Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-09-17
An Ideal Democracy.

GEN RosECRANs, like many other pa
triotto men, bears sort of attachment to
the so-callod Democratic organizations not
for its own sake, but because of certain
sort or possibility of excellence which that
party might, could, would, or should have
attained. The letter of General Rose
Grams, so fur rs 1t tutors any positive con
Victions, advocates doctrines and measures
spread out clearly in every Republican
platform now before the people. The
party which Gen, Rosccrans defines has
no tangible concrete existence; IL is pure.
ly mythical. 1t is a golden vision of his
own imagination, which has no founda-
ton in reality. He'll is not more unlike
heaven than is the Democratic party of
the past eight years unlike the imaginary
picture of Democracy given IN his letter
to the Committee of the late Ohio Con.
vention.
The Democratic party of to-day is thor.
oughly apOstate from every principle
which the word Democratic would indi.
cate. Instead of being party of the
people and for tho people, il has become
the organ and instrument of a selfish and
intolerant oligarchy Instead of being an
advocate of liberal suffrage and more
complete recognition OF the rights of the
masses, IL has become the mere tool of
selfish demogogues. Gen. Rosccrans is
mistaken If he supposes the organizntion
rs such, can ever be reclaimed or re
formed. ApOstate individuals sometimes
repent and reform; but apOstate parties
never. This is the lesson of history.
The Republican party advocates the true
Democracy. We have sustained the Union
fought It's battles and vanquishcd its foes
We oppose all class legislation. We be.
lievo in paying the debts of the nation,
and keeping its honor uutanishod. We
believe in u paper currency, of equal value
IN every part of our country, sustained
by the credit of the nation we believe in
coming to specie payments at the earliest
possible day, These arc the doctrines
| taught by the Democracy of other days.
All the good Of the ancient Democracy the
| Republican party retains and the party OF
| PendlotOn rejects.
The only party which Democrats who
/ sympathi2o with Gen Rosocrans and his
| views, can consistently act with, is the
Republican party 70 act with the party
represented by Pcndleton, will be self
/ qualification on their part The Ropubli.
! tam purity rs III gvuu l'yiit im,,'v vI, 1r Jitv
| stauncheSt Democrats, who were taught
| in the school of jackson, Silas Wright and
/ stephen A. Douglas; men who were con
sidcred lts chief eNpoundcrs in its purcsl
days while the Democracy is composed o
dregs Of the Federal party and of the sec
tional Know Nothing organization Geo
III. Pendlcton is himself of Federal ante
cedents and education, and his political
creed to-day is more like that of the Hart
ford Convention than of the Democracy
of the olden time.
We appeal, therefore, to all patriotic
/ Union-l0ving Democrats to stand by theil
| principles and thus rebuke the organim
ton 50 hasely apoStatc that patriot lllSt
ROscCrNns cannot accept Il nomination OF
a platform of their framing, When goo,
men fear the odlum Or reputation so tha
they dare not accept Office at its hands, |
: is time good men iorsook II for party q
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