The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-07-31
The Buty OF ttAc Democratic
Party.

II is In the power OF the Democratic party %
give LASTING psrmanence and efficacy to Ter
great triumph Of last November, and il is her.
solemn and Imperative dairy TO do so. When
the purp, able and sagacious statesman, James
Buchanan, was elected over the sectional adj
vpnturer, John c. Fremont, il was q glorious
triumph OF the Union aud the Constitution oytI
sectional fanatitisgn, whose success wonid
have been the draih-knpil TO both, and wonid'
have buried their hopes bphstath their own RUNS
forever. Whvn that fraFiiii struggle was over,
and il was known that the nati7nal party-thr
Democracy had tFiumphed, sense OF relItf
and ai gratitude was felt IN every Democratic
breast throughout the Onion. All frlt that the
great crisis was past, and that our confederated
existence was again secure for a time. All
seemed 10 realize the mighty consequences that
were. involved in the contest through which
they lad Just passed, and W presume that eE-
cry Democrat IN the nation vowed IN his own
heart that BE- would never again grow colder
indifferent in regard to the Importance OF pre-
seINieg tap Union and the Constitution, or hv-
Come Iax in the full discharge Of every duty 10
that great party to which he individually, and
the whole country, owed so much. This WOW,
too, W. have no doubt, was made 10 good faith,
and with fail d-t"Fnaaiion that 1t should
never be violated Bat how IS it with rs to-
raq Do We alt fpr the same earnest, burn
ing anxiety for the success 81 the party and is
candidates-the Same lively and ardent zeal ~
,4e caaSe--llat qgt did thca Are We all
willing to make the same sacrifices OF personal
feeling and rrrsoaai preferences, that w~ We're
in thpsrpat struggle ofiS56 Are We all "ii-
my to gather orF personal differences, ous iilif
di>appoiatmrnts and hsart-burnings, as in bud
die, aad o!i,.r them all q sacrifice upon ths altar
Of our party's snccess! II do mol fee tous,
ye far we have fallen from the taith-that
we have forgotten oar vows and the aaiieliaar
we then had l1r the preservation OF the Crlon
and the Consuuton-and that We do not de-
serve victory on th- second Tuesday Of 0cta-
brr next. Boz if we feel the S>Inr ardor--tne
same slsrPl-ss anxiety for the Pary's success
the same willingness 10 forget and forgive peE-
Saual and private dilfrrences-tha same drlrT-
mjnal0n 10 vote tee whole democratic ticket,
regardless Of our likes and disikps- all for the
sake Of the public good, and the protection Of
onr STATE and nation from the hands Of those
who would sacrifice th-ir stability 20 sect0nai-
iS,n, or barter their interests to mammoth cor
pofatonS, We may feel confidrnt tha. we are
still ah7rers in the good cauSr, and that another
triumph, equally sgna, # less important to that
Of 1896, awaits rs in October nest.
Every Democrat ought to just feel aud act
as il the whole success Of the party depended
upon his own vote-,hat unlps b. voted for tde
sholr ticket il would be DEFEATED, and there
fore the principles ofthc party sacrificed io the
opposition, No Democrat should excuse him.
self from voting for this or that candidate on
the plea that heie viii Be plenty Of v0trs with
cot his 10 elect. II thrre should b. a candi-
date on the ticket that vou do 70, personally
like, DO not throw jim aside on the ground That
your vote would only count on, aod ,her13fd
IL Is Of no consequence. Reject that You ara
not voting for mea but Tor principles you are
not declaring whether you perfvr Mr., 4. or
Mr.. B. for this or that office, bet you are saying
simply ihat y0u want 10 seq Tie DepocsHllc
party triumphant, hecaasr YOU beIi-vr its ffin
pies are right, and lis succrss necessary to.pro-
mote the pu5lic Hayaes5arg ssen-
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