The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-21
PARTY ORGANIZATIONS

Of our contemporaries Of the Democratic
prsss in this State, as well rs in other States,
seems very much disiurb,d a, tho indica-
tons, which appear on every sid, that the
harness Of party organization so severely
ohaies portion Of the people, ,ha, there is
m inclination 10 throw ], Of. Nearly every
Democratic paper in the State, Of the old
line strip, has published stirring appeals
to the Democratic masses to stand by the
party organization, and blindly 10 follow
wherever it leads. They arc counselled 10
avoid the Scylla OF Mass Liberal Conven.
ton on the one hand, and the Charybdis Of
Morrill, Democracy on the O,her.- All the
reasoning Of the articles, and their name is
legion, is predicaied on the basis Of adher-
ing to regular nominations. and supporting
them, with no reference 10 whether they rep.
resen, dead or living ideas, or what influ-
ences have preponderaied in making them.
So long as they are labelled Democracy, no
matter whether they be so or not, ii,hey are
Matched in the Democratic nest Of Conven-
:ion held in the usual way they mus, De sup
ported Democracy has with our Demo-
cratic bre,heren no other Specification bu,
voting the regular ticket, and supporting
old cnsioms. Its principles are all gone,
and there Is no other vitality leh in the
Democratic party, but its old and weather.
beaten harness, and the sbibboleih Of its
leaders,io be used TO make this little great
man Representative TO the Stale Lesisla-
,ure, or perhaps pretty County Officer.
For this the people struggle, or rather
for this the leaders call the masses 10 s,rug.
gle. Blu, they might as well call spirits
from the Vastly deep. They will no, come
when they call them. The results Of two
past Elections in this State, aud the pros
peci for the future, indicate anything bu,
m intention upon the part of the people 10
respond 10 the call Of leaders TO sustain
them in their purposes True Democracy
has lost none Of lis chamss. The people in
their Utmost hearts are more pervaded with
Il than ever, bu, they do no, msln tina, par
~ organizations shall cheat them Of its sub.
stance. They will cling TO no dead carcass
scs, or be satisfied with no honied accents
Of party demasosnes, or pathetic appeals
Of pariizar editors, to stand By the party,
unless the party has something better TO
subserve than! the purposes Of interested
men. The trouble with the Democracy, OF
the presen, day, or a, least tina, part Of i:
which duSs itself the regular, is, tina, il
places power above principle, tina, j, s,rug-
giles 10 subserve pariizans, rather than the
country, tina, ignores freedom and elevaies
slavery, and turns deaf ear 10 the moral
and social wants Of the community. No
good cause is allowed 10 come in and
engage the thoughts and efforts Of The Greg.
MAR" Temperance is well enough in lis
way, humanity viii answer, and religion
can be used as a Sunday dress, bu, what
have all these TO DO with party politics
They do but disturb party organizations,
keep them out Such are the moulhiugs
OF these pariizan leaders and party presses.
The people understand these things now,
and hence their res,iveness, and their
determination not 10 be led BY the nose
forever We like their spirit, and unless
parties make their organization the means
Undesirable good the only thing tina, makes
party organization worth anything, we care
no, how much The old usages suffer. And
We say this with reference 10 all party or.
CARNATIONS - Wing as well rs Democratic.
Wing, as we certainly are, we shall labor
10 make its organization subseyieni 10 the
great ideas which are involved in the term
Wing. What are they. As expressed by
another devotion to Peace and the arts
OF Peace Ito the diversiicaiion Of Indus
trial pursuits and processes-,o improve
men, at home rather than conquest abroad
TO The supremacy OF law over brute force
TO the policy which uni,es disian, States
BY iron bands and makes our Union closer
and Stronger" These and constant IN
wearied exeriion TO elevate humanity, and
make the bands Of national brotherhood
stronger, and 10 spread the spirit Of repub.
ican liberty, constitute what we cali Wing
gerry, as il does also ,ruc Democracy, and
any organization formed for any lower pur.
) pose, than 10 promote these ideas, in State
or Nation, is worse than useless.-We are
no, surprised that party organizations are
being disturbed by the influence Of princi-
pie among the people. We are rather sur
prissj ,tai they should hare stuck 10 them
so long, excluding as the Democratic party
has, every idea calculated 10 promote the
moral or social welfare Of the people, and
leading rs they have done, TO the elevation
Of the meanest men among us 10 stations
Of trust and Importance.
We look for permanen, abiding good
from this disposition on tho part Of the peo-
pie to break from mere party organizations.
Il will he happy day for the State, when
positive qualifications shall take the place
Of negative popularity, when earnes, love
for social progress shall occupy the place
Of temporizing cxpediency, and when pol
tics shall be regarded as something better
than TO give this, Or ,ha, man Office II Is
Zoe these ends that the people are laboring,
anal 70 obtain which, they are impclled to