Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-24
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NO-ParfY Democrats.
rox PoPULI, Vox DEL.

Il may be we'll to remind those pretended
Democrats who leave the party, and give as
reason that we should have "no party" here II
the North, while the war lasts, few undeni-
able facts by the way of refreshing their men,
cries. -
The history of parties in this country proves
that in no time ls party spirit go bitter and &c
prevalent as when the opposition, assuming o
new name. is fishing for gudgeons in the Demo
cratic party.
AT this time the cry of "no party" Is raised
for the purpose of enticing Democrats from their
old organization. While this isgoing on, bite,
partisan strife must be expected, and upon that
party rests the responsibility, who inaugurate
the practice. fs
Those who would heed this cry, il they are
honest, will remember that the party they are
intending to act With, is On organization just as
bitterly partisan as any party ever was or can
be. Hence where IL the gain to them In the
furtherance Of the very objecs they propose, BY
refusing longer to act with tho Democratic
party. - -;s. = '.'s'o-.,y '.'.,- Z, =. " =,
| Such individuals invariably protest, that they
"sre as good Democrats as euer they were ~
This, in the majority Of cases, is no doubt true,
but not In the sense they intend to be under
stood, The Democratic party, however, think
fferently. Such men should take retrospect.
i've view in the history of their lives, and re
member the remarks they made of others, who
then pretended to have been cleft" BY the
Demnrratic party. -Apoatates in those days,
also pretended to be as "good Democrat, as
ever they Efrs," and now can they not refresh
their memories and recall their feelings In those
days7 Surely they appear 70 their former polit-
ioal associates, just as those did to their eyes
who had permitted the Democratic party TO slip
away from them. ~
| A Democrat who is so ensily turned aside,
cannot be very steadfast in his principles He
may be "rule or RUM Democrat, but It strikes
rs he knows tco much In bis own conceit, and
too unwilling to defer his wishes to the msjori-
| ~ of his associates ever to be a quiet "no
party" man in any party he may associate him,
SELF with. ~ ,,,'is 4. Z. \, @ ~ sgtet
/ Suppose, for argument sake, ,some member OF
the party, or some township or county conven-
tion, or even eingle State in the Union should
utter sentiments or pass resolutions, which ey-
ary member of the party could not sinctioD, Il
It the duty Of good Democrat at once to sever
bic CONNECTION with the party, and immediately
thereafter to oppose its organizaHonn7 Not o.
| all. &c. 80 2.s-fst
i Leaving its organization, we have no voice
In its councils, and lose all our influence to
change the determination Of the masses adher-
ing 20 its line OF policy. Il therefore is the
duty OF every good Democrat to remain with the
organization, snd in its councils, seek tosteer
j its course sright. We should thick little of a
man who when upon o ship when in danger
| would leave its crew TO their fate, while he had
Struck hands with the pirates who stood read
i to share ia the spoils. Seeding from its or.
fanizsdon, We Sustain the same relation 70 II
as the rebels Of the South after going out Of
Il D. A.