Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-22
SPIRIT OF LoCOFOCOlSM.
DYING SPEECHES & CONFESSION


DYING SPEECHES & CONFESSIONS.
The Present Loco EocO party acknowledging
that they hare eit The Democratic platform, and Mey
repudiate The Democratic principles cfOiher days.
The following is from the Cincinnati Enquir-
en-" the Locof1to organ Of Hamilton county, Ohio,
edited by CHARLES BROuGm, Que of the most irr
iluenIia Loccfocos in that State, aud brother of
the Chief Auditor. lie speaks plainly aud boldly
acknowledges thai his parry have no fixed prnci-
pies. Read what lie says:
The man WFo U.9Sd Democrat itcenfy fpc
years ago, AND HAS NOT PRoGRFs Ed wIrH THE
PARTY, but remained stationary, Is JUST TWEEN.
TY FIVE YEARS BEHIND TIE TINES,
AND THE PARTY.
He is not a Democrat NOR. Nay tho man
who stands in relation to some principles no,c
where the Democratic pnrty did mtg Ten years aro
Is NOT A DEMOCRAT NOW. Y3u must
change your grouud. Ifyou would he esteem. ed a
Demotra OF 1913 You MUST ABANDON PORTION
OF YOUR SUPERANNUATED FAITH. Twenty
seven years ago in 1916 the Demo, ratio partu in
Congress- under The Democratic administrator of
MniSon-- ESTABLISHED BANK OF THE U. s.
arge portion of the party supposed the insttu-
ton constitutional and all appear to have thoupl,t
II clear sound policy-and it was not in near
twenty years Gfler, That the party CHANGED
IT'S PRINCIPLES IN regard to u Bank. If YOU
nor entertain the same principles which you then
entertained IN common with the party twenty five
years ago, in r htiof TO this question YOU ARE
NOW in FAVOR OF A BANK OF TIE o.
NlIED STATES TO BE CHARTERED BY
CoNGkESS. II you are, you cannot be n democrat
OF le43, though yon icere in 1876, and 49,
Ten years ago, HE pa ~ in Ohio ,cere in Gauor
% Sfdte Banks, and actually granted, by nets of
Leel'h'hre,n ~ charters. You doubtless believed
an common Diih The patty in those Bank doctrines !;
you acted with The party. Bur THE DEMOCRACY OF
ONO ARE NOW OPPOSED TO THEM. II YOU still aa-
here to your political faith OF 1888 in relation to
these matters, you are not Il Democrat nate. Twen-
tyfive years ago tie Democratic pary-the whole
country-insiifed and sustained HIGH tn.
RltT: Fifteen years ago, 1928, 10 '33 THE
PARTY as booty sustained The PROTECTIVE
TARIFF Of Is2S-yet. the party AS A PARTY,
is NOW OPPOSED TO A TARIFF FOR PRO.
LECTION. If you staud in reference 20 THIS
QUESTION where the party DID, tiCenty fre or on
~ ten gears ago, you are NOT WITH THE
PARTY NOW. Imight continue this contrast
between tie PRESENT and FORMER POSI-
TlONS OF The PARTY, UPON OTHER CUES
TONS But the contrasts upon The subjects of Va
tiondl Bank, State Bank, and Tariff, are sulTcicn,
to sustain my position. that ONE CANNOT BE,
A DEMOCRAT NOW. WHO EN- ERTAiNS
THE SAME OPINIONS HE DID TWENTY
FIVE OR EVEN TEN YEARS AGO, AL
ED WITH THE PARTY, AND BEEN FOR
THAT DAY a GOOD DEMOCRAT"
Here is an honest confession of faith candid
hvowal, by Locofoco, that his purity have no fix
ed principles This editor stands out pre- emuet
amongst his brethren, for frankly Il Uniting, OF
rather boosting, OF what they practice yet depy
This man honestly answers The question So often
asked, -" who has changed '"u and says that his
party has done so.
In The old )ashoned days OF our fathers il was sup
posed that attachment 20 certain PRINCIPLES was
the basis Of party; hut any one who entertain.
such an opinion notO is " bthind HE Hnesn Under
Ihs neD light democracy il is hard to say what is
10 determine n mans political character. As prin
Cipies have nothing to do with this matter, il lnu.
| be attachment TO certain men, that is to decide
| whether uiau is Il Democrat This may answer
| just notc it there is one in the fold who doe.
not 90 for MIR. VAN buren, but how long will il
! he so j.? When Mr.. VAN buren, has h.en beater
again, las lie Will bs next tall Wh0 then is bt
! The standard OF democracy? Since princ pies have
nothing 10 do with fixing the standard some mar
must do il, aud who shall he he This must event
I uuy trouble the neV light Democracy not n little
and II several rival aSplran;s should arise tVhO shat
decide between them Z Ii would not be verr,
strange, il some new hgM should 90 to bed goo,
democrat, anG failing u turn over, should wake uI
( in The morning and find himself good Hartford
Convention Fedrrqiist."
II stands all l. ce!ocOs in hand " no have a keei
sense Of The value of bread aud buuer. to keen
sharp look out Hnd see where The democracy
is going TO jump nexr. Men must move qucl
III these days or they will not keep up with de-
mocracy in lis ontpdfd progress,
But seriously we ask all consilcraic men to re
fleet upon this feature in the Locoiuco party
ANY man, whose memory can carry him back lei
fifteen, OF twenty years, viii recolrcl man
Things Then advocated by the democratic parl
4 winch are now denounced by those who cal
themselves democras-hy men who deny tia
they have changed. Where is this progressive de
nocrdey TO end? Must the legislation OF This conn
} try he continually changed 10 sui tho whins O
these modern reOrmeIs Are men whose view
on public questions have remained uuchange
since the days ofJeiIarSon and Madison 10 he de
nounced and yillllied because They do not folio,
certain men in their gyraIiOns? What if Nj
Van Buren, and some leading Locofocos Shout
conclude that it would 10 far better 10 make hin
President for life, aud thus save the trouble of
Presidential election every four years? Orcoars
every one who did not agree TO 1t would be ioudl
f denounced by tho party as "au old Federasl.
We are glad TO see the locofocos come out painl
VIII their principles, or rather with their lack {
hlfprincipfes, for they do far less mischief tina
when They preach one thing aud practise another
Tho locoiOco leaders of this slate have not lh
honesty Of the Cincinnati Enquirer; they do nc
confess that they have abandoned the principles c
the fathers OF the Republic but not one of then
can deny lhN all Ia says of The parly is true.
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Mr.. Benton is still very low, with a severe mel