The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-03
Douglas Democrats with Buchanan
Collars on, Polluting the Press.

We alluded, a short time since, to the
disgraceful attitude assumed by certain
classes of politicians who pretended to be
regular Democrats, and, as such, to support
DOUGLAS, while holding Office and receiving
patronage from BUCHANAN, and who were
really committed to the interests of the Ad-
ministration, and linked with the President
and the Disunionists in their war against
DOUGLAS, the Democracy, and the Union.
AT the time of publishing that article, the
press of the State was free from the re-
proach of harboring any such Janus in its
ranks. We notice, however, by late mum.
Der, that this disgrace has at last been brought
upon the profession through the medium of
the Winona Democrat. This paper, which
has been and remains now, under the con-
troll of the federal Administration, in its
last issue raised the names of DOUGLAS and
JOHNSON, and makes pretence of support.
ing these Democrats as the regular nomi.
nees for the Presidency.
The sincerity of this support may be
judged of, from the fact that, though both
the nominations of DOUGLAS and BREcK1N.
RIDGE have been before the country over a
month though these two candidates occupy
positions entirely antagonistic from each
other, which positions relate to an old ques-
tion, and were as sharply defined and as
thoroughly understood at the time the nomi-
nations were made as they are now, yet it is
only at this late day that the editor of the
Democrat has announced bis preference for.
DOUGLAS as the regular nominee. He has
thus permitted whatever influence his paper
may have possessed, through this delay, to
be thrown against the ticket which be now
pretends to sustain.
The character Of the support thus given
shows that it is as bypocritical as it is tardy.
While placing the names of DOUGLAS and
JOHNSON at its masthead, the Democrats
laudations are for BRECKENRIDGE and LANE,
and all its enconiums for such apostates as
RICE, BECKER, FRIDLEY and EDGERToN,
who sustain the secessionists and oppose
DOUGLAS, and who have earned the execra-
lions of that Democracy whose interests they
have corruptly betrayed. This kind of sup
port, while it is designed to damage DOUGLAS,
shows it's hypocrisy too plainly to accom-
plish its ends. The mere placing of the
regular ticket at the head of its editorial
columns, will fail to give the Democrat con-
sideration among the adherents of DOUGLAS,
so long as it employs its columns in denun-
citation of DOUGLASS supporters, and in
laudation of those who have publicly dem.
onstrated their hostility to DOUGLAS and to
the regular organization Of the party. While
the Democrat pursues this double course, it
must expect to be classed among those who
steal the livery Of heaven to serve the
devil in"-who are DOUGLAS Democrats
with BUCHANAN collars round their necks-
whose only object can be betrayal of the
interests they hypocritically sustain-and
who are, therefore, deserving of the contempt
of all men, and entitled to the confidence of
none.
We notice this movement of the Winona
Democrat, not because its action is of ma
terial consequence, even in the locality where
it is printed; but simply for the purpose
of warning those friends of DOUGLAS who
might be deceived by the apparent endorse
ment OF the regular ticket, against placing
confidence in the sincerity of that endorse
ment, so long, at least, as the paper pursues
the double and diserganizing course with
which it has begun. Its editor is now, as
he has been throughout, directly in the pay,
and as directly under the control, of the
federal Administration and no good can
come to DOUGLAS, or the Democratic party,
ont of such Nazareth.