Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-08-28

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MED this kindly..afiliation, and treated as
one of Andy's creatures" parasite, sat
tellite and sucker. s..
Better let loose, 'mites -; and instead of
the "oficial pap" "accept the assurance of
the distinguished regards Of the EAtor."
srNew and Enlig tened Views.
The new fedged editor of the lately de-
funct, but now resuscitated, Republican, Of
this county, starts off with the following
grand and imposing sentence
Deeming it essential to the great and continually
increasing Interests Of the natiOn that Journal re-
presenting the progressive spirit Of the age should
ed the Wyoming Republican in hope that it may
aid in the overthrow Of Gatiquated prejudices and
in the PRONUNCIATION of ne,r and entightene1 views
upon all the vital topics of the day.
OF course, MIR Editor, the "lnterests of
the nation" require you to "establish this
progressive journal for the overthrow of
Fantiquated predjudces" and the "promul-
cation of new and enlightened RiewS' up
here, in Wyoming County
But. "Let there be light. What are
these new ideas These "new and enlight-
ened views" .?
A little further down we get--a glimmer.
He says that be "WiH maintain against the
most malignant opposition the self evil
"dent truth, that all men are created free
"and equal, and are endowed with certain
"snaienable rights o..
This he believes is one of those grea,
faxioms that never become obsolete He
quotes il, as ifit were the emanatlon of the
brain of some other great man who prece.
ded him, in this matter Of ''promulgatine
new views" .-"- -.-
Thomas Jefferson used some, but not all
of the language here quoted in writing the
Declaration of American Independence
With the sentiments of Jefferson, tie
founder and father of the Democratic party
all Democrats agree. AS to these princi
pies, Mr. Editor, the "malignant opposition
you speak Of, will confront you from Other
sources than the Democratic party.
But, we are inclined to the opinion thai
our editor by his axiom, means something
more and different than did Thomas Jeffer
son, the Virginia Statesman and slavehold.
er. r.
Perhaps, he quotes another man thar
Jefferson and from a document which i;
not the Declaration of independence. We
are confirmed in this opinion, from the fac1
that the language used, is not identi cal.
We are therefore obliged to resort to Other
portions of his paper for evidence as tc
what is meant by his axiom--these "new
and enlightened views. with which he i:
scatter the "antiquated predjudices" of the
people of this Oeuighted region.
At the head of bis columns we find that
his paper is a Radical Republican Journal
In his salutatory he says: Eve are radical in
our convictions" ....
Political radicalism can best be explain.
planned by examples: Wendell Phillips,
Lloyd Garrison, Theodore Tilton Cheever
Thad. Stevens and others of the north, are
by common consent denominated, Hradic'
als." On the other hand, JEFF Davis, the
Yancys, Rhets and others are the radicals
south. So far as their influence goes
they all seek the sare end the destruction
of the union, and of the liberties ofthe peo.
pie. There is, therefore, but little ito
choose between them. They have been
and are the worst enemies of our common
country. But let us pursue this matter q
little further and learn, ii we can, under
which wing this radical editor Sails
The northern wing of the radio
ais make negro suffrage, negro equality, so.
cial and political their rallying cry--theiI
distinguishing doctrine. Our editor, 1--WE
refer to another article in his paper
says: .."
That the colored man bnows how to 6ght many q
well contested field will testify, and their victories
are smblazoned BY the impartial historian. Ths'