Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-09-03
PARTY ORGANIZATION.


The editor of The Democrat uses something
over column OF his paper in an attempt TO show
that those who have common faith and seek
common end, should organize themselves topeth.
er, in party to promote that faith and secure
that end. This seems to US like very unneces-
sary labor, for we doubt whether any person dis
putes the proposition-certany, we do not. We
want all who think alike-who desire common
object, to organize themselves together as the
best, if not the only, means Of accomplishing
what they seek. But this is a very different
thing from party union and organization among
those who do not think alike. If party is waa-
ted at all II is to carry out some object and when
| an attempti is made to organize or keep up par
I ty, the presumption is there is something to be
accomplished. II at this time Pierce 6; King
party is anted, it is TO accomplish some specific
end, otherwise it is not wanted. What then is
the end proposed. We can tell only by referring
to the platform and the men who occupy it, from
which we gather the following:
The Fugitive Slave Law shall be eternat
The general government shall sustain slavery;
People shall not think, talk, write about or in
any manner agitate the question of slavery;
The right OF petition with reference to slavery
Shall be denied
There shall be no improvements of harbors
and rivers;
There shall be no intervention in any form
against the progress OF despotsm in the old world
There shall be no free lands, and in brief,
There shall be nothing of the least practical
benefit to humanity, but slavery shall be in all,
above all, and the all, of our hopes ends, efforts
and aims.
So says the platform and the man says his
whole life has been in harmony with these abo-
limitations
Such is the end sought by the Pierce & King
party, and we do hope that all who really wish
that such sentiment should prevail in the land
will unite with that party to accomplish il but
we just as candidly and earnestly hope that those
who do not desire such sentiments to prevail viii
not unite themselves to this Pierce & King party
and thereby lend their influence to establish that
which they loathe. This is the point. No mar
can link himself with this Pierce party at this
llme-no man can vote for Pierce without endor.
sing this platform as his, and giving all his infu-
ence TO make it the ruling sentiment of the coun.
try, therefore we do hope that those who do not
desire such sentiments to prevail will have the
courage to say so; and moreover, will, in the
spirit o! the article to which we alludc, be active
in organizing themselves into pGriy to establish
the sentiment they Go want.
But we are called upon as Democrats to unite
ourselves with this Pierce party. They call
themselves Democrats-thcy have the old party
machinery-and in virtue of all this those who
profess TO be democrats are expected to toe the
mark chaked out for them. 1t is not difficult
for any man or set of men TO assume any name
they choose, but they should be Judged, not by
their assumptions, but by what they are. De.
mocracy, in our way of thinking, means some
thing it is not mere breath, nor is machine ~
lis essential part. 1t is an active, living princi-
pie, having in its operation common good, and
the only thing that can make man or party
democratic is, that it labors to advance democra-
tic principle. When then we are called on as
democrats to aid in this Pierce & King business
the question is, whether thereby we shall pro-
mote democratic principle and on this point we
have only to recur again to the end sought by
the party. And starting from this poi IT we again
say, if any man in the wide union believes that
the Pierce & King platform in its essential part
has any democracy in it; or believes that the
candidates who represent that platform are dem
ocrats, he should by all means labor to sustain
the platform and men. But we say also, that
the man who believes in his hear, all this is not
democratic, is an enemy to democracy, if he lends
it any countcnancc whatever.
Association is law of nature Men ought
to and will unite themselves together to accom-
plish what they desire but it is no part of wis
dom for men to be deceived by false assumptions
on the part of others, by hypocrtica prctcnsions
and vain and unmcaning words, to lend them
selves to strengthen and accomplish what at
heart they detest. Party is to accomplish what
men do want, not what they do not; therefore
we hope all men will first make mp their minds
as to what they want and then unite to attain it !;
make party not for the mere sake Of party but
for the sake of principle.
Schools at Racine.
On Monday aud Tuesday of this week was an
| examination held of the scholars Of the schools