Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-04-11
VIII They Help Their Own Causeq

No one can deny that the South
holds the balance of power aud su-
thority In the Democratic party,
says the Washington Post recently.
Without the South, the Democracy
can not achieve even a remote re-
prosch 10 national denomination.
Iu any controversy or division within
the organization, the south can turn
the scale and against its verdict no
party measure has the smallest pros
pect of success. These facts cannot
be coutroverted or seriously denied.
As the South goes, the Democracy
must 60, or else invite inevitable
ruin.
Such being the case, the impartial
lOoker-on Is bound 10 wonder wheth-
er the South really intends to permit
repetition of the stupidity of 1896
and again cOunive st its own polite
al overthrow. We understand. Of
course, that thousands Of Populists
and long haired advocates Of anarchy
are TO be found beyond the Potomac
and the Ohio. We know, moreover.
that these constitute the noisiest most
aggressive, and most persistent factor
IN the equation Of Southern politics.
1t Is notorious that. lstterly, men of
substance aud position and serious
responsibility have gradually with
drawn from the primaries. and left
the construction and operation Of the
party machine to the ward bummers
q the cities and the ssndhillers Of
the rural districts. With these do
nestle arrangements, the outside
world has nothing whatsoever to do.
but the country at large. and the
Democratic masses especially, are
anxious TO know whether the cant
talists, the merchants, the manufac-
turers, the planters, the employers of
labor, and the tax payers of the South
the classes IN fact, that maintain
society Sud governmeut-propose to
stand idly by while the professional
politicians organize for the Kansas
City Convention a renewal of he
blunder Of four years ago and the
Federation of party platform upon
which no candidate can possibly be
elected.
Should the Democratic party ap
peal to the people, next July, with
declaration Of principles fashioned
time honored models, and with
candidate upon whom patriotic and
conservative men might confidently
unite, not less than 1900. 900 intelli
gent aud dissatisfied voters would. bv
a common impulse, hasten to it's sup
port aud it the prestige of their ad.
vocacy-nay, their strenuous erthu
siasm.
The South holds the key to the
situation. The. whether it will or
not. will decide. next November. the
questions now before the country.
The Richmond Times, in speaking
OF the fore going article. saws: 1t is
not vain glory for The Tunes to say
that 1t has been for years preaching
these Identical sentiments to the
people of Virginia and the rest Of
the South. 1t is no vain glory. be
cause they are SO obviously the ideas
upon which the South,s prosperity
and happiness turn that we have
never been able TO understand how
any one who loves the South could
entertain any other sentiments.
If those whom the Post mentions
the capitalists, the merchants.
The manufactures, The planters, the
employers of labor, the tax PAYERS.
The Glasses that MAINTAIN society and
government will assert themselves
and insist that the next Democratic
platform and candidate shall voice
the principles necessary to their ex
silence and the prosperity of their
they can control the repre-
Ientation of the South ia the Kansas
Jity convention, and they can insure
platform and candidate that will
sweep the country in Novem Der.
Will they rouse themselves from
heir lethsrgy aid demand that
heir voice be heard?
Admiral Dewey has announced
himself a candidate for President