The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-13

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| cd. For one. we have long been tired OF
the idea that the Democratic party OF
this nation was nothing but an annex OF
the New York Democracy. III the New
| York Democracy Ia the good Democracy
| that IL claims to be. and that we believe
| q Ga be. IL will be a matter OF no moment
N 4, from what state In the Union the
party's candidate comes. provided he be
true and genuine Democrat. II that
Democracy is the Democracy 1t should
he Il wishes TO vote for a Democrat
and not for a New Yorker We frankly
admit that we are tired OF hearing II
said we must take our candidate from
New York or abandon all hope OF elect
ing a Democratic President. We should
indeed have a repetition of the idea mat
Democracy IS Democracy until New
Works interests are touched. when
Democracy must Immediately turn into
Repubicanism, and give New York manu-
facturers the free raw materials that
will make their profits under protective
tariff so much the greater. We are tired
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a national and the best Democrat for our
candidate, never mind from what part OF
the Union he comes.
The same Baltimore correspondent
saws that the sentiment IS growing that
the party'g candidate shall come from the
West We are tied 10 no section or quar-
ter. What we want Is the right man
The West has one man 1--WE do not mean
TO deny her many others that we would
gladly see the rarty's candidate, ana
that Is the Hon. j. Sterling Morton, al
this time Secretary Of Agriculture. lhere
is a Democrat who is really Democrat
He believes in sound money, and the best
of sound money; in the Government Keep
ing it's hand off Of the private business
Of the country; in q tariff confined s'ric'-
~ TO producing the revenue that the
Government needs when economically
administered, and In all Of the old ana
the best traditions of the Democratic
party. We do not know Mr.. Morton per
sonally. and we have little knowledge OF
his antecedents and we get these ideas
Of his views from his published speeches.
and writings. From these we judge MN
TO be an essential Democrat and one OF
the soundest that the country has ever
had If the western Democracy will pre-
sent Mr.. Morton IS their choice, we shall
hail their action with enthusiasm ana
delight
But. whoever may he presented we
pray our brethren Of the South to keep
silent upon their favorte topics, Tree
silver. unequal income tax and antl-oP-
ton. Surely the disastrous Democratic
administration in which these topics nave
cut so great a figure entitle those OF US
Democrats who have never assenteu "
them to ask our brethren who cling 10
them to let us try little Of our doctrine
next time Tuesdays New York sun says
that shortly after the war Mr.. Tlldeh had
a conversation with an eminent southern
man. who said that the Democratic party
appeared to be permanently disabled ana
broken down. MIR. Tilden replied;
at seems broken down at present ana
II is broken down. Yet it Will come up
again. and it will once more gam con-
troll of the Government. But TINS sIlua-
ton will not be permanent. In order 10
come into power the Democracy must
have the support and assistance OF the
Southern States; and that support ana
assistance may very soon prove TO De
| it's ruin. The Southern states viii insist
! upon ruling the Democracy utterly, ana
| being poor, they will try to folst INTO
| the Democratic programme Ideas ana
| measures contrary TO all Democratic prh-
! chile. Against this the whole country Will
| protest The United States VIII never
| consent TO be governed by the South OF
bv such southern ideas The democracy
will be voted down, and then It's iasl
situation will be worse than the hrst.
Events since this is stated TO nave
been uttered have developed in such per-
feet harmony with its predictions tEat we
are forced TO believe either that Mr.. TIL
den was gifted with the spirit Of prophe-
CIV. or that somebody has written II since
the events happened and dated it back to
the time when it is said to have been
uttered. But, however it may be, 1t IS
ful of such obvious truths that we OF
the SOuIn Snoulu tame IL ~ i'"i' "''@
govern ourselves accordingly. The North
and Northeast will never allow us TO eX-
ercise any controlling influence In the
National Government while we insist on
banNupting their business with free sill
yer or robbing those men who have ac-
cumulated something with income tax
laws that bear on only $1,000 out OF the
20 600 600 of Americans.
We beg our brethren of the South TO
recoliect these obvious facts, and let
those of us who have been so far over
sioughed have our views represented IN
the next presidential candidate. 1t VIII
be better for the nation, better for the
South and better for our misguided
brethren themselves.
THE COS INUEo DRAFT ON OUR