The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-14
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER SPEAKS ON
FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

homes, required a courage little less
than superhuman.
Maintaining the struggle with the
lne great and almost insoluble prob
lem Of our time working under the
most serious difficulties, courageous
n the face of many d.scouragements,
these people have manfaliy represent
I'd the hopes. the ideals and the tradI.
ions cf their country and the logic
IS well as the heroism, of our nation
Il history If any man Is so foolish
rs to ask why the Democratic party
las been true to the South. in its time
If trial. and why this attachment has
5eea requited. IT must be because he
inows little Ct history and less OF hui
nan nature
Much Is said about the peaceabfe
settlement OF differences bat, after all,
" keeping out of quarrels we may be
bile To avoid arbitration az wen as
var. Perhaps the most encouraging
'lsible ign in respect to this persist.
mt policy of interference. is that, In
lpite of outward appearances. in spite
# royal statues in the national capital,
spite Of the truculenee manifested
rom time 10 time in so many quart
RS. in spite of messengers bearing
oyal congratulations from thrones
,urs is still popular. not an imperial,
ystem OF society and government.
"It will not oniy be our duty to re-
ist these strange tendencies. 10 clear
IS to show the method that is In
hem but we have more work to do.
spite OF the hypocritical claims so
reely indulged, the prostitution Of our
rec civil service to a degree never
,efore known: the use Of money In
Elections, whether presidential or
eate: the belittllng or the misuse OF
he judiciary; the interference with
he duties and powers of the states;
he appeal to the military spirit: the
maintenance of vicious and unfair
axing system: the raising again OF
no race issue in its worst form, and
rom the basest Of partisan motives
N there must be understood, and
hen understood, they must be met.
nth flrmness and perseverance until
he abuses which surround them find
popular recognition and then reforma-
ion.
ione of the Problems 10 be soivea.
"If we are 10 deal effectively with
hese various issues. whether In 0ppo-
ition or in power, 1t VIII be ncces-
airy to have real party with real
Ollowers attached to real and recog-
ized principles.
TT Is necessary for us 10 remember
hat we have principles and traditions
our own and that every departure
rom them has landed us In defeat.
Tor can we take anybody else's poll
les. ready made. however strong may
the outward clamor They must
ouare with our own principles. What
nay seem to be popular demands are
ometimes not popular but mere mo-
lcntary crazes which sweep over the
ommunity only TO sink faster than
hey rose. For many years. in GER
ain parts OF the country. the politici-
MS in both parties kept their ears so
loosely to the ground that they heard
ne rumble Ct a greenhaek movement:
1ut II always brought defeat whenever
his sound was given a party voice.
Bryan and Free silver.
we found the same thing true on a
larger scale and with greater and
more permanent loss. when we took
mp the silver question. And yet. of all
single questions thus far in our his
iory presented as party issues this
was the most seductive II had somG.
warrant in history and made appeal
to many forces in our politics. II
had also the great advantage of being
ehampioned by an honest and patriot
&c man. who was and is perhaps the
most persuasive political orator
known 10 our history. And yet II
swept oar party out Of power in every
northern Democratic state, and they
nave remained in the Republican col
INN ever since, while the two border
states which then turned against us
for the first time have been retained
by small and inconclusive majorities.
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