The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-11-25

upon having as their candidate some one
of the several great statesmen whose pub
lie life had given unbroken earnest of
his belief in Democratic principles, and
of his fidelity to the Democratic party.
They were not to be frightened from their
honest purpose by the threateniugs of
politicians from or in their own ranks,
whose greed for Office and spells held as
tendency over their political faith; they
we're not TO be entrapped or seduced into
a compromise of their principles or or
ganization by the 1phistries Of any weak
need leaders. They maintained intact
and pure their own organization they
held a regular Democratic National Con-
%vention ; they put in nomination a life
long, unAinching Democrat, and they
elected him over the head Of the most
popular and greatest statesman the old
plWhig party ever boosted. John Tyler
did not appear in candidacy. All idea
ola Tyler party" Convention was aban.
doned when it was positively learned that
the Democracy would neither go to Ty-
Ter, nor compromise or abate a single arti-
Gle of their sublime faith to win him to
the party. Then did the " Tyler party
. 90 to pieces. It was composed of the
/, politicians, not tho faithful, of the two
, great parts.es, and in the hour Of its dis
solution the political sea was awarming
. with its numerous time-serving adherents,
who we're most troubled in their wrecked
plight to know which would prove the
victor in the approaching eentest-the
Democratic or Wing party-as it was to
the victor eply did they wish to swim.
Analogous 10 the political events OF
that period are the political scenes now
upon ", with this diference-the popu.
lar idol of politicians of this day is not.
{ as John Tyler was, simply a partial re.
i ~casant from his old political faith, and a
. partial proselyte to the doctrine most
radically opposed to that. The one be.
fore US was a Democrat from the com.
{ mencement of his public career down t.
mature manhood, and knew as we'll the
day he apostatized from Democracy
i as he knows this day, the excellence, the
unchanged integrity, aud lofty patriotism
: which charaoterizes it. He knew, too
. the -spuriousness, the s~eetionalism, thC
: venom and corruption of the party tc
(which he prOselyted. And he cannot b
= credited at this late day for any honest
. change of opiaion, in his partial abandon.
ment of tho doctrines of the party which
was the instrament to place him high in
epower where he sits, or for any speeious
professions he may make of his return tc
his old first party faith,
The same elements which combined
during the Administration of john Ty
Ter to create and found a "Tyler party
are nov engaged in the attempt to create
and found a "Johnson party" Adolf
ton and Democratic politicians are the
movers and actors, and each seek to distin.
; guish themselves from what they alike
term the Radicals of their W party
: by calling themselves Conservatives
Those from the Abolition ranks see enough
in President Johnsonss refusal to adop,
any of the cardinal principles of Democ-
racy to answer their purpose in champi,
oning him, and those from the Democratic
ranks find sufficient for their purpose in
/, like manner, in his antagonism to the
Radiealism of the Negro Equality fanat-
; les Of New England. Each faction alike
insists that the dead must bury the dead,
E clamors for the adoption of " new issues
: and declares that the thew order Of
: things has blotted out and rendered OBJ.
l~solete the old and glorious cardinal prin.
of the Democratic party.
= They reckon without their host. Al
the stanch, true, unainching Democrat.
: of 1901 acted, go viii the indomitable
Democracy OF tins day-not only here IN
1 Oregon, but throughout the United
) States-act in this trying, perilous cri
! sis. They will decline all the blandish.
ments and allurenents of power and place
fl.bstain from all compromises or sacrifice:
5 of principle, and in the next Presidential.
campaign, when order shall again be re
lstored ont of the frightful political chaos
) which now prevails. they viii rally, with
: utmost zeaE and inyincible force, to beal
down the enemies of the Republic, and
once more repose into the trust Of patrioI
statesmen Of their v glorious faith, the
guidance Of the ship of State. They re
member the political events which char
acterized che Administration of Tyler
and they viii profit BY the lesson during
the present Administration Of johnson.
CoMINa TO IT.--In the late election
J in Connecticut upon the question Of Civ
! ing free suffrage to negroes, the vote stood
for 26,851; against, 1926 MAORI
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