Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-08
GEORGETOWN o. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1912

zsalots were brought 10 Dayton from Ken.
lucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, and
the whole State filed again with the cru
sading revelry and excitement and dis'
plays Of these gathering and dispensing
bands, which had proved such power
ful stimulus for whiggery IN the cam
paign Of 1910. In the whole North the
black cloud Of Abolilonism lowered over
the prospects of the Democracy; and
while the fanatical feeling of Federal
AbolitiOnist was worked upon to increase
their zeal in the cause of their party, the
same feeling in such as belonged to the
Democracy was appealed TO, for the Pur-
pose Of inducing them to secede from
their party, and those who could not be
prevailed upon to vote the federal ticket
were induced to vote for an abolition
ticket, which was expressly provided TO
draw off honest democratic aboliiionlsts
from The support Of their political party.
We belisve the abolition ticket will be
found to have taken at least three thou
sand votes from tho democratic POLL
Giddngs, and all the federal abolition
leaders, by speeches and circulars, in
vOked their sect TO give up the abolition
candidates for those Of their political par
ty, and there ls scarce a doubt but that
almost every federal abolitionist Obeyed
the summons.
What an honor, then, to the various, pa
lriotic farmers of Ohio, that, with all
these odds against them-many OF them
too, still laboring underline bias aud CON-
mi,ment which the naming a candidHte
Of their own State for the Presldence al
the last election had drawn them into
they were capable Of throwing of all sin
ister influences and rescuiug their Cow
ernment from the hands Of those who
had so sacriligiously violated its spiritH
While this glorious result gives exalted
and imperishable character 10 the rePub'
licans Of Ohio, the fact that the great bo-
dy of whiggery sustained. with unaba'ed
srder, the desperate and traitOrouS band
Of conspirators who sought 10 dissolve
the Government, as a means OF attaining
their ambitious aims, will forever serve
as decisive testimony ofthe enmity OF
federalism to popular government. II
shows conclusiTely that all their profess
ed devotion 10 our political institutions,
and their cant, that they wage war upon
the democracy only TO reform, and to
guard against ils tendency TO disorder, to
unsettle the rights Of property, and rem.
der government weak and incapable Of
affording protection against the will OF
lawless maiorities, is all hollow hypocrl-
sy. 1t is clear that they sevk, through
anarchy, to establish government lnde
pendent Of the people.
4 If the democracy deserve credit for
the principle, energy, and spirit with
vhiuh they conducted the late struggle
\ they deserve not less for the manner IN
), which the conflict was conducted on their
rart. No vioIence-no extravagance-no
in tsmperate displays marked anyaot their
proceedings. Cain, sober, honest aP'
meals to the good sense Of the communI'
~, W ere the sole reliance of those VINO
we're active in the canvass.
In some respects, those who are as
, nirants for the favor Of the democratic
. party distinguished themselves from some
3 OF tn0iE Or6tUI0u I'LL Oth0l $50 =
8 nobICst dsinterestedness. There was
not a split ticket Tor what is sometimes
Q called an independent ticksO run IN any
: county of Ohio to battle the efforts O.
r those devoted to the public cause IL
= Pennsylvania several members OF the
d Lepislatare have been lost, in conSe
!. ouencs OF disappointed individuals OF tn: ,t
Q party setting themselves up as canu'
dates aeafnst the regular nominations -
This is sometimes done BY honest mel
indulginp private revenge at tho expens
Of the public interests. In other case
: pesudo democrat lends!himselt 10 IN
political enemies of the party he IS aoCI
" 10 desert, 10 effect their purposes. N
u. matter what the motve-hOnest or OH
9. erwise--iu .uine cas9s out Of ten, the II
10 disidual who thus reval's against the Il
ID cessary party organization finds hlmst
n. IN the end, a neglected renegade IN Il
ID ranks of those to whom he deserts.
ii. And there ID scarcely an instance
ch which an individual has suffered inJr
w lice at the hands Ofa nominating convt
10, ton, or committee. and has had the
he iience TO await the action Of thp Peo
on upon the issue he may make with tn
'ly where the wrong is not more than
es' paired. 7-f
II.