Evening journal., 1895-10-08
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The Republicans have a great deal Of
dlfculty in defining the principles Of
their party. a good deal from the same
reason that Jack could not eat his dinner
because he had no dinner to cat To
do the G o p justice there was a time
when It represented something, but
since the close Of the civil war it has
lived on the victories achieved in that
sanguInary conflict by Democrats as well
as Republicans.
Almost all OF our great generals we're
Democrats. Grant, who was never much
Of politician. was a Democrat until
ThurloW Weed decided he was necessary
to continue the Republican party In
existence and that artful politician took
advantage Of Grants presidential am
billion to land him In the ranks Of ke-
publicanism. He was Democrat when
he won his victories during the war-a
war Democrat-and he won a Democratic
record which will live In history far be-
yond that he made as a Republican
President.
Il is unnecessary to say that Sherman,
Sheridan. Hancock and scores more Of
the great heroes OF the war lived and
died As Democrats. They were men lof
principle and they recognized, when the
war was over, that there was nothing Of
that left In the Republican party. while
the Democracy still held to those eternal
truths upon which our country had been
based. A side issue-a great one to be
sure-had obscured the principles Of
Democracy. but they were not dead and
as soon as the Union had been saved by
the united efforts Of the Democrats and
Republicans OF the North aud West, Z be
latter naturally remembered the prlnci-
pies upon which their party was based.
as man does the teachings Of plety
taught him in bis youth
The Republicans sincs that sstime have
got all the comfort they could out OF the
old Whlg doctrines They seized upon
high tariff ss godsend because lit has
brought them a following and an i'm
mense money backing The Republicans
Of old we're not high tariff people
Grant, Garfield and others have placed
themselves on record as being opposed to
anything Of the kind, but the money Of
the high tariff capitalists Was needed 20
elect Harrison and the party was sold
out body and boots to those men who
have since controlled Il.
Now. what Is Democracy
II Is q government "of the people. by
the people aud for the people, and this
short and comprehensive sentence covers
1t. Democracy protects the people
against the encroaehment OF corporations.
Il is not necessary to declare war on all
capitalists
Those Of thom who keep their place
perform the duties for which they are
created. and regard the Limitations placed
upon them BY considerations Of public
welfare. are Of benefit TO the community
But no corporation must encroach on the
peoples rights.
There should be no prescription Of
American citizsns on account OF race or
creed. This is Democracy. II is eseen-
tial to the Democratic idea II the
country Is TO be saved from sinking into
the slough OF seotarlan intolerance aud
racial prejudice, the Democracy must do
it. Finally, sound money Is the only
Democratic money. The dollar Ia which
labor receives its wages must be made
and kept az good as the dollar In which
capital receives the interest on It's loans
TO the government