Courier Democrat., 1904-12-15
RIGHT WILL TRIUMPH.
Democracy Lives. Though Its
Candidates Were Beaten.
STANDS WITH UNITED FRONT.

The Party OF Je3erson Win Meet lta
Ancient Enemy Four Years HeAee
Confident of Victory - Roosevelt's
Great Opportunity.
The Atlanta Constitution, comment
ing on the result of the election. says:
Well, the agony is over. aud, what
ever else may be said about it, we are
no worse of than we were before it
began!
We did the best we could under the
circumstances, aud there is nothing to
say further than that, with united
front, we will meet the ancient enemy
on the battlefield four years hence,
confident the time will yet come when
right will triumph.
The Democratic candidates have been
beaten, but Democracy lives and will
continue to live in the hearts of mil
lions throughout the length and
breadth of the land.
It is both too early and too late to
undertake a full discussion Of the
why's and wherefores-too early be-
cause we are not yet over the shock
and too late because the milk has been
spilled, and explaining will not repair
the damage.
There may be occasion during the
next four years to say something about
the recent experiences Of the Demo
cratic party, and there will certainly
be occasion to say much about Demo
cratic action in the future, but this is
not the time for discussion Of the prob
lens which have confronted the Demo
cratic party in the campaign just over.
Suffice it now to say that the peo-
pie Of the whole country are to have
an opportunity Of ascertaining whether
the second term of Theodore Roose-
welt will be an administration marked
by sectional prejudice or whether it
will be free from the unfortunate devel-
opments which during his first term
have served to create the impression
that he was neither friendly to nor
considerate of the south.
Now that he is elected for second
term and is free from the alluring en-
tanglements Of another nomination, it
is to be hoped that he will prove him
self the chief executive Of the whole
country, with breadth enough to treat
all sections alike and with manhood
enough to outline and follow policy
that will not be based upon sectional
resentment and narrow partisanship.
For the sake of the south, for the
sake Of the peace and the welfare Of
the. entire country, we trust he will
prove himself an American in the
broadest sense Of the word rather than
mere sectionalist. The opportunity
presenting itself to him is great one.
While there is much to deplore in the
record he has so far made, there is
much in the man himself to admire.
He is brainy and courageous and hon
est, and we believe it can be said in
truth that he will enter upon his new
term of Office less hampered by ques-
donable pledges than any Of his Re
publican predecessors in generation.
Will he rise equal to the opportunity ?
If he does, he can do much toward
modifying the intensity Of the feeling
against him in the south, and he can
make for himself a place in American
history to be envied.
In the meantime, however, the south
is not going to indulge itself in wor-
ries or vain regrets. With the greatest
cotton crop 1t has ever known and the
whole world after it Mt high prices, the
south greets the other sections of our
common country with cheerfulness and
confidence. Down here we have our
eyes turned hopefully toward the fu-
ture. We have gone through many q
worse experience, only to come out
smiling. With the lions share Of the
prevailing national prosperity, due to
beneficent Providence and not to the
Republican party, we send greetings to
the sister states north and west and
assure them all
We can stand it IL they can!