The age-herald., 1900-11-09
THE FUTURE OF THE
 DEMOCRATIC RARITY
Views of Party Leaders from Various Sections of
 the Country With Reference to Question

demands our present defeat will be only temporary.
 Henry Watterson, Louisville, Ky.-The teachings of Jefferson are essential to the life of & government of the people. Bad politics has merely made them for the time being unproductive. Good politics will cause the waste places to be filled and to grow again. They are indeed as immortal as the self-governing principles, and when they die on the fruitful soil of America, free government will have reached its state of dissolution. As the Democrats are cast down by the result of this election, will the Republicans be elated and thrown off their guard? They will fancy they have the world in d sling. They are certain to proceed to eXcesses. They cannot restrain either their Zealots or their scamps. All the clever rogues of the time, seeing where the pick ings and stealings lie, have got into the Republican party The new territories are veritable gold mines of pillage. Acts of out rage cannot be repressed or escaped. The people at home will stand aghast before the riot of corruption and despotism, and with the disappearance of the fancied dan gers incident to a change of parties, as 1t were, in the face of the energy, or words to that effect, where withal the Republicans have deluded the voters and forgetfulness of passions aroused by the luckless mis- adventure attendant upon the revolutionary fusion movement undertaken by the Demo- cratic leaders of the last half decade, the opportunity of the chastened, enlightened and reorganized Democratic party will come and when it comes there shall arise a leader of the stature of Jefferson, or Jackson and of Tilden, to give 1t express sion and effect.
 The issue of imperialism, that is, of the administration of the territory come to us through the Spanish war, now with us to stay, on constitutional and not on abso- lute lines is a great issue. It will prove a growing issue. It did not have half a chance in the late campaign.
 E. w. Carmack, the next Senator from Tennessee-The Democratic party must stand fast by the principles of the Repub- lie against imperialism, militarism and the reasonable conspiracy to subvert our American institutions and sell our Ameri- can birthright for the plunder of distant provinces It must stand for Democracy against Plutocracy, for competition against monopoly, for the people against the trusts. It must be the great conservative force of the country. An uncompromising foe to so cialism or anarchy on the one hand, and vulgar despotism of wealth on the other. The salvation of the country is the main question. It is not worth while to save the Democratic party if the Republic cannot be preserved.
 T. c. Cachings of Mississippi-Drop free silver, drop fusionism, drop the cry of gov ernment by injunction, drop the cry of im- perialism and mlitarism, drop all discus sion about the Philippines until peace has been restored, drop appeals to the passions and prejudices of the idle and dscontented. Revive the fundamental question of tax alton, teach the Democratic doctrine that people cannot be made rich by taxing them, assail the favoritism and wrongs of a high protective tariff, stand for the control of trusts and combinations by methods not oppressive, demand enlargement of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Com mission and the liberal improvement of harpors, and insist on local self-govern- ment' and let the next Presidential candi- oate remain at home during the campaign.