Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-11-20
81 The Dollars OF the Party.

nc DOiidTS OA tuc
This is phrase repeatedly used by Morrison, and
1t shows very plainly what is running in his head.
He charges that it is because we fear division of
these said dollars that complain of his revving the
old Democrat He is blinded by his own enyious
and avaricious temperament. 1t would be indeed
laughable, if indignant feelings were not excited by
his ungraeful course towards the Democratic party
TO hear Morrison taunt others with mercenariness.
We scorn his imputaiion too much even TO deny it.
But this will say that for every dollar of the
party" we have received he has received fty if not
hundred. We never obtained-we never asked
for-we never wanted single dollar of our party for
which We did not render full equivalent. He has
obtained Thousands, and is yet, and nere riR be
satisfied The more he mas had, the more he has de-
sired and demanded On the other hand, we have
expended in the service of the party twenty fold more
than the whole Morrison family ever dld or erer riz
We did it. however, of our own free WILL and neither
ask nor expect return.
Morrison pretendS that he has revived the Demo-
craft, not only to correct our errors ard Mistakes
but to help advocate the Democratic cause and for
the pririlege Of "ieorking at has trade"!H WHY
DID HE NOT THINK OF DOING THIS IN
1871 At that time the coast was clear; he could
body else would have been DESTROYS to interfere with
his perfect monopoly of :. the dollars of the party"
No! No. A. F. Morrison was too smart TO be
caught in any such speculation the publication of
Democratic paper here at that time afforded. He
had too much regard for his ocn dollars to do any
such thing and the sharing business particularly in
Illinois rags and State scrip, was little more profta-
bic, and little ge5lteel than " 1orking at has
trade!
Oh, yes he was quite willing that re should have
the track at that time "The deep poverty of our
party "aboundcd!" The fat men had grown lean
and the rich men waxed poor-in spirit at least
We came, we saw, and we wont say we conquered
but will y,what is true that we paid off the old
debts of the Democrat to the amount of eight hun
bred dollars-for the privilege, Morrison now has
it, of working in our vocation. We went ahead
worked hard, and crolred as loud as we could, not
only to revivethe dropping spirits of party but to
keep up
We thank Providence that we have been successful
"to degree" And now, so far from Directing to
Morrisons paper on account of the dollars of the
party, it is the last reason in the world we should
think of We do not cent how many papers
he prints for the sake of '' the dollars" We have
little objection to bis getting honest living by
q working at his trade" But knowing, as do,
that he is backed and encouraged by the old Junto
for the purpose of ultimately destroying partys
confidence in u.s. in order to further their selfish
views; and believing that lie and his co-adutors are
Democrats only fiom the lips outward, while within
thee are full of tincleanness and corruption,-duy
to our patty and its principles demands that should
sound the alarun, that they who do not already
know him may be put upon their guard. If, after
that they disposed trust to his hypocrtcal pro-
feSssions they will do it in the face of past expert
ence and present knowledge. We at least shall be
clear of responsibility, whatever the mischief may be-
A word more. The revival of the old Democrat
for the purpose of attempting put down. unless
we should submit TO become the tools of the Junto
has been repeatedly threatened for the last three
years. If the dollars of the party had been our
sole consideration, they of the Morrisons We
could have secured them easily enough by panderng
to their personal advancement and interest. We re-
fused to do that and the risk ours. In answer to
those threats, have repeatedly said and here
publicly repeat that 'chenerer The Democratic party
shall make IL manifest 10 as, by authentic authority,
that 1t is tired Of services, cang to retire
from the post occupy. Until receive such
manifestation, shall endeavor to do orr duty to
our principles, our party, and to ourselves-dOAGrS
or no dollars.