Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
WHOLE NO. 2.O49.
The Party of the Future.

The following is significant coming
as IL does, under the above heading,
from strong Democratic paper:
There are many indications of a gen.
eral breaking-up of all the old political
parties IN the near future. The better
elements of these are drawing nearer
together every day. The people are
beginning to perceive that the element
winch has been uppermost for years in
thelr old organizations, reveling in
strife regardless of the public veal.
must be overthrown, so that live Drac-
tlcal issues may be considered and set
led. What shall the new partv be ?
There must be a leading central and
paramount thought in every successful
party movement. The governing idea
OF the dominant party for many wears
was To give practical effect to one of
the cardinal doctrines of the Declare
ton of Independence, THAT all men
are born free, and endowed bV their
creator with lnallenable rights" All
other l-auUs WeIe subordinate to this
grand principle. 1t required "a geuera-
uon 10 bring about the glorious achieve
ments OF equal rights, equal laws. and
equal opportunities for black and white.
rich and poOr-and only then when the
intelligence and patriotism of the coun-
try, dlscarding party, lines, united and
at cost of four hundred thousand
lives, crushed the Unsuitable monster of
lniquity slavery. The party of the
future has very similar labor to per-
form. The gigantic foreign reptile of
popery is spreading its slimv carcass
| over this fair land; thrusting ont it's
tentacles in every direction, it seizes
every advantage for the avowed pur-
pose OF crushing our public schools, our
tree press, our liberty of thought and
action, as we'll as our political freedom.
The atmosphere is redolert with the
breath of this liberty loving American
| party of the future. From eVerv
quarter of the Union comes the cheer.
tul evidence of a pervading loyal
Americanism which would emancipate
the politics of this country from foreign
dominion. The rapid growth of the
American Protective Association, the
| American Mechanics, the Sons of
America, and other similar freedom
| loving societies, sh )ws that a revival of
patriotism is sweeping over the land.
These orders have all the same aim
the fostering and maintenance of Amer
lean liberty and American institutions.
and the complete emancipation of our
republic from hostile foreign influences
and dominion. By discarding all minor
issues, and uniting these organizations
with men of all the old parties in full
sympathy with them, the party of the
future can carry the next election, and
secure such legislation to protect our
institutions as will remove all danger,
and thus earn the gratitude of coming
generations. The party of the future
Is the American party, composed of
men with true American principles of
Protestant liberty, whether they be ma
tive or foreign born. What makes the
real foreigner is adherence to foreign
ideas, principles and allegiance. What
constitutes an American is loyalty to
American institutions and American
Protestant liberty. All the permanent
residents of the United States are di.
vided into these two classes. The ma
tive-bOrn who owes allegiance to a
foreign pOtentate, and obeys foreign
behests inimical to American institu-
tiOns, is in fact and principle as much
foreigner as Pat from the bog" who
holds the same principles. With this
in view, the watchword of the party of
the future will be, Put none but
American on guard" And such a
party cannot but score a monumental
victory.