Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-02
DEMOCRACY is NOT A JOB.

cratic party are DEMOCRATS; not
old-Democrats, nor silver Democrats,
nor any sort Of specialized or limited
Democrats: but Democrats in all that
the term signifies and implies in Amer
lean politics, from the days of Thomas
Jefferson to the days of William j.
Bryan.
This Democracy and its Democrats
are for all the people, their power, lib
critics. rights. privileges and interests,
and their free government OF all for all.
rs opposed to self-assumed classes. spe-
cial interests, oliicialisin, Capitalization,
Federalism Cor impcrialism) favorit-
ism, public extravaganza, military con-
quest and standing armies, United
States Banks, Public Debts, and all
money not issued and guaranteed by
the government and controlled by it for
the general welfare.
II Democracy, from the times of JEFF
fcrson. has stood for anything in this
country, it has been that this is a
government of the people. by the peo-
pie, for the people, and not govern
ment for the benefit of the So called
DIETER classes"-persons OF position,
wealth, or pretension-the bettcr-edu-
Gated, better-clothed, or better fed
who escape manual labor and live by
their wits, or the lack of wit in others.
Democracy has never been understood
10, ia N t1o -
called "the silll-stoclling gentry" but
rather 1.-THE horny-hsted sons Of toll"
or course, these are figurative express
sions, that are not strictly typical, and
dency of the two main parties that
have dominated our politics. The De-
mocracy, like the poor. we have al
ways had With us. under its own name
the Democratic party; for although at
the beginning of our parties, one was
known as Federal and the other as Re-
publican. the Federals always de-
nounced the latter as Democrats"
and soon proudly adopted the name of
reproach
But Democracy. with it's favor for
1.-THE horny listed sons OF toll" always
comprised men of all sorts and classes,
as the Federal, Wing and Republican
parties, favoring "the silk-stoclling
gentry" and opposing Democracy, all
so have held in their ranks n varied as
sortmcnt of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to-
gether, however, by motives and senti-
mcnts differing materially from those
combining the Democratic elements.
There Is really among mon Demo-
cratic temperament morality and in
tcllect, as there is also an anti-Demo-
cratic temperament. morality and in
tellcct: the former was represented by
Thomas Jefferson; the latter, by Alex
ander Hamilton: one, the Democrat.
the other, the Federalist. TO this day,
Democrats are for equal human rights
and privileges before the law and quote
the Declaration of Independence with
conviction and enthusiasm; while the
anti-Democrat is for himself, his friends
and associates first and all the time;
and as for others, let the devil take the
hindmosti
Mr.. Bourkc Cochran, of New York,
has graciously announced that he will
temporarily be Democrat and support
Mr.. Bryan for President. if Mr.. Bryan
Will Temporarily abandon silver. That
is. Mr. Cochran will profess Democ-
racy. provided Mr. Bryan will now re-
nounce the most distinctive and i'm
portant article Of Democratic faith. In
present practical politics, silver has be-
come the sign and symbol of true De-
mocracy, its spirit. principles and pol
icies, as the party of the people. as gold
has become the sign and symbol of all
that is antipopular. TO abandon silver
is to become goldite and Republican
in effect. like Cleveland. the Arnold and
lscarot of Democracy.
Mr. Boui'ke Cochran need not trouble
himself. If he does not yet understand
the situation. Mr.. Bryan and all real
Democrats do: and even at his own
valuation, Mr.. Cochran is no tempta-
ton 10 any man who renowned Cleve-
land. his men and all his works IN 1890.
and revived the Jeffersonian Dcmocra-
cy to break and pulverize the golden
calf.
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