Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-01
From, the IVaShiag'oA Ci10n-
THE POSITION OF PARTIES.

THE POSITION OF PARTIES.
We are not at all surprised al finding in
the democratic journals throughout the
country no signs whatever OF discourage
ment, or tagging spirit, in view of the pros
pect that the wings may have lean and
embarrassing majority in the next House
of Representatives. The untoward cleo
lions of last autumn in New York and
Pennsylvania have mainly contributed TO
produce this state of things. But in her
judicial election of this spring, the Empire
State has rebounded back on the democrat
ie side-has given a clear democratic ma
ioritv of over ten thOusand-and stands
ready TO increase that figure whenever an
increase is wanted. In Pennsylvania, it
will hardly be pretended by any one that
the political battle of last fall was fought
upon the real issue between the parties
ard we have no doubt that when, in her
next gubernatorial election, the question
comes TO be put to the patriotic old Key
stone State, whether she is for or against
her country in the present struggle with a
foreign enemy, her answer will do full JUS
tice 10 her ancient and loyal democratic
spirit. Virginia has never yet cast her vote
for a federal President; nor will she SO blot
her renowned political escutcheon in 1913.
In facts like these, and in the prevalence of
the true spirit in the other sections Of the
country, we see the assured safety of the
democratic cause, provided that the demo-
cratic party OF the country will be united,
harmonious, and true to itself. The cxpe-
rience of the spring and summer of 1914
tells us plainly what value we ought to set
upon wing pnans of victory as sung in adj
vance of the battle.
In fact, III every element of its present
position before the country, the democratic
party stands strong. Ii is the party of the
country in her conflict with a foreign foe.
In this fact alone, eventual victory is surely
involved. The people of this country will
never put down 4 party, or Ito speak more
truly Of The fact ofthc case) will never suffer
themselves to be put down, for a vigorous
and successful maintenance Of the cOunrv's
rights and honor. The wing leaders will
yet find, that in cheering on the Mexican
rulers to reject all prohers of peace from
our government, and to hold on to lncir
work of assassination and robbery under
the name of war, they have adopt ed a
course OF opposition unworthy Of the citi-
zcns Of free country, and sure to eaaoan-
ter the indignant reprobauon of an n.eIil-
gent and patriotic people. No party Ina
this land can III the end prevail, by auayng
Itself against the cause Of its own country
In a time of war.
Again: the democratic party is strong in
the recent experience which the country
has had of It's measures. The most violent
assailants OF this administration cannot and
do not charge, that it has becnin any degree
false to the principles or to the measures in
view of which it was brought into power.
Not one administration in the whole history
OF the country has ever stood up more
boldly or more erectly on the platform of
the old democratic creed. Not one article
of that creed has been blotted out. Not
one measure embraced in its policy has
been llinched from by the President or his
cabinet. The democratic ruin" las wings
call liz is upon us i'll its entirenes and pow
er. The worst has come, and the mer-
chants ledger and the account book of the
farmer and artisans join with the price cur
rent in declaring that worst to be-signal if
not unprecedented prosperity in every great
interest of the country.