Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-09-07
T,c pemocrm,ic Party.


nonshcs us of its truthfulness The De-
nocratic party, borne downunder the weight
It fanaticism and rendered helpless by
liumph of the heterogeneous mass opposed
o its principle, became very sick. Its death
has time and again been prematurely an
bounced by those over anxious for its dis
solution. The country being controlled and
governed by principles antagonistic to those
Of the Democracy, became equally as sick
rs our party, free government lies PROSTATE
under the iron heel of despotsm, and those
who were taught to revere the system of
government established by our Revolution
airy fathers are anxiously looking upon the
sick and offering fervent prayers for its con-
valcsccnce.
The tremendous vitality Of the Demo
cratic party battles all calculations of those
who seek its destruction. When thrown in
to the lion S den it emerges unharmcd from
what seemed certain destruction. 1t comes
forth from the fiery furnace of affliction pur-
flied and renewed in strength. To be sure,
the fact that thing always has existed, is
not proof that it always will exist; never
theless if we find that any structure or or
ganization has exhibited great vitality un-
Nler one set of adverse circumstances it is
logical to condidc THAT it will retain that
Vitality when Surrounded or bcset with cir
c,Mstances no worse than those through
which it has before passed with safety.
We Nhink we have the most ample
grounds for concluding that the Democratic
praty is in a condition of convaescencc that
promisesNsn early and robust healthfulncss.
| In fact its Prospects were never better than
they are o-day; and it may be added, as a
sort of providentSA. coincidence, there never
was a time in thslistory of the country
which needed as badlythe support of strong
conservative men as does the present
There is in the average ofhuman events the
prcdominance of an eternal fitness" and
this may be seen in the simultaneous sick
ness of the nation and the pportuntTestor-
alton Of the Democracy; as much so Nas in
the case of the man who fell among thieves
and the appearance Of the good Samaritan.
That the sickness of the party has been
somewhat severe and protractcd we cannot
deny. Like the indiviual just alluded to,
who fell among thieves was gricvously
beaten, stripped and left for dead. 1t was
assailed at once by northern aboitionists,
southern rebels, sons of liberty, knights Of
the golden circle, and dozen other bri-
gands, and was fgurativcly if not literally
smashed to jelly" That it did not die
was not owing either to the intentions or
acts of its foes. They cleft it for dead, y
and the world for time supposing this to
be the case, passed by on the other side, y
and offered it no assistance. That it did not
die is partly owing to its tremendous vital
ity, and partly to the fact that Providence
not designing to entirely cXtcrminate this
nation, preserved the democracy for its sa
vior. After the Almighty had sufficiently
punished the children of Israel, He raised
up "A delivcrer in the person of Moses; an
event typical of the sutferings of the chill
drcn of rcpublicanism among the Egyptians
of aboltionism, and their emancipation by
the Moses of Democracy
The issues upon which the Democratic
party goes before the country to-day are its
old platform-its time honored credits
ancient profession of faith: TIE coNsTITU-
TIoN. Let us see what issues this 'plat-
form" creates between the Democratic party
and its opponents.
1t denies negro suffrage and political
equality between diverse races.
1t denies the right Of the suspension OF
the habedS corpus in times of peace.
1t denies the right Of military authori-
ties to try citizens before court martial.
1t ailirms the complete autonomy Of the
states in all eases in which powers and rights
are not yielded expressly and specifically to
the general government
1t ailirms that states cannot commit f,lO
dc Sc, and that all unconstitutional acts are
the work of individuals, and not Of those
limited sovereigntics known aS states.
1t denies the right of the general govern
ment to say who shall or who shall not be
, taxed by the state authorities for state pur-
poses.
5 1t dcnicsthc right of the general govern
- mcnt to tax one class ofpropcrty or citizens
and exempt another.
1t ailrms the necessity of economy in on
expenses, the reduction of the standing ar
my to minimum strength, and the dis
: bandmcnt of thousand cumbersome and cx
pensive as well as useless bureaus, Offices
and sinccures established by the dominan
party in order to strengthen itself by extend
ing it patronage.
These are few Of the prominent issue
which are presented by the democratic pan
ty in its adoption of the constitution as it
platform; and it may be added that ever
one of those. outgrowths of affirmation an
negations is met in spirit of Antagonist
by the present party in power. The demo
. cratic party has an abundance of issues up
ON which it may so before the people
and they are issues whose success, as pre-
scntcd by the Democracy, is identical wit
, the life Of the nation,