Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-03
specuIatious for the Democracy.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Press 0ccasional"-spec-
ulatcs upon the chances of the Democracy
in the next Presidential canvass based and
built upon their success in tho recent cleo
ton in the State Of Connecticut. The
Presidency is the objective point Of all
parties, but there never was party that
occupied so illoeical position as the rem
nant of the ol Democracy, and there
never was time when the people demand
ed more consistency and courage on the
part of leaders. The day for successful
deception aud demagoguiug is gone for
ever. The correspondent continues:
To achicse SUCCESS the Democrats should
start as they did in former Presidential
elections, with fixed platform, and the
solid electoral vote Of the South, and at
least two of the great States Of the North.
The contemplate folly of their present
exultation is proved by the statement that
conceding them Connecticut, Pennsylva-
MIA, New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Kentucky and Maryland next year. /the
Presidency would BIO as far from their
grasp as II was when they helped Jefferson
Davis and John q. Breckinridge to break
sp their party. Not ono of them suppo-
ses they can c1ffy single reconstructed
Southern State for a Copperhcad candidate
for President, They should remember
that during the throcs Of restoration all
OF these StatezlD4l be purified of slavery,
and ofall tho uieases left by slavery, and
that they will be introduced into the
blessings Of the Government entirely
through the auspices Of unconditional
Union mon. Buthow arc these men to
carry New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, and Connecticut in the coming cleo
tons. relying, as they do, on these States
TO begin the revolution agaist Radicalism?
II is aquestion whether the loss Of one or
all Of these Commonwealth this year
would be serious disadvantago-contem
plated IN view of the quick reaction such
result must pfoduce-accomplished, us
II must be, by the meanest misrepresenta-
tions. The Democratic leaders in these
States have but one lever-hostility to me-
gro or universal suffrage. Without that
they could not move a precinct With
out that they could not excite the prcju-
dices Of the adopted CITIZEN and without
the votes Of the adopted citizens they
would be reduced to the numbers and rags
Of Falstaif's scarecrows. They can COM
mand no other side issue--not even the
eight.hour law--tbat will outlive the
years canvass. How much they will
realize by their Investment against uni
ycrsal suffrage will be understood by q
child when it is known that every word
they speak against the position Of the
Radicals on that question in the North
will DO avenged and punished upon their
own friends by the colored people Of the
South.
Thus, therefore. II stands, that the Cop
perhcad leaders cannot hold their forces
together in the old free States il they do
not assail the eolored man, while unless
their associates and confederates In the
South can secure the votes OF the colored
men, those States will DO as effcctually re-
publicanized as Massachusetts, and Yer.
mont. When universal suffrage has be
come the watchword Of the people Of every
civilized nation, and the party calling it
self Democratic ja-xs USited States ar
rays itself against that sublime issue, IL
will not need the Radicals to tell the Cop
perheads that they have built their hopes
Of success upon sandy foundations.