The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
The New Wing GuH.Trap,


The Wing game Of Introducing Tenn
p%erance into the politics of DEMOCRATIC
counties, with a view of dividing and con.
quering the Democratic party, is by no
means confined to Ashland county. In
The following article the TiIIin. Advertiser
discloses the progress Of the game in Old
Seneca:
Tnu TnmrEKANoE Q~UEsrNN-A New
VINO TRAP.-rhe wings of this county
are al present busily engaged in getting up
Temperance alliances, and e%ndeavoring 10
procure democrats to sign a pledge TO sup.
port no candidate for HE Legislature who
is not openly committed in favor of the
Maine Law. Our readers are perhaps
generally aware that this movement is not
conined to this county, but is general
throughout The State in every locality
where the wings have everything 10 gain
and nothing 10 lose by taking hold Of it.
Enough democrats, they presume, can be
drawn OF from the regular party. organiza-
ton on this 'One idea 10 enable the wings
10 elect a majority OF wing members, 10
the next Legislature, and control the cleo.
ton of a United States Senator. Their
plan is this: 10 commit democrats in al.
vance of the nominating conventions 10
the pledge above noticed, and thus compel
them, in virtue of it, 10 labor, for the nom.
nation Of a Maine Ldw candidate. In
the event Of such a nomination being
made, the wings well know it would pro.
duce distraction in the democratic ranks
and defeat the ticket; in case such a nomi.
nation Should not be made, then the effect
Of the Alliance pledge would be to CON.
pei them 10 support awhig or, perhaps, a
boiler Maine LGw candidate. In either
case the democracy would be eusnared
and any one who cannot perceive this,
must be particularly verdant. TO warn
our friends of these insidious designs OIL
the enemy, is the object of the presenl
article.
The democracy have a platform Of 20.
Hicoi principles. 1t is long enough and
broad enough for all democrats to stand
upon. Moral and religious questions
form no part of It, nor should they. They
cannot be introduced without DESTROYING
its integrity. Our enemies we'll know this,
and hence their endeavors to thrust a NOR,
al question upon us al the presen, time.
The object of tho democratic organiza.
ton, is the maintenance Of certain politi,
cal principles. An acquicseence in, and
support OF these principles, on the part oil
any one, constitutes him a member
of the democratic organization. lie is
asked no questions on moral or religious
subjects; he may be Jew, Christian or In,
idel-in favor or opposed 10 the Maine
Law-these are matters with which the
organization has nothing to do. By
keeping such questions out, the platform
of the party alone is rendered q common
one, upon which all It's members can stand
with equality. But let a Maine Ian
plank or a religious plank be Introduced
land there would be as much propriely il
one as the other) is it not al once seen tina
the equality is destroyed, as all cauno
stand On The former, any more than the,
could agree on one religious belief |
should bc the object, therefore, of every
democrat, who values The success of hi
party, 10 keep these outside question.
where they bclong--clear of the o gani
cation, instead of seeking to mix them VI
with it.
In regard to the democracy of Seneca
we are aware that SO ne Of them are friend
ly 10 the Maine law, but we have vet Il
learn that they belong to the class Of ION
idcaiSls.' We have yet 10 learn that the,