ Pasey - S's"os Tor the Heat Inser-
eess Of the People.
The early summer diversion OF the
washington correspondents of framing
''policiesr ~ the administration in adj
vance II tho meeting Of congress. can be
reduced - ascicntiic and much more
satisfactory basis BY giving heed TO the
simple oon0ns Of democratic belief
which the bncsser are inclined TO ig-
more sltoeethes. Democracy is not the
party NJ opportunism. and when IL is in
control Of aAairs ii is possible to sntici.
,-ste within general lines its probable
action u Z Preference to its creed. The
democraap. platform of lsss was as
clean-cut - positive a statement of
the puz1oa 4 the party as a political
party eVoe tos1ramed or ever can frame,
and The 40 Intends, as far as posi-
Bile. 70 e1s eat those purposes. They
cannot ~ = sttsined in q ear or in two
years, IN 1tegrcs toward those ends
TN ~ rupose Of denccracy
>uA>8 SrorSH1R -
|UUl-[I IS1den n Md III II -
pertinent 70 the pres.dG a they we're
to tbs occasion which calod them forth,
and we believe that they 1ive the key
10 knowledge Of the genesl aims pr
che admini.trss4cn IN the leg.sation z
fecting industry and the medium Of d
change, which II will favor. SSd
Tilden:
The whole proUess Of society consists
learning how to attain. by the independent
ton or voluntary association Of individual
those objects whish ere 1T first attempted en&
through the agency OF government and in
sening the sphere Of Legislation and enlarri5
that of the Individual reason and conscien(
Our American Institutions have recognized u
idea more completely than II has yet been n
ognized by the institutions OF any other peeps
and the democratic party has generally BET
the faithful guardian Of its progressive dew
opmept In most Of the great practical auV
tions Of our time 10 has opposed the interf@
ence OF government, even for the best Object;
and because 1, was solicitous for those ebjeds
has preferred TO trust them TO wiser. safer ~
more efficien, agencies Devoted 10 the rigt,
OF eur American industry, which Is now peeh
ming 10 nll the world with the renown OF ~
schievem ents II has refused 10 direct its Ap1li
cation by prohibitery or protective tariffs pe
ferring that each man should Judge how he ear
make his own labor most productive. fAnt
trusting for the aggregate result 10 those nat
ursl laws which enable everyone OF oar cit,
population daily 70 choose his food, and ye
furnish buyers for everything that has beef
provided beforehand Claiming good currenc,
for the people, and well regulated exchanges
II has discarded o national bank. and seeks q
put these great interests under the guardian
ship Of the laws OF trade Friendly to tn
modern machinery Of travel and transport
which, by chespening the Interchange OF prod
ucts OF different soils and climates, has in ef
feet added fertility TO the one and geniality u
the other-it has opposed internal improve
nents BY the general government and prohio
tied loans Of stats credit and money In aid o
railroads. Asserting ne freedom Of voluntar!
association IL has refused special charters an'
established general lava OF Incorporation. on
all these Questions-which have largely occu
pied the pubic attention for generation-be
cause the democratic party has favored tn
ends 1t has rejected the means by which larg
parties and many eoo'i men have erroneousl'
sought 10 promote then
The prosperity a the country is tn
end which the democratic party has il
view, and becaus 1t has that end il
view II cannot -come to the relief o
the market" or offer to bolster up thi
particular industry or that parti.ula
interest. Thu withdrawal of govern
mental interference as much as possi
Bile from their affairs is what the peopl
voted for when they gave the democrati
party entire control of the federal gov
eminent, and that withdrawal will b
the basis of all the policies" which tn,
administration will propose. lbany
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