The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-11-24
The Late Elections.

The defeat of the Democracy at the
late elections should serve as a warning
to party leaders for all time to come. =
BY quarreliDg over petty little nothings,
the Democracy have lost power and al
lowed Black Republicans to step in and
obtain Offices which should only be filed
by Democrats. The Black Republicans
owe their victory, nat 10 their oaon
strength, but to acdnto Of harmony an the
Democratic party. There has been a
Republican gain only where Democrats
have divided upon LecomptoD, Tariff
and other questions, which should not
have entered into the canvass at ALL
the idea of galvanizipg up Lecompton
ard making it a test question, when it
has long sipce been practically consigned
to the shades, is simply ridiculous be-
cause the issue has nee been met, and
probably will never be raised again, or
if it should-"suficient unto The day is
the evil thereof" Because a regular
nominee of the Democratic party for
Congress had conceded with President
Buchanan upon bis Kansas policy, was
no just ground for running an anti Lee
compton candidate against him, and vace
vcrsa.p Democrats may differ in opinion
as to the modus operandt of applying a
principle, and still be Democrats But
this view of ths matter seems to have
never entered the heads of many of our
leading Democrats. Principles seem TO
have been lost sight Of, aud the whole
fight seems to have been upon men.
The question asked was not, is he q
" L4 D., \ ynan = -
was, is he a Douglas man, or is he a Bu-
chanan man? Such folly and yet
Democrats rave been guilty of it. The
great party that has made this country
what it is-that has moulded and given
character to our republican institutions
that has stood by the Union in every
emergency, and originated and put into
successful operation every act that has
made US great and happy as a nation
the Democratic p~arty--has at last al
lowed itself to be disturbed by a ques
ton that has been practically set; led,
and with which it has nothing to do.
Of course the disturbance is not per-
mamcnt, but only maomeatary. A few
members of the Democratic party may
have become diseased and corrupt, but
the great party itself is in a sound and
healthy conditioE-its mighty heart still
pulsates rcgularly-and in all its vital
parts there is not an unsound spot -
The untaiuted blood of Washington, JEFF
ferson and jackson, still courses in its
veins, and in a few short mouths. all ex-
crescences will have sloughed eff, and the
Democratic party will not only be pure
without, but pure within--so that pa.
triots and good men of all sections can
fud refuge beneath its outsprcad wings.
For our own part, we have found no
fault with the Administration, but do
not wish to quarrel with those who differ
in opinion with US. At the late election
we supported the regular nominee of the
party. without regard to Locompton or
anti Lecompton ; and we think all good
Democrats should do just as we have
done. We Stand on the Ohio platform
we believe that any person who be.
lieves in the doctrines of the party, and
who will vote the ticket put in nomina-
ton by the party, is good en.ugh a
Democrat for all purposes.
We think the question as to the Kan
sas policy of the Administration, too
trifing to have ever caused a division,
but now hat it is settled, let it be
dropped forever. Let US all resolve
that, let others do as they please, but
as for US, We will act in harmony. If
such q course should be pursued by the
Democracy generally, we feel confident
that in the elections of so and go, /
victory will again perch upon our liam
uers.-Stark Co. Democrat.