The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-04
IT'D safety,


We think that we have the most ample
grounds for assuring our anxious contempt
rary that the democratic party 10 In a condi-
ton Of convalescence that promises an early
and robust healthfulness. In fact, its pros
poets were never better than they are to-day
and it may be added, IS a sort of providen-
tial coincidence, that there never was time
in the history of the country which needed as
badly the support of strong conservative men
ss does the present. There 10 i'm the average
of human events the predominance OF an
"eternsl fitness :" and this may be seen in
the simultaneous sickness of the nation and
the opportune restoration of democracy /; a.
much so as in the case of the man who fell
among thieves and the appearance Of the
good Samaritan.
That the democratic party has been on the
sick list for some time past we are not dispos
ed to deny. Like the individual just allu-
ded to, it fell among thieves was grievously
beaten, stripped and left for dead. 1t was
sailed at once by northern abolitlonists, south
ern rebels. sons of liberty, knights of the gol
den circle, and dozen other brigands, and
was fguratively if not litreally "smashed to
a jelly" That it did not die was not owing
either to the intentions or acts of it's foes
They cleft it for dead" and the world for
time surprising this to be the case, "passed
by on the other side, " and offered it no assist
ance. That it did not die is partly owing to
its tremendous vitality. and partly to the
fact that Providence, not designing to entire
ly extsrmnate this nation, preserved the
democracy for it's savior After che Almighty
had sufficiently punished the children of Is
rael, he raised up deliverer in the person of
Moses; an event typical of the sufferings of
republicanism among the Egyptians of aboli-
tionism, and their emancipation by the Mo
ses of democracy.
Our New York contemporary fails to dis
cover any issues upon which the democratic
party can go before the people. We suggest
to that Journal that the democracy presents
to- day It's old piatform-its time honored
creed-its ancient profession of faith TEE
CONSTRUCTION. Let us see what issues this
platform" creates between the democratic
party and It's opponents.
1t denies negro suffrage and political equal
ity between diverse races
1t denies the right of the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus in times of peace.
1t denies the right of military authorities
to try citizens before courts martial
1t afhrms the complete autonomy of the
states in all cases 10 which powers and rights
are hot yielded especially and specifically to
the general government.
1t athrms that states cannot commit fetO de
sc, and that all unconstitutional acts are the
work of individuals, and not of those limited
] soverelgnties known rs 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.
! 1t denies the right of the general govern
ments to tax one class of property or citizens
and excl t another.
| 1t afhrms the necessity of economy in our
expenses the reduction of the standing army
| to a minimum strength, and the dis bandmsni
| of the Thousand cumbersome and expensive
as well a. useless bureaus, Offices and sine
cures established by the dominant party in
order to strengthen itself by extending its
/ patronage.
! These are few of the prominent issues
which presented by the democrats party
| In it's adoption of the constitution it's plat
! form; and it may be added that every one of
! these outgrowths of affirmation and negation
is met in spirit of antagonism by the pres
ent party in power. The democratic party
has an abundance of issues upon which il
may go before the people; and they are is
sues whose success. as presented by the dem
ooracy, is identical with the lie of the ma
ton Chicago Times.