The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-27
.TH tie BREAK UP!
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The Philadelphia Compact
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THE COUNTRY WILL NOT TRUST
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Untime1y End OF the "Na-
tional Union Party. D.
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From the New York Times, September 90
Nothing has contributed more, (and
very. many things have contributed
much, toward alternating popular
favor and support from the just and
liberal policyof the president towards
the South than the action of those
who claim to be his friends in this re-
spect. 1t has proved indeed, as Gen.
Grant styles it, a misfortune for the
President, { and we may add, for the
country also. In Pennsylvania the
Administration candidate for Cover
nor is oneyWho, in his political action,
resisted the Government throughout
the war, who made himself utterly
obnoxious to the loyal men who
were struggling, n to- y save the
natlon;l and his election, by
the defeat of a gallant soldier who
fought with heroism and honor for the
overthrow of theorebellion, 'isaheld esZ
sential to the vindication of the Pres
ident's policy The same thing is true,
perhaps In. a less. conspicuous degree,
in nominations for members of Con
gress and for State officers of various
grades throughout the country.
The reason of it is, clear IT. has
been done because the Democratic
party has pushed itself into the fore
ground of the Presidents supporters,
and has seized the occasion to recon-
struct and strengthen its own organi-
cation, rather than sustain the Presi-
dent upon the principles which he
asserts and in the mode which he
himself pointed out. President John
son never hesitated to declare his
purpose to stand upon the principles
OF the Union party, to act, within its
lines, to cooperate with those. of its
members who adhered to its platform,
and to use the patronage at his dis
posal to nationalize and strengthen it's
Organization He never concealed
his conviction that the Democratic
party, as an organization, destroyed it.
self by its disloyal attitude during the
war; thatit had justly forfeited the
confidence of the people, and that the
party which carried the nation through
the war was the party upon which, ne
relied for cooperation and support in
restoring the Union and securing the
OIOSolHSS VI peace. 1IfC gTCdt~ DOuy
of the Democratic, party seemed con-
scious thatit had been betrayed by
its leaders into a false position, and
they were quite ready to, accept the
result, and act in good faith with the
Union party in the restoration of the
Union, under the guidance of Presi-
dent j Johnson 3D. lH f3al -.f,io 81 us- !
! Naturally enough, under
the circumstances, the leaders of the
Democratic party took advantage of
this state Of things and made bold
push-te regain their poYer.A Shelter.
ing themselves from the odinn IN
Cured during the war under the
Presidents policy of restoration, they
put their own men in nomination for
Office, set in motion their old ma
chinery, and demanded the. support of
Conservative Union men for the rein
statement of the Democratic party
in power. And when Union men.
who never voted a Democratic ticket
in their lives, who always held and
advocated the principles of the Re
publican party, and who resisted with
all their might the attempts of the
Democratic party to thwart the Gov
eminent in its efforts to quell the re-
bellion, fail to respond to these de-
mands, they are coolly accused of
treachery to the Democratic party,
and to the President, for whom not