Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-17
What Measures Trlumphed I

What Measures Triumphedi
ayes. the PEOPLE always triumph when
majority elects Bu, what OPINIONS triumph.
What MEASURES triumph. What POLITICS
prevail. The rroPLr rule under our form Of
government, every where snd nj all times.
Bot VIVA, party have the people preferred :
What reforms have they decreedl What
necessary course Of policy have they direct
ed These nte the questions, which in view
ofihe late elections, Il is diilirulit 10 answcr "
lOld Fusion Organ.
That /, an admitted truth tia, the people
triumph when a majority elects. ThS people
therefore, have to a creat e'ien, iriumPbcd
At the rcceu, election in this State.
but the question is, what opinions and
measures have triumphcdl What course OF
policyi The answer is plain. !, vas the
principles and measure. inaururatcd at Port
land in 80 aud 81 by the true democracy (;
and the policy sustained was embodied IN the
Resolutions there adopted. They were, Isl.
The people, no, party or aris'ocracy ought to
rule. "a. Obedience to law. ~. Strict
construction nf the Constitution, and iaithrl
observance of its principles and objects. 9TH.
Unrestricted suffrage aud freedom Of opinion
8. No restriction Of the TRIAL by Jury or ha.
beas corpus. 9th aud finally, sacred regard
to compromises. Faithful adherence to these
principles will carry out the end. Of true dem.
ocracy, and these are the principle. and OPT
Mons Which lately riumrhcd.
But whn, principles az policy would have
had the old fusion candidates sue
scedcd What would have been their course
policy For truth no man can tell They
met in convention but instead Of giving their
principles to people, their delegates initiated
Iho Hard Cider Policy 10. and rcfussd-ui.
ie,ly refused To allo~ the people any knoVl-
edge Of their objects. They adopted Tho
guerrilla mo- De of conducting tho campaign,
aud abandoned all ID. usagcs and customs Of
the old democratic party. They reversed Tho
old doctrine Of principles fyi, men nCNl, aud
adopting the obsolete politics Of ancient leu.
dali.m, declared As their sole principlc--hrs,
man, then principles--or is equivalent, "we
will meet Al the POLLS and elect a nan" ~
Three quarters of all those who once belong
"a to the democratic party. and who approved
n discourse had repudiaici Irregular noml.
nations, 90 lnI for too year. IN succession had
aided in, OF rrioiceJ At the election Of 4 wing
Governor.
And vet with an this Abandonment Of oV-
rv thing democratic, these old fsiouhs
claim to possess 81 the democracy, al the pat
roll,m, al the principles and al tho regular.
iry in lhc State. What consistent, orlho-
doS. genuine claim'
Nps the truth is there IS ~, shadow NJ
reason iu the claim. There i'nN dcccncv IN
the claim. There b, m iu,,icc IN 1t. There
d, no prorrts,y, lerrmlrl title, validity, or
color ol righ, 10 such a claim. II the claim
had been good, tho people would have disco.
yer il and sustained H. They know where
patriotism, honor and national glory De, as
those Who ,rumrsi their own hmc, and of
fer the kingdoms Of al out doors, Il they will
only hIl down ,nd worship They arc uci.
,hcr blind 10 their own interests, or untrue 90
the p,nciplc, Of government They know
" hs,hor claims src rieh, and gs,, orspurlous
ana vronr, and ac, accordingly They srer.
riscI this discrimination at the recent cleo
ton. aud crowned themselves with immortal
honor
So, therefore. the people know what meas.
urc, and rolicy have iriumrhod at tho rccen'
section, although there arc those who arc ~
ylfuuy blind that ihcy will neither see or
Acknowledge t. And It IS Likewise fact
tia, the ycop', DO no, know what principles
or policy l-7uV hare frurpi,d had rhsy been
So unfortunate "a to have been led BY those
artiouiss Nho met, and ulicnily nominated
a candidate by "a-riamlii1u, but dared no,
present. dgv priaap's for ne Uu5irgr.