The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-21
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Democratic Reorganization,

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It's one OF the Indispensable adjuncts
of free governments To have opposing
political organizations. The nation
grows prosperous by political discus
sion, Differences between parties IN
relation TO matters of national Interest
and solicitude, produces the highsst de.
VelOpInent OF national policy. Taking
Everything into consideration, the beSi
evidence ofthe adRptabllity ofa political
party to control national legislation, is
its successatth the ballot-box, The MASSES
of the people are intelligent, cautious,
lprudent. They support the measures
ihnt have an intimate reflexiOn on the
best interests Of the ilHtiOn. TO them
the nations interest is synonymous
with their own, and when n great pO-
Iliticnl organization comes forth vietO-
riOus from the conflict OF earnest
Thought und discussion, we recognize
in the triumph the solemn and delib-
crate choice of the highest and most
Intelligent sentiment OF the nation.
When pnrty dies, 1t deserves to die.
Itis not fit to live any longer. Its death
does not do the nation any harm;--it
does il good. No persons mourn over
Its fill but disappointed and ambitious
politicians, aud even they spend but n
brief period in shedding over It's grave
a few crocodile tears, and then, like
many disconsOlate widows of the pre-
sent day, drown their sorrows in OBJ
| livion by seeking now and cOngcniGl
relation. The cpitaph over the tomb of
political parties is always written
"Died from n severe stroke Of public
opinion.n
Is the Democratic party dead yet?
Practically speaking, II is ns dead Hs IN
Egyptian mummy. 1t has not n spark
Of genuine vitality. Its early enthu-
slasm has dwindled into n listless SIT
pineness. Like the DutchmHn's sheep
that butted itself away until nothing
wns left hut the tail, 80 the misnamed
Democratic party has completely beat
its brains out by its vigorous attacks
agalnst the Union, until nothing Is leil
tbut the pedal extremity that meets once
| In a whflc In old TnIninairy HILL, there
| to units IN singing tho old dOxolngy.-
"ShAdeS OF the mighty can IL be-thnt
! this Is all that remains Of mG?" Yet
some Of the most enthusiastic hairs on
tho tail Of the great defunct nrD now
commencing TO unite in one vigorous
effort to make mighty wHg. The
lparty Ii TO be reOrgRnized. There Is to
be grand r,Ittllng umongthe dry bones.
1t knows and feels that II il is ever
lin tho future to eXercis IL respectable
and controlling influence In national
politics, that II must undergo COM
| plete system OF renovation. The grent
:. question with those who nre engaged in
/ the intrigue and chicanefy Of this po-
litical redemption is as to whether or
not the present time is the propitious
hour. Yet they feel and acknowledge
/ that longer dclny is dangerous, When
the party does como forth IN its new
lCositlme ofprincipleS, 1lApping its wings
ltkO II new-lledged bird cautiously ven
turing its black plumage to the sporttve
winds, It's most intimnte friend, now
pacing his lonely cell ut Fortress Mon
roe, will hardly bG able to penetrate the
deep disguise, Yet In tho future 1t will
| BIO u disguise of the real purposes Of
Hypocrisy. Place your hand in this
basket of flowers carried by this beau-
ltiful Cleopatra, and you receive the
I poisonous sting of the nsp. Nay; but
/ bend down before the image like an
ennmOred Mark Antony, and the smil-
ing face slowly fades into triumphant
scowl and reveals the distorted linea-
ments of u slnveholding, tyranical, re-
bellion.loving Nero.
The Democratic party Is to be reor-
ganiZed and its brightest lights are to
stand on the walls Of political Zion and
proclaim the glad tldings Of political
Regeneration. It's claims TO supporture
to he presented to the people. Its rec
ord during the lust four years Is. emil
nently suggestive. ''Pnint meas Am;
leave not out the scars or wrinkles" I"
said Cromwell to Ludy, the artist. It
must be difficult to portray an attrac-
tive history of the Democratic party,
because a hlithftl representation Of the
subject during the last four years of its
life, would show It SCARED and blis-
tered with the cUtaneous eruptions of
ldlsIoynlty. II gloated over rebel Vie
tories with the louthsome rnpacity Of
| the Vulture lowering over the gllnstly
corpse ON the field of battle; It QndeaY-
lored to create confusion and CiiscOrd In
\ the loyal North; 1t Illuminated hereti-
I cal tirudes agilinst the national admins
listrntion for the uncompromising man
ner in which It prosecuted the war
against treason and rebellion; It canoil-
lied the apostate politicians inthe loyul
States whose c0wardly voices were
raised against the brave army We sent
10 the field Of conquest and subjugil-
| ton; IL itcncOurAged and cheered onward
| the infurinted mob who made night
\ ihldeOus with demOnlac yells us they
rushed through the streets Of Nor
thorn cities and applied the incendiary
torch to the Government store houses
| and the residences ofprivnte citizens; II
fOstered and organized II secret OATH
bound association, made up of demOrnl.
lied vNgabOnds and hnggard cutthroats-
which pledged itself to resist loyalty
even to the extremity Of bloody opposf-
ton; it called our brave soldiers who
were gathered around the trenches of
Petersburg and marching over the rice
and cotton fields of thgGulf States, nm
organized mob" and "Lincoln's hire
llnrsi" 1t declared by Its great exponent,
thetnlmortnl, the inevitable, the wou-
derful, the mighty man, Val-mn-dig-
ham, that 1t "would not vote one cent
or one dollar whereby ono drop of
blood should bc shed in the unhOly
war;n It bowed down In alteration be-
fore the great Mayor Gunther, whom he
refused 10 sign n bill passed BY the city
council Of New York proposing an IL
Illumination Ofthecity in honor OF Union
victories; il advocated a cessation Of
I Ihostilities when the ilug OF the Union
was waving over the deserted battle
fields Of the conquered enemy; II Op-
posed the proclamation ofemancipati0n
whereby tho unholy institution Of sla-
very was abolished from the nation,
and the curse that Matched forth trca-
son and rebellion was consigned to