The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-13

that want to place themselves in toucb
with the people. When he spoke his
summons was obeyed, his countrymen
rallied around him and Mt once ali the
discordant elements that made up the'on.
position to the Federalists united under
the banner of Democracy. The overthrow
of the Federalists was sudden and com.
plete. The triumph of the Democrats
was speedy; at one bound they came
into power and held it until they forpor
all but the name of their great founder
and sought to build up slave oligarchy
under the shadow of the party he created.
When the Democrats ind apparently
broken down all opposition their doom
was close at hand. The Wing party had
gone to pieces and the opposition to them
was divided into u number of frsmentary
political associations, without orgapiza-
ton and without hope of success. We
had Free Soil Democrats, Abolitionists,
the Union party, the Know. nothipus.
Labor party and many others. The time
to overthrow the Democrats, however,
had come; the hour WAS mt hand, even
when they seemed to be most secure.
When the Republican party entered the
political arena it came in as giant and
at once bounded into popularity. 1t
claimed to be the true exponent of the
teachings of Jefferson and tried hard to
place itself in close touch with the mass
of the people. it advocated and strongly
supported Il homestead bill. It's policy
inaugurated one wave of popularity after
another, and all of them deserved until
in the second Presidential election after
it's creation it wer into power.
Its followers now seldom mention the
name of Jefferson, and when they do he is
reviled and abused. 1t is the representa-
tive of the holders OF the wealth of the
nation and the advocate of the continu.
ance of that policy thai will continue the
aggregation of wealth In the hands of the
few and the poverishment and enslave
me MT of the masses. 1t has gone into..power
this last time with tremendous major
ICY, apparently as secure as Democracy
seemed when FRANKLIN Pierce defeated
| General Scott. The same clements that
worked at that time are in fer.nent now,
and if they can he united the reign of the
plutccrat under the protecting wings of
RepublicaEism will cease. When the
| time and the conditions are suita BILE for
the creation of the new party it will
bound into power as the Democrats and
the Republicans did in their day.
| For this consummation we will not have
long to wait. The Republicans must
have a little more rope. The Dingley bill
like the Wilson BILL must Je given n
| trial. When the fact is demonstrated
that, like its predecessor, it is unable to
meet existing conditions, look out for II
stormy political Sky. An officer in the
weather bureau consults his instruments,
receives his reports from over "a wide
range of country; then announces that n
storm Will lower down over the land, or
that the sun will shine down from a clear
and cloudless sky. With equal precision
| the political future can he furecast Take
into account the reports that come down
to us from the past and then prepare for
the political cyclone that will sweep from
its path in wreck and ruin more than one
timc-worn and defunct political oganiza-
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