The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-10-10
THE DEMOCRACY AND ITS MOUTH.
-! PIECE. x.

Democratic State Convention last sum-
mer arrangements were made, with
Brick Pomeroy, editor Of the La Crosse
(Wn.) Democrat for stumping Mime
sofa for Judge Flaudrau this fall, and
We understand that he rs expected soon
to arrive. Five hundred copies of his
paper were to be distributed weekly
during the campaign. We have given
some extracts from the sheet which re-
ceives this high endorsement from the
Democratic party Of Minnesota through
Its State Convention, and here is anoth-
er choice and very characteristic bit,
written short time since concerning
the murder of Lincoln:
Everything concerning the departed
cuss possesses fascination and charm for
rs, which We make no effort to resist-ve
would not if We could've feel his loss
more than most people, for he was such q
nice. sweet, beautiful man-possessed of
such winning ways and charming charac-
teristics-and he was snufed out Of exist.
ence so easy-he was human frst.class
rocket, and everybody used to admire him
so-they didn't think there Va, any touch
aud go in him-that there vas 80 much of
that divinity Which doth hadas ahnnt ;. a~<
0"~-a uuWe, came along and he admired
tho rocket, and he said, oh, what a beau
tiful rocket !! and he scratched = match:
and touched its fame to the nice, first-eless
rocket, and before any one could say, Let
me kiss him for his mother it went of
with fig, pop and bang, his soul TO glory
We reckon-apd all. thas was left of tho
amusing rocket was a nasty, blacksne6;
broken stick, and an empty case, of no ae-
countto anybody or anything: 49,, !,
These are the utterances of the man
who is to be imported to Minnesota to
tell its intelligent people their duty as
citizens and voters. This is The crea.
ture who is to bear the Democratic
platform Of this State in the one<haud
and copy Of the La Crosse -Dsmocr,at
IN the other, asking that the sentiments
OF each be subscribed to-, There j,
nothing Inconsistent in this. Ike can
didates Of that party are men, nomin:a- 4
ted for their extreme political vira1enlac,o,,
tor their unalloyed copperheadisu.-
Not one Of them has q record that viii
bear scrutiny. They have no .ympa-
thy with soldiers-no federation for tie
principles that led our army, through,
death to victory. Their organs de-
nounce al such things as ts.faney
stooks,' and consider them tvtally 1t
variance with the "time.honored pr,,n.
eiples Of the Democratic party: ='''oI
II to any man. who ever lived the
American people are forever /: indebted,
that man was Abraham Lincoln. with
honor that was 'inimpeachable, with
wisdom born, Of God, and with true
patriotism that no trials could shake.
he was the savior Of : the nation. hi,
name will be loved and his memory be
hsllowed 80 long as man is man. What
can be thought Of a party which not no
only tolerates but puts forward IS its
moutbpiece beast in human form that
can give utterauce to such atrooious
thoughts as, those quoted above? The
party must bavea sympathy, either Sc.
cret or open, with the creature and his
sentiments. To forever: condemn the
Democracy Of Minnesota is to know
that not one Of their papers has pro-
tested .at' against Brick Pomeroy, Or his
coming to this State to speak for The
election Of; Judge Flandrau and tho bal.
anoe of the Democratic ticket. II iii: