Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-03
B1OOMSBURG Pa WEDNESDAY, JUNE g. 1868.

AY, JUNE 3, 1868
The True Democracy and the
sham.
We have noticed in several Of our ex-
changes illusions to some wonderful and
mysterious agency, which, it is supposed, is
now being created and faustered in various
sections Of the North as well as the South,
to help the Democracy Of the countryiu the
coming contest. A terrible (l) and crushing
power; . Ku Klux combination Of the mil
itary and the political, with . sprinkling Of
the midnight assassin thrown in, to lend
extra terror to the scheme. Some Of the
country journals are dreadfully exercised;
dropping startling and soul.harrowing hints
about the growth Of this great and formida.
bic order of patriots, whose secret meetings,
Of the hatchet-of.horror character, are held
at the noon Of night when the discussions
are blood and thunder; and sudden on
slaughts upon the enemy, as unexpected as
the lghtning's bolt which comes from the
unseen cloud on Q summer day. We see
certain credulous journals, the craniums Of
who's conductors undoubtedly show immense
love Of the marvellous" catching at this
sort Of stuff, and swallowing it.
Democracy is not supported or aided by
any such machinery. The true Democrat is
no Jesuit. He wages no secret war. He
participatesin no whispering midnight meet
ings held by revolutionary cabal, nor fra
ternizes with mysticaldaylight organizations.
He plans no Guy Fawks explosions. He
never strikes his enemy in the back, or
pounces upon him from behind in the dark.
The true Democrat does none Of this. The
bogus Democrats are usually prominent in
such undertakings. Your true Democrats
fight in broad midday, face to face with his
adversary. He natures bis plans through
free and loud discussion. He holds his
counsilis with open doors, not in secret con.
clave, like knaves who plot treason. He
is bold enough and strong enough to declair
bis intentions like q man Of courage and
honor, relying upon the righteous justice Of
his cause and his good right arm, if that
cause, political, civil, or religious, is uncon-
stitutionally assailed. Your true Democrat
hates intrigue and deception. He despises
signs and the dirty clap-trap machinery Of
saeaking stratagem. His principles are
plain and simple, and can be easily main.
tanned by honor, honesty, reason, common
intelligence and manly courage. It's false
hood, treachery and crime-it is Jesuitism
that needs those diabolical aids which are
only wrought out under the cover Of Sc
crecy. The honest, the real Democracy of
this country require no hidden agencies to
enable them to cope with the miserable
horde of political vagabonds, rotten with
corruption, which they will meet at the
November polls The real Democracy will
conquer this mass of decayed humanity by
the strength of right and the power Of num-
bers. Those Mongrels are not so utterly
stupid, sodden in crime and iniquity though
they be, as to fail to recognize the ultimatum
Of that victory. We shall need no mysteri.
ous agencies to enable us to entire at once
upon the great work Of national reform.
The foul beasts which have so de6led the
places Of honor and trust they have occupi-
ed, though not filled, know too we'll the
men they deal with, to resist the verdict Of
the people. Disbaud your silly secret orga-
nizations, Democrats; your powder and ball
will not be needed. This is government Of
opinion. Democracy is light, and peace,
and harmony, and progress upward and on
ward. Mongrelism is darkness, and secret
sessions, and cowardice, and assassination
Of the weak. We shall see these towards
tremble at the solid tramp Of the sturdy
Northern Democracy toward the November
ballot boxes, and they will yield up the pow.
er they have 90 disgracefully used, and 90
infamously abused for the past eight years,
with Is much grace as the occasion calls for,
which, thank heaven, will be very little
All we shall ask Of them is to 60; and 60
they will. Away with your secret military
clap-trap. The voices Of four millions Of
earnest Democratic voters are more potent
in the conflict in which we are engaged in
than all the guns and cannon, powder and
ball in Christendom.
But that those voices may be thus potent,
get up clubs which shall discuss freely, and
with open windows and doors, our great
principles. Get Democratic documents. -
Employ Democratic speakers. Read Dem
ocratic journals. Procure Democratic pub
lications. Circulate them through the
length and bredth Of the land. Let us 60
into this faith strong in Democratic truths,
and We are invinceible. We need no other
weapons to-day.
"No1sY CHILDREN. We'll, how do
you like your stupid, quiet blockheads, that
never make noise only when some one
pushes them out Of the way? II cannot
bear the noise of children" Then 60 and