The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15

he foundation of our government,
we would find each party selecting
the strongest words and sentences it
was possible to discover in its ex-
preston of devotion, adherence, and
unending determination to defend
the fountain from which flows all
our blessings, LIBERTY.
Once there was a time when our
people did not enjoy these blessings
which flow from liberty as they were
convinced they had a natural inalien-
able right to, and we hear even now
the burning eloquence of a Patrick
Henry declaring in tones of eloquent
thunder, II do not know what course
others may pursue, but as for me,
give me liberty or give me death. If
this be treason, make the most of it. ;"
Let US in closing recUr to a few *
.rrpts from Democratic platforms a:
1868. We hear it. 1.-The Demo-
ratio party in National Convention
assembled, repOsing it's trust in the
intelligence, patriotism and discrim-
mating justice of the people, stand
-ng upon the Constitution as the
foundation and limitation of the
powers of the government, and the
guarantee of the liberties of the citi-
zens, and recognizing the questions
IF slavery and secession as having
been settled for all time to come, by
war. or the voluntary action of the
southern States in convention as
~embIed, and never to be revived or
agitated, &c.
>1S12). We recognize the equality
IF all men before the law and hold
that it is the duty of government in
its dealings with the people to mete
out equal and exact justice to all of
whatever nationality, race, color or
persuasion, religious or political.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the
Union of the States, emancipation
and enhancement, and to Opposeany
re-opening of the question settled by
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fiji
reenth amendments to the Constitu-
ton"
1875. For the Democracy of the
whole country, we do re-atfirm Our
faith in the permanence of the Fed
rral Union, and devotion to the Con-
~titution of the United States, with
the amendment universally accepted,
~ a final settlement of the contro-
versies that engendered civil war,
and do here record our steadfast con
fdence in the perpetuity of republi-
can self-government X x but
while beholding the band of our
Union, and great charter of our
rights, it behooves a free people to
practice eternal vigilance, which Is
the price of liberty.
1880. Re-afirms all the above
and adds:
The right to a free ballot is the
right preventative of all rights and
must and shall be maintained in
very part of the United States. We
demand a government of the people,
by the people, for the people, instead
# a government of the bOndhOlder,
~ the bondhOlder for the bond
holder, and we denOunce every at
Tempt to stir up sectional strife Is
IN effort to conceal monstrous crimes
a-ainst the people"
1883. All the above is r~e-affrmed
md adds:
We believe in a free ballot and a
air count"
1SS8), Re-afirms all the above.
1922. THE fundamental Demo
ratio doctrine is that the largest in
hvidual liberty consistent with the
rights of others insures the highest
rvpe of American citizenship and the
ocst government"
In the platform of 1896, their last
National u~tterance, we find the fol-
wing:
We re-afirm our allegiance to
hose great essential principles of
Justice and liberty upon which
Institutions are founded, and which