Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-24
The Mission and Policy OF ttiS
Democratic Party.

If the country he saved, the Union re
stored, and tho Federal Constitution pre-
served, the work must be done by the
Democratic Party. Democrats are not
alone in this belief and the expression oi
it. Go where You may, sentiments like
the above greet you, and they are frequen
tly uttered by men who never voted q
Democ, attic ticket. Such sentiments arc
spreading; and the number who believe
them is daily Increasing. The simple
statement of the fact is the highest enco
MUM, and is proud tribute to the prin
ciples of the Democratic party,
If the rebellion is ever put down and
the Constitution and the Union preserved
with our ancient concord and peace, it
must be done by ihe Dem ocratic party
What q noble mission What a glori.
Gus work ! Worthy CT the united eff
forts and sacrifices of the good and pat
riotic on earth, and the approval and ad-
miration of the Angels in Heaven.
The fact being admitted that if our
great troubles are composed and the coun.
try is saved, it must be done by the
Democracy, at once brings with it grave
duties and sponsibiities.
The first step toward salvation OF the
country is to wrest the Administration o
the Government from the hands of the
destructive Radicals. This is indispen-
sible; and to be of certain value, it should
be done at the first constitutional oppor.
tunity. Our institutions cannot stand
another four years of radical tnkering
Indeed, it is to be feared that they may
not survive the present term of Abraham
Lincoln; guided and controlled as he is
by the ultra disunionitsts of the Free
States. The imminence of the danger,
whether it be immediate or not, should
stimulate Democrats and all others, who
believe that it is only by the application
of the principles Of the Dem ocratic par,
ty as given to us by its founders, tha. we
shall be enabled to save our republican in
stituiion, to all honorable efforts to put
that party in power. For until that is done
done nothing good can be effected; and to
do that Democrats must have the Coop
Grafton of the conservative men in the
country, who are outside of the party
organization.
In the coming struggle, it must therefore,
be the duty of the Democratic party SO to
act as to draw to it all constitutional con
servative men, no matter what hereto
fore may have been their party names
Its policy must win their cooperation
and aid. The disposition manifested by
few men and newspapers in the party,
to repel and drive off those who desire
to co operote with US, must have an end
and, If those heretofore engaged in such
business, have not good sense and patri.
otism enough to desist OF their own ac-
cord, the party must see to it that they be
compelled to behave. 1t must not allow
few impracticable, self-conceited men to
act in such manner as to drive away a
valuable and honorable auxiliary, who is
willing to labor with us in the holy cause
of saving our Republican Institutions
and our Glorious Government, from de
struction. To have the cooperation OF
conservative men, it is not necessary that
the Democratic party should sacrifice any
principle. In fact. an admiration for the
real principles of the Democracy relating
to Constitutional Government, and be
lief in their introduction again into the
administration of affairs, are what induce
the conservative element to which we
have referred to look hopefully to our du,
ty at this time, And it is not only not
good policy. but it wauld be criminal
should any exhibitions of exclusiveness
be made by individual members of the
party, and tolerated by it, on an occa
sion of SO much moment as the present,
to our country and to mankind.-.Stat
man.