The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-20

I and Northern Democratic governors.
| now almost never seen, were frequently
| encountered
IF this state of impairment exists,
an instant duty presses upon the man
ayers of the Democratic establishment;
and one which they cannot evade with
honor Those of us less prominent in
| the party-the rank and file-are long
| ing TO be led through old Democratic
ways to old Democratic victories. We
were never more ready to do enthu-
siastic battle than now, if we can only
be marshalled outside the shadow of
! predestined defeat. Is it too much to
ask our leaders to avoid paths that are
known to lead to disaster? Is it too
much to ask that proven errors he
abandoned, and that we be delivered
| from a body of death, and relieved
from the burden of issues which have
been killed by the DEGREES of the Amer
lean people? Ought we not to be fed
upon something better than the husks
of defeat? If these questions are met
in an honest manly fashion, 1 believe
it will be productive of the best kind
| of Democratic harmony
Democratic Standard.
I'm dealing with new issues we of
the Democratic faith are extremely
| fortunate in the simplicity of Demo-
cratic SlduudTuS anu the ease WIN
which new questions can be measured
by those standards A party based up
on care for the interests of all the peo-
pie as their aggregate condition de-
! mands, with no unjust favoritism for
any particular class; a party devoted
to the plan Of popular government as
our fathers ordained it and for the
purposes which they sought to estab-
lish; a party whose conservatism or
poses dangerous and un-American ex-
periments and yet puts no barrier in
the way of genuine and safe progress,
ought to be able to deal with new
questions in a manner quite consistent
with Democratic doctrine, and stimu-
lating TO Democratic impulses and in
stincts.
Let us not forget, however. that it is
not in the search of new and gaudy
Issues, nor in the Interpretation OF
strange visions that a strong and
healthy Democracy displays its treat
ment of the ever-shifting moods of
| popular restlessness, or by an insin-
cere play upon unreasoning prejudice
and selfish anticipation-but the Dem
ocratic party never. Democracy has al
| ready in store the doctrines for which it
fights it's successful battles; and it
will have them in store as long as the
people are kept from their own, and
| Just as long as their rights and inter-
ests are sacrificed, by favoritism in
government care-by inequality in gov
eminent burdens, by the encouragement
of huge industrial aggregations that
throttle individual enterprise-by the
| reckless waste of public money-and
by the greatest of all injuries as it
underlies nearly all others. system
of tariff taxation whose robbing exac-
tions are far beyond the needs of
economical and legitimate government
l. .1la1 crrVN
by appeals to sordidness and greed and
which continually corrupts the public
conscience.
What but infatuation with the Wis
age of defeat can explain the subor-
dination of these things by Democrats
when they prepare for battle?
Must Be No Double Dealing.
'Tf we are to have a rehabilitation
and re-alignment of our party in the
sense suggested it is important that
it be done openly and with no mystery
or double meaning. Our people are TOO
much on the alert to accept political
deliverances they do not understand;
and the enthusiasm of the Democratic
rank and file does not thrive on mys-
terry.
"The Democratic harmony of which
we hear so much, cannot be effectively
constructed by mathematical rule nor
by a formal agreement on the rart OF
those who have been divided that tfere
shall be harmony. 1t grows up nat
urally when true Democratic pr1ncl-
pies are plainly announced, when DEM
ocratfc purposes are honestly declared.
and, when as a result of these. conli-
.dence and enthusiasm stir the
Democratic blood. 1t was such
harmony as this. growing out
of such conditions which with
the battle cry of "Tilden and Re-
FORM" gave us the Democratic victory
of 1876 against odds grea. enough 10
discourage any but harmonious De-
mocracy, and against an opposing force
hrazen and desperate enough 70 take
from us by downright robbery what
the voters of the land gave 10 us.
believe the times point to another
Democratic opportunity as near at
hand: but | believe we shall reap the
fruits Of Il only by following the line
of conduct / have indicated. In any
event have a comforting ana abiding
faith in the indestructibility or the
narty which has so many times SHOWN
its right 10 live and it's power for good;
and / am sure the reserve Of patriotic
democratic wisdom will at some time
declare itself IN the rescue OF our coun-
| try and our party.
His one Aspiration.
MY days Of political activity are
mast and / shall not hereafter assume
1 10 participate IN party councils. ! am
/ Absolutely content with retirement Dut
I still have one burning, anxious po-
/ iltieal aepiratiOn. / want 70 see before
I Il 6fe the restoration 20 perfect health
ana supremacy OF that Democracy
whose mission n ir 20 bless the people
| "a Democracy true 20 iteelf-nn-
CONTINUES 90 Finh pee