The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-11-14
1.-The Death of Radicalism."
THE ELECTIONS.

and Conservative contemporaries, are now
letting of their largest squibs : literally
playing big Ingen," in the strength of
their whoops, because they have man
aged to carry State or two. They hoped
for still more in the grand results, and
had, doubtless, prepared their huzzas with
that view; but as only small favors fell
into their nets, and as they fear another
year may restore the old order of things
and leave them no favors at all, they
doubtless, feel that they had better how
now while they have chance - and howl
they do most Justify. But they were
never more mistaken in their lives, than
in the supposition that Radcalism is dead
Radicalism, it is true, was caught mapping,
| lulled by the consciousness of its great
strength, but Radicalsm is not dead, and
cannot die. 1t has great and glorious
mission to accomplish, and it will accom-
plish it as certainly as that daylight and
darkness continue to alternate on the face
of the earth. 1t is yet to be demonstrat-
ed to the world that the immortal Decla,
ration of Independence is not mass of
glittering generalities," and Radicalism
must demonstrate the fact, and will de-
monstratc it In the hands of Democ.
racy, instead Of the fact being made more
and more apparent that the precepts Of
the Declaration were not mere dogmas
but living principles, each succeeding
year but strengthened the belief that, by
the mass of our people at least, they were
looked upon only as SO much tinsel, and
fit and intended only to be employed as
to benefit the few ofice-holders and aspi
rants to office, at the expense of the peo
pie. So much so, was thi, the case that
an almost continued management d the
affairs Of the country by the Democratic
party leaders, for over three score years,
was, by the inherent corruptions, and dis
honest practices of that party, compelled
to culminate in the most gigantic civil
war the world ever witnessed. To this
end Democracy brought US, and the world
now looks to Radicali.m, as the party
which rescued US from the danger, to
give living tangible proof that our Decla-
ration of the right and capacity of man
for self-government is not Haunting lie.
And Radicalism will do it. Radicalism
will not always sleep.
But what is the result over which
Democrats and Conservatives crow SO
loudly; and from which they prophecy
the death of Radicalism:
They carried California, because of a
split in the Republican party, on small
vote on the part of the Republicans,
growing out of the apathy caused by that
split.
They carried Connecticut, in part, be-
cause Of local issues, which will probably
never again be up in an election in that
State.
They carried Kentuckey, as it was
right and proper they should, because of
its more than questionable loyalty during
the war, and because every rebel soldier
was permitted to vote, and all voted
where their afinites lay, with the Demo
Gratis.
}, They carried Pennsylvania, because
some forty thousand Republican voters
remained at home, while only some TWEEN
ty thousand Democrats followed the per
nicious example; and even then they
carried It by less than one thousand ma
jority, with all their lying and known
fraud. They have the Judge, we the
Legislature.
They have carried New York by TO-
600 or $4,000 ma jority, only because
New York City gave the Democracy some
10000 majority, wherein, it is known
that, at least $4,000 forged natursliza-
tion papers were issued.
They have carried " Maryland, my Ma
ryland," as the rebels used 10 sing so
Justify, because the rebel armies are dis
banded, and the rebel soldiers are again
at home to aid those who so generally
aided and comforted them while they
under Lee, and Johnston and jeff Davis
were fighting for the destruction of the
government. Where such men have their
homes aud have free scope Democracy
and Conservativeism are always sure to
flourish.
They carried New Jersey, on legsla.
tive ticket merely, because as in Penn
sylvana apathy controlled the Republi-
cans aud kept them from working as they
should have done. This is all they have
done, however, and they have nothing in
this to give them cause for growing An,
other year will bring forth issues too i'm
portant to be trammelled with mere local
issues, when California and Connecticut,
and Pennsylvania, and New York and
New jersey will again wheel into line