Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-07-14
DrsBAND THE DE MOCRACY.

ue IOliO"lnK Is al extract from an ar.
ticle in the La Crosse Democrat in which
the editor takes strong ground against
disbanding the old Dem ocralic ;party,
or adopting any new name, but councils
q frm adherence to the old landmarks:
1T may not be fashionable to speak
thus, but we cannot help it. Five years
since Democrats were caught by chaff.-
Let US not be taken in that manner
again. What Disband the Democracy ?
NEVER!
While there is one Democrat in the
country, that party must not be disband-
ed. The hopes of milions--,he happi-
ness OF the people-the future glory of
A'nerica-the guardianship of the Con
stitu,ion-the honor of our laws-the re-
storation of our bleeding Union, is in the
custody of the Democratic party, aud to
dissolve is to be,ray.
TAKE CARE, so CALLED Leaders,
Eighteen hundred thousand Democrats
in the North protest, and will hurl you
over the oat'lements if this thing be
forced upon them.
Hail.
ABOUT FACET
Men of pluck and nerve to tho front |!
Close steady-shoulde to shoA-
der. head OF column frward to death
or victory The battle is won alre adv.
Give up now?
Disba"d now, when the enemy is divi-
ded?
D!,band when the country is on its
knees is with fearful eyes aud uplif,ed
Lands firmly c!a~ped looking to Us Tor "a id
and happiness?
DisOand when to do so would be to
bring more rum on the land?
You men who lhlnk of this. come with
us tor moment Take eff your hats
Forget yodr pockets, aud step carefully.
Do yon see II discovered CnIon, broken
by the men who ask you to dishand Us ?
Do you sea those prison, filled WITH in :.
nocent Democrats, kept there till covered
with lice, filth and mIdew, with no OF h~r
music to gladden. he hearts than the ,ink-
ling Of the little bells IN the hands Of
the cunning mAn who wants US to kiss
the dagger which stabbed us ?
Do you see those IN BIS heating the
brains ou' Of detencele Democrats, viii lie
the President was telling his little j,kes
in the White House
DO you see the paid soldiers Of the re-
public. by order of the lilIe bell, Turn
ing their bayouets upon Democratic vo-
tiers =
Do you see the cowardty tolls Of ty-
rant tearing down printing offices aud
bat'erinS The presses into sp!in,ers?
DO you see the party j" pc "er proscri-
bling men in bu>in"ss ana social circles
for being democrats?
DO you see the sneaks and blue coated
r'inlnns of the provost force sneaklns un-
der your windows
DO you see pos'masters opening your
letter and rr'ardlng the circulation Of
your papers, because You will not shou,
IN praise If wrong and corruption
ID you see ha|t million OF widows
standing in tears over soliitrs' graves
widows who were made by republicans in
republican crusade for cotton, mules
and n'gser-?
Do you see the orphans in rags, the
house IN ashes, the unIe,tered headboards
OF soldier. graves the homes OF those
made poor by Lincoln's minions; the
jewels, the missre.ses, the houses, the
lands the mobs, of his friends aul sup
porlers heasing the brain out OF. or >us-
perdl"g to theirs. The Democrats who
would not torsake their principles ?
Look, You towards and time servers
on these pictures, aud in shame ,e-
call Your words. by the living Con,
the Democratic patty shall not be dis
banded
We have an interest in it. Oar faith
er had an Interest in il. Our children
have an interest in it, You shalt not
barter it Tor handful green's! We have
sto"d by that old fig when coward, for
sock us-when MN sought Oar life
when bayonets We're at our heart WI hen
the rope was READY for our neck -when
the hand Of the assassin hAs sought our
hcart-when enemies have attacked Us
on the street when men have withheld
business from US when poverty looked
US in one eve and death the oth4r-when
mohs have sought to drive US from prin,
clp'c-~hen otr,rs Of high place in and
out Of the army have been made us
when 10 say we were a Dem octat was to
toott aouse, W my Win uea'D ana SUI
ject "ursrlf aud friends to insult and to
blows, aud va shall never give up the
flag or the f,ith. While there is life with
Us the Democratic party has one mem Der
who will not be led into the shambl-s.
Two million democrats the truest men
the sun er shone upon the men WHO voc
ted for McC!elan-who stood by their
faith when cowarda forsook them-ihe
only true patriots OF the country, would
be II nice prize for Seward to lead back
to his disintegrated party. but there is
one man he cannot lead He il good
d'plnma'is', but not good enough for this
most important swindIe upon the hopes
and the patriotism Of the people. II re-
puhlicans want democrats. they know
where TO find Us, every time If they use
us it must be in a body. and not in shraves
to keep their death and tax mill running.
STANy ny Tue FLAG