The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-21
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING AT BUFFALO.
Speech Of Daniel 8. Diclkinson-The Irre-
pressible Conhict-Mr. Dickinson's Issue
with William H. Seward.
SPECIAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.

BUFFALO, UCt ZV--lV r. d.
The democracy Of this city have just held large and
enthusiastic meeting at ST. James Hail. Hon. W. E.
Fargo President and twenty six Vice Presidents Senator
Dickinson and Attorney General Tremain were the prn
cpal speakers. After the usual preminares Mr. Dickn
being loudly called for, addressed the meeting
follows
Political discussions usually lose than half their
force because they are wont to descend from the
sideraton Of principles and organizations and great DO
cal divisions of the people to the protless Irritating
and degrading pursuit Of individual deratton review
Of private character, where the audations usually
excessive and the criticisms bitter and unjust The
Ultimate consideration Of political condition by as
semblng together and comparing opinions, is high duty
anu prouo privilege 1t awakens popular attention to
concerns OF deep public moment generally neglected
and learns the nqurng mind to think for itself and to
rise above the narrow conces of partisan rallyng
words, designations and pretensons Its tendency Is to
educate the masses in the affairs Of government and
1t what 1t should be, government Of the people and
not of politicians-a government of tho many and
not OF the few, and to hold public servants to
rigid accountability before well informed constitu
ency. When political gatherings, meetings or conven
the mind and to mitigate partisan prejudice spleen and
rancor they render high public service; when they
have no worthier aims than intoxicating and stmu
ating passion for temporary advantage they would be
more honored in the breach than in the observance.
There are and must be in political society great par
ties and two only for all others be mere temporary
ofshoos One Of these will the party Of the people
and Of the constitution and the other will be Of mscea-
neous FORMATION acting under rowing commission and
living as II lists In this address treat entirely OF parties
as SUCH OF organized bodies the pretensos they ad
vance, the professions they make and they
compish.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The democratic party is party Of the peope its name
ID no unmeaning designation its power reposes with the
masses IS the great anagonsm oprivege and combina.
hon and the friend of political equality lives and moves
and has Its being wherever strong snews grasp their
implements, and warm and generous hearts pusate Nsa
party Of today as well as to and forever takes
counsel Of the experience Of the past but seeks to redress
the grievances Of the present and provide against the
abuses OF the future. Like great army marches for.
ward to It's destinations leaving but those who suffer
and sicken Tor lack of promotion, who wounded by
rejected expectation die by suicide from disappontcd
hope and the places of all such supplied by new en-
iistments from the young and healthy and vigorous and
from the mature who are won by the justice OF
Like all armies II must have s camp followers and lag
CARDS and prophetic Cassandras but while they are more
expensive than ornamental useful they neither reard
Its progress control its movements nor SWAY it's prnc
pies It's mission Is to, and its care for, the living II has
no time 10 mourn over the grave Of dead and buried
fssueso redress personal grcfs or irnaQparyto
stand as arbiters between the conflicting claims OF
rival eaders-srengh to waste upon the aspirations
OF personal ambition-nor sympathy to expend
upon individual controversies for position. It's soic
tudc Il for the many aud not the few for the peoplo
and not for politicians, for masses and not for
chart OF democracy may be rend Ia the Declaration OF In
depenoence-its guiding star Ia the cOnstutons strong
ana radical analysis exposes and of error and its
grand and majestic conservatism forms barrier against
wmcn me waves OF falsehood and fanatcsm may dash
ID van ior ages Its "irrcpressibe conflict Is conflict
o recuon equality and the rights Of man. against false
, iavor,usin ana prviegefor complete equality of
Ioca rights between persons and for that enaality OF
right between sovereign States which tho genial snrif of
tbe compact suggested and the provisions of the consu
uon guaaneen-an equality Of rights 10 be asserted In
ter and enforced In the spirit without technical cvasons
or mental observation-disclosures perHns tronertv
and political riets through all the variations Of mood
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