The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-08-02
THE OLDEST DEMOCRAT
A Contestant for the Honors Ac.
corded Mr.. White.
MR.. POWELL VOTED FOR VAN BUREN

\ Democrat of the Old Jefferson JRc kso u
School who Voted for Mckinley and WIN
do 80 A Again-Voted for More Democratic
Presidents Than Anyone in the County.
Mr. White whose political convic-
tions were recently published in THE
News, has rival for the honor of being
the oldest democrat in Madison county.
The following letter explains the situa-
ton as it now stands:
WARNERvILL, July 22-Edtor NOR
FOLK NEWS Dear Sir: / see by an
article in your valuable paper that you
claim Mr.. White to be the oldest demo.
crat in Madison county, but claim that
distinction and think ! voted for more
democratic presidents than any man in
the county. | have only missed two
since 1896, beginning with Martin Van
Buren, at that date. In 1864 | voted for
Abraham Lincoln and in 1896 | voted
for VIM Mckinley and still wear II
Mckinley badge and shall vote for him
this fall. Respectfully,
JAMES POWELL.
Mr.. Powell writes very good hand
for his age-he must be at least 80 years
old-which indicates that he is still in
possession of remarkable vitality and
vigor.
Here are two of the oldest democrats
of the county, representing the Jeffer.
son j Jackson school of democracy, who
fail to see in Mr.. Bryan's party what
they have been taught to believe was
true democracy. Their devotion to true
democratic principles has been earnest
and steadfast. They were the war
horses of the party when MIR. Bryan the
present standard of that which is
termed democracy, was in his swaddling
clothes They have been consistent
followers of democratic teachings.
The only times they have departed
from the party was when they have
considered the perpetuity or the honor
of their below ed country assailed.
They voted for Abraham Lincoln
because they recognized in him the
guardian of their country, its peace and
welfare
In 1896 one of them, on account of
the anarchistic teachings of democracy
or its assault upon the country's none.
tary system, refused to tread in che
political paths to which he had been ac-
customed since his young manhood.
The other still clung to the party, hop
ing that it might prove in the right.
But in this year, 1900, both of these
representatives of strong democracy
which they consider as forsaken, will
register their votes for Mckinley and
against Organism and all that it implies.
This in spite of the fact that the Kan
sas City convention paid particular
pains to laud Jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln, and made the welkin ring with
encomiums on the constitution, patriot.
ism and the flag, which they recognize
as the empty vaporings of hypocritical
and demagogic assembly.
Their action should and will cause the
democrats of the younger generations
to stop and consider whittier they and
their party are drifting,
If it holds nothing to retain the sup
port of those about to retire from a
field fraught with victories and &C hieve
ments for their country, what has it to
offer to the new and rising generation
upon whose shoulders the country
welfare is to rest.
Mr.. Powell's vote for president
judging from his letter, was Var
Buren,, twice Polk, Cass, Pierce, Blu
chanan, Douglas, Lincoln, Seymour
Greeley, Tilden, Hancock, Cleveland