The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
THE DEMOCRACY. I


He Is n poor Democrat, indeed, hok0DHS
worth the name. who loses all heart ArfIf
faith and courage because once In thirty
years his party has met with defeat ~ the
polls. Not Of such stuff has the ''untert1-s
ned democracy been made since tnoSl
days of jefferson, jackson, Tildcn, down
to our own. The whole history OF the
dcmocrntic party. not only at large, but
In every State of the Union. has been that.
OF courageous and persistent effort, ofton
Under -the most discourasing circun-
stances and IN spite OF defeat, against tho
most powerful political Influences that
could De exertcd by allied wealth. curfp-
t ta,e power. official patronaEe and eec-
" years that has elapsed since the clos6
OF the civil war. Twice, and twice only,
during that period have the dcmocrnt6 4
succeyded IN cievting a president--Grovar 4
Cleveland in 1854 and again In 1899. We
russ ny tho case OF Samuel j. Tilden, uns
pSpS9 vote SG, a is and ma aso az e n sse
democrats believe and not few repub-
Leans eoncede. BY a majority OF tho .elec-
tErai Votes had those votes been fairly !
counted according TO the meaning and
siirit OF the constitution. ~
,Asaihst what tremendous odds were
Nnosv democratic victories won? In each
0nHe asain.si q party strongly entrerchcd
IN IN ROVER. in full possession OF all the Of /
n ,,,,'ar NM ~ the patronage Of tho Federal
olnce holders and placemen, dependents
upon party favor eager to do it's biddlnH
aud promote It's succesa Consider tho
condition OF the democratic Marty n,
every NORTHERN State at the close OF the
WwNrmAceused OF disleyalty, stsmatixei Ms
secesh, az copperhead," everywhere In +
seeming; minority and everywhere sls-
ivcted and prescribed. Had not tho 10y
aig o. the Democratic party North to tho
OF That sierra, unninchlng Kind that no de-
itHt could discourage, tho popular success
dsr u, n'j I'M thr esnudacy OF Samuel Az.
We Ild have oeen simply Impossible.
Turning from the broad field OF Ma
uonai politics and looking to results In
particular States with what indomitabls
| courage and perseverance, In tho face OF
repeated defeats. unsuBtained by either
tho rewards or tho hope of "spolls." have
the democrats OF New England pattied
year after yonr for the principle OF de-
mooracy. gladdenod only at rare inter-
yuis by such victories as tho election OF
Russell In Massachusetts ana OF a ma
ioriy OF Tho congressional delegation
| from that state. us In 1870. So It mas
| been In Pennsylvania, and so IN New
| YORK, IN Ohio. In lhdann. In Illinois. In
| Iowa, To nnmo only some OF the larger
! ana more important states Victory has
altcrnatod with defeat but through all
| ana in spite OF All democrats nave Kept
their faith IN tho principles VI their party.
! "l'N ny 'uHt h3ls III ''le u''"h'Ve ulup'ph
| Ocoagiont,lly. as In Ntaryland and Kan
lucky this year. they have allowed tho
paily alnnuafa, wnch horno " uniat,h-
| We're above party, 90 trail In the dust.
| They have ohasrened whom they loved,
| itw pliN " .",,l 1880, ~" ,, ,neu
| pcrsry defeat was better than question:
nhle Victory We should hate 70 thin,s
.''''t W. iS''u ~ E ,1v.,, L,.,h,, n n,brr
N'ahrf rtuu lhan ,i'yT VI =, ~, a r,,,,ia, :,
| StattH we DO not believe H. lhe resoimr
| cRhu'uat's or iue IuilN n.y. 49,. ,.,...,n.
! lea'ed, put 2l'iS uy,n"So u 'nrsc cone ir,s
| on dtn9crls vlustu " t,r,, 80, -.
! regularity or tnclr cHhull',SS hhu ~,
scented the attempt to snnlus1.e ' ne,,son
undor the yoke of Two mcn-two Heii'evnr.
| atituteh, eclf-nrpointcd autogthts hmn
| duspnta of the patty me reNo't oi u ,,in
ocrats against INC nf1itrnry ana t n',,nsn
| rliio Of these two mon, German ana neaii',
aud against boss ridden conventions 49,
boss made tickets. brought defeat upon
the regular pa'ty orEMiyatlon tnle ,sr,.
ripios. ana democrats voted FOR the VIC
tors as we'll as Tor inc Va'luiShea'
M
Tho cry OF disircEs which comes from
| soroc OF our contemporaries of the county
nr.gs who supported the Gorman-Hnsin
| ii,,ltet aocna To ua, therefore, to be both
unroaaonnble and unmanly, They cay
| we will oharitably hope they do not real
" mean what they spy--that with tho
Ions Of tho offices this fan, tho state ann
city hal patronage. and especially the
,,,s, a, ,bo "olnction machinery" all hope
WV w. w. -. - ,,..,,,tn,r ,,,o State
must ~ rcinAt,si'n o. ivH ~ ,,,Ss ,5e,,rs
from mo r'hupnvnn fat h, ", cr.nsrto,ia ar
| TO- come, Nrc my ttNphSE - ,hiS,,, y,ara
| whai ihnir worms ny, unpaS wv. nn, demoer,,t,s
inc SlAte anu " lt'N,Vt ~ -, 10, slich
| by Varying n9l9flues, " " ~ 49, ,bat batn
~ nave ihdrnt"' ul'o" ,n,V,t aa,nncrs,tis
| STATE hHa GUY WIN a~,'H An, ma, tnas
| me nlsi ri',t"h ~, ~ 30 30 Nnvennher lsll
9HNui2p,'on Wah VIZ. ~ ny 'cI"tiinn ana
| itni INA WI" a , no.s ,,1i,. ,,rs ut,ttyer
! INC fnhu tVpuol,oiNi p'u H., ~ "fhc lartso
anuV ool,rsnieu w. ~, ~ ~ sinvct N. notnn
| hnilhut, " uV',," o,n a., W" ~ 1'lIs wear
hln ulh hoa ni,,loSS Il, ,dc, ~ anu sr.at
snie Wn'cp pnte,s ~ , d. SAVED ~ lio,ns
numnpr ., yn,EEirr u,' ,ans1 - ~ iarra
elects ne os's @ esiraoraiy,afv aS.
H,s(luil,s "a, ,,s,'i ren,ihiicnn vots".nn ad-
yiIvli 70 sa' ,,o, n,iv ~ VIM, o,,t tina
al.lnh ~, in,vus ~ ~ ,nat9,.,,v Mi Ia ,ixo
norma ,a ia ,,,, 1n,,ay me a,her way. '"
lhih' ""''''' WV '' sN
~ aur a,shoor,onaa damocyattc con-
| 10 our "'s"'''' ''i'" ~.
| tempornries, because tncy are nlsheart-
| one1 and observation-disclosures their pride