Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-08-28
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NJ o NDAY, UGUST 25, 1915.

'i " Az ~ "A n " " " . 20, 1910
0F@We wish somebody would answer
US two qustions, viz: What is a Democrat
Ic Republican and what is a Democratic
Wing? Republican, Wing, Democrat,
we understand these. IL a Democratic
REPUBLICAN is not black black bird and
if Democratic VINO is not a ashite black
bird, then how is i:?-Woodstock (Vt.)
Age.
We will try 10 help our perplexed CO.
temporary. A Democratic Republican in
Virginia is one who framed and sticks to a
Constitution which allows a rich man to
vote in every county where he has prop
erty, and don't allow poor man TO vote at
all-and insists that counties containing
3.Sths Of the Free Population shall govern
the whole State. In New Hampshire he
allows all white men to vote, but insists
that Catholics and poor men shall not be
allowed TO hold the more responsible Off
ces, In all the South, he advocates open
ly the absolute eternal subsection of half
the human race as chattels to the will and
pleasure Of the other, and denounces the
Wings as hostile to the institution In
the North, he is known and boosted of as
the natural ally of this domestic bust
ness. We agree then, with the Age, that
a Democratic Republican, is a black
ck-bird-very black indeed,
A WING, on the other hand, is foe of
Arbitrary despotic, irresponsible power--and
a DEMocRArIc Wing is, in perfect con-
sistency with this, foe of the sway of one
man, and an advocate of the rule of the
People. Democratic Republican is tan
biological and needlessly verbose; Demo-
cratic Wig is legitimate and lorcibe
phrase, in which no letter is superhuous
or unmcanlng,
And now will the Age be good enough
to tell US what is its notion ola Democratic
Republican champion of eternal Slavery?
Is he white back-brd or black white
bird. Let us hearty. Y. Tribune.
owe will try to help our perpIexed CO.
tempory."
= A Democratic wing, in Virginia, is one
who sticks TO the present constitution and
vii! hear never word of amending it.
A Democratic whig in New Hampshire
is one who has defeated and still does de-
feat any attempt ofthe democrats to remod-
ell the constitution Of the State. 1t re.
quires two thirds, and there is Just
enough of these beautiful birds to defeat
any attempt at reform,
A Democratic wing in Vermont is one
who is led by the nose by Josiah Durham
Federalists, who is content with the state f.
nances only when it costs about 800, 900
to support the Government, when N, II.
gets along with about $4,000; who thinks
that we are not we'll off unless saddIed with
a State debt Of $3.50, 600 which is contin-
ua'ly iacreasing;-who advocates Rail
road charters, with the stock exempt
from taxation,
AT the South Democratic whig is in
favor Of Free TraGe-at the North he is
in favor of a high Protective Tariff: a,
the South lie is favor of Texas! at the
North he declares that the Union must
be dissolved if Texas is annexed AT
the South he advocates openly the abso-
Lutte and eternal subsection Of half the hu-
man Race as chattles to the will and plea
sure of the other half" at the North for
the sake of Office and the most contempt
bio kind of notoriety he sheds crocodile
tears over the down-trodden blacks of the
South while he leaves those under his own
eve, at the North, to wallow in the lowest
depths Of inequality and misery, without
an attempt at relIef-gocs about from one
town to another getting up ianatjcOl NEE
tmgs-appealing TO the worst passions of
our n nature, preaching, arson, theft, robbery,
treason and murder to the lowest and most
miserable people in the county-a hyp-
ocryte in rehgion,a demagogue in politics,
feverish fanatic in philanthropy, a trail
tor to his country and a disgrace to hu-
mainly. Surely democratic wing is
white Iack-bird--"very black indeed"
and truly, "Democratic mhig is forcible
phrase
And now will the Tribune be good e.
nough TO tell us what is its notion of a
Democratic wing champion of Nuliica-
ton, Legislation that enriches the few at
the expense of the many, an adve cate of
the dissolution of the Union and an open
and undisguised preacher of treason TO the
State? Is he a white black-5ird or n
black white-bird! Let us hear.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Locoroc0s Of VERMONT, at their
late State Convention, passed the follow
ing resolutions aimed at Temperance eff