Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-11-15
. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

into the hist DRY of the I'm tied States
to discover that the DEMOCRACY party
has always been the great party Of
the people. and there is not a spot or
blot upon the pages of our history
that has not been put there by the
opponents Of the Democratic party.
We may seek to fasten upon the
Democratic party the crime Of slavery
the war Of che rebellion, unsound
money, and every other discordant,
disagreeable and unpleasant: remin-
der OF human frailty, and we may
keep on adding to the list until hades
becomes frostbitteu. without deterior
ing in the least from the fact that If
We have any nation at all it is due to
tho Democratic party, or whatever
tho party OF Thomas Jefferson may
be called. All men either sin or are
prone to sin, yet religion does not
throw down its arms In despair. Ju-
das did not in the least disturb the
foundation OF Christianity, indeed
without him the prophecies might
not have been fulfilled. Today as in
the beginning, the grand old party is
arrayed ag ainst the accepted Hamil-
tonlsm OF the Republican party and
the gulf between the two parties is
practically growing wider and deeper.
until the time shall soon come when
no man can bridge the chasm. The
maintenance Of human rights on the
one hand and their destruction on the
other by an oppressive oligarchy and
plutocracy can have nothing III COM
mon; they cannot exist side by side
and every man must determine
whether he prefers to pc All Ameri-
con citizen or the subject of a concen-
trated power that does not need a
crown and purple mantl to dem
onstrate its imperialism. Men grow
hilarious over prosperity that is like
unto the balloon money fed to them
In unlimited quantities, and the man
who tolls to keep body and soul to-
gether must join the procession, fall
in behind the Republican band wag-
on or lose their job. The broad
shouldered stalwart American Is
warned away from the uncouthness
OF his own stalwartness, and offer ed
the perfumery, incense and music of
officedom rs a sufficient remunera-
ton for his toll, and a grand pageant
he is permitted to witness from some
dark corner of standing room on the
the sidewalk. Democracy means the
people, and is not ashamed of the
popular sovereignty upon which this
nation exists. The poor. the humble,
and the laborer are covered with
flags, banuers and feathers lest the
critical beauty and fashion of Europe
turn away their precious noses lest
they get Whit Of US. Time was
when, politically ,one man WIS as good
rs another, when American citizens
stood before the great ones Of the old
world, commanded respect and OBJ
tanned recognition, but that was un.
der the Democracy. Now the spirit
OF Alexander Hamilton pervades Re-
publicanism and turns up its moss at
the common people--the GLOW, dirty
people ae Marie Antoinette affection
atty called them. There are Demo.
Gratis VINO are ashamed of their own
Democracy, and fear the scorn and
ridicule OF the tuft.hunters. Con-
slant villification, Islander and libel as
we'll as misconstruction, Of all that is
best in the ranks OF those who are
lighting the battles OF the people,
have reused the timidity Of their souls
into pusilanimity OF cowardice. But
there is still enough saving grace to
bring back the mass Of Democrats to
the principles of popular sovereignty
and pervade the whole mass with its
prestige OF principle, standing upon
which alone can the cause of the peo-
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