Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-12
NOT SHOUTING.
Richmond News DEM


comfortably and confdentially among
ourselves because We are behind fort of
Democratic majority and not likely to be
attacked: and We can discuss the conf
Dental and uncomfortable fact that we
have made a mess of things political this
year. And it is our own fault.
The States of Maryland and Virginia
and one or two others in the South should
have said in time what they tried to say at
Kansas City. This State could have pulled
particularly strong oar and should have
pulled it. Her political leaders and peo'
pie should have stood up and announced
that they know what Democracy is.
Thomas Jefferson was born and lived and
died here and left bis principles and pur-
poses stamped in our souls and there is no
need for us to take up with any new
tangled doctrines devised out in the sage
bush country. A little good, plain, hon.
est English with the bark ON it would
have meant much six months ago.
But we are in for it and there is no use
crying over split milk. All we can do is
to trail along in ranks and obey orders
and hope our generals and captains and
things know their business better than we
suspect them of knowing it and try to be-
lieve things will come out all right i'll the
end. But do not listen for us to shout;
for We are not shouting. We don't feel
like shouting. This isn't our year to
boiler or our night to howl. The whole
Southern Democratic party is like
Pickett's Virginians passing through,
Supple as eteel and strong as leather;
Rusty of hat and dusty of shoe,
Wonted to hunger and war and weather.
Peerless and fearless, an army's flower,
Sterner warriors the world saw never;
Marching lightly that summer hour
to death and failure and fame forever
Just exactly so. Those of us who are
old enough to shave regularly have been
led up against it In political campaigns
before. We are Sonted to ne worst of it
in war, to the pangs of hunger and to cold
and stormy weather. We have been led
into cul de sacs and ambuscades and to
the faces of impregnable koPjes. To
change the smile, we have on occasions
seen orr own friends select and deal to
us all the worst cards in the political deck
and call upon us to strive cheerfully
against all the best and try to make dogs
cared deuces beat new aces. We have
stood it before and wheeled along into
line and voted the ticket; but please do
not wait dinner listening for the vocifera'
ton of our jubilation. 1t isn't in US and
it isn't coming.
One thing is sure. The Democratic
party will not die. Democratic principles
are eternal because they are right and
honest and the undying root of them is in
the living, loyal, honest heart of the great,
free American people. Real Democratic
organizations and various bastard, abort
ed and freak arrangements calling them
selves Democratic have been many times
beaten-and many times properly and
righteously and justly beaten-and the
old.time Democrats following faithfully
any flag bearing the name sacred to them
have been rolled over and ripped up the
back and assassinated and cold decked
and beaten and smothered under hostile
majorities. Yet the old party has come
again and has after defeat won brilliant
victories and done glorious work for the
Union and the people, which is what we
are trying to do after ALL
So let US do the best we can this year,
take whatever comes and meet the party
disaster most of US in our hearts expect
with cheerful faces and hopeful hearts.
There is no need to lie and say we expect
victory while We do not and no excuse for
trying to deceive the people. Let us
swallow the ticket whether it tastes we'll
or not. There is no law to require us to
pretend to like it. And let us make up
our minds that after this campaign the
party organization shall express and do
the real will of the white people of the
State of Virginia and be afraid of nobody.
This Commonwealth is the home and
cradle of Democracy and should be its
leader and inspiration. The Common
wealth Of Virginia forgets her own place
and power and name and rights when
she limps lamely in the lead of Kansas
and Utah and Nebraska and Dick Croker.
Mr.. Croker is good man to work the
tenement district of New York city; but
he is not the style or type or build of man
Virginians are born and trained to be
led by.