The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-01
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ASpaxv JoHxsoS sss elected 20 Office by she
Republicans; rather. we should say. pot INTO
ofsce by them. because the President, a. well IS
the State officers Of Indisns. were placed over
the people not by the legal volSSiary votes OF
the people, but By force and fraud They are
but do facfo. no, 4, jHrs officers. The Demo
ersu are under no party obligation 70 support the
Adnfni.,ration, bot are bound only. As good
citizens. to support !, where il = right Since
The death Of LINCOLN. JOHNSON. ss in tte cases
Of TTIrE and FiLLHoRT, has been gradually
sliding OF Of the Republican platform and edging
on to that OF the Democrats.
The honest Republicans. follosng the cOurse
of their party 10 this cases Of TrLEK aud FIL-
soRr, are Ihwillihg to follow tJoaSsoN in his
secession from their platform. aud oppose his adj
ministration Bat those Of the party who 90 for
the loaves and sshes remembering that these
we're lost By failing to follow TrIxk and FIT
sonr In abandoning party and disreg gsrdipg the
platform on which they we're elected. are deter.
mined to commit no such error, considering the
fact that four. years. of Government pap i a;
stake II JOHNSON had bet six months 10 serve
guard OF Republicans 10 sustain him.
The Republican leaders were aware, when
they determined upon this conrse. that they
would be deserted by great body OF their own
party; they knew there would be hslting of their
party friends: but they reasoned thus: they said
she Democrats had been so crushed 10 the North,
by illegal arrests. Imprisonment aud mobbing
hey had been 90 thoroughly convinced that the
protection OF the Constitution was gone. by The
disregard of that instrument by the Admnstra
ton and 90 chastened into the belief that the onl,
means of living in peace left them was simpl,
to obey the behests and anticipate the wishes o
the Governor and other Executive officers
hoIdipgth ere ideas. ~esay the Republie can Office
holders were confident they could drsgoon th
Democrats into their support. and in this wa,
make up for the loss OF the honest portion o
their own party They thought they could tnu
keep themselves in power and in he enjoymcn
OF public plunder for indefinite time 70 come
But the Democrats are prepared for no such cor
rupt associations. They never affiliate unde
the lead of the authors of the terrible jespo.isn
Of the last four years.
The Democratic party. which preserved tht
country peaceful. united. happy and free from
grinding debt and taxes while it permitted
to hold power can never give up its organiza
ton while a hope of saving the Republic re
mains. But il will make no factous opposition
to President JOHNSON and will cordially support
him where he is right. IL will approve ,he gene
raj features of his restoration policy. IL vii
not support the unjust. revolutionary proposition
of changing the Constitution of our fathers, &C
as to apportion representation in Congress upor
voters. let il be advanced bv whom it NAV boti
because il l. wickedly unius, 10 the >ortherr
States. Is sinister mode of forcing then
TO adopt negro suffrage. and would be i'-
furious in its influence npon the action of al
the States. leading them 10 a race in that ndis
criminate extension 0l suffrage which wonl,
make all elections in future they have heel
the last four years, tarcie O. tragic moos W
regret 10 disturb the happy dreams and CLOWN,
visions Of pluuder into which these Republical
leaders have jeludei themselves. but perhaps
IL as we'll that il should be minated TO theu
now that in attempting 70 ride two horses in
long heat. they will probably fall between them