Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-29
The Tribune ON IBefinitiOns-
"Wllat is a nseunr crat?.

More OF cool, consummate impudence and
falsehood it would be hard to find, than is
collected by the Neao York Tribune in its
definition of Democracy. 1t says:
dictionaries never were more sorely
needed than in the campaigns ola political
party. WHAT'S a Democrat?
81. 1t is one who denies the authority of
the whole people,"
'Denies the authority of the whole peo-
ple," when the great fight is to give the
whole people of the United States their
rights under the Constitution?
-. 1t is one who would disfranchise a
large proportion of his fellow creatures" :"
"3. 1t is one who would exercise over
them an irresponsible tyranny"
1t distranchises no one, for it deprives no
one of his rights. The Tribune supports a
policy that distranchises the people of ten
States, and holds them as having no rights
that Radicalsm is bound to respect. while.
at the same time, it seeks to enfranchise the
Negro and to give him political power, not
only in the States lately in rebellion, but
in States where no rebellion ever existed
What tyranny is greater than this?
II. 1t is one who denies the right of the
majority to make the laws"
Twenty Senators representing ten States
of the Republic are not allowed seats in
the United States Senate because their
votes would soon pass the power OF that
body from minority to majority.
IS. 1t is one who asserts the right of an
autOcrat to administer, make and alter
laws at his will and pleasure"
The only "autocrat" this country knows
is STEVENS in the House and SUMNER in the
Senate. At their bidding the power that
the Constitution confers upon the Presi-
dent is wrested from him--the Constitu-
tion.- which is the snprenae laM of the land
is trampled under foot, on the claim thai
these men make to alter or to set aside the
provisions of that instrument at their sov-
ereign will and pleasure.
sc. 1t is one who makes color and not
character the standard of citizenship.
81. 1t is one who believes the ballot tC
be piece OF personal property, vendible
to the highest bidder.
So. 1t is one who eXtenuates an attempt
ed revolution of government by the minor
ity.
SO. 1t is one who is so much in favor OF
tree discussion that he would like to cut
out the tongues of all who differ from him,
and are in favor of practical extension OF
human rights to all upon an equal basis.
"l0. lG Is one WhO-but never mind
Now look in the Electromagnetic" Demo
crat.'
The sixth definition comes with an ill
grace from paper that justifies the with
holding of the ballot from Whites that it
may be given to the Negroes-the seventh
from party whose election frauds
have been, and still are, of most infa-
nous char acter-the eighth from paper
the organ OF party that never.for one sim
gle moment, represented any thing but a
minority of the voting population of the
United States.
The ninth definition is on par with the
rest, false in all its parts. The present
Republican party, in its first organization
professed to be the party of free speech. In
power, it is the only party that ever denied
1t. Men without crime were imprisoned
Cor daring to exercise the right of speech
and Mr.. LINCOLN carried his doctrine OF
opposition to free speech to such a length
that he gave it as his opinion in writing
that a man deserved punishment as much
for daring to think aorong, as to speak his
thoughts.
A paper with the standing of the Ne,o
York Tribune, publishing such stuff-charg-
ing upon the Democracy crimes which
its own party, and it alone, is guilty, shows
how groveling are the Instincts, how base
the conduct of party that needs such
support.