The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-12-11
The DemOCratiC'PaFTy -
Necessity.

ying IL, the reader Will DO glad that
he ls a member Of that grand old
party, around which clings so many
rich memories, and whose history
IS identified with all that is glorious
in the history of the Uuited States:
Though tho grand old democrat
ic party is once more repulsod, IT is
not, and never can be, vanquished
while IL stands upon and draws its
support from its imperishable life
giving principles.
This party has stood at the head
Of affairs in this Republic forty
eight Of the las: s,xty-eight years,
and under its direction the country
and the people had always been pro-
sperous and happy. Under all of
the ant-domocraLic administration
Of the affairs Of tho Repn bile, the
people have either not been specially
benefited, or they have been more
or less injured and afflicted.
Every democratic administration
has either brought now blessings
and honors to the people, OF 1t has
not taken away or diminished those
before enjoyed. On the contrary,
every anti democratic administration
has either brought with II no'spccial
good, or it has brought evil or at
least evil has ccme it. Such Is the
record of history. While the demo.
cratic PARTY has, whilo in possession
Of power, rendered the most lmpor-
tant service TO the country, it has
also, when out OF power, always ex-
orclsed a powerful restraining
Influence over other administrations
and thus continued TO serve and
benefit the country. 1t will, though
once moro slightly. outnumberod
con tiuuo 10 WELD u powerful infu-
ence for good. 1t is q great, cousti
tutional, conservative party. 1t II
strictly fedei al party. II is pow
orful from that fact. ltlS powerful
from its organization from its num-
6ers, and ability. 1t is powerful
from the great principles upon whlci
it stands, and il is powerful By roa'
son Of its great service rendered thu
country in tho past,
The Widest Radical in Congress
must act under some restraint II
the presence of such party, cspc-
cially whom he reflects that there
may be some prudent men oven il
his own party wh, may not be viii
ling TO follow his lead too far.
1t IS most fortunant for tho coun
try that TIE democratic party, 81
often by tho lledioals pronounced
dead and buried, is still u mighty
power IN the land IT, in the las
oight years, the Radicals have, il
the face ofsuch party dared to rul
into so many alarming extremes
and commit so many wicked out
RACES, to what length may they no
have proceeded had there been n,
such strong party vigorously con
tending for the right? Aud now
at this time the hope aud the faltl
of the patriot must be sustained by
the fact that, though the Radica
party has, after n protractod con
flct, obtained victory, tho demo
catic party is still strong and .un
shaken. II IS still in the field, wei
organized, and prepared for defens
: or attack.
No greater misfortune could befaI
= the country than the dcstruct;o
and disbandment Of the democrati
party, for if IL cannot always lea
and govern, it can always exorcis
r q wholesome, restraining and some
! lines =. controlling influence ovC
/. the action Of tho dominating party
None but corrupt, or weak an
= bad parties are ever ovorthrown an
D destroyed by defeats; hence tn
democratic party, thought compal
atlvely defeated, ID not destroyed {
8 even weakened. Standing firml
i on ITS own wise principles, actin
4 justly and prudently, CAREFUL
}. preserving its organization eveol
0 where, 1t will be stronger part
in 1859 than IN 1868, and strOng'
each ear until 1879, when the pc
: plo will call upon it to save ii
government and restore the pro
. perIty and happiness of the pc
pie.
The Democratic party must n,
d and will not faltor. 1t will not slao
l. on its efforts. Tho country cam
Y spare the Democratic party. II
n government never has and ncv
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