Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-07
(For the Ohio Statesman.l
A Word with Democrats.


comparative quiet and good feeling reign
in political as they do In military circles,
These things we all should be glad to see,
after the strife and bitterness OF the last
three or four wears; and, although the De-
mocracv did not succeed in electing their
candidate for Governor, worthy as he is to
occupy that position, yet they congratulate
themselves upon the fact that they made a
good fight and struck terror into the spoils
party to so great degree, that they will
scarcely get over their fright In time for
the next fight. If they do not fully recoy-
: er-by that time, and Ii prudent counseis
prevail In the Democratic party, thlnK
their days of misrule in Ohio, the GlprRllTT
tar of Republicanism. will be over. H. mi
/ propose, Messrs. Editors, with your per-
mission, now that the public mind is IN a
proper frame for reflection, to offer a few
thoiioht that suggest themselves to my
mind, by way of caution and ADVICE. Tor
our future guidance as a party, whose only
aim Is, or should be, to promote our SUCCESS,
and thereby the engrafting upon our, coun-
trys legislation those principles of public
policy for which we contend, and which we
believe will best conduce to the interest and
welfare of this great country OF ours.
am no politician, Messrs. Editors, in the
ordinary acceptation of that word. l am
no candidate for any office, never was, and
never expect to be. am simply an humble
believer 10 the correctness of the egreatand
leading principles of the Democratic party,
as best calculated to promote theprosperity
OF our country, and the perpetuity OF our
free institutions, founded, as l think they
are, in spirit, in the great charter OF our
liberties, the Constitution OF the lLnlted
States. .T-saftr
During the past four years, questions in.
cident to the great rebellion, have agitated
the public mind, upon which Democrats
differed among themselves. For instance,
we had "PEAcEn Democrats +" ANTI Co
ERcIoN" Democrats, WAR" Democrats,
&c. We had many men in our party who,
am constrained to believe, were honest In
their convictions, who believed the Govern
ment of the United States never would sue
ceed in suppressing the rebellion; andlto
save national bankruptcy and unnecessary
loss of human life, they opposed the prose-
cution of the war. We had others, proba-
bly, equally honest in their convictions, who
believed the General Government had no
warrant in the Constitution 70 prosecute a
war against the people of State, &c
These two classes, however, l am well con-
WINGED, were greatly in the minority, even
among Democrats; and as TO the whole
people, were not more than fraction. AS
l said before, am constrained to think
these meii, many of them, were as hoTest in
their opinions as those who differed from
them. ~ -3.. ... % ."uJ .t ly at
But, Messrs. Editors, ought they not now
to be able to see that they were mistaken in
their opinions at first, as to the duty of the
Government and the results that followed?
l am glad to say was Democrat, who
used what little influence | possessed by
ar; = thraaA In
army, for the suppression Of the rebellion
and the maintenance of the constitutional
liberties Of the people. But whilst L did
this, am equally as proud to say, never
gave my influence or support to the many
outrages committed in the name of liberty,
| by tile party that has had control of the
| Government during that time; and conse-
| quently have always been branded, by
what they are pleased to call themselves,
loyal" men, as "Copperhead." Now, all
these differences are of the past, and
hope all Democrats will forget them as
bet,ceea themselves, gand unite to over
throw the common enemy ut the ballot
box. But Messrs. Editors, wish
to say word of caution to those "PEACEp
and "ANTI COERCION" Democrats. Do you
expect the great mass of the people, both
Democrats and opposition, to forget these
IL :
taken; and we can never succeed as party
in engrafting our principles upon the legis7
latiom of the country, as long as ace dlloto
man to lsad off aH occasions IN oar party
toho advocated these mistaken uielos 1t is the
misfortune OF all political parties to havea
Radical element. It is always an active
element admit; but it is as surely, also, the
destructive element. We all see and rejoice
at il, that it is causing the certain disinte-
grafton of the party in opposition to us, at
no distant day. They begin to see it them
selves; and some, who have been the most
Radical, are trying to crawfish out OF the
danger. AS for instance, Beecher, as a
great light, and the Journal of this city, q
lesser light; but it is no use: -"Tekel"a is
written on their dropping banners, and all
the salt in the ocean will not save them.
'sThey died of Radicalism," will be written
upon their tombstone! Iyd So .'a.i.re'
Let me say to my Radical Democratic
friends-"H He that hath ears 10 hear, let
him hear.r / say in all good feeling, then,
to.these gentlemen: Give place, in council,
for awhile, at least, to those who took the
popular side of our National controversy !;
and the returns at future election, in this
State, will show quite different result to
that just past.
IL am. led, sMessrs. Editors, to these few
reflections, from hearing gentleman-apd
as good q Democrat as any other man-say,
that Nhe hoped the Democracy of New
\ York,ain the approaching contest, would
| get beaten" thought, at the time, if we
had all such Democrats as he, we would
not likely ever have the pleasure of seeing
another Democratic victory, either in New
York or anywhere else during the lifetime
of the present generation. think the New
York Democracy areright; and they will as
surely succeed as the day of election comes.
Their policy will then become the policy of
the Democracy all over the Union; orelse
failure and defeat will again perch upon our
banners. Why any Democrat should not
wish the success Of the Democracy of New
York, can only be explained upon one prin-
ciple, and that Is, that pride of individual
opinion, though failure, sticks to some
men with tenacity as strong as life itself
l defy any Democrat to pick out of their
platform plank that is not sound to the
core. The only rub is, that they did not
see dit to use such man-as Ben Wood to
engineer the machine. This, apprehend,
is the sore part. Bullet nesay, gentlemen,
it is the plank that will carry them over in
safety. / say, therefore, my friends, look
to 1t that you don't let your Radicalism
"stick out" too prominently, or you will
always meet with defeat before the people.
~p IN III ,ei6 s1 A True DEMOCRAT.
COLUMBUS, o. Nov. 4th. .7l
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