Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-29
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.

THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
In UsIos alone there is strength, and
il 10 through earnest, persistent ard I'M
dsunted action that great ends are
comprised and noble victories achieved.
The result of the campaign Just now
opening in this State must depend en-
tirely upon the sigor with which 1t IS
prosecuted. Stolld inactivity aud hide
bound s.irginess does not merit victory
in anything, and lever achieves il unless
by accident. The played-out policy OF
depending one upon another, and The
other upon his mere influential neghbor,
need not be iuangura,ed again, for J,
will never win. The doctrine Of pro-
clsi ming that this thing and that thing
ought 70 be-,hat somebody ought TO
stand up to the rack more lively, and
that this distric, and that district is spoil
ing everything in another district is "A ]
bosh, the question is Just this-what will
you do yourselves The question comes
right home to the individual, and not 10
the multitude. The coming Democratic
State Convention will undoubtedly be
the larges. and most Influential ever held
in the State. There seems to be a dis
position among the people to 90 there.
There is q strong disposition TO lace a
popular ticket in the field. That is all
well enough, but neither large conven
ton or . strong ticket is going 10 carry
the day. Both are excellent considera-
tons, very necessary, but not conclusive.
A good ticket may be likened TO good
locomotive. To run it successfully there
must be plenty OF steam used, and 1t must
be placed on good substantial track, that
has not too short curyes-that is we'll
ba,lasted with firm and undecaying prin-
ciples. Who is 10 furnish this steam
Must the press be depended upon for II,
while the people set down and look on?
Must one or two speakers in each di.-
trict, travelling at their own expense,
and gathering crowds through their own
exertions, be the basis upon which the
success of the campaign is TO rest I
Have the people-the masses who vote
the democratic ticket, nothing elsc to DO
but 10 attend meeting and listen to
speakers, or to borrow newspaper and
see what this editor or that editor may
have to say. Will tnis make more
votes? Will such old fogyism as this
strengthen the lolns Of the party! Viii
it furnish the impetus, the vim Will
it generate the steam necessary for the
successful and victorious run. Not a
bit it. The strength lies in the peo-
pie, and each man has duty to perform
which in its nature is not passive, but
active. He who cannot work let him
give; and he who absolutely cannot
give let him work.
But the track; that is anno,her con-
sideration. The track mus. be the old
democratic track. l, is good and sound
and strong. The policy OF the parry TO
be laid down must not be to give up tie
Union. NeUer. VIII the democracy Of
Iowa declare that the war ought TO
cease to-day or this year, at the expense
Of the Union, and with the ul,imstum Of
rebel recognitionl They cannot do it.
There 10 no. a grain Of democratic prin-
eiple in the idea. Democracy is but a
synonym for the Union and the whole
Union for the Constitution and every
line andi letter OF the Constitution.
That il the track-and upon that the
democratic machine must run, else
doomed to destruction.
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