The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-20

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 condition demands. with no unjust favor :tism for any particular olass; a party devoted to the plan of popular govern ment IS cur fathers ordained 1t. and for the purposes which they sought to estab- fish; a party whose conservatism op- poses dangerous and un- n-American ex- perlments and yet puts no barrier in the way Of genuine and safe progress, ought to be able to deal with new questions in manner quite consistent with Demo- cratic doctrine and stimulating to Demo- cratic impulses and instincts.
 Drop oaudy Issues.
 Let us not forget, however, that 1t Is not in the search of new and gaudy is- sues, nor in the interpretation Of strange visions that a strong and healthy Dem ocracy displays its splendid power. An other party may thrive on the ever shifting treatment of the ever shifting moods of popular restlessness, or by an insincere play upon unreasoning prejud- ice and selfish anticipation-but the De- mocratic party never Democracy has al- ready in store the doctrines for which 1t fights it's successful battles; and 1t 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 sacriflcied, by favoritism in gov ernment care-by inequality In govern ment burdens by the encouragement of huge industrial aggregations that throt- tie individual enterprise-by the reckless waste of public money-and by the great est of all injuries as 1t underlies nearly all others. system of tariff taxation whose robbing exactions are far be- yond the needs of economical and legi- innate government expenditures. which purchases support by appeals to sordiu- ness and greed, and which continually corrupts the public conscience.
 What but infatuation with the visage of defeat can explain the subordination of these things by Democrats. when they prepare for battle?
 -. Can't Thrive on Mystery.
 If we are to have rehabilitation and re-alignment of our party in the sense suggested, 1t is important that 1t 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 enthus- iasm of the Democratic rank and file does not thrive on mystery.
 '"The Democratic harmony of which we hear so much cannot be effectively con- structed by mathematical rule nor ey a formal agreement on the part of those who have been divided, that there shall be harmony. It grows up naturally when true Democratic principles are plainly an- rounced, when Democratic purposes are honestly declared, and. when as a result of these, confidence and enthusiasm stir the Democratic blood. It was such har- mony as this, growing out of such condi- tions, which with the battle cry of Til den and Reform" gave us the Democratic victory of 1878 against odds great enough to discourage any but a harmonious Democracy, and against an opposing force brazen and desperate enough to take from us by downright robbery what the voters of the land gave to us
 believe the times point to another Democratic opportunity as near at hand. but I believe we shall reap the fruits of 1t only by following the line of conduct have indicated. In any. event I have a comforting and abiding faith in the