The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-03
Political Review.
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the South with the aid of the Union
Democrats, and Lincoln Republicans in
Congress, was taken back in the Union
and she has stood solid as the rock OF
Gibraltar for those principles to this
hour and the true principle of Demo
cracy, both North and South, is free from
any of these other elements. and were
End are the principles Lincoln advocated
With the last utterances he made on the
subject of the nations money, and its
financial policies, and in whose hands the
form of government should be kept
Every principle of his utterances were
embodied in the two last Democratic
platforms So the common idea taught
in the Republican political school, was
and is new, that the war was between
the Republicans and Democrats, and the
notion has been kept alive by the radi-
Gals waving the bloody shirt and bowling
that Il vote for Democracy meant a vote
against the principles Of the Union,
vote for rebellion and secession, which
idea has polleG millions Of votes for the
Republican ticket, and is still doing it
today on the idea that Democracy was or
IS against the maintenance of the Union,
and for the overthrow of the Constitu-
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maintenance The principles of the
Democratic party are so easily understood,
that man may read them as ne runs.
There is no change of their belief in the
original Constitution, except as it affects
slavery and negro franchise. The Consti-
tuition itself is the crystallized essence
of Democracy, written by the Father of
Democracy. The country's growth has
y Il
icy. but not of its fundamental principles.
Democracy is fully expressed in the Ian
guagc of the Government by the people
and for the people, equal rights to all,
special privileges to none. More simply
illustrated in enacting no special legisla-
ton that makes it possible for the
strong to Cypress the weak in their hon
est pursuit for a livelihood by combna-
tons OF capital under legal protection,
driving small competitors from their le-
Ultimate business pursuits. No legislation
that puts the control Of the money Of
the people in the hands Of an element
that can expand or reduce its circulation,
as their speculative natures may feel in
cllned. No tariff for any purpose beyond
what will raise the necessary revenue for
the acutal needs of the Government An
excessive tariff is un-American. much less
un-Democratic. A tariff that will enable
manufacturers to sell sewing machine
IN London for $4,000 and charge the
American girl whose father helped build
It, $4,000, or enable and American pro-
ducer to sell a Canadian Il ton of railroad
iron Tor $500, and compel an American
10 pay $500 ton is vicious and
against every principle of Democracy.
The return to a bmetallic basis, reauir
ing every paper dollar issued as a nation
al dollar to have its equivalent in bull
lion IN the Governments vaults, for the
guarantee OF its redemption, gives us.
IS God and our Constitution provided and
intended, two sound bidders for orr Ia
Dor and the product of our labor. and
makes it impossible for any combination
oi men to either expand or contract the
circulating money. A tax on income. a
tax on capital stock, is Democratic and
will t. a large extent do away with the
battle between labor and capital, and the
possibility OF stock poolings to form on
orm< S trusts, to wipe out every vestige
o0 lm'tting this country to the policy
rentting its time honored principles
ending the weak against the strong
al OF making entangling foreign ALI