Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-10-30
Moral peprsvliy Of the Democratic Par

The Democratic party, instead of ar.
raigning the party in power before tb,
great popular tribunal as a culprit to b,
tried for alleged offenses, has, in effect
Abandoned the prosecution and placed ii
self in the criminals box. TO all intent,
and purposes il has entered noile ia, the
case OF the People vs. the RepubIicsn
party, aud now we have the singular spec.
tscle Of the party out Of power for eight
years arraigped on an Indictment of. nur
merous counts, including the greatest Of
lenses that roughs, conspirators and brig.
ands were ever guilty of, as follows:
l. Il no, only rsbellsi on the ground
that secession was State right, but now
it still ayows the right, and in the face Of
the blood, destruction aud debt of the
war, goes to the people for verdict that
they are right, aud the Uaion can a. an y
time be destroy ed. ---------
2. The Democratic party Of the North
not only supported the rebel Democracy
Of the South during the war by secret so.
cieties, but the Democracy Of the South
are now mapifesting their gratitude by
aiding their brethren 10 the North throug h
secret societies that threaten, Danish and
assassinate unofiendng American citizens,
for no other reason than because they are
not Democrats.
3. The Democratic party Of the North
approve OF the Democratic murders at
the South, either by their silence or by
attempting to ridicule the monstrous facts.
l. The Democratic party Of the South
urges all it's followers to commit perjury
10 denying their treason, and their brelh.
rem Of the North encourage them in IL,
aud even urge them 80 swesr falsely, Lfor
the purpose of evsdihg the laws.
8. The Democratic party has the shame
lessness to ask the American people TO
incur the moral turpitude of breaking
their contract with the public creditor,
knowing that u single citizen is powerless
as against the Government, aud, if ras-
cally enough. the Government can refuse
to comply with It's agreement. After such
an example by the Government, Of whom
can honesty be expected
8. The Democratic party proposes to
destroy the national credit, both at home
aud abroad, by paying bonds held by for
eigners in currency which lie of no value
to them, except for its market value in
this country. Behold the ludicrousness
Of Offering to London banker notes With-
on. interest to pay note with interest
the absurdity of paying to citizen of
Calcutta paper dollars that are in sasPen-
sion aud irredcen.aJie, and without inter
est, for foysr2psss..teod that ,hring'
SIX cents in gold Interest annually. -
Z. The Democracy proposes by taxation
to drive all the bonds to Europe, and then
to pay the most Of them in currency
that does not even represent what is rec
ognized by the whole world as money.
8. The Democracy proposes. by driving
our bonds to Europe, to keep up spec
ulat0r's redundant currency for half
century, currency that is perpetual
swindle on the working classes.
9. The Democracy Of the South whips
schoolmasters aud burns school houses
under the open encouragement Of the De.
moeracy OF the North.
10. Rape, when the victim is colored,
is no offense in the estimation of the Dem
ocratic party, South or North.
IL. Starvation Of poor citizens for not
voting the Democratic ticket is openly
avowed as Democratic duty, aud the De-
mocracy Of eight States and three Terri
tories are conspiring together to refuse
labor to such voters, without which they
cannot live. j
IL. The Democratic party proposes to
trampe down the laws Of the land, in
spite of judges aud juries.
But We need not euumerate a dozen
more counts covering the perfdy of the
Democratic party during and since the
war. They are yet remembered by the
people, and are testified of by $1,000, 900,
900 of debt, 3O0, 900 loyal soldiers graves,
$4,000 loyal cripples, 100000 widows Of
loyal soldiers, aud 100000 orphans Of
those who fell for the old dag while the
Democracy we're lighting against the Gov.
eminent under foreign standard.
The verdict is to be rendered effectually
in November. 1t is TO be decided that
the nation shall be honest, the people
shall all be protected, peace shall be SO.
cured, prosperity shall be established,
aud the Republic shall stand up 10 proud
nationhood before the world.