Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-17
From tie I0t1d Standard

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Uhat influence are party ames 10 hare
IN The organization Of the State Of Ioca?
Ii the people Of Iowa will refec. for an
instant, they must perceive that, in most
Of The elections and political acls that they
have witnessed, names have exerted far
greater influence than principles. That
this is wrong. all will admit. And now,
can more correct practice be adopted 10
The organization of the State Of Iowa! We
affirm that there can-and we trust that
there WiN. This is time to go for things.
not names for practical (and by that we
mean PRACTICALLY principles, not lheo-
reucal distractions.
Many Of those who honestly desire the
organization Of the Slate upon liberal, and
at the same time enlightened and correct
principles, bear the name of Democrats;
their fathers bore it before them-they
were educated in il, and dislike TO abandon
it. Yet they have no sympathy with the
men who administer what goes by The
name Of Democracy in OR Government.
nor with the oppressive measures and rad
zeal principles which are brought forward
under The title Of Democratic. How then.
will they act in the organization Of our
State! WE (who call ourselves Wings
are willing 10 support for any office in the
/ gift Of Iowa, any man who will oppose in
sincerity and good faith the perniclous and
| oppressive system of politics usually siyl-
ed Democratic: all that we ask is, that he
show his hand fairly, and receive The ap
proval Of our friends generally, in their
regularly constituted assemblies. Will
our fellow citizens Of other names, who
wish to place themselves in opposition TO
false doctrines and The abuse of power,
meet us upon this ground! If so. let them
boldly come forward and liberal and en-
lightened State Administration, and also
Senators and Representatives in Congress
will be at once secured. On the other
hand, without union and concert upon ouf
part, the triumph Of the common enemy
is certain.
That it is useless 10 expect the party
calling itself Democratic ever 10 retrace lis
steps, and carry out The principles Of true
Democracy, history demonstrates thou
sand times over. Corrupt bodies NEVER
| ref1rm Themselves. Their organization
has invariably to be overhrown, and the
elements reconstructed upon new basis.
Until this is done with the party in ques.
ton, its corrupt system Of policy will be
protracted. Ii this be true land we affirm
thai it is undeniable.) why should any
truth loving and patriotic Democra. con
tinue for moment longer in the corrupted
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abuse and prostitute il! There is no good
reason for his so doing. The selfish and
corrupt-the designing and the office seek
ing-will stick TO the PARTY" SO long
as enough Of the honest and ignorant adj
here TO vote them into office, and give sucS
cess TO their plans The homes, and en-
lightened must QUIT, and convert the ig-
noran.-,his is the only remedy; and un-
less this course is pursued here in Iowa
we shall have organized over Us govern
ment of partizals, completely selfish il
its character, and putting forth as lis prin
cples the most impractcable and dessruc
live dogmas.
: We trust that party name is no, I
} be allowed to tyrannize over Us, and tina
no homes, and patriotic citizen will b
backward in publicly uniting with all 9th
ers similarly disposed, in opposition /
the establishment Of such a tyranny :
Should any hesitate and finally hold hac
from such union, from false pride. 0
want of independence. it may cause III
very result that they wish 10 see prevent
n ed, but are not willing to join in preventing