Evening journal., 1897-04-02
OLD pEMocRAcY,s FUTURE.

OlIiJ lfAINnOAlAaACA - - nAN@~f
There are many intricate questions
involved in this timely title, which are
at present disturbing the minds of the
faithful followers of the Democratic
party. These questions are not wholly
unanswerable. however, and in due
course of time will solve themselves.
But how? There is little doubt No
good Democrat should be intimidated
by the present display of designing Re
publican grandiloquence, in decrying
the methods of the rival party and
booming it's own stock for purely po-
litical capital. The new administration
is performing its duty at Washington
in it's own way. We do not question
its sincerity, but we are convinced that
Republican rule can never again obtain
lasting hold on the reins of Federal
power. no matter how hard its corrupt
moneyed leaders scheme for this end.
Mckinley is president. We wish him
every success, which all good citizens
should earnestly offer their supreme
executive. Happily for the major, he
seems to have been placed in office just
after the Democrats, under the execu-
tive power Of Mr.. Cleveland have con-
servatively tided the country over a
threatened crisis. In this connection,
more than in the saying that he resem-
bles the great Napoleon, our honorable
and highly-respected president has ap
parently met with similar chance of
good fortune. But like Napoleon, his
great personal prosperity may not en-
dure Even within four years he may
meet his Waterloo without endangering
the future of the United States in the
least.
All this talk OF Democracy being
dead. infused throughout the column,
of the well-fed Republican press, is as
nonsensical as the Republican claims o
McKinley's election being responsible
for an apparent and much exaggerated
increase in business enterprise. If WI
were TO believe what these reports tel
us, we might indeed feel that withou
our notice, the country had successful.
passed through fearful crisis, unde
the last administration. For, although
Mr. Cleveland's regime was not who'll,
satisfactory to the majority of Demo
Gratis. there was nothing in his polio
so in opposition to President McKin
ley's views as to make his administra
tion responsible for what the ne'
executive may be able TO avoid or rC
gain.
The greatest difference in policy SUI
posed to exist between the past an
present presidents Of opposite politics
creed is on the question of tariff, and
looks now as If the new law would be-
suit its proposed protectors, if it wei
little else than a revised edition Of II
Wilson bill. The appeal Of the b
manufacturers is most decidedly again
the passage of high protecti'
tariff. There is every evidence througl
out the country that the bill which NJ
Dingley has formulated is unpopular.
Democracys fuure-good old Demo
racy--is as brilliant as any Of its Il
umphs in the past. Its national pow
may be temporarily replaced, as all p
litical parties are bound to
from time to time, but so far as
being permanently crushed by I
empty pomp of Republican conceit
concerned, the partisan desire is
most too ridiculous for rational cons
Grafton. We advise all good Democr;
TO lay low and patiently await
glorious return to office of the peopl
party. which is as sure to happen
the country is to continue its existen
A representative Republican neN
paper recently remarked editoria
that Democracy has most effectua
been put to sleep" Thanks for the ]
altogether disagreeable. misused
gilistic term. We are happy to say Il
Democracy does sleep. and that that sl'
is as peaceful and contented as
heavens on a beautiful Spring d