Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-02
THE STATE DEMOCRACY.

racy is harmonious. 1t VIII be seen
later if all the elements can be brought
together and made to work in unison
for party success The sitting of the
Fifty-Iourth Congress, the Presidents
messages on the Venezuela question,
bond issues, etc, seem to be attract
ing general attention, and the free
silver agitation, for the present, at
any rate, is relegated to the rear.
That there has been for some time
and is vet great need for unity in the
ranks of the Democracy in this State
is too plain for argument-a9 admit
it. That if they do not get together
defeat is inevitable, is fully as certain.
What issues may arise ut Washington
to further promote unity remains to
be seen. But above al, the Demo-
cratic party must be a party of prin-
cipIe if it expects t. remain in power.
No party car maintain a hold upon
the voters that does not represent
sound principles, vigorously asserted,
and through those principles give
GOOD p-oVernnseBt. A large element
of the voters have ceased to be
charmed by party name. What they
demand is stable government which
always insures prosperity SO far as
government can give it. The party
that does not furnish this will lose its
power. But il takes n little time after
n party has come into authority to
prove its ability to properly deal with
national issues. When the Demo-
cratic party came into power in 1892
il found on the books Republican
legislation which had existed for over
a quarter of a century. The agricul-
tural interests were burdened TO death
with high tariff legislation. The peo-
pie had been taught false notions on
all kinds of economic questions and
these false notions had been enacted
into laws which it takes time 10 re-
peal. The worst of these was and is
vet the financial system of the day.
The people have been gwen paper
money, fiat money and other false
notions of finance until many of
them believe that money can he
created without labor and that it is
the duty of the government under all
circumstances and at all times to keep
them in money. The demagogues OF
the country, to forward their own in
t~erests, took up this kind of nonsense
and advocated fiat money, paterDal-
ism such as government warehouses
land loan schemes and the like. When
the honest and patriotic men of the
country came forward to cad the
people out of the wilderness they
were abused and misrepresented and
the Democratic party disrupted by
the crowd of political charlatans, who
saw that If just principles We're MAIN
tanned they would be hurled from
leadership into the gutter of despair,
To these men belong the credit oil
party disruption in this State and the
hope of the party in the future i:
dependentonth the certainty with which
they are known by the people. The
"'yaller dog day in Missouri has gone
by.
The nominees of the party in th'
future must be men of worth and in
tegrity, whose character, both public
and private, will stand the search
light of truth. With such men nomi
mated upon platforms constructed o
the true principles of Democracy ant
we have nothing to fear. But it we
are to accept the demagogue on
platform of straddles to catch ever,
dangerous element seeking an adj
vantage in disregard of the substan
tial interests OF the country, then tn
Republicans will be in power until W
have returned to u senses ant
shown ourselves worthy of the trust