, 1859-07-01
sORE-IEADED DEMOCRATS.
Definition OF the Term,

To the Editor Of the Puget Sound Herald:
have for the last four or five years seen in
the Pioneer and Democrat frequent reference
made to "Sore-headed Democrats" had sup
posed that it simply meant a person that enter
taincd views different from the editor, and that
he intended the reader should understand it to
mean disappointed aspirant to office; at other
times | supposed the editor might have had his
feet knocked from under him by arguments that
he found himself wholly unable to meet and
having no better mode Of reply, would pass it by
as coming only from the "Sore.headed." But |
have been corrected by gentleman who heard
the definition from the editor himself given in
co Iversation, or rather consultation, with the
present aspirant for Congress. The conversation
ran something as follows:
Cdndiddte-liOw is this? you speak of fec
sorc-headed democrats being the only ones dis
satisfied with the present nomination, when, as
far as can judge from what saw and learned
on my trip down the Sound, they may b. counted
by hundreds.
EditOr-You perceive, Governor, that VIC have
to have a meaning to terms for the use of the
sd'aetUm SdnetOrum, and another definition for
the outer world, as for the "great unwashed !"
and we who conduct political campaigns arc com.
PEELED to study the different dispositions Of the
different classes Of people, as men who break in
Spanish cattle, Indian horses, mules, and other
kinds Of animals. No person aiming At success
would adopt like treatment with all, but each
must be treated according to his disposition
Some may be conquered with the lash, others
choked down with the RATA, or pummeled on
the head with club, while others are best man.
aged by gentle, reasonable treatment. So, in
managing democrats, we separate them into diff.
ferent classes, and then apply such means to each
class as will be most successful in whipping them
into the traces. There is one class Of democrats
that vote for anything that is nominated; and,
SO far as this class Is concerned, It makes no
difference who the candidate is, so he be nomi.
mated; tho Emperor Of Russia or China with
them would run as well as Gen. jackson. With
this class, then, we have no trouble, and these
we call collar democrats. They go at our bid
ding. asking no questions There is another
class Of democrats that are pretty good, but we
have to adapt ourselves cautiously to their weak
nesses. They are clamorous about equal rights,
fairness and suitableness Of the candidate, and
sometimes even 60 to the extent Of inquiring into
his moral character, after his nomination by the
convention. This class has to be dealt with eau.
tiously and It often becomes indispensable, in the
argument Of the case, to state to them facts that
are not facts and deny the existence Of acts that
are facts, but the great means Of moral suasion
We rely upon with this class is the democratic
lash. The epithets, 'sOfts,' 'tender-footed,'
'bOlter,' 'disorganizer,' Union haters,' 'knky
hair Kansas shrieks,' &C., &C., invariably
brings them to their senses, and they vote the
straight ticket These We call SOre-bGck demo-
Gratis. From among this last class there are some
that no amount Of castigation Of any description
will move hair from what they believe to be
right and the only thing left US is to destroy
them; and rs "dead men tell no tales, ," so men
whose characters are blackened can have no in
Auencc. From necessity we are therefore COM
PEELED to crush out this class Of democrats, and
their wonderful tenacity Of life makes 1t matter
rather more serious than agreeable. This last
class is what we call S0re-headed Democrats.
A Worm.
PORr TOWNSEND, June 10th, 1857.