Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-07-20
Little Falls Popular May.
>. or Tells What Has Driv-
= en- Himself and Others
From Democracy.
A Ringing Indictment of
the Incapacity, Sec
tlOnaliSm and Failure
of the Democratic
Party.

l desire at this time to announce
that sever my connection with the
Democratic party. In the past I
have been frequently honored by
that party in most substantial
way, and regret the necessity Of de-
parting the principles of my Demo-
cratic friends. Old associate are
near and dear to me, but I feel that
continued allegiance to the party
on my part would be sacrifice OF
manly principles and subject me to
the charge of hypocrisy, as for the
last few months I have completely
reversed my belief in the Democratic
party. For years this party was
hampered by it's sympathy with the
south and by a proportion of it's
makeup (copperheads) being antag-
Onistic to the prosecution of the
war. The arising of new questions
and the seeming pacifcation Of
the South had called mems minds
away from war years and COM
pletetely hidden the issues of the
past. For many years the Demo-
cratic party protited by being in op-
position and it was not burdened by
the mistakes of misplaced patronage
or by becoming mixed up in any jobs
connected with the administrator
and it was in position to criticize.
Now it is demonstrated that it's
party leaders have been for years
criticizing their superiOrs, and the
application of their cherished theo-
ries expose their impracticability
It's strength has already diminished
by a great percentage in all the
Northern states which have held
elections during the past year and
those who continue to adhere to it
are the enthusiastic who refuse yet
to believe that which is evident to
those people who have left it-that
never in the history of the nation
has discomfort been so general, the
lack of confidence in the administra-
tiOn placed us SO near bankruptcy
and mob rule, that capital is with
drawn from it's natural channels
awaiting action of some sort, and
that the party in power is unable to
do anything on account of the diver
sity of it's opinions and lack OF unan-
unity, each subdivision seeking some
local selfish end; to these is added
the mass Of ignorant and preju-
diced voters who will continue their
allegiance to- a party, being unable
to comprehend it's issues or aims or
to solve the question of responsible
ityfor any Injurious condition. There
also is the great and corrupt
strength of the vicious, lawless and
depraved elements OF the great cities
organized into immense political ma
chimes for political control, the CEN
trail power Of which are the saloons
and the results OF which are almost
invariably overwhelming Demo-
cratic majorltie> in the great haunts
the large Cities Further is the great
section OF this nation where slavery
flourished, labor was ever degraded,
rebellion attempted, votes sup
pressed and enterprise and progress
nearly stagnant, upon Which section
Democracy can depend for solid
and continuous support. The evi-
dent inability OF this party ICON
trolled asst proves to beby the liquor
traffic of the North and the copper
heads of the South) to- properly adj
minister the affairs of the govern
ment has induced thousands Of pa
triotic citizens to abandoniu. (
The younger and progressive ele-
ment of this. party has been for
years looking forward to the as
sumption of powe by theparty they
have Loyalty supported. This,
together with the fulfnment
OF some of It's promises during
the first administration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland gave them heart
to believe that If the party could
only have complete control It would
inaugurate and carry out line O
policy which would be OF general q
benefit to this nation. and thereby
justify their continued adherence to
the party. But we find to the con
trary that the question Of free trade e
4 or projection is no longer q party oI
national issue, but q secti oIIal oil
ference. One state demanding g
tariff on su gar, anot her '1cIined 4 t'' E''