Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

istration and the declarations of its
supporters must be met in a broad
spirit OF Justice and sincere respect for
the mandates OF the constitution and
the liberal principles upon which our
institutions are founded. We have
url1teo into situation which makes
the correct solution OF these questions
e e,xcee,din 1ls difficult and the party
sideration In all their aspects before
committing itself to any specific plan of
adjustment. Upon the general princi-
pies involved there will be little defer
ence OF opinions. but the measures to
be adopted in order to extricate the
country from Its present unfortunae
position cannot be hastily formulated.
What plan Shall be proposed for the re-
organization of the party in order that
its real strength may be effectively ex-
me ought to be considered and decided
by conference composed of conserva-
tive Democrats. representing both ele-
ments of the party as it has existed
during the last four years."
"All are equally interested in the
success of the party on a sound and
patriotic platform of principles. and,
therefore, all should be consulted both
as to the plan of reorganization and
policies to be announced"
SENATOR MORGAN.
Senator John NJ. Morgan, Alabama:
The Democratic party needs no re-
construction. 1t needs fidelity to its
creed. which has stood for one hundred
years. at present it demands the pay
ment of the national debt and q re-
turn to the Specie basis for banking.
1t demands the restoration to the
States of the exclusive right to deter
mine the qualification Of voters. 1t de-
mands that all Federal taxation shall
be equal and uniform in places within
the limits of the United States. 1t de-
mands the suppression of trusts. espe-
cially the corporations. in respect of all
articles of commerce that are subjects
of interstate and foreign commerce.
IF Democracy adheres to these de-
mands our present defeat will be only
temporary"
THE STAR-EYED GODDESS.
Henry Wattcrson, Louisville:
LAS the Democrats are cast down by
the result of this election, will the Re
publicans be elated and thrown off
their guard. They will fancy they
have the world in a sling. They are
certain to proceed to excuses. They
cannot restrain either their zealots or
their scamps. All the clever rogues of
the time. seeing where the pickings
and sealingS lie, have got the Repub-
lican party. The new territories are
veritable gold mines OF pillage. Acts
of pillage cannot be repressed or es-
aghast before the riot of corruption
and despotism, and with the disap-
pearance of the fancied dangers Incl
dent to a. change of parties, as it were,
in the fact of the energy, or words to
that effect wherewithal the Republi-
cans have deluded the voters. and for
gctfulness Of the passions aroused by
the luckless misadventure attendant
upon the revolutionary fusion move
ment undertaken by the Democratic
L., sl1,e- <,Fs H. uA. l.x,1f 4 Il
partunity of the chastened. enlight-
ened and reorganized Democratic
party will come, and when 1t comes
there shall arise leader of the statue
OF Jefferson, of Jackson and Of Tilden
to give 1T expression and effect
VOICE FROM TENNESSEE.
L. w. Carmack, the next Senator
from Tennessee = 1.-THE Democratic
party must stand fast by the princi-
pies of the Republic, against Imperial
ism. militarism and the reasonable
conspiracy to subvert our American in
stitutions and sell our American birth
right for the plumber of distant pro-
vinces. 1t must stand for Democracy
against piutocracy, for competition
against monopoly, for the people
against the trusts. 1t must be the
great conservative force of the country
An uncompromising foe to socialism or
anarchy on the one hand and a vulgar
desporism of wealth on the other"
MISSISSIPPI.
7. c. Catchings, Mississippi-"Drop
free silver, drop fusionism, drop the
cry of government by injunction, drop
the cry of Imperialism and militarism,
drop all discussion about the Philip
pines until peace has been restored;
drop appeals to the passions and pre-
JUDGES of the idle and discontinued.
Revive the fundamental question of
taxation. teach the Democratic doc
trine that people cannot be made rich
by taxing them, assail the favoritism
and wrongs of n high protective tariff.
stand for the control OF trusts and com
bnes by methods not oppressive. de-
mand enlargement of the powers of the
interstate commerce commission and
the liberal improvement of harbors.
and insist on local self-government.
and let the next Presidential candidate
tn nt Ipt cor N irf,