The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-24
Political Opportunity of The
Glorious South
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
Shows the Historic Past and Bright Future
OF Democracy Judge Parker Creates
Favorable Impression,

A special from Washington,
ID. O., says: The extremely fa-
vorable impression created by
Judge Parker's speech at Char
lotte, on the control of party
management by the Democrats
of the Southern states, is no new
idea. After the congressional
election Of 1902, one of the fore
most Democrats of the Old Do
minion State, in an interview
commenting on the result of
those elections, anticipated the
same view when he said: "The
future success of the party lies
with the Democrats of the South
ern States. They have the pow
er to control and direct its policy
in the democratic National Con-
vention and in Congress if they
choose to do so. 1t lies with
them TO give it sound guidance
and to put it on the road to vic
tory. If the Democrats of the
South will cut loose from the So
cialistic element, whether in the
East or West, which has had
too large a share in party control
during the past six years, and
will return to their former reso-
lutte support of fundamental
Democratic principles, the coun-
try will again be willing to en-
trust to the party the direction of
National affai s. With strict ad
herence to the constitution as it
ia, with no encroachment upon
the rights of the several states
and with no such extension of
Federal power as is being urged
by Republican leaders; by strict
economy il. administration, and
moderate taxation for public pur-
poses, the party will recover its
old influence. The assertion of
these principles brought victory
in the past, and adherence to
them Will regain for the party
the confidence of the American
people"
In 1908 this same gentleman
gave further expression on the
same subject in an interesting
article in a leading magazine,
which it may be we'll for Demo-
Gratis everywhere to ponder over
at this time. After reciting the
glorious history of the country
under Jefferson, Madison and |
Monroe and the continued growth
and prosperity of the nation dur
ing all that period of Southern
management and supremacy, the
writer says: 'The Democrats of
the Southern States, if they act
together can exercise the same
controlling voice they exercised
previous to the fatal break over
slavery at Charleston. The slav-
cry issue, with all that pertained |
to it, has eliminated from Federal |
politics. If the members of a
radicalism which desires to in |
flict negro rule upon the South
ern States occasionally flicker
into flame in Washington. it is
al the more the duty of the men
Of the South to stand together
for policies which mean con-
servatism and promise victory;
and it is certain that in SO doing
they will not lack the support of
every Democrat and Of many
conservative Republicans in the
Northern States. The victories
Of 1876, 1884 and 1892, because of
party doctrine in the time of JEFF
ierson, Madison and Monroe, and
which inspired in the country the
conviction that a Democratic dd-
lninistration of laws regarding
taxation and privilegs which
would conform most nearly to
he theory of equal rights and
privileges for all and the great
est good to the greatest number.
1t should be the policy of the
Democratic party of the South to