Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-06-13
Shall Democracy Triumph in the Coming
Contest2

Shall Democracy Triumph In the Coming
The time is fast approaching when the above
question must be answered, and we rejoice to per-
ceiye that the Democracy in every section Of the
State, are determined that it shall be answered in
the affirmative. We sincerely hope the Democ-
racy of little Cambria, will not allow her to be
behind her sister counties in coming to the rescue.
She has always been faithful heretofore, even IN
the hour of gloom and disaster, and We are conf
dent her Democracy ready and willing to go
heart and soul into the present contest, II those
selected as their standard bearers, are men who
are devotcdy attached to the principles OF Jefler-
son and jackson, and willing to stand by them,
through good and evil report.
1t has frequently been suggested to us of late,
that the nomination of s. fusion ticket" com
posed partly of Democrats, and partly of old line
Wings. would insure the defeat of Know-Noth-
ingsm in this county next fall, and that if this
course is not adopted Know -Nothingisrn viii most
assuredly triumph. This may be all correct, but
we are inclined to think otherwise. But small
portion of the midnight consprators in this county.
consist of deserters fiom the democratic ranks
They are made mp, almost entirely Of men who
were formerly members of the Wing party, but
who no longer retain any remembrance of their
first love- We grant, there are a number of old
line Wings remaining in the county, who still
adhere to first principles. but they like Angel
visits, q few and far between" The truth rs the
party has lost its vitality, and is totally incapable
of accomplishing anything. BY far the larger
portion of its members are now secretly arrayed
under the banner of Samuel, while the Democratic
party remains g full of its original spirit" as
mighty and powerful as when it hurled federalism
from power more than half century ago, ready
and willing to do battle against the enemies of our
free institutions Under these circumstances it is
preposterous to suppose that g fusion ticket"
would give satisfaction to, or promote harmony
among the rank and file of the Democratic party,
in this county Let us then steadily adhere to
the established principles and usages of the party;
let us carefully exclude Know-Nothing delegates
from our convention; let nominate ticket
composed of honest and sincere democrats, who
are willing if required, to declare under the sacred
obligations of an oath, that they not. never
have been, and never intend to be, members of a
secret oath-bound society or order, for political
purposes, and we are confident we win be sustain
ed by every enemy of bigotry and intolerance,
without regard to party, within the limits Of the
county.
We donot pretend to say that there are not
several counties in the State, where it would be
advisable for Democrats and Wings to unite, and
form union tickets for the purpose Of crushing the
common enemy, but Cambria does not belong to
the number Our only hope Of success lies in
placing no our county ticket who is taint-
ed with Know-No othingism, and in going into the
contest arrayed under the toi-worn and invincible
banner of Democracy, determined to fall, if fall
we must Sc with our faces to heaven and our feet
to the foe."
Shall Democracy triumph in the coming con-
test2 Remember Democrats, that the battle is
not always TO the strong, and that the founder of
our party has warned us. Sc that tie price of lib
erty is eternal vigilance" Let us all then go at
once to work, determined to do our utmost to-
wards redeeming our noble old State, and repla
cling her in the proud position of Keystone of the
Federal Arch