The Bourbon news., 1897-11-16
VERT IHING RATES
A Powerful Plea For Harmony.
I From the NeU York Journal, SiIUerite
and recent B1ydnite.

T From the New York Journal, Siluerite,
and recent B,yanite.
The following leading editorial from
the New York Journal under the cap
ton of "The National Significance of
the New York Election" will be read by
every Democrat of whatever belief on
the money question:
"The magnificent victory won by the
Democrats of New York State, cO-Opera
ting in complete harmony, and turning
the disaster of Republican success in
1896 into a glorious tr .umph for Judge
Alton B. Parker the one state candidate
of the Democracy, is Of National signit-
canoe.
'.In what other quarter of the United
States has such triumphant vlnd1ca-
tion of Democratic polity been achieved?
In Massachusetts thele was failure to
hold even the normal strength of the
Democracy as minority party. In
ONO while the great Republican plural
ity of the Mckinley year has been great
ly reduced, the party Of protection and
trusts holds its grip on the State Gov
ernment, and has secured control of the
Legislature by so safe majority tnat
only factional differences can put in
Jeopardy the reelection of Mark Hanna
TO the United States Senate. Maryland
gives to the Republican legislative ticket
a handsome majority, and retlres that
veteran fighter for Democracy, Arthur
Pue German, to private station. Ken
tucky and Virginia, indeed, have given
almost their old-time majorities to Dem
ocratic State tickets, but in those COM
monWealths the spirit of Democracy
rises superior to factional quarrels and
conquers, IN spite of sharp divergence of
Democl attic opinion upon issues UnWiSe-
ly injected into the local cGnUasS.
In New York, State and city, the
Democratic party ret armed to the primi-
tive and unalterable principles of Dem
Ocracy. 1t invited the cooperation Of
Democrats and avoided thrusting to the
front issues likely to estrange any.
Seeking harmony, it obtained it
''Mark what the complete harmony Of
all Democrats in New York means.
The grand old Empire State takes her
place again in the Democratic column.
Once more this is the pivotal State, the
one success which means success to the
nation, and complete success which, ii
IL QeuODSIIdCeu, Cdu Do rollSu upon II
the creed Of the Democracy Of the nation
shat be one upon sohich all elements Of
the parts in the State may unite.
1.-The object lesson of the New York
election is to be read clearly in all parts
of the land. as the State WdS carried
triumphGntly by Democrcts UOrking har-
M RiouSly. so may the nat on be aoOn. As
7o mere tOc0G interest was permitted tC
put in jeopardy the grand end of re-
storing the Empire State to the Demo
cratic column, neither should there be
lack of wise, prudent and patriotic sac
rifce of local prjudiceS to effect harmo-
ny throughout the Ia ion and complete
success in 1898 aud 1900 To the Dem
Ocrats of the South and of the West this
evidence of the need for thorough party
harm )ny should be impressive. To the
voters of land already suffering from
the very initial acts of a Republican
National Administration, this demon
stration of the means by which the
Government may be wrested from the
McKinleyites must be illuminating.
New York has led the way and
taught the lesson for 1900 Let the les
son be wisely studied and the way will
Ue securely trod."