St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-06-30
Republican party for the whercwithato re-

Republican party for the whercwithato re-
plenish its suit ~ ri -
Within the memory Of men still ( living
that paper had a party and fought for il;
and led it up to bloodless victories BY lay.
ing before 1tssreade1s the peeuliar princi-
pies of that party. But those days are
past now; AID it has to content itself with
simply trying to gain adherents by point
ing out the faults Of its.@opponent. ., The
fact is the editor of that paper is not at
all pleased with survey Of it, own prem,
Uses. The old land marks of the party are
thrown down and discwncd, The ancient
principles which cons titutcd its outer de-
fence aha which, lea the party to triumph
intthe: days of*Jeferson and Jackson have
been cast aside in its hot crusade for pro-
slavery propoggandism, and have been APP
propriated by the Republican party. :,'' .
= We do not wonder at all at the "Pio-
'necr's" concern orzits own political saliva
ton The only wonder is that every
Democratic papccrr:in the land docs not
come oat as the pioneer" has done and
denounce. tho national Democratic Admin
istration and endeayour to form a new
party, even: if that party was to be based
upon the faults and lndiscretions Of his
opponent. But we are unwilling that the
"Pioneer" should subj list entirely upon po-
litical plumber Let it refer to its first
principles, if it has any, (Which we very
much doubt) and after having stated
these fairly to its readers, it can then with
fairness give it's views of the recent Massa.
chusetts Amendment. But why does not
the "Pionecr 4 Democrat" point out some
Of the mistakes of the SO called Democrat,
ic party of the Union. Why does it not
inform the free foreign-born citizons, and
hardy settlers upon the frontiers Of this
State, Of the action Of our last national
Democratic Congress in refusing to give
them homestead free Of charge; and, Of
the fact; that every Republican, with one
or two exceptions in Congress, voted and
laborcd, night and day, for that meas
ure? s''ss@:" .i>s ?; ,f,,a:: -.'-s' - !;
r Why, does not that paper enforce upon
the minds of the people the significant
fact that this present Democratic Admin
istration, led on by Democratic Office hold
ers and encouraged by Democratic plum
derers, with their hands clear up to their
elbows in the Federal Treasury, are now
forcing the Public Lands into market, and
thereby turning out 1off 'ttheir well earned
homes thousands Of Industrious settlers P
Why does not that paper tell the people
how the last; Democratic Congress at:
tempted to increase the rates of postage,
and thus tax the hardy and laborious free
men Of the North to supply the dc6cien-
les Of the luxurious South !? .,-........
Coming nearer home, why does NOS
that paper ever refer to our last Democrat
ic State Legislature, to be a member of
which is still regarded, by the people, as
having attained to the highest pitch of po-
litical infamy. Why is not the Demo-
cratic Rail Road Swindle uncovered in
Guiding the Rail Road Land Grant where
by one half Of the most. valuable lands a.
long the lines: of the Rail Roads are WITH
drawn from settlement, whilst the poor
settler is taxed double price for the other
half to sustain Democratic waste; and
the Rail Road Loan, than which a, great.
er fraud was never perpetrated upon an
unsuspccting Public, and a greater injury
never incurred. Where are the banks
founded upon the bonds issued under that
Democratic proposed Amendment to- our
State Constitution. Why not trace up
the evils of our present local money panic
70 its real source, and tell the people that
it is the fruit of: Democratic legislation
That paper excused itself when the last
Democratic Congress refused to press Mr..
4: Republican ca, Crows Homestead Bill by
saying that the lbpee,,Dl Democratic members
from i this State voted for the
measure. But is it 'fnot charging now
home upon the Republican party Of Min
nnosota the action Of the people. Of: Massa-
Oh chusetts: We hope that paper will <recol7
lect thatithere is still left,in the political
world such a thing as consistency and
that the organ Of the Sham cratic party Of
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