The weekly standard., 1869-09-15
Dead!


The Raleigh Standard misrepresents US Wnen
It quotes our remarks of last week as COMES,
sion that the Democratic party is dead. we saio
there had been organized DemocTdsc pdray ,nr ~
North Carolina since May, 1851, but we never
said, and cannot admit, that the Denocratic ~
party of the State is dead There are enough gn.o VI
the simon-pure" " Of that party in the State,
who have never bowed the knee to the new,
tangled combinations, to make powerful anu
effective party, one that will be felt when the
proper time comes to act.-C Charlotte Democrat.
We do not see that we have at all mis-
represented the Democrat. We did not say
that it made a voluntary confession of the
ruin of the Democracy. We said that its
statement that there had been no Or
ganized Democratic party in North Carroll
ma since 1861" was confession that the
Democratic party is dead.
And so it is.
A party that ''has no organization " Tor
over eight years is certainly not a S''e
party. ie
Live parties do not manage themselves IN
that manner.
A majority of the leaders OF the present
so-called Democratic" party are wings,
and curse the name Democrat" Is any
live party controlled by its enemies?
We well remember the old Democratic
party and its customs, but we do not remem-
ber the time when the Democracy, or any
portion of it, was ever led by Wing.
The present opposition party is not the
Democratic party, nor are many OF its lead
ers willing to be called Democrats. They
know that the Whig party is dead, and
have consented to act with party which,
in order to deceive the people, has taken the
Ito them) hated name of the old Democracy,
but they are not willing to be called Demo-
Gratis. Why, but a day or two since, the
Sent;nel in order to calm this class OF Its
followers, gave permission to all who
couldn't stand being called Democrats
the privilege ofcalling themselves Conserva-
tiyes. And this class of men embraces
more than half of the party which has stolen
the Democratic name.
A fine Democratic party, truly!
A nice Democratic party, one half oi
whose members hate the name Democrat SC
much that they won't be called Democrats
We rather think that if JEFFERSON OIL
JACKSON should come back they would fai
| to recognize the so-called Democracy as thu
| Democracy of their day.
| Well may the Democrat say there ha!
been no organized Democratic party in NORTH
| Carolina since 1861 !"
1t NAV not "admit" that it is said the
| party was "dead," but it is dead just the
same, and the m-Democratic leader:
knowit
| Else why their cries for neo party
That cry is confession that their bastard
Democracy is dead, SO far as ever being able
to cope with the Republican party is con.
cerned; and the people take the cry of the
leaders as an admission of their abandon
ment of the present party.
The Democrat deceives itself when it as
serts that there are enough "simon- pure
Democrats to make powerful and effective
party. Where are they9 Where is there
prominent leader who represents the
principles of JACKSON? There is not one.
Bad and weak men have stolen the gar
ments of the illustrious dead; and the recol
lection of the former greatness of the dead
only makes the deformities and insignifcance
of the imposters appear more revolving.
We hope there aoiU be new party, that
the name of the dead may not suffer future
degradation. We say to the Democratic
leaders
Form new party with ne0 name. Leave
to itself the name you have stolen and
dishonored.
The Temple of Democracy fell at the
sound of the first shot fired at the flag of the
nation,-leave its ruins undefled by the
presence of those who caused its destruction
Leave untouched the relics of the dead
murdered by you. Do what you please, but
do not further disgrace the name that once
was honored through the land.
For Democracy is DEAD-dead in powel
dead in the hearts Of the people.