Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-11
The Reason.


Democrats abandon their party And the
question having been put pointedly to US,
we will try in our simple way to state how
the mater stands.
1t is an undisputed fact, that hundreds OF
thousands Of as patriotic men as ever lived,
have, within the last two years, abandoned
the Democratic organization, and are now
found working with might and main for the
party who oppose, and always have oppos-
ed their measures. And you ask why do
they doit?
One great reason is you have imposed
upon their credulity too much, you have
gulled them too much, and every once in
while you have gone 50 far, relying so much
on your former success, that you have by
mistake brought some undetermined plan
to light, which has opened the eyes Of hon
est men, and they have been led to see that
the main object Of the party was party sue
cess, party agrandizement, and opposition
to the party of the administration. No mat
ter what the object was, that the admins
tration wished to accomplish, or the means
made use Of to accomplish that object, you
opposed it. You tried in every possible
manner, both openly and privately, both
above board and beneath, to Illustrate the
designs of the party in power.
You have forced too much upon your fol-
lowers You have dosed them too heavy
given them more than they could swallow,
and consequently they have been obliged to
leave you, and cast their influence with
some organization who did not give such
large doses, and did not wish their follow
ers to cling to their party rather that their
country.
The once great party Of the nation has
become so corrupted and so much under
the control of designing demagogues, that
no honest hearted, clear-headed patriot,
who cares more for the national welfare and
honor of the Republic, than for mere party
success, can be a member of it without sac
rifcing his honor and 5elf-respect as loyal
American citizen.
Some Of the strongest opponents of the
Democratic organization, and most jealous
supporters of the Government, are men
who were with you heart and hand few
years ago and still, talk with them, and
they will tell you they hold precisely the
same political opinions they held when they
were with you, acting in concert, and run
ning affairs tremendously. They still be-
lieve in the old Jeffersonian creed, hold the
teachings Of that illustrious statesman as
dear as ever they did, and have not chang
ed one iota on the old issues. Nevertheless
they have little of the Jacksonian element
in their composition, they say with that
staunch old patriot the 'Union must and
shall be preserved" at all hazards and
at any cost, and to back that up they give
an earnest and cordial support to the meas
ures adopted by the government for the
ton of peace They have stood by their
party, and have fought with it, they loved
their party, but they loved their country
better and the moment their party stepped
between them and their country-between
them and honor, that moment they aban-
doned their party. And hundreds are still
abandoning their old party, every black
spot that comes to light drives some from
your ranks, and the black spots are not all
shown yet every once in while some
scheme or man9uver more henious than
anything heretofore shown, comes to light
by. unawares, and drives squad across.
Show yourselves up and we will help to show
you up, for we have charity enoughto think
there is yet a few honest men lift in your
ranks, and we can give them employment
where they can do good, for if there are any,
we are thoroughly convinced they are out
of their place, and their opportunities for
doing good where they are, are known to
be few and far between.