The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
-.SOPHESYING THE DEATH OF
DEMOCRACY.

After me many defeats to which the
democratic party has been subjected
during the last sixty years the question
has arisen among political wiseacres
10 whether the old part of Thomas
Jefferson is dead as a door nall" or
has life enough remaining to get up a
respectable contest some time in the
future. After every one of it's thrash
outs" the little birds of evil omen
perched upon the tree tops begin to
twitter and to prophesy, and to say
the id old thing is dead at
last, clean gone forever. These pro-
phetic declarations have been.
heard from Martin Van Buren's defeat
until that of the other day. But the
democratic party is tough and persis-
tent and long-Iived. 1t has stood over
the remains of many defunct parties,
beginning with the Federal, n has
followed to the burial places of many
. dead political organizations some very
inveterate enemies. 1t has great vi
tality and re~cuperative power. 1t
makes plumbers, some most deploraDle
and unfortunate. lit has paid the le-
Ultimate penalty of such errors of judg-
ment and practice. But from the very
d, nature of it's organization, and the
basic principles which compose its
strength and popularity, it has risen
from it's ashes of defeat and lived
again in the vigor of youthful man
hood. Being the part of the people,
opposed to all strong, centralizing, per-
Sonal government tendencies it has
simply been q necessity TO free institu-
tons on these shores. Hamiltonianism
if successful would have destroyed
the Republic, and fixed upon this
country a government of such remark
able powers, that today it would. hav
been far stronger and more despotic
than the present liberal and constitu-
ionaI government of Great Britain is
at this time.
So in spite of Federalism it lived and
perpetuated free repubican-demo-
cratic institutions on these shores.
But for the democratic party's exist
ence in vigor of opposition the corrupt
profiigate, usurping, despicable repub-
AlCdl1 d liz LIN "oA "oN A~
caused the disappearance of all that
makes q true republic distinctfvely and
enthusiastically. So great are inroads,
so completely changed is the actual
form of government We now live under
that Well informed legal writer's have
pointed out those changes that are
monumental of republican treachery
and iniquity.
So we take it that the democratic
party is an absolute necessity unless
the people OF our country have DELHI
erately made up their MINDS that it is
better. TO have a Centralized Power in
Stead of q. free, constitutional republic.
The republicans in the north would De
glad to see the noble old panty OF free
and enlightened principles dead. They
would like to put the south in severe
leading strings once more and ROD II
of all importance or influence, as 10
part of the United States, as the vile
New York Sun SO lately desired. They
wo,fld like to force the negroes upon
the southern whites as their taX-leVy-
ars and political masters. There is no
doubt Of his. They have n pltter'
1aneeful minus to do this for the u
h.s been its only deterrent and op-
o,Sar. The democrats in the north are
noverless in limos every state now
tn south alone can aid them with
out the south, to restain in some way
:, would be far better to i've uhoei
british rule with a wise government
Xix that which has been over u'
british people for a quarter Vi oe
tury@ government OF ene peopa'
operating directly nroush
House Of Commons+tnan SUN
cradle hybrid thing that Nc
gives US now, that is hoine
with vice, corruption, G"
The. democratic party will ID ceaS
10 live and operate on the great