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THE DEMocRAox AND poI1TlcALsE.
CRECYs
The secrecy q the American party is the sub.
ject Of any quantity Of abuse and vituperation
from tie presses and leaders OF The ''tinterrifed
They are furious in denouncing what they call its
midnight cabals and deeds Of darkness. They
believe that its sessions arc made secret because
in them foreigners are denounced, prescribed and
abused. But they forget to say that the party
which they uphold has always moved in secret;
they forget the cabas, not Official perhaps, yet
possessing sufficient power to effect the results they
attempted, held in secret among their leaders.
They forgot osay that their party organization
was long their chief boast and that that party
ganzation was but the subseryience Of the mass
es to their rules. They affect not to know thvt
the Democratic party in all its forms was, and is
in reality, an oligarchy; that blind obedience to
the dictation Of q few rulers was expected Of all
It's members; that the most ingenious demagogue-
ry has always been employed to eject this obcdi-
ence; and that the very lfe-blood Of the party
was, and is contained il the devotion Of the many
to the laws laid down, and to the interest advo-
Gated BY the few. They refuse 10 acknowledge
that their own example has forced the American
party tothe very secrecy which they, themselves,
coudemn. That party could not consent, com
posed as it is Of freemen, unused to servie obedi-
ence, blndly to obey few men of party rank;
each member of it demanded the right to be
heard with respect and politeness to give his opn
ions freely and fully, and to have an equal share
with his fellows in defining and establishing the
principles Of the party, or in nominating the men
who were to carry out those principles. Their
sessions with closed doors are no novelty, to the
rulers of the Democratic party. They, temselves,
have often employed the same secrecy in their can
vases and in their primary meetings. Their lead
srs have met in secret lin secret have organized
their tricks Of policy, their ingenious deteptions
Of ftho masses OF the people. In secret have they
determined the course which their party shall
pursuea and in secret have they formed the schemes
by which insignificant and worthless men, like
their present ruler, have been elevated to power.
Successfully to combat an intrigue such as this,
lit was necessary to adopt in part their own mode
of warfare. The American party was not docie
enough to be led longer by a few party rulers in
secret cabaI nor yet base enough to resort to the
tricks aud articles of the opposition. In place,
therefore, Of confinng its secrecy to few, IT adj
mitted to its confidence the WHOLE PARTY, not as
the Democrats, for the benefit Of dozens OF hun
. dreds, but for the government and success Of
ALL. : This, however, is not the only
end attained by the American party. The
Democrats Of this country have taught the peo-
pie that the nomination ofcandidates for impor-
'tant Offices is farce. Ii mass meetings, which
! is heintial step to The conventions for nominal
9 ing candidates. few persons endowed eth.
{ er with talent for the rosrum or with impu-
I dence ana desire for display address the people
e with prepared harrangues, and without allowing
is them time fof consideration or reply, proceed Z
L appoint delegates to conventions, having prev
!. ously selected only those who win best subserv
: party or personal interests The people indiTsr
q ent to what they consider hut = traing steF
d readily elect these delegates and send them iowar
9. to . packed conventon Then commences til
?; work of Che real party headers. 70 esumerat
the tricks and devices employed 70 make this cor
yention subseryient to thescrules would be impol
r sible in single article. Questions Or persons
Z interest or Of political availability, secret junta
{ : midnight cahala, and all the thousand devices
K practised denagogues are brought into pla.
IS and finally the nomination il effected against Il
q wishes Of many, perhaps. yet with their conseu
- Meanwhile the masses ofthepeople are anxiousl
a awaiting result in producing which they have b,
75 little share; and if they rebel the fercest denunc
30 lions and snathemas are poured upon their hea'
q 3 by the press and whippers-in Of their part
8 This has long been the eoulsa Of the very par
IL which abuses is opponena for tAmpering wi
LJ land restricting the votes of tie people The Am
y iran party, while is ogganizsti6n IS secret yet
81 tempts no such means to ofco is ca,didates up
W Its party II Is not guilty Of The hur
IA lbuggery Of pretending 70 express re wishes
Tits partizans while infeslity L nnndaua Is the
terests Of cliqpes - n inIIv|ina|c I1e III
who has ueIl1et iho ability nor the talent ii /;
dress lIlEe assembly, ieelz 10 restraini
7n n1nroai'ns II, views II = room fun of his
|1 one place, bis voice. even il heard, wonls|1
||Ike ayaiI; "a The other bis voice snf vote
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