Show A POlITGAl INQUEST Efforts to Ascertain Cause of Death of Democracy EVIDENCE NOT ALL IN Catchings of Mississippi Most Fre nnd Easy Witness Heard His Story Short but Well ToldWould Corral the Next Democratic Candidate t Candi-date and Keep Him at Home Would Drop Free Silver nnd Fusion and Appeals to Passion and Preju I dice Drop Impsrialism New Orleans La Nov She New Orleans Picayune sent telegraphic rc qux sts to many leading Democrats In various sections of the country asking expressions with reference to the future fu-ture of the Democratic party Following Follow-ing arc extracts from some of the replies re-plies T S Catchings Mississippi Drop free silver drop fuslonlsm drop the cry of government by injunction drop the rry of Imperialism and militarism drop all discussion about the Philippines until un-til peace has been restored drop appeals ap-peals to the passions and prejudices of the Idle and discontented Revive the Federal Question of taxation teach the Democratic doctrine that people cannot can-not be made rich by taxing them assail as-sail the favoritism and wrongs of a high protective tariff stand for the I control of trusts and combines by methods not oppressive demand enlargement I en-largement of the powers of the Interstate Inter-state Commerce commission and the liberal Improvements of harbors and insist on local selfgovernment and let the next Presidential candidate remain at home during the campaign Holce Smith Atlanta On1 doubt the advisability of 0 distinct movement by I few men with the purpose of re II or 1I atonA party which can poll the enormous vote that the Democratic party hag recently polled is I far from being a dead party More conservative councils will prevail in future Democratic Demo-cratic conventions and with a pronounced pro-nounced sound money platform In 1904 with a man against whom no factional fight can be made there is every reason rea-son to believe the party wH triumph J SHOULD DROP SILVER I ExGov Boles of Iowa My belief Is we shQuld drop 16 to L Let the money I question rest Organize Democratic clubs in every voting precinct to send delegates to county from county to State and from State to national con entlon of delegates to meet periodi cal and formulate a platform for the party This should be based on princi ples enunciated in our Declaration of Independence Insist on a strict construction con-struction of the sole source of legislative legis-lative power in Congress No subjugation subjuGa-tion of unwilling peoples by force Expansion Ex-pansion in everything that pertains to peace contraction in everything that pertains to unnecessary war One form of government for all one flag one people with equal rights to all and special privileges to none MUST TURN FROM FOLLY William Via Wisconsin You cannot can-not wisely operate on a patient in utter collapse When rtural revival ensues if i party conscience comes back with returning vitality the way to Democratic Demo-cratic victory Js as plain as types of fidelity and honesty Let Democracy turn from Its folly and lve ABANDON DEAD ISSUES John G Carlisle New YorkIn order to achieve success or to become beneficial bene-ficial to the country as an opposition party the Democracy murt abandon 1 dead Issues free Itself from all demoralizing demor-alizing alliance and return to the true i principles and policies of the party The new questions precipitated upon the country by the conduct of the present I I pres-ent Administration and the declarations declara-tions of its supporters must be met In a broad spirit of justice and sincere a spirt justce respect re-spect for the mandates of the Constitu tion and the liberal principles upon i which our institutions are founded We I < have drifted into a situation which makes the correct solution of these questions exceedingly difficult and the party should give them a most careful consideration In all their aspects before committing Itself to any specific plan of adjustment Upon the general principles involved there will be little ltte difference of opinion but the meas ures to be adopted In order to extri cate the country from Its present un fortunate position cannot hastily i positon cnnot be la8tl formulated What plan shall be pro posed for the reorganization of the > arry In order that Its real strength may be effectively asserted is a etectvelj as eted ques tion which it I seems to me ought to be considered and decided by a conference composed of conservative Democrats representing both elements of the par ty as it has existed during the last four years All are equally Interested a In the success of the party on a sound and patriotic platform of principles and therefore all should bc consulted both t to the plan of reorganization y and policies to be reorsanIzaUOI SENATOR MORGANS VIEW Senator John M Morgan Alabama The Democratic party nceris no re construction I needs fidelity to Its creed which has creQ stood for 100 years At present it demands the 10 rcman payment of the national debt and a return to the specie basis bais for banking I de mands the restoration to the States of the cxclush right to determine the ffiRUno voters I Demands that all Federal taxation shall be equal and uniform In place within the limits of wihin I the United Slates I lmits the I suppression of trusts and especially the of corporations in respect of all articles commerce that are subjects of Inter state and foreign commerce If Dc mocrary adheres to these demands our present defeat will be only Temporary OU WATTEUSON HAS HIS SAY Henry Watterson Kentucky As the Democrats are cast down by the result of this election so will the Republicans be elated and thrown off their guard They will fancy they have the world In aHlnG They are certain to proceed to excesses They cannot restrain either their zealots or their All the clever rogues of the time scamps sec Ing their stealings and pickings see have got Into thc Republican > lc The new territories are veritable gold mines of pillage Acts of outrage cannot can-not Y1 be repressed n escaped The peo pie at some will stand aghast before heforo the riot of corruption and despotism II and with the disappearance of the fan cied dangers Incident to a change of parties a it were in the face or the I enemy or words to that effect wherewithal where-withal the Republicans have deluded the voters and fortgelfulness of the I passions aroused by tho luckless misadventure mis-adventure attendant upon the revolu tionary fusion movement undertaken by the Democratic leaders of tho last half decade the opportunity of the chastened frightened and reorganise Democratic party will come and when i comes there shall arise a leader of the stature of Jefferson of Jackson and of Tllden to give iPexpresalon and effectCARMACK CAR rACK IS HEARD E W Carmack the next Senator from Tennessee Tho Democratic party must aland fast by tho principles or the Republic against imperialism militarism tarism and the treasonable conspiracy to subvert our American institutions 1 l f X i and sell our American birthright for 1d sel the plunder of distant yrovlnciS I must stand for democracy against plu turacy forrompLtitlon against monopoly monop-oly for the people against the trusts It must be the great conservative force of the country an uncompromising foe to socialism or anarchy on the t one hand and a vulgar despotism of wealth on the other |