Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-08

nigh to for whatever Is to be left to us of
sound government, commercial success
and business prosperity.
On that we were an agreed, some OF us
who were Democrats regretfully, for we
all hate TO be classed with the unsuccess-
ful whose condemnation Is st hand, even
II we gain by the change others OF US who
were Republicans cheerfully, but without
exultation, for we know how hard the task
must DO to rebuild out Of the ruins Of the
last four years the stately mansions Of ma
tional happiness, prosperity and self TO
spect wherein our people lived until that
unfortunate election OF 1893.
The silver Mushroom.
Two months have slipped away-hardly
time % ripen q strawberry, much less .
system OF finance--and there are those who
tell us that all things have changed; that
those very men who were being Arrayed
for decent burial had burst the comments
OF the grave. and, TRANSPORTED by some
new arrangement of crowns OF thorns and
CROSSES Of gold. were to lead us 20 a new
happiness and even repair oil the damage
they themselves had wrought
Now, this may be so, but to me It does
not seem probable. Human experience
In every walk of life teaches us that those
who have blundered win blunder again,
and that the wisest course is not toemploy
q Rhip captain who has not yet emerged
from his last shipwreck, but the safe sail
or who has never lost ship, a passenger
or a letter, but who has sailed safe through
every sea-
He may have lost mnsts ard sails and
even been SudderlasE for hours, but II he
has every time come safe 20 shore better
havs him than all the landsmen who are
fossver shouting what they can do and
never dare to tell what they have done
Boosters are worth nothing Deeds are
facts and are for ever and ever Talk dies
on the empty air. Better a pound Of per-
Torrance than q shipload of Language.
but IS It wise or just to class all Demo
Gratis together and to declare than all
wroug, then announce they must be beat
On because they ara Democrats That
would be very unwise, very unjust and
senseless altogether. It would bout all
history, and especially our own. Parties
are one thing: their individual members
may be another. PARTIES seldom follow
their best men They follow theiraverage
ssnea
In real action there can never be but
two RArtiss-the creating party and the ra-
tArdiKs party. The progressive party may
be unwtse In its progress, and the retard-
ing party may be unwise IN its cOnserva-
tlam, but both serve q good purpose, and
hetweep them both the world slowly and
safely moves ahead, dreadfuIly slowly
sometimes, but IL does always move ahead
Perhaps some one win say hsre we have
. creative party which has sprung up In >
| night, like . IpusslTS,o7Is, and created q new
system Of hnanoe. My friends, you will
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eat, and that that progress will land you
in the ditch Now. all progress avoids
ditches
have said that it would be unwise, un-
just and senseless TO confound the Demo
cratic organization with individual Demo
Gratis. have said also that that would be
tlouting part Of our own history, and @
glorious part Of our history too. Why, II
Is within the memory OF 3 third and per
haps half Of this very audience which
listens TO zoe thap when the terrible war o.
the rebellion broke forth tens Of thousandl
Of Democrats, politicians, strong part5
men, sprang TO their feet. representing
hundreds Of Thousands, aye, millions, ani
hencefoFth and always wero part and par
Gel of the bone and sinew OF tho victorious
republic. What matter II the party has
gone wrongf They were right One mai
among them, one man alone. BY q singh
sentence gave aid and suOoof TO this gov
ernmept which optweighed whole arm,
corps Of veterans, musket on shoulder.
When Stephen A Douglas declared afte
Sumter was fired on that "thsncefortl
] there could be but two parties-patriot
and traitors''-he won the respect even O
3 foes and an imperishsble place IN history
3 We shall certainly welcome allmch mel
D today, not that they arc to be Republic
! cans, but because they are patriots, 70
/ that they must ba
! Two months ago. as have alread
: said, everybody conceded the election Q
. the Republican ticket. What has haT
: pened since them have the four years c
history been blotted OUT Not one scra
Of them. Is our condition besterP Rattle
J worse. Has the party changed any who
4 caused the most Of our unhappinessf Yel
! there has been . change, but IL has bee
I for the worse Isa best mon are leaving Il
II this nation has thrice at the polls col
! demned this party when IL was better, al
: We now going to place 10 in power when
has got worsee II they blundered on bus
pess with their best men present are the
going TO be a success on finance with thei
: best men absent
But we are all IN a bad way, and somi
thing must be done Yea we arr In a ba