The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-22
T,ho EsNiu of EBcmocrGEs.


The Democrats of the country may
learn many useful lessous by obsorv
ing and initiating the Republicans.
While the Democrats are resting,
the Republicans are working with un-
firing industry.
While the Democrats are striving
to heal the wounds Of the past, the Re
publicans are treasuring up wrath for
the future.
While Democrat is saying =" We
will not hereafter make any political
tests in business, religion or social
life," the Radical is casting about for
some way to make his business, his
religion and his social position con
tribute strength to his party.
Six days in the week Republican
laymcn work for their party, and on
the seventh the some kind Of work is
done by many OF the republican clergy
men that infest the pulpit.
Too many Democrats, out of regard
for the feelings of susceptible Repub-
lican friends, hold their peace six days
in the week, and on the seventh Dem
ocratic clergymen refuse to talk pol
itics.
Republicans support their papers
advertise in them, subscribe for them,
talk for them, canvass for them, and
if the paper have a job Office, patronize
it literally.
Too many Democrats refuse to sup
port their papcrs-do not advertise in
them, nor subscribe for them, nor talk
for them, nor canvass for them, and if
the paper have a job Office, do not
patronize it. If they want blanks or
bill.heads, or cards, they go to another
city and obtain them from Republican
firm. And even Democratic Offices
holders sometimes send to another city
and patronize Republican printing
offices. These ofice'ho]dsrs may say in
apology that the foreign Office does bet
ter and cheaper printing, and as they
are very fastidious men, the apology may
be sufficient with the Democratic party
but We assert that a Republican Office
holder never p1emits his love of fine
printing and cheap prices to induce
him to send away from town in
which there isa Republican printing
office blank or poster to be done
by Democraticl printer. If he did
no excuse would be sufficient to save
him from the wrath of his part isans
They would become too fastidious to
retain him in office.
In Republican cities Democrats dc
not often become school directors, and
the school directors never employ Dem.
ocratic teachers.
In Democratic cities the Democrats
too often permit the Republicans tc
have majority of the school directors
and these directors always employ Re-
publican teachers, who are too much
prejudiced against the Democracy tc
subscribe for the Democratic paper
although it may be the only paper pub
lished in the city.
Before and after and during polit
ical campaigns, the Republicans sub
scribe literally to pay for party work
Before and after political campaign;
great many Democrats refuse to give
any money for party purposes, an(
during campaign it takes great Labor
to induce them to pay half as mucl
as they ought to pay.
At present the Republicans ar,
working with great industry 10 max,
sure Of the Presidential election next
fall.
At present the Democrats are indus
triously doing nothing.
The Republican National Executive
Committee have just issued an addres
in which they announce that none,
is wanted, because this is an "auspi
cious crisis of our country" that no
day should be lost " that it (money
} is the pressing need of the hour
that it is an imperative duty" to con
taibute legal tender" to aid in thi
work of spreading I" the principle
which underlie the great political or
ganization to which we belong.
The Democratic National COMMITTEE
: and the Belmont Committee are doin
> nothing.
We refer to these facts to arouse. tn
party in this part of the State from it
=, lethargy. We want to commence til
/ great battle of 1868 now Now is tn
G auspicious time in which to labor
More converts to Democracy can b
? made now in five minutes than can b
made in six weeks during the hot
{ canvass that will take place next year
G Cairo [ III Democrat