The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-04-24
SADLY OUT OF JOINT.

The constitution of the United States
was once, years since, however, a
document very much in vogue among
patriotic men. 1t stood high, was
frequently spoken of and always with
reverence. 1t was often appealed to
and was always honored. The demo-
cratic party was always considered,
and rightfully so too, the party or the
constitution, 1t favored strict con-
struction and was called the party of
strict construction. Woe be to any
political fad offered ID any democratic
convention of the olden time if it
crossed the hawse of the constitution,
or If it was in any way short of consti-
tutlonal demands. But that day has
passed away, it seems, and next to the
republican party the democrats are
very deft in fitting unconstitutional
material into their party platforms and
upon the public policy OF the nation, as
well. Well, we have not thrived upon
this sort of diet and yet we 60 on and
on supplying it to the democratic suf-
fragans just as though it had proven
wholesome to party life as well as the
national. This, too, in the very face
Of The established fact that every single
time we have departed from it We have
suffered, both as party and as ma
ton. Time was once when men
spelled nothing save as they repre-
sented principles, and these principles
were valuable only as they could be
squared by the stTictest construction of
the constitution. Times have changed
and alas democrats have changed
with them to an extent which is as.
founding to note.
Moet democrats remember the thrill
of ErOr which surged through the
party o)eom when it Yves first under
stood that the Sherman interlinea-
tion the act cf '73 actually dishon-
ore yer. really demonetized it. All
dem rats cried out that the act was
unconstitutional. That silver was con-
stituiiona 2ey as much as was gold |
and cyDg-e5s could meyer demonetize |
it unless the constitution was amended. |
There was also good many old fash
Toned patriots among tho republicans
who said the same thing. How is it
today? But few republicans, and these
only in the west, stand for remonetiza-
tion, and democratic president and
several of the cabinet are the open
and avOwed enemies of any and
all forms RECOMMENDATION, and all
which seem, even re
motely, to contemplate return to the
old hard money of the constitution and
of tie ra1ty. Not this alone, but in
every state save In the west and the
south the democratic party is hope
lesslY split into fragments on the policy
Of an early return to the good old
healthy doctrine of honest, hard
both gold and silver at an
agreed and natural parity. Thus do
we shamelesslY 60 away from the old
moorings. Thus do we
barter our constitutional money and
the prosperity it purchased for us for
80 many long years, for mere mess of
republican pottage, and still demo-
Gratis do not tremble.
Further than this, democrats sit in
he senate and fix the pay of an EN-.
1assador to foreign government and
! democratic president appoints one Of
he number to friendly government
md he accepts-all in defiance AMI in
pen rebellion against the constitution,
\ territory knocks at the doors of the
Inion, writes constitution which EN- ,
,odies in 1t the undemocratic doctrine ,
f female suffrage and the democrats ,
,f the territory out-Herod Herod in !
heir efforts to adopt it, and still no
lush of shame mantlee the party's
heck. And they call all this non C
ense, progress, and persecute thUse
emocrats who call halt in this busi-
less of rsping the constitution. We
ave retrograded to most wonderful t
egree and now that the bars are down
here is no telling where the thing is
D stop. At this rate Of 1etrogression it .
Till not be ten years until the govern r
rent of the United States will estab- E
sh an aristocracy and prescribe the Z
ress of the poor, and, shall we say it? :,
: and with the consent of many dem ri
rats. The liberties of the people, re-
lblican forms and democratic usapes
i'll go down in one blended cloud of
licked preteDse-and we will call it tt
rogress. Thither are We drifting. OF
his is the tendency of the times and
i'll no grand leader rises to the neces.
y and bids democrats, at least, to re-
rn to constitutional principles. nj
hat sorry day indeed have we as a Oh
rty and as nation fallen uponl be
- - In
You can always trust a southern th
it comes to hard ~ ~
oney-trust him to be, or finally sti
get on the right side. Great Or
ferson is still great in the south and up