The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-13

itv TO maintain it's principles TO the
uttermost, to stand or fall WIN Tic
party fortunes, to die fighting IS oe-
mocracy's need when attacked. riiii'
convictions, confidence which does not
fa1ter and courage which survives de-
feat are the stuff upon which demo
cracy depends in the interims, In the
off wears, but it is the robust cour-
age of attack. the riotous spirit OIL as
erosion, the inspiration or triumph
which a,cce can serve the democratic
nurnose in the situation which now
confronts the party.
AS the days wear on, democratic
hopes are strongly revived. Inc drl1'
of events in the nation is such as &c
kindle anew the fires of courage. Dem
ocrats everywhere are finding interest
awakening in the possibilities, which
have been gradually and manifestly
improving, for a gerat national trl-
unph in 1904. Indictment and induce
ment to hope are daily found in the
obvious development of conditions IA
vorable to an overthrow of the regime
of greed and graft and class aggran-
dizement.
Democracy has long been out Of ma
tional power and democratic loyalty
has undergone a severe test. 1t is
party nature" which is but human
nature, to weaken under loss, and eight
years is long period of deprivation
But in an age conspicuous for the pro-
motion of principles of human liber-
ty and republican government there
could be no such thing as material
weakening Of the party which pre-em-
inently stands for government by the
governed; and the starvation" which
democracy has suffered in recent years
has served, not to deplete its vital
forces but rather to indurate its fl
bers and improve it's mettle. That un-
shakable and profound confidence
which has always obtained for its in
tegrity of principle and beneficial pur-
pose is today rather strengthened and
increased.
AS a consequence of the expressions
of the people by special privilege and
a long continued neglect Of their inter-
ests, as a consequence of the recent
rapid development of anti-republican
tendencies fostered by the Mckinley
and Roosevelt administrations, the i'm
portance of the great public interest
and the beneficence of democratic rule
Ci0 hn mi
have been subjected to an administra-
ton calculated forcefully to illustrate
the contrast between plutocratic and
democratic government-and the peO-
pie generally realize the contrast and
feel the cost and suffering of the ex-
pertinent. In the popular breast there
surges a powerful desire for a return
to the tested principles of equality
and broad democracy from which they
sWerved.
Contemplation of the peoples bent;
of sentiment and tendency; of polit
zeal, industrial and economic cOndi-
lions; of the nature of the issues which
are set UP and defended by the repub-
lican party; of the situation which
prevails in the republican party, the
fact that the integrity and cohesion of
the organization are threatened from
within; of the tendency toward COM
plete unity and accord in the demo-
cratic ranks-cOntempla of these
facts cannot but make for the growth
of hope, of confidence and courage.
of the embOldened power of victory.
For democracy all factors of the sit
uation spell opportunity and invita-
ton. Aggressiveness, intelligent Or
ganization and fighting Of the quality
which begets nethusiasm will tell the
story for the party in 1904. Courage
to believe is the quality most neces-
sary right now.