The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
...,, From IInrpcr's Weekly.
How to Keep In Power

| It is dee Iultto remember that q partSsI.
powlrisalways ut q certain disadr,.s y
taget and that it cannot retain po,'
merely by force Of organization uorI
standing still. a victorious armv
always Surrounded BY cloud Of Ji,ma
mcrs: and Il successful party nttr,%
all the vulturcs and unclcan birj,'!
politics. Long power, also, usi,,,Es
enables party to secure it, speciaI NV
original Hiuposcs, and lnlIs II into T.'
"ctI'ulncss Of the lact that it cannot,
hose mon past laurcIs. Party oryoM
l,tion docs much, but II IS ncfi sirn r"
enough 10 insure constant ';riumti
No party organization was ever MOI.
uuscrupiIiouS and dcspolic tlnn tlalnt
,Lc Democratic party. But that woui
not have given it 50 long q dominaue,
INT for the immense interest Of slayrr.
behind it, the protection Of which vs.
the sole purpose Of that party for
,,rnrruiion. At last the common srn,,
and conscience Of the country prevail
ed over party ties and broke thron.l
the vas, web Of Ignorance, cowardirs
and decentralization in which the Dem,
ocralic party had, rntanGIcd the pcopIr.
and now for eight years tho RcpubIi'.
can party has controlled the Govern.
mcui. and il intrustcd with il for fou,
years more.
its very success brings its danger
IN the first place the pnrty arose to dc.
,,roy the ari>tocrntic influence IN ljr
Government that called itself l!upo.
cracy, and which was an allianctA ,
which the courage and will ola SouHr
crn oli.archy used for its purpose tie
uin"!rh ignorance and comnlcrci>i
Of The North. This result ha.
been largely achieved. in the scc"n!
place the steady hold OF the party o.
the country, and the immense opp0rin.
mites which stances have Offered
TO dishonesty aud speculation. hav"
made it responsible for Il great deal Of
Now y party ont OF pow.
or, whatever lis real character. In, The
chance Of limitlrss promises aud pro.
fc>Sions. II The character Of The Dem.
Ocraiic party were not so hOpclcs-iy
the country did not -
instantly and cun,rmptuouSly reject
the assumption otprincip!c By party
which was for 4 generation The pump
OF; slavery. and if its promises Of econ
oIny were not 80 iudicrOu>ly contra
ticicd by its management of the city
uf New York. where the intrinsic char.
actcr Of what is called Democracy can
DC c'''s!"i's! S'"i'c"' ~ n''o"' H"''
gwen 'pe Htp"",'.'" H,.' "'"'.
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u 'c'' nv .'''' "." '"''i''"'h' ana Wa,
again o''''''"' '"' ""''i AGAIN ana
AGAIN rr!''"''"' - >"'"ci''i';" %'''!.
even ""i'"'>> ~ ''r' com rr'hr'id>. III"
thnsc VINO lF"rh'-i"h II last summer.
VIII now ne Hear" more patiently:
Inc! VIII a"''>' REMUNERATION nf Old
issues III a'"'"a'rc OF candidates
tainted D.! "r'''', 4 vigorous rNa%"cr.
a!'"h o! al the "iihr"';'"' "l til" >:tI'a.
nom Oh the Wc'"II ana extent of taHa'
!''ll' 81 '''c 1rAu"> OF lhc rIn.s. o; The
ii'c''','''I '"'r"P''"h SH'!i!'ll cast
, ,nS "' ',.. VI; " "''' ''>P"n-'"i'''! "f""
~. r'''! ~ p'" r'' I'n 'n' most "n''
, '' l'I":'''>'> "' better time under
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" ''"'Pa'Sh SaIarin"''y conducted
nP"h >"ca pI,h VIII require some
''''"!: more ON ~" par' o! ~" party III
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w. w. ~. ,t"'"''"! ~ ''' w'lh''','"
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"? INK 'n' , .""",'! PraC'icH' proof
'n'' ~ ~, ~ pcIt' "l,o'' h"''S' '"nd c'"h"-
NY II" "ppcaI I" '''' notorious pre-.
;t'.e'',S CT '''c i'e'ilorra'ic part! WI!
~ 'u'. ~ ,s:t .; ''o's from me nr>t hr.
'uoa.o'',S %. .hc ''ac''crS Whicl' nave
Ely ',.n w. =" ,me's oMn garry; "I Inc
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n,nn. Wv" vs. , t"' "'."us ". '''e cI''F,
"' w., W ''osc WIZ" are oi'ch s"icct"'
H. p','; 'n''IeS ',!,' OF me rcrk,
,c>s ' n,c.nous Wh'r'I III" "''cn adopted
W SIH",. p"'.! ei'nS: Nha ms k'"a
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