Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-11-19
The Entire Electoral Ticket foI
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The Entire Electoral Ticket for
Grant.
Not entirely devoid of shame
and with extreme regret we noticed
a few days since atelegram contain
ing the startling intelligence that
some Lending Northern Democrats
were urging upon those States
which had cast their electorl votes
for Seymour, to instruct their elect
ors to come to the Electoral College
or Convention prepared to give
Grant the entire electoral vote !;
thus making it appear that he was
the unanimous choice Of the Nation.
We are grieved to say that among
the would be leaders of the Demo-
ic.spartyin the Northern States,
there are quite number of men
that too plainly show that their
Democracy is butlip service, and at
heart they are not Democrats. A
class ofpolitical wire-workers and
demagogues, who evidence COM
plete Willingness 10 sacrifice the
principles Of the party upon the self
ish alters of policy. This same
class of men aided materially'in the
defeat Of Seymour by foolishly ur.
ging the Democracy just on the eve
of the election, to discard him, a
genuine Democrat nominated by
the party, and take up Chase q life:
long and bitter enemy Of Democra-
cy, indeed the very founder and
builderup of the Republican party.
The action ofsnch demagogues has
but one tendency, that Of more
firmly riveting the chains of Radi-
calism upon the Nation. Aside
from the cowardly sycophantic
spirit manifested in the suggestion,
there is one phase the subject bears.
that eonvinces us that the party
who made such a suggestion have
no just conceptions of political,
much less moral honesty. They
propose to make the Democratic
electors violate their trust, torswear
themselves, and become periured
tools to hatter the vanity Of Grant,
and prevent his becoming too in
tensely Radical. Such base means
could never accomplish a just end.
The Democracy could accomplish
greatly more with Grant by strict
ly adhereing to the principles upon
which ourparty isbased, and when
ever without compromise of princi-
pie they can, they should sustain
him upon any measures that he and
the extremists of his party may be
at variance upon, and which would
rebound to the welfare of the coun.
try. A support so rendered would
no doubt be gratifying and appre-
ciated by Gen Grant, but the one
suggested, by the Eastern Demo-
cratic trimmers, as unwise and dis.
honest, could butbe Spurned by him
with contempt, and construed as an
indirect attempt to bribe him. The
only way in our humble judgment
to restore the country to it's former
power and grandeur, is for the
Democracy of the Nation to keep
an unbroken front, to stand
upon the rock Of principle, and
keep their lights constantly burn
ing to guard the American Nation,
now threatened to be dashed to
pieces by tho waves Of Fanaticism
and the breakers of Sectional hatred
from impending ruin. Safety alone
lies to our nation and our party, in
perfect organization on principle
Let the pen and tongue both be
continually used in battering down,
with reason aud argument the
walls Of consolidation that are
threatening to obliterate State
lines and enclose in the dark dun
geons of Military Despotism, the
liberties inherited by our noble an
cestry. Let no compromise be
made with-error and Fanaticism.-
Living or dying we must be true
10 principles, and frown down all
such insidious and disgraceful sug
cestions as the ons suggested by the.
ttimid policy loving politicians Of
IL Narth and Faek.