The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-19
Democratic Principles.

! Democratic Principles.
II - worth = moments rsllsclloa g
look back upon the recedlng Democrat
ic party, and wonder whers Il will even
tually land. There Is magic In TIE
name that still lends IT. deception 70
thousands OF voters, but party with.
out grand victories, II like IN army
whose skirmishcrs drive the enemy,
but whose brigadcs hy In de5eat. But
no party that 10 not American In lts
ideas can obtain control Of this country.
| 1t was un-American to assail Americas
forts In southern harbory-it was Nm.
American to fire upon the ''Stan and
Stripes"-it was un-AmericAn b ald
and ahet those who were guilty u thes0
crimes. assassination II an European
institution, and was imported Into this
country by lunatic, whom "Bsick
Ponleroy," with his 10000 DemocTatic
readers applauds aud cheers on. The
Democratic party in 1884, BY their M.
tional Platform, said that the war was
failure and they have by no public scs
recalled that libel upon the brave men
who cast the lie into their teeth. Every
idea, every resolution they fling ont y
anti-American, and hence their utter
failure to obtain the power they 10 mucis
covet. The men of the revolution hon.
estly paid the debt incurred by them In
securing independence, whilst great
mass OF the Democratic party, now un.
der the lead OF Pendieton and Breeo0.
would throw greendacks and bends to
the dogs. The fight in the party Is be-
tween those who have shadow coll
oriny of honcsty-and those who have
none. 1t Is anti-American for defeated
rebels and traitors attainted Of Heaven
to tread under foot race that once filed
their purses under the goatAngs 81 tbe
lash, but are now free by the arbitra-
ment Of war. The Dimocratic party
wants u white mans government, but .
white mans government, such ~ allows
over two thousand murders In one year,
as now In Texas, is worse than the reign
Of terror in Paris. Is man Democrat
who would turn out Of house aud home
poor negro and his family In mid win
ter, because he voted for n constitution
that gave him right to protect himself
ut the ballot-box? Is not such q man
something elsa tyrant under stolen
colors? Who commissioned the Demo-
cratic party In Iowa to settle the destiny
and prescribe the fate Of the once toilinR
slave in Alabama? Gentlemen, swal-
low dose or two Of your own State
Rights medicine. Suppose the colored
Democracy Of Alabama should declare
that the white Democrats OF Iowa
should have common sense, wouldn't
you be wonderfully indignant? Sup
pose they should declare their purpose
to have every voter in the land black,
either by nature or lampbiack, would
you be alarmed? You have National
politics, but no National principles
You do not revere the flag because it
covers the oppressed Of all nations"
| but because 1t fioated over our forts and
vessels when James Buchanan surrend-
cred to a steady hand the reins the mis-
cradle old dotard could could not cont troll.
Your principles as you call them, are
catch words. Ten years ago IL was
slavery in the territories. Seven years
ago "let the Union slide II the Republi-
can party Is to control the country."-
Four years ago-McClelian aud peace.
To-day-repudiation, and down with
the black man who dared to shoulder
the musket III defense Of your firesidc
and his own. You have forgotten that
you went with US to the polls In 1860.
and were defeated, and the members OF
your party, your minority rebelled be-
cause they could not rule. Your party
leaders in that year told us that You
could save the Union when more than
one.half of your party were plotting to
destroy it, and that half-minus the
number who have been paid for their
treason, at the hands Of white and black
union soldicrs-are bowling their devo-
ton to the Union In the same dismal
accents they uttered as "Union savers''
In 1850. With one foot on the PROSTATE
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treason blighted dead, they swear to
obey the Constitution Of the United
States, which now does recognize rights
which all men are bound to respect:
but II the majority in Congress and out
OF It, refuse to be bullied, then war b.
knife, and the knife to the hiit, II james
Brooks, Of New York, and Ais very
martial followers can sc,-w up their
courage to fire gun off without shut
ting their eyes Gentlemen, your war
principles are buncombe. They are
good Dr the marrow OF stale stump
speeches, but the Republican party has
never yet been frightened at Demo
| cratic principles" though Illuminated
by the unclaimed lunatic Of La Crosse.
Cedar Falls Gazette.
Out Spoken Democracy.
One OF the Democratic stump speakers
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