The sun., 1901-08-13

mcnt is not true. A majority is .fixcd'
wherever II majority of the people are
known to he of the same mind, aud
where that fact has been repeatedly
We suggest that Re
publican majority is pretty solidy fixed
in the State of Pennsylvania, and Demo-
cratic majoritics are pretty solidly fixed
III several Of the Southern States, and
certainly our contemporary has not for
gotten that the South has been counted
as solidly Democratic for IL long time.
4 Democratic majority was pretty solid-
IN fixed in delaware dm ing the period
from 1863 to 1894. as is proved by the
fact of continuous Democratic control of
the State for over thirty years. II con-
/ 'nued consecutive demonstration OF
fact is proof of its being fixed. the MAJOR
itirS in the eases we have noticed were
fixed.
We presume that our contemporary
means to say that there are no legally
fixed maioritips anywhere. In that, theo-
ritically. it is right. practicall' It Is still
wrong. The efforts Of the Southern De
nucracy ever since the reconstruction
la,riod has been to make a legally hNcd
Democratic majority all over rhe So'th;
and if we are not mistaken such IN
effort has recently been made III Mary
land, and other efforts Of the same KIND
tnin \ I,l M
In the same line we can again refer to
Delaware where the earliest and most
effective efforts Of the Democracy TO
legally fix the political majority OF
Strte were made. We remcmher the
testimony of one good old Democrat Of
Kent county, il conversation in which
he WAS defending the Democratic outrage
~ 1896. who exclaimed: why we have
!, right tp the offices in this state, he
cause we have always he'll them" lie
evidently regarded the political minority
as fixed.
The holding Of elections is not ,'i'-
proof Of fixed majoritics. elections are
the legally required tests, or proofs of
siXCl maioritir, Us they are also the
proofs and tcstS Of probable changes in
the political sentiment of the Notnrs. II
does not slow that the decision enforced
II, thcsc changes OF political sentiment by
which the so-calcd new majority Is
made. Arn necessarily. beneficial the in
dependent voter is not always justified
ny results of his independence. The in
dependence Of the vctcr is all right but
fhc uSc of il may be all wrong. In
heed they are as often wrong rs ttcy are
.tgit. In this ct uS appeal 10 til" Re
pullican sentiment of ollr contcmpof-
mn. ana ask il continuance Of the Re-
nlliran rule in this country mlin-
ainod lv the Republicans devoted 10
lnii. pnrtv princinlr and organization, %
he party organizations as the vehicle and
| atstruncnt for the carlA ins and apply
! ia4 Republican principle IN allnlniStra-
| ,;an, has not hrcn in the main all right,
! ard further, l. the exceptions to TINS
| ruln Of right have not been the dirrc' rc
nit Of the detection Of So-calc,l ind,
pendent Republicans from their party
In our contemporary life TIM. have
Eot the new r,ajoriti"s been followed by
ciastrous consequences.
W. regret exceedingly that our iltig
rcnt shpnld rum counter to that Of on
stc.nrd contemporary - often, INT ~
AlSt object again. and suggest to il
that maioritics never llundrr. lnltica
lGajolItirS asccrtaincd Under The laN
;u, decision of which are justified -lesa
1rd ly the law, never hlnndcr. The =,
suits of such decisions may not ~ ben,
fetal. and may even j." The coHtralI
Init hcn. rightly nscCluincd the arciSio
i right. ANA what is right caano' ke
hhu,l"r. Individuals hlundcr AMI con
.mmItipS suffer. The laundering ind
.dttnl is generally the so-Callcd iHa'
i.tFld,nt voter. Ii is these Notcls Al
,'n>yrt tllcii party una make new NJ;
.eiii'S; their p1pty connections lnck I'll
alElity If loyalty and devotion and A
Spoken ii thr interest Of some pn.s,an;
ambition inimicul tu til, public w'lfar
~ IN seeking revenge fur Snmn PERSON;
disappointment They desert and blum,
q. Tho evil result # tlrir hlund"rs ii
ipon the people Tie new mni"rit,
ltlt has been created hy this process
u ia itself u hlndur. the majority l.;
0"l hlunlrrcd rs decision II illstiii
nd Sustained ly Tho law, and is rigl
i.a hcin@ legally right aud supreme,
aary hr either Desirable ~ hrnolci;
l}olawarc'S experience iuslilirS this g"
elrtsinn.