The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
MESSAGE TO DEMOCRACY.

\ message has just been dcliyeren
TO Democracy that is worthy of the
most careful consideration Of the
members Of the party The message
is from senator lsadurc Rayncr. VINO
represents Maryland in the United
States senate As Maryland Is one OF
the states that it Is necessary for the
Democrats to carry to win the next
election. this message Of advice from
her most distinguished son ON the
course the party should pursue is the
more worthy of attention.
"Of course" said senator Rayncr.
We AN appreciate the fact that when
a new issue arises the Democratic
party must take It's stand upon one
side or the other. and as new issues
develop parties must enlarge and eN-
paud No one desires To restrict the
Democratic party either to dead IS.
sue or simply to 'nosc that existed
at III' lIlII' Nl tNn i'N 'tiH'f'''f
Sow. have We any principles /
think we have. Has the Republican
party stolen them? | acquit them OF
the charge | think that they are en-
trcly innocent. aud don't believe
that they have any fclonious intent
ar design whatever To appropriate
them. Is the president a Democrat?
| most respectfully deny it,
Senator Rayner after showing the
lines that divide the two parties,
said: I'VE must not yield the slight
est fraction Of the supremacy Of the
states over their own local and do.
mcstic concerns. This is our heritage,
ana We must not barter It for wealth,
FOR progress or prosperity. Prosperity
may be only temporary. but the foun-
dations Of the republic are perpetual.
In the next place We are opposed u
governmental patcrnalism. 1t is re-
proach to jefferson to claim that II he
were living he would be in favor of Il.
! predict. with great respect 10 9th
ers who may differ with me, that the
da, will never come when the govern
r.,nl of the United States will own
and operate the railroads of the coun-
try
Let ms give the present railroad law
a fair test ANA trial, and II It does
not answer the purposes Of it's enact
mcut let MS extend IT'S provisions and
supplement its remedies so that II
will meet any emergency that may
arise. There IS one proposition, how
ever, that the Democratic party must
contend for In this connection, anc
that is 10 must demand complet,
obedience to the existing statute. Tn,
railroad presidents and officers Of oui
trunk lines must bee made, once anC
forever to realize that they are the
servants, and not the masters, of the
people"
After suggesting a platform upor
which an Democrats could unite Sen
ator Rayucr closed hy saying III We
advocate principles that are not Dem
ocratic and bee again defeated AZ th'
polls, then II looks 10 me as II th'
hour of disintegration was at hand
because the only thing that has KEEP
us alive through all the strange vicis
sltudcs OF our fortune is the fact tina
We have never yet wholly abandone,
the historic traditions Of our faitl
and haveneyer yet, upon all the page
of or history. sounded fina! retreat
IN the Democratic party will onl
follow IeTersonian precepts and az
IONS, without attempting revise,
edition that he would repudiate .
h, were living; n II will only unit
upon essentials and not divide upol
non-csscntials: II Il will only stand o.
the old ritual and not attempt {,
alter IL to suit every economic cliQu,
or mongrel denomination that is will
ing 10 array itself upon its banners
II II will only abandon the WORSHIP
of temporary idols that are broker
into fragments with the close Of ever!
campaign, and return to the WORSHIP
of those cardinal principles that vii
remain immutable so long as the re
public lasts, regardless OF the fac
whether parties discard them or not
then ! believe that our mission is b,
no means ended, but that, emerging
from fha anathv ma lathars,,, ,ho. ,,o,,