Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-03
All The COuntry's Woes "DemoeratIc.,,

From the New York Tribune.l
The Rebellion was Democratic. II
broke out in Democratic States. 1t was
Matched by Southern Democrats. 1t was
fostered by Northern Democrats. Demo-
Gratis differed the Rebel army. Democrats
made up its rank and file. Democrats fill
ed every office in the Confederate Govern
hment, from the Presidency down to the
clerkships and the messengerships. There
wasn't a Republican with a shoulder-strap,
or a musket, or "a place." in the devilish
concern. In the Democratic CITY of
Washington, under the Democratic Ad-
ministration of Buchanan, the Rebellion
was cOnspired and prepared. A Demo
cratic member of that Democratic Admin
istration stripped the North of arms, and
smuggled over TO the South, and sent the
army where it would be unavailable, or
conld be easily captured. a Democratic
member of that same Democratic Admin
istration scattered the navy over the world
so that it could not be used on the Rebel
seaboard. A Democratic Secretary of the
Treasury plundered his trust to sup
ply the Rebellion with money. A Dem
ocratic President, entreated to do some
thing to save the Nation, refused, declar-
AhS anu dASuiuS Ludb lu6 OONSTuul6HJ
could not constitutionally defend itself,
and that it was unlawful to coerce rebels,
and he sat s~ullenly down, like the Demo-
crat and traitor that he was, and allowed
the nations arsenals to be plundered, and
the nations ships, navy-yards and for
tresses to be seized, and the rebel armies
to be organized, without lifting a finger to
prevent. Democrats throughout every
Northern and Western State applauded
the conduct 0 ftheir Democratic President
adopted and defended his Democratic
doctrine, that the Government had no
to apply force to suppress a rebellion
and, from the word Go" politically
and personally opposed every Legislative,
financial, military and moral measure
taken to speedily and successfully prose-
eute the war, and save the nations life.
The CoUNTRYs Al AND PRESENT WOES
IRE DEMOCRATIC-all and every of them,
one solitary exception. This
ruth, as of the Gospel, was thus uttered
~ a Western orator:
"Let Democratic Journals and orators
FOWL over the debt and taxes their war has
They but magnify their own
ms. Every dollar of debt lisa Democratic
egacy. Every tax is a Democratic gift.
Government stamp is a Democratic
ticking-plaster. Every person in the
United States drinks in Democracy in his I
ea, his coffee and his whisky. and in the :,
ugar wherewith hesweetens them. Each :
Ingredient pays its quota for the cost of
democracy to the country. The smoker
nhales Democracy. The sick man is
,hysieked with Democracy. The laboring
nan gives about one hours labor every 4
ay to payf for Democracy. The capitalist
avs one-tenth of his income for the cost !
f the Democratic party. Every transfer 4
f property is saddled with the Demo {
burden. Before he is begotten, the :
mid is subject to the Democratic tax.
rom the cradle to the grave he is never
ee from it. The funeral mourning must
rst pay the penalty of Democratic rule,
I'd a portion of that which he leaves be-
nd must go into this Democratic vortex. =
eneration after generation will carry this
emOcratic burden from birth to death.
ut for the Democratic party, the hun
eds Of thousands Of young men whose 4
mes are strewn over the South would
IVY be productive laborers and the sup /
,rt and comfort of families now desolate. L
o one can attempt to deny this indict- n
ent. No one can pretend that the Dem W.
ratio party had any cause for rebellion.
it has the effrontery to cry over the
of taxation. AS the father of the Is
emocratic party, when he had stripped Of
b of family and possessions, charged It
his own sins, and sought to draw him ID
IN his integrity, so his Democratic sons Is
W come forward with equal ~effrontery is
I charge their doings upon the loyal ne q,
opie, and hypocriticaIly howl over their IN,
and seek to seduce them from
Fir integrity, to elect the party to power ~
At has brought all these woes upon the
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