The Van Buren press., 1869-05-11
qss g-ne Democratic Policy.


fsSs Dc c(tysti Enq1irsr' that both
it and the Dayton Empire have arrived
ar~issssssssis.sisa--iA = -saiassi sNiiaaut
nam cricsl, ,strsagtllesn never fue.c;eSed, and
thasss ss shes lnslicY OF We delaoctatisey or
p,si,ixstion ssssa ahrowsaNide open its am {
pie do5rss and mtitct the snprort and co-
operation, on equal terms, OF al who
agree With pslon tAeslivins Issues n ntphc
,iay..''i5 This. frun. theiorgaas afs Rendle-
TON and ysilsa tligsaai isrsmconraging.
Tine wa, wlifn' Tie, nrifosi,ion to in
creass' slie. nilInaricAl strength nof the
,Ieuucratic party Ll ~ aring tue CO oPe'
rxtieiEof men who had beeoin wear, and
dissusstN With ralicalism, and who were.
hold I'M tl,cir asseftioI OF democratic
lniuoipless was secuted IS rank treason
II issucvsr too late fpro men of sense 10
leara.i srAis is true policy for tho dcinec
racyqof e.trkxmsas.p Let the dead past
bury fs dead: '-A'',lA. -. { - .3 sap.
JILL .fNstNH =, fft,
Without numbers it is, impossible for
m,yr party. to succeed, In 4 great politl-
cal. financial and commercial crisis, such
as is approaching in this county, with
out success a party ,oi correct pfiiiieipifqs
can do isotlling. = go To Sc
ciHe the eoroperation of oil these ee-
ments. the democratic party must cease
to be q close corporation, 1t must throw
wide open its ample doors, and invite the
support anl 60 operation, on equal terms,
of all who, agree with us, on the living is
s.los sof gtAc day. let by,goncs be BY
goaeso Let the dead past bury iti dead;
But vos nast not say to, able. eloquent
honest, patriotic and trasty republicans lhlec
'.You may vote for US, but none .bnt lie
long democrats are entitled Y, oHr sup
portns Amy man who has capacity and
integrity, Who has shown his patriotism
in tle.post, who is right now, and prom
isss " besright for tlie future. Is, m q
cris like this, good enough democrats Tor
us,--,Deyta,,,s OHIO EMPife. ,sgg u moo
The truth aud necessity of this will
commend itself to- every democrat who.
has an om iof common sense, or who
ailows ,iimsaH to ibe governed BY sound
policy instead oflst,qid, cast iron iprejurl
diceGs AS an organization ne have 100
long 1iisrcgarsled the ms xims SO wei! sad
forcibly stated hyt the E,apue, There
liassbeen. I'VE are sorry to sayntoo much
dispositieisto read Wen. ont pf the, party,
iistenliAg of taking by. q liberal policy
new cpnycrts into it The doctrine that
would tubo0 ,or DISGRACE ell new access
sions to the, ldemo ocfaeY ~ making them
t.ke seat upon the. back. benches and
undergo n probationary process before
they can ohaye recognition or advance
ment, ic not favorable to the growth OF
the organization. jeiit may he that such d
policy Is right iii the abstract. but it little
accords with the, experience founded up
en- human interests and ambition, which
look to the future rather than to the past
a party that Is in a large and ovcrwhelm
all things It is the most absurd aiiu ItUI.
ish for minority like the democracy
which must hrve converts IN order, 10
succeed. 1t is all very well to say tina,
the converts mast come oyernpon prinei
ple, but iflthev do, they dislikel to OK
ceedingly. and witt mot willingly 80
where they cam not enjoy q full equality
with their fellows SO tarSas official rceog
,itufpocs s2es8 Ulasmew 10 '2sha sc
WE hS2ca eycrso been, asdoar reader.
know, hhfong those who have been dc
nomce,l as' ultras III the itdemocrati,
ranks I'VE would do nothing To com
promise thc principles Of tho organiza
ti6ne q In fart, it II tolsecure tho triumph
dfsthe principles Of the party that we ad
visein broad and liberal policy that shal
ignore the past, and recognize all a
democrats, upon equal footing, who ar
Wiling A.to cooperate now To save tn
country from the grasp Of it's impcriolis
foes. The only hope of Reorganization
s'tonominatc men for Office upon tn
principle of this idea Let us learn wis
domIfroni our opponents. 1t is becaas
thcy have not been a close corporate on.-
because they openly and cordially svel
eonied all acccssions to their ranks, fire
tAsshtly giving them the very highcs
seats m the lsynagogIe-that they hav
been 40 successful Nearly all the talen
and brain in the republican party cam
from the democratic organization. Tn
radicals had the sense to use and not t
repulscit Upon the shoulders of thes
new acccssions that party was elevated 4
the power which IL has so vengefully am
remorselcssly exercised Bit for the sil
" disposition which prevails amon'
some democrats to always fight over Tn
battles of the past, the radicals woul,
never have succeeded, but have been al
ways IN the minority. CiacnnaH En-
quirer. ''.I'-.. q "
EF We arc indebted to Hon. -ALx
MCDONALD U. s, Senator, for the Coas
Survey report 1868. ltisa valuable an'
cntcrcsting report. agtH. fss,~