The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-08-18
LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRACY.


defeated party, but on an occasion where
Truth and Right have been so signally vim
dicated as at the late election,e Democrats
have cause TO give vent to their exultation.
1--WE have met the enemy, and they are
ours" Ours by no triaing majority upon
which doubt can be hung, or a hope en-
couraged; but ours by an overwhelming,
triumphant majority--a majority which kills
and trails its subject iEtbe dust. Il
The Republican party has fought it's last
fight in Idaho, and gone home to its fnal
rest We would say, "Peace to- its ashes,
but as we write the words, we remember the
million of human lives for which it is re-
sponsible. We remember a fair and fertile
land, glad with grand prosperity, darkened
now with the shadows ola great sorrow. We
remember Republic, ar, untorn Constitu-
ton, free people, that have persisted at the
hand of this Republican party. To speak
nothing but good Of the dead, may be
worthy maxim, but it entails a total silence
in this case. IF we speak of the Radical Re-
publican party at all, it must be in the
language in which its epitaph will be written
| by the historian of another generation.aa1E
We turn from the spectacle of this van-
qdshed element, 10 the,risipg power of this
country the Democracy, a truer, nobler as
soclation of men never: made a political
fight, or won itlthan5 that which two years
ago raised the streaming banner OF the Repub-
lie upon these mountains, and resolved that
Idaho, though alone among the, Territories,
should be tree; that here persecution sho o. e
cease, and fanatic. intolerance find s.leyel'
The rights which they demanded for them
selves, they were willing 10 grant to, others
They planted themselves upon the Oonstitu-
ton Of the United States The demanded
the enforcement Of It's Bill.of Rights. They
asked 10 for Z Law and Order. They demanded
free discussion, and equal toleration. They
asked nothing more and would accept moth
ing. less. They won the F6gbt. They have
made this the most Rqurishing Territory IN
the union. They have thrown-b better and
stronger safeguards round the life, liberty
and property of the citizens Than in IN any
Territory. among the mountains They have
i put down with strong hand the illegal, r.
responsible Directory which assumed to
i grasp the powers Of the Government, and IN
the same midnight tribunal declare the doom
and execute the murderous DEGREES. They
have upheld thelaw and sustained the courts
But for them idaho, practically, would have
been out of the Union, Unprotected BY either
Congressional or Territorial Legislation the
Fl passive subj subject Of one of the mossmaiignan
associations of men that ever combined te
enslave, and terrify people.
The perpetuation Of all these were iTny vol
in the election oflast Monday The glorious
old Democracy of Idaho were not forgePtfpu
Of the past, nor unmindfal of the future
With stern determination and wild enthesi'
asm, they came from the hills, from IT,!
creeks, from the towns and marched up L
the polls with such an array that the very
sightgofgthem carried dismay tostbeir oppo
! nents.A Phey have upheld the reputation o
the Idaho Democracy, now as. wide as thu
continent They have sent the lightning
, leaping along the wires with the glad news
and along the shores Of the stormy Atlanta
the name of Idaho will be greeted with tn
laundering cheers of joyous sympathy.
! We rejoice over this election tor anothe
: reason: because itais vindicaton of Trnt
!, and Right over the most damnable.detraction
!. The very air was poisoned VITA falsehood
: against the Democratic Nominees. Dema
gogueism exhausted itself in appeals to tn
j. lowest instincts Of human nature. Briber
d was fragrant; the channels of coruptlo
lie were deep and intricate, rametying ever
g section and appealing to every passion
That all these were resisted is better proc
I of the incorruptibility of the Democrat
j. than any that could be shown. THEIR HEAL
!. AND THEIR HEARTS WERE IN gBE RIGHT FLAG
g Democrats have a right to rejoice; to r.
;s ljoice thatits organization has bafseda eoFEnF
or unscrupulouS tyranny rejoice that Meth
n vilfcation, abuse. falsehood nor money CT
intimidate or purchase their organization
~ rejoice that the hydra headed monster
IS slain rejoice that Idaho Territory is st
IN " the land of the free aud the home OF t
. 4 hravn ~ LET