Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-07
WHAT Is THE USE /?

party papers have rendered back the
echoes. The General is a
very respectable man and thorough
is. be is sound on the
only issue upon which all Democrats
agree-the supremacy of the party.prin
ciples or no principles.
The burden of the Generals letter is
that differences must be borne with for
the sake of party supremacy. He rep
resents his party. the mission of which
is to continue to hold the offices, no
matter what is or is not done. This Is
the burden of every thing coming
from Washington. Legislation is all
shaped with reference to a continuance
in power and this is no longer denied
nor concealed.
No doubt this is natural for the of
fee holders. Their meat and their
drink is to hold office, and the unity
of the party is needful for this. Let
US not blame the shrine makers for
their craft. But the com
mon people have interests lying en-
tirely in another direction. The time
has come when they have to decide
whether their interests do not require
the di luton of the Democratic par
ty Il 5, what is the use to perpet-
uate such party: Is it doing any
thing worth its keeping: Let us see.
: With every branch of the govern
ment Democratic, silver has been
stricken down and discredited. a lit
tie while ago there were in the l. 5.
s615oOO,OO0 of silver and s597 100000 of
gold. Since then we have lost $4,000
600 in gold, leaving 3542,000,OOO of gold
upon which all our money rests. Thus,
under the lead of Democratic Presi
dent Democratic Congress has more
than doubled the value of money, in
creased the value of all bonds and
mortgages more than 100 per cent. and
decreased farm products more than
half Do we really need such a party?
Let every sensible man answer. Never
was there such a gigantic piece of rob
berry of the poor for the rich. Do we
need party to do such q thing? If
what our Congressman said in Con
gress is true, we do not need such a
party.
The people elected tariff reform
party. as they thought. What has been
done? Nothing; while openly Demo
Gratis have been trading with the trusts.
If Mr.. Cleveland does not SANDER
the Democratic Senate - and Mr..
Cleveland tells the truth the country
does not need that sort of a body. The
men who would do good find evil pre-
sent with them, and they are helpless.
What does any sensible man want with
such party?
Again, the most gigantic, dangerous
and corruptine combine on this CONT
nent is the whisky combine. At their
behest the Senate has extended the
time of paying taxes on WHISKY to
eight years. Do we need a party the
tool and agent of the whisky power:
Honestly, would it not be the very best
thing that could happen to let the
Democratic party die and preserve it
in liquor, as Il specimen of political
corruption and imbecility for the
warning of future generations?
The Democratic party, moreover, up
holds the saloons from one end of the
country to the other and rides into pow
er by their political influence. For this
service, the party stands between the
saloon and the people who would de-
stroy it. What is the use of the party?
Take Mississippi. Within two admin
istrations the State has lost by default
over 100000. Only one man was ever
convicted and our Democratic Govern
or recently pardoned him. What do
we want with such party? There are
good men in it, lots of them, but they
can't stem the current. The bad are
in control and reform is impossible.
What is the use of such party? Hon
estly, is it not every true patriots duty
to come right out of it and let it go to
pieces? What use has a Christian for
whisky party to corrupt the con-
sciences of young men. What use has
an honest man for party of defalca-
ton? What use has the plain, com
mon man for party that doubles the
value of the property of the bond
holder and destroys half the values
of the common people?
No, the Democratic party is due
where Annanias and his wife have slept
1900 years. 1t is no good to make laws
or enforce them. We need new par
ty uncontaminated and untrameled to
make laws for the people and enforce
them, party that will not condone
public plumber by pardoning the plum
derers. That is what we need. There
is not particle of use in holding the
rotten and imbecile Democratic party
together Let it die easy if it can,
hard if it must, but let it die. And
when it dies
"Let its grave be deep,
And its monument cheap"
We will be glad always to see our
friends who are Democratic office
holders doing well. but the Democrat