Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16
Democratic Republican Nomination.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ANS0N p. MORRILL,,
or READTlElp.
Politics o. Name.

I, j. known Co every boiy that Liberalism
6r,, s.suyrauilcu the parties 900 tins State.
This Ism ,sclrsimp,y consisted Of opposition
to the Maine law, coupled With ,he "ful','y'
ofths Compromise Of 80. The former was
called tyrana.cal--ihc latter sacred, By
those styling themselves liberals. Many
Of lie ori.tna'1rs Of th.s movement were
honest. ou's2asc1, sincere men, ard do
VIA, thcy believed Co De night. la, ,lcrs
we're others. who. believing ,b7t such an
ism wouI - democratic and ,hs'-i,rc
pugular io.neI he ranks, and, lac ~ new
converts. showed their zeal sy calling names
and performing an sorts OF tricks lai usach-
CIV. without being ou,sposcu ur even decent
This ism defeated ihc democratic patty DO
hs state. and by i,s direct in.iumcuuiI,y
brought the Wh.s .uto. power. Tins vas "a
Reorganization u DE democratic parry, AND
the establishment of new organizations Il
brought wish % new ,ssgss ard new political
combinations. \ greater part OF 40 parties
become sensible Of me ajulierl,on' OF ardent
s2.ri,s--thei, effect, .n destroying and short.
eutr- humlu liie-aul the poverty, crime asI
rauper.sm they e1scuier, ana ibey 40 locm-
81 slrh a question worthy Of popular ,clcc-
tor aaI decision. The liberals therefore hay-
ing opened The way by a 6n, movement, this
question became about the only real i've is-
sue 10 the politics oftbe State lts fr, move
ment, under the prestige OF a ,hCo federal e.cc-
uol ,.sa uu, then ur?ogu',r Ns~ England
man rs a candidate u5 President resulted
"a -. 600 oct of 90 900 ,o,cs.
The next year liberalism again bad another
Trial. The 'cn1crau- organization, through
a packed Convention, attended 5y the former
l5e-als-eoniro'cI by them and those whom
they had accepted ls llGys-brousht together
b. ,hcir efforts anI p-rseyguus instrumental
i,v,was completely and entirely Boz ,hc.r hands.
Tie candidate there nominated va> selected
Cor h.s practical liberalism, and secretly and
"a writing P'ac-l himself ou their platform,
as DOT one of,hc organs which sustained HIN
dare deny
At,his second trial, with tie assistance OF
taa regular 1-cluInuon, Liberalism received
%. 900 ont Of So, 900 votes, falling sbor, Of 4
maioriiy some n 900 votes Th, question
Jas, year vss mingled somsvla, with The
question Of supFor,.u. 'bc presen, admins.
,rauon, bat vas 20 a great cytcn, the Issue
anoac the people.
Such then bslnr brief history NJ liberal,
lem, last year and the year preceding, $50
comc 10 the Prs-cn, year Md, fellow cit.
1ens. Mat ourb, to De- done ibis year' W,
appeal to every candid ard urprriul ,ci mar
to say in his own heart What ought 20 De juu'
this ys1r' You see both parties dtsorglnIz
ca. You see aIl tho old democratic issue,
settled. You sss the State divided into som,
Eve factions. You ses ,ha, the past r'eiu
diecs, party associations and patty animu,i
ties eau DO no good fur the future. You So,
they cannot on State matters elect one single
political purpose. You are now DO trans,
ton state. You are ffum the course hereto
fore rar,ued utterly ahsol,cd from al ale
rtencc 10 auy system or party. You have 70
one word the right, the power, and, As ",
saw, you ought TO exercise them Co form atrul
democratic ei,iEen's party ono TIA, shall eml
nate from yoo-bc controlled By you--aw
eoD'a,n the principles of independent, free ans
JOS, American Go,cumrut-onc ihl, shal
lead every hDUesl man 90 cXc.aim with JET
fgr,on-'I have sworn on ths altar OF Co
eternal hostility a-a.ast every form u, ,yran
ny over the mind OF man" And What O
worse rhlu party tyranny wheu d assume
the loyal prs'O. a'.vo ofre-o'ung that a ma
u not democrat who thinks an3 ais fOr han