Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-10
" "IgnOre Party Politics.


Last year the Republican party beguiled
Democrats by palavcring them with the
opinion that there should be none but a
. Union ticket voted, just as though the
Democratic party was against the Union,
and by their fair promises and mastery
cheat, succeeded in carrying, last saI,
the elections in this State and saving the
Republican party from a complete over
throw. But how was II after the cleo
tion-did these % Union" men remember
how, or on what issue they were elected >
did ticy ignore and obliterlte party lines or
share appointments and spoils with Dem
ocrats Did not the men who were cleo
ted by the confiding simplicity OF Demo
crats, last year, draw fight the party lines
and pursue in the extreme the most ultra
and bigotcd measures Is it not plain
that these deceptive Republicans cared for
nothing but plumber and the spoil of of
fee, and that the inveigling and mceasing
cry of "no party" was nothing else but
an artifce by which to nd, into power f!
Who will look carefully al the past and
gainSay it? We ask Won, then. Demo
Gratis, to think and profit by the lesson ::
that having learned it in the school Of cx-
pericnce you will not forget it. and when
the seIpentinc adder of Abolitionism tempts
you again be deceived not-be ON your
guard, for we warn and forctcI YOU that a
Ike fraud will BE- practiced, Il similar ar
titice is put forward. The wild cry of
- Peoples Party" Is bait whcrewith TO
catch the unsuSPecting: it Is a stumbling
block thrown III the way of Democrats
Peoples party or no party, means that the
Republicans shall be elected to another
term of office. Are YOU willing, then.
Democrats, that there shall BE- no pa-is? !?
Are you willing TO obliterate your politi-
cal fai;h-to become apostatcs to the
teachings of Jefferson aud jackson, and
to trust again, the Government into the
hands Of the party which - wantonly DE-
ccivcd you? If YOU cl5c; Republicans
again, they will finish their devilish Job OF
destroyin" the Constitution and the sacrcd
privileges thereof If you clyct Drmo-
crats, they cannot do worse. Is il dis-
loyal to b. - Democrats il innpolitic 10
keep up party organizations and party
usaTcS! IF 80 let It's hear some logical
argument from these men: if we ignore
p1ty politics LEI us have some good AMI
substantial reason for - doing. Unless
hat Democrats are di~loyal, there can be
no harm in voting for Democratic ticket:
two-thirls of our army are Democrats,
and if they can be trusted to General and
fight the battles of our country-if they
be competent to take charge of our mill
tary affairs, we cannot see any good rea-
son why they should not be permitted to
participate in the civil authorities.
Success and prosperity have crowned
the efforts of the Democratic partv-the
infancy Of the Republic was nursed,
nurtured and baptized in her faith; and
the history of the past shows that the
country prospercd under her rule In
1912 the Democratic party beat back the
hirelings of foreign despotic power and
in 1S47 they conquered the myriads OF
Mexico, and this too without violating
law or the Constitution.
BE not, then, Democrats. ashamed OF
your principles, but come forward now in
the hour of trial and sustain them man.
fully and fearlessly proclaim them to the
world. The ticket at our mast head is
composed of good and reliable mcn-men
who have been selected from amongst YOU
-ncn who have stood stcadfast by the
truths of Democracy whilst the wavering
fell from her early teachings. Vote,
then, for the whole ticket 1t is worthy
OF your unstinted support: And on the
second Tuesday of next month let us roll
up such a Democratic majority as will
frighten Northern fanatieism and Southern
secessionism into the watts of everlasting
infamy and oblivion.