Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-24
Four Kinds of Democrats.

uAhhhuN VI
The La Crosse (Wisconsn) Democrat says
. there are four kinds OF Democrats in the
country
l. The Democrat who openly and above
board lets his voice or pen be heard for the
right and against the wrong
2 The Democrat who says nothing, but
waits patiently to see who is coming out
ahead
g. The Democrat who for few dollars in
greenbacks will accept some paltry Office at
the hands of an Administration which despses
him and which he despises, and then en-
deayors to earn his price by abusing, villify-
ing aud libeling the party which is mole hon
ored by his absence than his presence.
4.sIhe policy Democrat who shifts turns,
rolls wigges, changes ends jumps high and
wide for the top of whatever plank may come
up. II there is a show for Democracy to win
the day they howl Democracy of the cast iron
kind and 20 il strong in bitter denunciaton
of all opposition parties lfthere is chance
TO make n few dollars by blending with some
fag end of niggerism, they gently slide into
the channel, and as they go bobbing down the
steam 1t IS "if,' and "but' or lin certain con
tingencies, or chad il been or "were the
case different they might like men stand up
for their faith. They hack and fill-frst
praise and then censure-take a bold stand
one day and turn like scared cat next day
We don't like such men. There is no depen-
dence 10 be placed in them They will be-
tray and sell their best friends Selfish at
heart, cowardly by nature eager only for
spolls, they live aud die political might have
beens.' No matter what man creed is
if he stands up for it bravely we respect him
The first named represents the simon
pure Democracy of the country; the two
last mentioned are not Democrats, b a
disgrace to the name, and, If anything, are
meaner than the most toadying Abolition
ist. We have more respect for the Aboli-
ZIONIST who bravely stands up for his
creed, as ruinous and destructive as it is,
in our opinion, than for the bartering,
trading, shifting, 'policy" and "expedi-
ency' Democrat. If the principles of
Democracy are right and sound and just,
as we believe them to be. why not stand
up bravely in defense of them If you
believe them wrong, you are n hypoerite
ifyou do not oppose them openly and with
might and main. We dislike halfway
men. If you cannot give the Democrat
ic party the full measure Of your support,
and are continually finding objections to
its course, you had at once better leave tt
and go where you belong, Not a Demo
crat from principle, and at heart, your
place is with the opposition, and the soon
er you travel over, hook, line, bob and
sinker the better it will be for the Demo
cratic party. This is no time for half
way men. The crisis demands bold and
fearless leaders, men of iron will and
dauntless courage ; men who are Dem
ocrats from principle and convictions of
right, and not from sordid motives of gain
or personal aggrandizement. Let towards
desert to the enemy or fall to the rear.
We fight on principle and for principle,
and would rather welcome defeat a thou-
sand times, than rejoice in triumph
achieved on any other ground. We go
for right and against the wrong, And we
have an unwavering faith in the final
triumphof our principles. Truth crushed
to earth will rise again."