The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-03
Where the Pinch Hurts.
From tie World.

from TIE HOftU.
We have contended steadfastly that the Demo
cratic party holds the strength of the political
situation. Now that our opponents begin to
realize that fact, we shall hope to see ssome
slightly terrified Democrats at the West and
East pluck up their drowning honor by the locks.
We hold the strength of the political situa.
tion, because to-day large majority of all the
people of the United States are Democrats;
because in the Northern States Democrats,
although in minority, are SO near to ma
jority that trifling change would shift the
balance of power; because that minority has
maintained itself steadfast and immovable
against the prosecutions OF q laWless admins
traton; against demoralizing imitation of
paper money; against the influence of system
of national banks; against the power OF patron
against the tide of fanaticism which has re-
peatedly submerged it's unmoved phaanXes
We hold the strength OF the political situation,
because the principles thus steadlastly held, OF
liberal and progressive Democracy, are The
only recourse which the nation has from the
difficulties into which it has fallen. Republi-
| canism has been tried and found wanting. 1t
| neither gives union nor peace to the people,
| nor desires to give them, nor can.
Upon all the issues OF the future-free trade,
! a sound currency, and what not-lt is unques-
| tionabe that liberal progressive Democracy
| will command the hope aud confidence and
| trust of the people of the North as
well as of the people of the South. All
the progress of all the peoples of the earth in
/ the direction whittier Democracy leads the way.
| Upon the issues of the present hour Demo.
! Gratis, although unable to be victorious, are
able to checkmate their opponents utterly.
| The complete political deadlock to which we
| have so often pointed the attention of the
country, long denied, is now confessed, even
by the leading radical organs. Says the 1ri.
bUne:-'The loyal North has demonstrated her
ability TO keep the Rebels out of Congress; the
Rebel South has like wise proved her power to
prevent indefinitely the due ratification OF the
Constitutional amendment. This deadlock
affords to- the more generous aud far
seeing minds OF either section an opportunity
which, once lost, may never return"
Here the fact OF complete deadlock is ad-
mitt ed, although not fairly represented. The
North is not "loyal" when II excludes the
Southern States from their right to be repre-.
sented The South is not "Rebel" when it has
laid down its arms, renewed its allegiance i'll
every manner OF public and responsible avo wall
and Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware,
always "loyap States mot to mention Oregon,
whose assent to the Howard amendment was
procured by radical iraud), join the ten
'Rebeln States in refusing their assent to that
botched, inequitable scheme for re-distI1bu.
ton of political power. But the point TO which
we ask attention is that the deadlock is, by the
radicals themselves, confessed to be complete.
But 1t is the radicals upon whom II is incum-
bent to move or perish. Theirs is the aflirma
tive, the initiative; and what can they do? What
can Congress dor The Democrats have only 10
stand still. The South has only to stand still.
They have no administrative responsibilities
they have no duty, as they have no power TO dc
anything else but stand sttll.
And what Will be the consequence OF that
Ia the nrst place, they have nothing 70 fear