Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-12-03
The Proposed New Anti-DemO-
cratic Party.

cratic PARTY.
Under the above heading the Wash
ington Union notices the efforts of tn,
opposition to organize a new party up
on old and long since exploded issues
and remarks that from the earliest days
of the Democracy there has been an, OPP,
posing party of opposite principles and
purposes. Its names have varied with
reference to the influence which each
new name was supposed to possess
Sometimes these names refer to local
causes; at others, to religion, birth
place, social or business or other rela-
tons. The effort has been occasionally
made to derive influence and control
from some special cause Indicated in the
name assumed. The object has ever
been the same-to 7overpower the De-
moeraey and to control the government
of the country. 4 leading feature in
anti Democratic creed has ever been a
desire to build up classes in the COM
munity, some Of which should rule and
profit by the labor Of the others. Usu-
ally there is a pretence of patriotism,
strangely contrasted with a tendency to
confer special privileges upon a few at
the expense of the many. Democratic
principles have in view opposite results.
They seek to confer the greatestggoed
upon the greatest possible number, and
to give force and effect to the will and
interests of the many, instead of the
few. Every national organization form
ed to overthrow. the Democracy and to
defeat the influence of their principles
has. sooner or later, been defeated in
its objects and changed its name, though
not its purposes or tactics. The Fede-
raj, National Republican, Wing, Know
Nothing, and Black Republican parties
have, each in turn, finally fallen in its
attempt to overthrow the Democracy
The common enemy of Democratic prin-
ciples are now busily engaged in at
tempting to select a now and alluring
name, and to frame a creed which shall
secure sufficient popular favor to bring
them into power. The National Intel
li;geacer seems to be the favorite organ
of the latest efforts to organize an anti
Democratic party. A recent writer for
that paper has laid down a platform for
the new party. He puts forth four pro-
positions, each formerly in high favor
with the enemies of the Democracy, and
which that paper approves, but from
which Democracy strongly dissents.-I
These propositions the writer calls time
honorcd Wing principles, which are as
follows: -@-s19 SO.
81. A United States Bank, as the
safest and only constitutional bank.
G2, A protective tariff, to foster home
industry and secure Commercial indie
pendence.
"a A judicious and equal system of
internal Improvements by the general
government.
81. A distribution of the proceeds of
the public lands among the several States
in proportion to population"
These we understand to be the great
rallying points of the proposed new par
ty, which is to combine all the elements
of the opposition. The avowal is frank
and manly, and places the advocates and
leaders in a position far above those
whose operations are ~eoncoeted and con-
trolled through secret lodges or section
al or reasonable gatherings. We are
thoroughly opposed to each of these
propositions. ia
In years gone by the Democracy have
spoken out upon these subjects, and
achieved noble triumphs over those who
sought to sustain them. The men of
General Jackson's time are familiar with
the principles involved and the consc-
quences of carryinsthcm out. We think
the present generation will fully endorse
the action of the past in sustaining Gen
eral Jackson in his curse upon each of
these four important subjects.
nA-A canal boat, belonging to Mr..
Clark one of the men connected with