The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-22
union and the constitution against the attacks

union and the constitution against the attacks
of democracy. "The radical leaders, says
the NeaCs, ''when slavery was abolished, went
over TO the side of despotism." Ifthat means
anything ii means that previous to the aboli-
ton of slavery the radical leaders, or the re-
publican party (Which are synonymous terms
with the editor of the NetUs,) must have been
on the side of freedom, or else how could they
have gone ''over to the side of despotism ~
But here is the grand elimacteric-"Th de-
mocracy who were Arrays the friends ofliberty
1nder the law, when slavery was abolished,
became the sole defenders of both liberty and
law, and now occupy the progressive ground
as defenders of republican institutions, and
the rights of the whole people" If the de-
mocracy were always the friends of liberty
! hey must have been always its defenders, and
| if they were always the defenders of liberty,
how could they become so only after slavery
was abolished by the republican party; for the
editors of the Ne1DS, for years contended that
the only object of the republican party in car
rying on the war for the union, was the aboli.
ton of slavery. Again, it is declared that
while the republican party was q progressive
party, it sought to establish tyranny through
revolution, but when democracy occupies the
same progressive ground, it becomes at once
the defender of republican institutions and the
rights of the whole people
We make one more extract
| It is time then, for the democracy to repudiate
all disguses and assert their dignity and position as
the party of equality freedom and law. Wherever
l.; aud rair
cratic party has q mission to perform Wherever
the privileges Of the ballot box are denied there the
rights of man are to be protected under the law.
Wherever the liberty of the nation is assaed there
the democracy have a battle to fight Wherever the
constitution is deed, there is work for the democ-
racy to do Wherever the equality of the states is
denied there is the supreme law of the land to be
enforced Wherever an unequal system of taxation
prevails. there is statute for the democracy re-
peal Wherever the public treasury is being plum
dered, there is reform for the democracy to in
augurate. Wherever representation is refused to
the people, there is wrong to be remeded. Wherever
the union is dead, there the union is be restored
Wherever free institutions are overthrown, there is
the ground for labor and battle.
II is not often that we are treated to such
an outburst of democratic eloquence as that
What pity the democratic party had not re
pudiated ''all DISCUSSES" and asserted "their
dignity and position as the party of equality
freedom and law" long ago, if they ever had
any such dignity or positionI What ar
amount of discussion it would have saved had
| that disguise, if there was any such, been re
pudiated long ago. wherever" says this ell
oouent writer, ignorance and oppression
reign, there the democratic party has a mis-
sion to perform" True; its mission there
is to perpetuate that ignorance and oppression
well knowing that so long as that can be done
democratic power will be retained. Again
wherever the liberty of the nation is assailet
there the democracy have battle to fight =
True; and democracy is sure to fight that bat
tie against the liberty of the nation. Again
wherever the public treasury is being plum
dered" there democracy has its hands full-o
the spoils, of course. And again, ''whereye
representation is refused to the people," Their
we may be sure that democracy is in the as
cendant. And once more, "whereyer free in
situations are overthrow, there is the grount
for labor and BATTLE" True, most true. An
there we may be assured is where democrac
has achieved one victory.