Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-12-01
The Democratic press.

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g : ven know e" maker Of TINS State
may be regarded as rather "embolicaf'-
should not be permitted to pass unnoticed:
eve throw on, II some Democratic
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.hrnnohn,i The Hn;on nsmoor,,;, GA
zettes. and particuIarly in cities. are so
rarely successful Do the causes lie in
'nesinstaoiiity ard error OF the principles
s;a1 afns,'a'...a,, = ,aa. na.u al, .
Or. in The ,;m;d,,v &c Dsmocra,;c os;l,.
drivers, WIN fear encounters with Wing
champions:
The Bulletin then alludes to the history
OF Inc press IN New Orleans, New York
and Boston, enumerating the failures Of
several democratic presses, and the mea-
gre support Of others, and concludes:
"But why multiply instances?
What political papers are most found in
,un' - ~, leaain 'oo'ns anu .iha"c'a. or
t;onal nol;Iical economy and If topics 81
Legislative history and governmental
science; and whose exposure offallacy and
Vicious national policy are the ciearest'
a aA ~ IIo 4uo,e. .po' onal; :" a"'
Are thew If the Democratic q amnpn
And this il the unnt,, thrown ont bv
an ,,oa.nt fad.,,l .a;,or for .seo,ns dow
ocratic confrere to crack Tins cballeno.
I'd that unfortunate class If journals a .
at the same time covered with confusion
by this unfeelins expos,,re Of their inf,-
riorit y and weakness How can ,bev
have the heart 10 take nm the canoe ahe
hi. an,;b;,,t;na .woon If the Raue,;n
who ,onncss dow, ,r,, Thorn Ill. 60
duck unon Jnne bu,2n One ,b;ro e
certain that we must If once vie,a Mo
pa]m Of sunereillious arroo,nce to The red.
eral press of the country
A. regards .,b. aversion If tho demo
cracv to loo;c-ev.n had ,oo;.,, with al,
d,e asfsreno. r. tho s,,or;or;,r sc caaor,,
loo;c which i certainly The most con,en ion,
81 tam ext.,,-os hv = ,ronos;,;ons ,ho
very reverse Of each other can he s,bst,n-
,iated and harmonized.-we woula suoycst
that in al, on, nol;,;c,l contests f,- ,hs -, 9,
half century the democracy have .bown
themselves prettv rood and verv succeesf,1
loo;c;ans The same re,Iv w;l, a,s,.or
for the query as to ss,ae instability and or.
ror of the principles they advocate. But,
if the federal press have been more sue
cessful, pecuniarily, for not being troubled
with any principles to advocate, they
should evince more magnanimiiy than to
crow over their less fortunate cotempora.
ries on that account. AS regards the i'm
puted 'timidity of democratic quill driv-
ers, who fear encounters with wing cham
pions," we have nothing to say. This
must be the reason why they "are so rare
~ successful.
But word as TO the proof We think
II me Bulletin did not coniine its specula-
lions to the city press, 1t would hnd that
democratic journals are generally quite as
well sustained as those OF its own party.
The federal tendency OF public sentiment
IN large commercial towns is proVerbIal,
and IT'S seldom 'hata bold and fearless ex-
ponent OF radical democracy can live by
city patronage alone. Yet ii must be con-
fessed, that TIE wig party, as party, are
more jealous in the support o. their press,
than the democracy. rs an instance, w
may mention that in almost, if not quite.
every state in the Union where f. deraIists
have the ascendancy, they lavish the largest
their n,es< At tho can;t.,l a.;na;.o
r. ,h,, ao,;o,o :, =. -
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.o"' p'"'e"ey u 'he
" ' y wy '''e.'' press o' SUI
~ va an puoiic topics,