Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-04-05
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

Duet given IN Albany, N. y, d
few nights ago by club of that
city which was celebrating the
anniversary of Andrew Jackson's
birthday, in response to the toast
of t1e evening, made an address,
the concluding portion of which
contained as complete summary
of Democratic principles as 1t IS
possible to compress in such
short space. He said:
Gentlemen of the Mills Club,
friends of revenue reform, Dem
ocrats all, let us not be discour-
aged by the present outlook. The
Democratic party has passed
through darker days than these,
and emerged from them stronger |
and more vigorous than ever be-
fore. Let us emulate the pluck,
the fortitude the courage, the
true Democracy Of that d1stln-
guished chieftain in whose mem
DRY we have assembled tonight. |
The President may have made
mistakes, but it is not the party.
There have been too many fac
tons disputing for supremacy,
but they are not the party. The
Democratic party consists III a
majority of the American people
who believe III Democratic prln-
Ciples Of government, who care
little for offices and patronage,
but desire honest administration
and good government every
where; who favor State rights;
who believe in Legislation to sub
serve the greatest good for the
greatest mum Der, and not to ad-
vance the interest of a few, at the
expense of many; who do not be
lieve III governmental partner
ship with private interests, but
believe in public taxation for
public purposes only, and are OPP
posed to the raising of any more
revenues or the imposition of
any more taxes than are actually
needed for the Legitimate pur-
poses of the nation; who favor
equal taxation; who desire the
greatest liberty for the individual
citizen consistent with the pub
lie welfare; who are opposed to
all unjust srmpttlary laws which
needlessly interfere with the
habits and customs OF the people;
who are opposed to Federal
election laws and force bills; to
plutocraCy, and to class distinC-
tons, and to paternal govern
ment; who are i'll favor Of money
of intrinsic value, the money of
our fathers, the coined money of
the Constitution; who desire to
have legislation, national and
State framed upon consistent
principles applicable to all polit-
ical parties alike; who are OPP
posed to summary removals of of
fcials except for just cause, duly
ascertained, before the expiration
of their terms fixed by law; who
are opposed to temporary expe-
dients, by Legislature or other
wise, designed only to secure po-
litical advantage at the expense
of fairness, decency and consist
ency; these are the people-the
plain people of the countrywide
constitute the Democratic party,
and this is an epltome of its. car
dinal doctrines.
Such principles and such a
party will survive merely tempo
rary disasters occasioned largely
by recurring period of hard
times, for which no party was
really responsible. Let us firm
ly adhere to these essential prin-
ciples. Let us insist upon honest,
competent and trustworthy party
leadership. Let us harmonic
conflicting interests. discontinue
further factional disturbances,
continue the campaign of educa-
ton, encourage the efforts of a
faithful Democratic press, sup
port regular nominations when
ever fairly made, and organize
for future victories which will
surely await us if we are but true
to ourselves.
CpEcJMEN Cr.CEC.
S. II. Clifford. New Cassel, Wis, was