Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-12-20

except that they gave their influence
10 the cause OF he Union. This was
the attitude OF Hon. n. @. Taylor and
Judge 7. n. Frazier. After the federal
occupation these two grand old men
and many others OF their class rem.
dered very valuable and highly appre.
ciated service In protecting from spo.
liatlon and insult their friends and
fellow citizens who had taken the
losing side. During reconstruction
they protested in vain against the sat
urnalia Of crime In which the carpet.
baggers and scalawags reyelled Some
OF them who had accepted office were
forced TO resign or were removed be.
cause they recognized that the so
called rebels" had rights.
Upon the recovery OF the elective
franchise by the people and the conse
quent realignment Of parties. practi.
cally all the Confederate Wings and
a good many Of those who had taken
the Union side went into the Demo.
cratic party. There were. however.
some good men who cast their lot with
the Republicans: and this. II must be
admitted. was the more consistent
course. One who had ever been really
and truly a whig could never be a
Democrat at heart
II is this mixture OF dlscordant ele
mcnts that has caused so much dis.
sension In the Democratic party In
Tennessee. For nearly half a century
the organization has been kept togeth.
or by outside pressure rather than b.
Internal cohesion. the strongest force
being the fear OF negro domination.
II is the presidents policy TO remove
his outside pressure. leaving the nat
rally inharmonious elements TO fall
part or rather TO be driven apart by
natural repulsion. This will inevita-
bly, be the result sooner or later. but
he president Is trying TO hasten Il
by appointing TO high offices such
oemocratsCO as Luke Wright. Jacoi
dickinson and Horace Lurton. every
1ne Of whom is. and always has been.
IN enemy OF true democracy. II r.
probable that the result will be to
make Tennessee again a doubtful
state.
What Is true Of Tennessee IL also
true 20 a less extent Of every one of
the Southern states. and several OF
them offer promising fields for Re
publican missionary work. As has
been made plain above. there Is an
undemocratic element in the Demo
cratic party OF every one Of the states
that held slaves when the war be
tween the states began. and the proper
place for this element Is in the Re
publican party. Just as there are five
points Of Calvinism and five counter.
points OF Arminianism. 80 there are
i've fundamental principles Of democ.
racy: I. All just government is foun.
ded on the consent OF the governed
?. Majority rule limited by strict con
struction OF the constitution 10 safe
guard the rights Of the minority: ,.
The largest measure OF local seif-gov
eminent and OF personal liberty con.
slstent with the general welfare. 4.
Limiting government as closely as
practicable 10 its two primary objects
viz. the preservation Of order and the
protection Of property; 5. Commercial
freedom. including the inalienable
right Of every man 20 buy from whom
and sell to whom he pleases. whenev.
or and wherever he pleases All other
Democratic doctrines are corollaries
OF these fundamental principles and II
President Taft viii help TO purge the
party OF all who do not believe in and
act according 20 all or any OF them
he will have performed a great service
for which all true Democrats will be
sincerely thankful. The Eagle. there
fore wishes him God-speed In his
Southern policy.