The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1903-06-20
1oUcns1ont OF DEMOCRACY
New Orleans Times Democrat. I

ship for 1904 seems to vex the souls OF
many men who have not the slightest
idea OF supporting the party's candidate
whoever be may be. Theee meddlers and
marplots are Of two kinds Republicans
who begin to fear that Roosevelt is re-
incarnation OF Bryan, and those pseudo
Democrats who believe that wisdom will
die with their idols.
We need hardly say that the choice will
not lie with these officiods patriots, who
by their own account, enacted The role of
Brutus in the elections of 1896 and 1900.
1t is the merest dream u imagine that
sackcloth and ashes will be the garb of
the six millions who voted for Mr.. Bryan
in both those memorable contests.
Rathes is it TO b- supposed that this
great electorate will think and act for IL
self. II history has any lesson on such
points, we must infer that the Republican
party will become more Republican, and
and the Democratic party will become
more Democratic rs the years roll on.
Az u matter OF fact. the differences be
tween the rival organizations are CON
genital, and pierce the very marrow of
their being.
\ fanaticaI lover Of the Hub" once
declared that Boston was not n place.
but n state OF mind II may likewise be-
affirmed that Republicanism and Democ-
racv are not mere badges TO be worn or
discarded at pleasure, but are habits OF
thought which draw thinkers in opposite
directions, Just a. the centripetal and
centrifugal forces draw material things
toward or away from the earth's center
! This view Of the case IL exceedingly wei
put by Mr. Bryan in n letter which ht
recently addressed To the New York hide
pendent:
The difference upon the money Ques
ton among those Who understand il. wa.
not so much difference OF opinion ~
difference Of sympathcs. aud that differ
ence exists today IN it did then
This is but another way of saying tina
n leoaprd IL To he recognized by his un
changeable spots
1t is indeed perfectly true that the -ilve
question, terribly important in itself. wa
but one item OF long program. For tn
| ~ . hn HI ,.l
ped OF all techncalities. simply stood 70
the capitalists eternal hunger after tn
unearned increment SO, too. advocate
OF a problbitive tariff seek an unfair al
vantage, and lovers OF government 10y IN
Jun, ton would prostitute public power
10 private ends Between these believer
IN utterly opposite Crt..d- Their, can "
neither cOmpromls" nor reconciliation
There a great gulf il fixed in human
} NATURE and will endure To the last villa
BILE OF recorded time The struggle q
1904 will turn on the old issues. thougI
they bc modified as To outward form
For our own part. We care lttl" ahou
the personality of the Democratic nom
nee, provided only that he represent. TIA
principles for which the party must figh
> II 1t il TO have the slightest claim to ia
Z suffrages oi the American people
At the council board OF George Wasl
J. ington there sat two ma Stcrful men VIII
embodied ideas which are contemporary
g with the race itself These men wrr
= Alexander Hamilton aud Thomas Jeffei
= son. Hamlltons name IL synunymou
. with special privileges and ccntralize
g administration OF governmental fun,
ton, while Jefferson renOWn rests upo
his defense OF the many against the few
A II those pr.-emncnt statesmen could nov
II return To the land Of III. living. thu
= would find no difficulty in aligniug then
selves on the controversies OF this g-n-ri
tlon-the weak against the ~trOug
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