Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-16
Friday, November Is. 1906.
HIGH GLASS DEMOCRACY.

Most people when they see an enemy
about to destl OF them seize the first
weapon at hand and If posi- BILE deal
their enemy blow. They care little
bow much they burt the enemy. or the
weapon, they do not hunt around for
a new repeating rife when they can at
once lay their hands on an old smooth
bore, they will use a bludgeon as quick
ss a revolver or rapier.
This, however, is not the case with
Now York Democrats. They have
been deuounoing the ipiquities OF the
Republican party. they bavs damned
Roosevelt and his assistants with oaths
that changed the pure sir to deep
blue. They have stormed and roared
at Republican iniquitles as practiced
right now by the party in power, they
have called Roosevelt himself a mon
arcbist, and a conspirator, bent on
seizir2 the government permanently,
q dangerous man, and other eplthets
the sevsrest they could command.
But en- election took place in New
York. an opportunity was afforded
them, and the only one likely to be for
some time. of dealing death blow to
Roosevelt and Republieanism in New
York State, and possibly tbs nation.
But no-the weapon with which they
could have killed them was not clean,
it was not the kind they liked to handle.
it was little dangerous and might
kick backwards, OF never having been
used III this manner might explode.
Ali these excuses were made, these
sweet scented Democrats who have
clustered, and fumed, and howled for
a change according to their protesta.
tiols TO kill. but they were too nice to
handle the weapon, preferring death
at the hand of the enemy to picking
I'D Tor their defense the weapon handed
them.
When we see this we know what We
are dealing with, We know the kind
and 6emeneion of the towards who
make up the Democrotic party In that
State. We have seen them run like
conscripts at the fash OF the first gum
They did it in 1896, again in 1900. now
again, and they will do it again when
tue time comes, that Is when another
battle is on. They are not towards 30
much as they are traitors, they are
Republican allies. secret agents. spies
In camp, they ought never again to be
hcnorea with the name OF Democrat.
they could have won the greatest bat
tie OF the day, routed. discounted the
enemy, scattered him, and broken up
his orga nlzation, and captured his
stronghold. But they tell us that the
powder smelt, the guns were not accu-
rate, the guns might kick. Glorious
fighters, yalient soldiers, wonderful
diseiplinarians, wonderfully disciplin-
ed, wise beyond their fellows. Watch
fu.. thoughtful, careful, always pre-.
ferring an enemy to an alleged 1rleno.
1t is with such we fight battles, and
with such we are whipped, indeed dis
graced. Will the Democratic party
ever again allow another New Yorker
of the kind that deserted to the enemy
this time to be nominated again. or II
he purchase the nomination will they
ever support him? We hope not. We
hope no more Clevelands and Parkers
will nauseate us. They have no element
which savors of Democracy, and we
should epew them out of our mouths.
In this very election we found Cleve-
land by his words opposing the Dem.
ocratic nominee, and Parker actively
working against him. High class De-
mocracy, too high for US Of the COM
mon herd.