Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-08-22
as there any Further Use Of the
Democratic Party.
TO he Ediotor Of the Chicago Times

The recent action of the Democratic
Central Committees of New York and
Ohio, in refusing to form a coalition with
tho Republican party on thoir State ticket,
should meet with cordial approval Of eve
ry truly national Democrat through the
country. There is an indcpcndcco about
their resolutions which has the ring of
true patriotism, and they will, we trust,
be followed up by the Democrats of every
loyal State.
The miserable farce of "no party" is
about played out, and is time the people
began to act accordingly. Every day we
live convinces Us that now, moro than
any other timo during the history of our
country, is there necessity for thorough
organization of our party. One year ago
at this time we were ingagcd in a Pres
idential struggle, fighting on a platform
which we then thought contained our
political principles as nearly as they
could be stated on paper--a platform
which, if it had been successful, we still
think would have avoided all the
amount Of woe and carnage, known and
unknown, in which our country has since
been plunged; and fighting for a candidate
whom both we and our political enemies
knew would never administer the Gov
eminent on any other principles than
were contained in the same Baltimore
Charleston platform. What single event
has taken place since then which could
cause Democrats to ignore that platform
and the memory Of their great chieftain ?
Are not those principles dearer than ever,
now that those very evils we have so long
predicted have actually encompassed
the country? Has not the triumph OF
the Republican party turned out precise
ly as our great statesmen years ago
prophesied it would turn out? Does
any man in his senses suppose that Dem
ocratic triumph would have been followed
by any such result?
On the other hand, what single act
have the Republicans done that should
cause us to forsake our time -honered par
ty to unite our fortunes with theirs, even
if it be only, as they say temporarily ?"
Is their platform, are their acts, their
leaders, any less obnoxious to us than
last year, when we were opposing them
with all our power? Have they made a
single acknowledgment? Have they re-
canted a single Objectionable plank in
their platform Are not their leaders at
this moment engaged in exciting the ul-
tra feeling of New England by proclaim
ing "this war will end in the extinction
of slavery ?"
If, as claimed by some mlk-and- water
journals, the Democratic party can unite
at the present time with the Republicans,
why could they not have done so last
year? Why have had two candidates
for President at all Why have run
moro than one man for Congress in any
district? ? Would it not have been much
more consistent to have abandoned oul
party, and our platform, and our prin.
ciples then, than to await until our op.
poncts, having partially succeeded, are
now trying to bury their own corruption
+ and msdecds in the amalgamation of all
parties p?
1t is time that that 1900, 900 northern
patriots who, by their votes last fall, gave
evidence that they differ from the Admin
istration now in power, gave some ex-
preston to their feelings. They have
gone forth at the call of the President
to fight the battles of the country because
they love their country, but in SO doing,
God forbid that they should be under
stood as loving the Republican party or
any of antecedents. They are fighting to
uphold the Constitution of tho United
States, and nothing more. Sectionalism
is as damnably detestablc in their eyes to-
day as when the frenzied fanatics Of the
, North and south first began to plot the
= destruction of the Republic. They have
no desire whatever to interfere with slave
l ry in any of the States. They are fight
ing side by side with loyal citizens o
Missouri, Maryland, Western Virgins
and other boder States, nearly all o
whom are Shareholders, and all of whom
look to the North to redeem the promise
: made by the administration at the com.
mencemcnt of the war, that slavery
= should, underno circumstances whatever
be intorfercd with.
1t is no answer to this question to say
that the Democratic party in the north
ern States is in the minority One thing
, is certain, whereve the Republican party
have a majority, they don't intend to of
fer us any substantial power, or to givt
MS even a reasonable proportion of thei
4 State tickets; and what honor, wha
, profit, what principle, can be gained by
| aft liation
But we put our refusal to coalcsco on
e higher ground than this. 10000 men
though in minority ever so small, whil
acting on principle and from conscicn
tious motives, are a power in the lane
D which no majority can afford to disdain
G and which will carry respect wherever i
= is known; power which it can never at
tain by the possession of few pctt,
= offices, like Bank Commissioners o
i Comptrollers.
TO be Democrat is to be a patriot
n and whenever his country's flag is il
g danger, it is his first duty to fly to the res
VI cue; nor does he stop to inquire who G
n his party nor how many shal. be Maj
| General, or whether he shall receive TO
i his States so many contracts. No Th
J. true Democrat is Taught by his very par
y ty discipline to hold himself in rcadines
J. at all times to serve his country, and w
e hope that in so doing the Republicans vii
d not be deceived with the idea that h
e is serving them. Whenever and whel
: ever this war erminates-whethcr with
e in few months we succeed in crushin
o out the rebel forces, and planting tn
Il stars and stripes on every hill-to
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