The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-28

but for the world. Its wonderful inllu-
ence was the result Of three peculiar char
acteristics, as follows (a) righteous
purposes; (h) uniailing undertakings,
and (c) iixedness Of principles. II was n
progressive party, having confidence IN
its abilities, and was foremost in all good
works. 1t governed this country wisely
and acceptably until 1860, when some
of its leaders became bigger than the
party, put two presidential tickets in
the field, invited defeat which was so
stinging that they-the leaders-declnred
they would not abide the result, which
they did not, thereby compelling thou
sands of would-be-loyal Southern men
To sacrifice their homes and lives in a
four years bloody conflict But for feel
ing running so high among the lenders,
and the same being transmitted toacon-
siderable number of the people, two
tickets would not have been put in the
iel aud Abraham Lincoln would not
have been elected. Since 1865 the na-
tional Democracy has been in n demoral-
lied state, without fxedness of princi-
pies, having little confidence in its abili-
ties, always committing some fatal
blunder, when victory was in sight, run
ming alter most any jackwth-a-lantern,
anI then running alter some other de-
lusion when the truth became known that
jacks lantern could not be utilized as n
l-lt. Cleanse your hands, We sinners,
and purify your hearts, ye double
minded
Thirdly. In respect TO the third propo-
sition, it seems hardly necessary to go
into details, as the truth of that allega-
ton is well aud dolorousy known by
every leyel-headed and righteously in
clined American citizen Politics, az n
rule, is conducted on the principle OF
the father who, when his son was about
to embark in n selt-suppOrting career,
gave him the following advice My
son, get money; get money honestly, II
you can. but get money Marquis
Jones, of Newport News. Va, recently
said "They say that the times have
changed, and that we must change with
them but there is one thing that cannot
change, and that thing is truth. Mr..
Jones is n pure man, and he spoke the
truth when he said that truth was, in
reality, changeless; but the satanic and
inventive power of the average, modern
politician, can, when it suits his purpose,
make anything appear to change-truth,
figures. colors and ALL The politicians
"may fool all the people sometimes, and
may fool some people all the time, but
they can I fool all the people all the time. .
Fourthly and lastly That the time
has come to make political choice is
evident, not 80 much q choice OF new
party, but choice between righteous
political belief and practice and unright-
eous political belief and practice. If the
foundation of Jefierson's party was laid
righteously what OF it's issues are potent
today. and what are the new issues that
later events have made, that should be
fought for by the party which we hope
to carry back to first principles Please
find what this writer thinks should be
the coming issues, and the burying issues,
designated a, b, c, d, etc, as Immediately
follows:
(a) "The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are re-
served to the States respectively, or to
the people" The above is the tenth ar
ticle of amendment to the Constitution,
which was proposed in 1889, afterwards
ratified by three-fourths OF the State
Legislatures, and became a part OF the
Constitution in 1791. This is the doc
trine of State rights 1t is an old-time
Democratic doctrine, but this article OF
amendment gives no State the right to
leave the Union.
(b) A tariff for revenue, with incl
dental just and discriminating protec-
ton. is an old-time Democratic doctrine.
Henry Clay asked for protection only
long enough to enable American manu-
facturers to pass through the state OF in
fancy. To-day, we see the manufactures
giants; importations practically exclud-
ed. American manufacturers, in many
cases, selling their goods in European
markets for less money than they compel
us TO pay; and, worse than all, our oner-
ous tariff laws have given and are still
giving birth and a fostering care to hun
dreds of trusts" which extort exorbi-
tant prices on commodities mostly need
ed by the poor man. Still, NJ. A. Hanna
said 81 don't know what trust is
show me O trustp Down with the in
iquitous Dingley tariff lawl 1t should
not live through another session OF Con-
gress.
(c) The Democratic party had always
stood, until 1896, for a sound and hon
No Harp