Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-10
ruE DEMOCRACY is ALL RIGHT.

rrIE DEMOCRACY is ALL RIGHT.
Since the election but particularly on
Friday, a number of opinions have
been given publicity, coming from
Democratic leaders of more or less
prominence, to the eff act that the party
ought to be thoroughly reorganized,
and the suggestion has even been made
that a new party ought to be formed.
These observations are simply the re-
suit of. the first shock Of defeat, and
will neither be seconded nor supported
by the majority of the opponents of
Republicanism, nor yet by any con-
siderable number Of Democratic lead
eFs or newspapers, for the simple and
sufficient reason that the! Democratic
party is all right, will survive its most
recent defeat, as it has others in its
history, and will eventually secure en-
dorsemen1 by a majority of the elector-
al college and resume control of Con-
gress and of the affairs of the nation
generally. -Four years ago the Demo-
cratic party polleh 100000 votes, in
Guiding the straight Populist vote for
Bryan, and 6,257, 1888 votes without the
Populists. Last Tuesday the total
Democratic vote swas very probably
7,250,O0O omt of total of approximate
ly Is, 900 900 and tits yet an open ques-
ion whether the straight Bryan vote
is not equal to the straight Republic
.an vote A party which can command
.heSs hearty support and the ballots of
anores than seven millions of American
,itizen is not politically bankrupt, and
aas no cause to mourn, refuse to be
,comforteCt, make an assignment or go
tut of bus ness. The Democracy is all
right. and IS by no means mortbund.
Il Fas had an existence covering a CEN
ury of time. and it stands for and
represents the hest American ideas of
liberty, freedom, equality, and repre-
vents that splendid doctrine, the great
list good for the or eatest number, and
demands that no cla SIS shall have es-
,ecial privileges. 1t believes in the
Constitution and .Ae enforcement OF
he law 1t favors low taxation, and
economy in the administ. cation Of the
government. 1t is against mllitarlsm
and all that the term impl4 es. 1t OPP
poses protective tariff for the bene-
it of the few, and depreca tes con-
quest and outlying colonies, under the
lag but outside of the Constitut .on. In
word the Democracy stands fcT the
oest safeguarding of everything A uer-
lean, and the organization is the miun-
etay of the republic. Reorganization,
If the expression means the aban-
donment of the oldtime tenets'
of Democracy for something new
and catchy, is not to be thought !
of, and there is no place for |
new party. We have parties enough |
now, and any addition to the list would |
merely serve to further divide the OPP |
pos.tion to Republlcanism while hold
ing out no hope whatever Of victory.
Defeat has never discouraged the |
Democratic party before-why should |
it now? And particularly when the |
party has polled much the largest vote |
in its history, while holding in reserve |
probably million ballots n the South |
which were not polled this week be-
cause they were wholly unnecessary |
and could contribute nothing to the re-
suit. The voters who believe in De-
mocracy and vote It's ticket number
more than one-half the suffragists of
the country, and they are simply unfor-
J tunate in that this vote cannot, at
present be so distributed as to secure
a majority of the electoral vote. There
have been minority Presidents before,
and the outlook is that Mr.. Mckinley
will be in that predicament this time.
If not. he will only escape by miracle.
There is no reason whatever for de-
spair The Democratic party has
other battles to fight, and victories to
win. Four years hence there will be
lew issues. new candidates, new con
iitions, new prospects-and a million
or 50 more Democrats. The thing 10
30, from one end of the country to
he other, and from the Lakes to the
5ulf--the only thing for the Democrats
% do--is to reform the lines and await
OR the word of the coming standard
oeare-, whoever he may be. to adj
vance once more upon The political
zoe, and while this worl is awaited
here will be local victories to be won
IN every State county AMI city, and q
stand to be taken in Congress and
State Legislatures alike against the
extreme legislation which Republicans
will assuredly attempt
A word to West Virginia Democrats.
Our defeat, while undeseryed, and to
some extent unexpected is by no
means an irreparable injury The net
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