Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-31

Baltimore Platlorm,--as Pro.slavory OF
South Carolina could wish,--and Free
soilers who stand on the Buffalo platform
-anti.slavery enough for GARRISON and
WEYpELL PmILLIps. A Fusion OF Know
Nolhings who proscribe Foreigners, and
Free.soilers who, at Pittsburgh, in 1852
fraternised with them. A Fusion ol
men hating tho new constitution with a
rancor dsgraceful TO reasonable crea'
lures, yet supporting for Governor a
man who supported it with all his might!
And for this coalition Of men out Of OF.
fec and wishing TO be in olice--of men
olevery shade OF the most dissonant opin'
ions, Mr.. STlMsoN has the stupidity OF
elfrontery to claim the "Right!" Yes,
Sir, no doubt is the "Right"-the right
Of highway robbers
"The simple plan
That they shall take who have the power;
And they may keep who cam"
"TNe Nebraska party-,he real par
ty of fag.ends." Mr.. SrIMsoN knew that
sentence was falsehood when ho wro'c
it, or else his ignorance must be Of thick
ribbed density. The democratic party,
as every well.informed reader knows
has maintained the integrity Of its or
ganlzation from the time Of Thomas
JEFFERSON TO this hour. But two foe.
men worthy of its steel have planted
themselves in its path--tho Federal nd
Wing parties, and they have been total
" overhrown. Coalitions, combinations
AMI fusons have been formed, 10 resist
it, bu, they have been consigned 10 pits
whence there is no resurrection. The
real party of fag.ends is and ever has
been Opposition to Democracy. Look
at tho record. The "Federal" party ir
1900; the "an,i.war" party Of 1912
"Peace and Hartford convention" party
of 1914; "Adams and Clay" party
1928; "Nationnl Republican" party
1882 ; "Whig" party, 1885; Republic
an "party," 1S54-5. And for this mot
ley crew, covered as it is with pa!che.
of the Democratic party's cast of
clothes; beaten till as full Of sores a
an Italian beggar, Mr.. STIMsoN claims
the merit of consistency of purpose =
Talk about ignorance" when such ar
ign noramus can have been the candidate
of the intelligent party for a sea: in th'
Ohio Senate
"Slauery."-The conservative party il
as pro.slavery as the Democratic party
and moro so. The Wings Of the Nortl
in 1913, rode into power on the back o
the Wilmot proviso, and, when Con
gress assembled, they passed long strin;
of compromise acts, including the Fusi
tive Slave law. Men from the Nortl
who brawled loudly for "(ree SOIL" anc
thereby got to Congress, quailcd beneath
the dictum Of the great Kentuckian, ant
went for every one of his measures. Th'
hypocrites betrayed their professions ther
and he who trusts them now is fool.
"Party Of Whisky" comes with {
charming grace from ranks which, ir
1910, turned the country into vast bac
chanaIia when "hard cider" was paint
ed on banners and printed on badges
when miniature "hard cider" barrels wert
fastened to cane tops, and "hard cidel
barrels" large as life, were mounted or
liberty poles and when the country was
made vocal with such songs as this:
"And if you feel any ways thirsty,
Pll tell you at once what TO do,
Just bring up mug of hard cider,
And drink to old Tippecanoe."
ga bumper around you, my hearties,
l'll sing you song that is new,
I'll treat TO the buttons all parties,
And drink to old Tippecanoe."
And in the Somerset Post, Sept. 90, IS.
4O,-the eve of the election, we find this
sober admonilon:
-Remember no sleepingon duty,
While we've such an object in view,
The suggard shall go without cider
When we drink to old Tippecanoe.
On the 11th August, 1910, at the Log
cabin raising, Lancaster, Ohio, the fol
lowing verse was sung. See Somerse
Il