Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11

poIIy m6n, without euTrenOerlDg SID
gle portion of my convictions of the
right and justice of the principles as
advocated by the partyin 1896, fail to
see that it will be party expediency to
continue to press the Issues that alien
ate the very portion of the voting pop
ulstlon that we may even hope to with
to our psrty's support.
The Democratic party is right on
other issues, some of more vital lmpor-
taDce than are economic matters at
present. Party expediency at this time
commands that issues which have "Gi-
vided the house against itself" should
be Kept in the background and that
criticisms of party leaders In the demo
cratic camp, both of the present and Of
the past, should be left exclusively to
the venomOus of the party in power.
Right now, it seems to me, much de-
pends upon the msgDanimity of the
democratic leaders, If the future of the
party is to bring brighter results. Dem
ocrstic victories in the future depend
upon our ability to smalgamate the
differences Of those who ere now and
those who have once been democrats.
There need be little fear of losing
votes to the populists, whatever be the
issues during the next campaign.
Daniel M'DonaId, Editor Plymouth Dem
ocrat.
The future Democratic party, as to
whether it will ever again come into
control of the government, depends
largely on it's local, state, and national
management. The basic principles of
the party are founded on the Declsra-
tion of Independence and the cOnstitu-
tion of the United States, and are i'm
mutable and unchangesble. am aware
that it has recently been said by for.
mer distinguished democrat that if
the party ever expects to 0succeed In the
future it must go back to first princi
ples." Ii it would be considered i'm.
pertinent In an obscure laymsn,
might say that the party has never
wandered from the "first principles. .
1t was right in 1896 when it adopted
the Chicago platform, and it was
eternslly and everlsstlngly right in 1900
when it formulated the Kansas CITY
declaration. The party needs no reor-
ganiZatiOn so far as the principles are
concerned. Ii is well rid of the desert
ers and boilers Of the last two presi-
Dental campaigns, and any attempt at
reorganization to placate these NAL
contents by going back TO what thew
call "frst principles" would result in
the dismem berment of "a. resent CT
ganiZstion and formation of a new
party. At least that is the way it looks
to "s man up tree" From my point
of view, what should be done, and that
at once, is to reOrgsniZe the state and
national committees and place men at
their head in whom the rank and file of
the party have implicit confidence. Two
Overwhelming national defeats under
the m arrangement of these committees
is all the argument that is necessary to
convince the most obtuse politician that
new deal ID absolutely necessary If
the democratic rooster is ever expected
to crow.
Peter j. Kruger, Thirteenth District
1
The Democratic party in Indiana, ss
well as the nation, is thoroughly organ
lied and is in good shape to enter the cam.
paigns of 1902 and 1904. In my opinion
the future of the Democratic party never
was brighter. The deserters of 1894
1896, 1898 and 1900 are now nearly all
known, to not only the democratic or.
ganiZations throughout the land, but
also to the rank and file of the party. A
large per cent. of these deserters is no v
known to be republicans, while we have
made gains from the opposition OF
bright aud honest statesmen. The Dem
ocratic party was completely wrecked
by glorious Grover in 1894. Since thai
time (only six years. it has steadily risen
until it now has thorough Orgsnlza'
tion from stern to stern, and q larger
following than it had in 1892, when we
won our last victory. l believe the
future is bright and our next effort will
result in complete victory.