Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-10-13
How the Peopls Talk il Europe why
democracy" 5 Unpopular and Re
publlcanism Endorsed carl SEIZURE.

| newspaper read as follows: Car
Schufz, one of the German Revolu
tionlsts with Hecker, wasin the Pitts
burgh Liberty Convention Ia 1854
and had the honor to propose the
name Republican, to distin guish The
new party from the Wing and Demo
cratic parties. see that Schurz still
honors the party of freedom"
clssvlle, oct. 4th, 1868. PRUssIAN.
The above reminds us OF some in
teresting recolecliops OF the times
alluded to, and We write them out for
print:
Long ago the word ''democracy'
had u yitaIizing meaning in all parts
OF the old worli. The people We're
ali dcmocrats-ail except the ruling
classes. But it came to be known at
last that 'democracy" as practiced il
America, meant slavery the assum-
ed constitutional and lawful right Of
one man to own another, 10 own ten,
an hunderd, n thousand men and wo
men and children, to buy and sell men
rs cattle, TO walop them, to work
them without pay. Great God :"
said the people Of Europe, Elf this be
democracy, then am | no democrat r.
Aud the aristocracy said to the mas
ses, See your democracy in America
and 80 We there TO be slaves T. SO
The people became disgustcd with the
word 'tlem0crat," for it expressed Just
the opposite idea from their notion Of
right and Justice. democracy Is 4
hHmbNg" said the aristocracy, and so
at last said the people.
The war came in America, and the
word went over TO Germany, to
France, to Italy, to England, that
the great democratic party Of America
got up tie Uar in defense of the Consh
tmionat right Of HaDery" Aud next,
that the { mocralic party Of America
was opposed 10 anything like demo
cracy," and that il actually talked tor
Il slave ocracy in The South aud re
fused to support LincoIn's proclama>
lion atolishing slavery in America
This was laundering blow to the
cause o. democracy in Earopo. 1t
was felL in all parts Of the " orld a.
an abandonment IF all light of the
people 20 govern themselves. De-
mocra9y has been tried and failed,
said the tories and aristocrats Of all
Europe. The masses had already
heard the same thing by letter from
their American friends.
"But," said Carl SEIZURE, 'though
the democratic party has committed
treason TO lis country, to itself, to
hu nauity in America, democracy is
sill the true idea OF government
mo:racy is out an idea; very tue.
IT, idsa has been abused aud the
void has come 10 dcspise It By It's
Endorsement OF slavery in America,
and by It's treason to itself"
But Carl Schurz was not heard in
Europe A man Of fame in every
part Of Germany, he was believed 10
have gone over to dcspotism. The
people could not understand how it
was that q man could plead for de-
mocracy, yet indorse slavery which
was as opposite rs fire aud ice. Dc
mocracy and slavery meant the same
thing all over Europe in the mind OF
the people, and Cal Schurz failed to
change that mind once fixed.
The National party Of liberty met
at Pittsburgh in 1854, aAd Carl
Schurz was there az new member
lie said, democracy is word de-
spised in Europe by all liberal men
by all ami moDarcnists, On account Of
its affiliations with American slavery.
The democratic party has lost It's
great aame given it by Jefferson,
rather the name has come to mean
degradation. 1t can receive no tur-
ther support in Europe, and all emf
grants TO this country Will come
henceiorth indellibly preiadlced
against the word 'democrat and
against any party calling itself dem
ocratic'"
He continued, "adopt the name
"Repudlicdn," and henceiorth the
world will pour her millions of
strength into the new party for the
masses in Europe know the meaning
of that word and will support any
party that bears the came-if il be
anti.slavery and support the flag OF
liberty"
The convention voted unanimous.
" to adopt the name "RepudLic1A,"
and the next heard was, that the
wing party was putting its household
in order for dissolution forever. The
democratic party, seeing the coarse
things were taking, prepared at once
for the slavery empire failing in
which the Union was To be split into
fragments that "democracy' might
drag down with * all vestlge OF pop.
ular liberty
Buchanan was next elected, during
whose administration the great dem
ocratlc party prepared all things IN
its charge for secession and disunion.
The Treasury was robbed by Floyd,
the army scattered to he four winds,
the armories and arsenals given over
to the enemy, anc the war for STE
mocracy' and slavery put under head
way when Lincoln was inaugurated
Late events since 1861 are well
known, bat the democratic party de-
sign IS the same True republican
government is a, much hated as ever,
because no party can live arrayed
against it. IL every corner OF the
earth the American democratic party
is known as allied with kings and
despois. Tyrants every where SUI
port The American democratic party
but The people, the masses Of produ-
GERS ia all parts OF the world are 10
affinity with the American republican
party. 1t is this iact which is t. in
sure the election OF Grant aud CoiaX.
p9-S taley, who vas arrested g
Aliens camp, Wedge creek, IN Car
county, Wis, last winlef, tor Inur
der committed in Minnesota last year
has been sentenced TO be hung Oh tht
9Th day OF March next. Tie ClarI
County (Wis.) Register says: Thin