The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-01
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Politics..

Politics.
The history of politics in this country
for the past few years presents motley of
contradictions and contrarieties, unparallel-
ed in the worlds history. The Democratic
party came into existence at the time of the
adoption of the Federal Constitution, and
into power at the beginning Of the present
century, and, with but one or two exccp-
tons, have been in power ever since.
That her policy has been the most con-
servative and national is evidenced by the
fact of its almost continual power for over
half century. That the Democratic party
have erred in policy when designing men
have had the reigns of government in their
hands-when men who have been elevated
to the highest offices within the gift of their
country have betrayed the trust that was
contided to their care by generous party
we arc willing to admit freely. Man is
fallible creature, and ito err is human,''
even in politics.
The Democratic party is progressive
party, and the imputations of the Opposi-
ton that it has changed its policy from what
it was years ago, is in part, admitted by
the writer What was once the true policy
of the country would not be the best policy
now. Measures that were necessary for the
welfare, development and advancement of
the country then, would not be applicable
or the necessities that brought them
out have ceased to exist. Measures that
were once advocated by the Democracy have
become part and parcel Of our Government,
so that the charge Of Change in us is adj
mitted, so far as the necessities, welfare and
progress of the country demanded it, and
no farther.
The Democratic party is emphatically the
party for the masses-the common people.
The spirit of Democracy pervades the mass
es of every country and every cline. /
care not if peasants lot is cast upon the
cold bleak, barren and ice-bound coast Of
Northern Europe, or Graded under the
balmy skies of Southern Italy; you will
find that this principle is stereotypcd upon
his heart, and that it never can be effaced
That the Democratic party is friend to and
of the masses, is evidenced in the settlement
of our frontiers. You will see the hardy
pioneer, with the spirit of liberty deeply
implanted in his SOUL leave the confines of
civilization with his little family and all that
he holds dear in this world, westward bound
to make for himself and family home in
the wilds. Others follow in his footsteps,
and after awhile Territorial Government is
formed, and finally State and it is no.
table fact, that every State so formed and
admitted, without an exception, has come
in as Democratic. Does not this bear on,
the proposition that the Democratic party
is the party of the people?
But when the hardy yeomanry have clear
ed the forest, developed the resources Of tht
country and established law and order, there
is class that emigrate who have not thu
hardihood and energy to brave the fores
wilds, but come to enjoy the fruits o. other:
labors, and, by false representations, Otter
succeed in getting the reigns of government
in their own hands, when the majority o
the masses are Democratic at heart Sucl
has been the experience of every Western
State. And, although there are many gooe
honest Democrats that have been deludet
in this manner, yet they always have ant
always will find out their error, and go bacl
to their former allegiance, if they are bu
true to themselves and to the dictates o
their own counscience pEN-NOYER