The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02
Not sOuad Democracy.

Rot SOEHd Democracy.
We observe with sadness that the
Democracy Of the Evansville Courier
is being called in question in quarters
to which that party has recently been
in the habit of looking for pure doc
trine and faithful practice. We refer
to the commonwealth of Kentucky.
The offense which the Courier has
committed is no less heinous than
that Of signifying a willingness to fuse
with moderate and progressive Re
publicans." in order to get hold Of the
offices of the country once more. The
result Of the recent fusion in Hamil
ton County, Ohio, by which the De-
mocraey saved the Fifteenth Amend
ment, was so marked and triumphant
that the Courier urges the party to
adopt similar tactics, always except
ing, of course, States like Kentucky.
where the party is overwhelmingly
in the majority. The Paducah Her
aid writes this down as rank treason
to the party. It says:
We confess our establishment at
reading such q comment In a paper
which we have heretofore looked
upon as so sterlingIy Democratic.
Nor is our astonishment lessened by
a knowledge of the fact that the
Democracy of Evansville are amongst
the truest and hest in the world
ever bearing the highest foalty to the
party and its principles, and always
hostile to any coalition which involves
a surrender OF PRINCIPLE.
The Herald also takes issue with the
Courier as to the character of the con.
test in Cincinnati. 1t maintains that
no principle was involved in that
struggle other than local dissstisfac-
tion," which required temporary
suspension Of party hostilities in that
county. It insists that the Democracy
of Ohio, with the recollection of its
former coalition with the Radical
party when SALMON p. CHASE was
made United States Senator" who
afterwards sold himself to the Wing
party and became one Of the bitterest
and most formidable enemies that the
Democracy of that State has ever
had,-would not permit itself to be
compromised in a similar manner
again. This remembrance would have
deferred them. even had they been so
disposed, from entering into another
State or National coalition with Radi-
calism, and especially upon the basis
of those Living Issues" whose en-
tire purpose is to place:tho same Mr..
CHASE In the Presidential Chair.
we think the Herald's opinion of
the Ohio Democracy altogether too
exalted to be justified by the facts in
the case. But that its hopes Of the
Evansville Courier are forever blasted
is plain enough to be seen by the fol-
lowing paragraph from the Courier of
Saturday last. Itzsays
We shall not object, neither will the
Democracy generally, to the support
of Judge Chase In 1872, if Demo
cratic convention thinks him the
right man for the time. We shall be
ready 10 support Judge 1rambuH, Mr.
D00little, or any other recognized na-
tional Republican If necessary.
Well may the Herald, in view Of
such rank apostasy, give expression
to its grief, in language that is posi-
lively fearful, if not heart.rending, a
sample OF which We copy:
Most deeply docs it grove US to
see such q paper as the Evansville
Courier following the New York
World and tho Louisville CoRritr-
Journal into these devious paths Of
political heresy and guerrilla policy.
No party can ever be organized upon
such basis with the remotest hope
Of success. No party Of honest men
can ever be banded together upon
such q basis at all. If such a party
could be organized, it would be one
without principle, without patriotism,
without public or private honor or
honesty, and would we'll deserve To be
stigmatissd as q mere aggregation az
knaves, welded together bv the CO.
hesive attraction Of public plunder
We have too much respect for md
confidence In the Evansville C5ztrie1.
to suppose for a moment that f de-.
signs to abandon the Democratic
party or Democratic principles for fhe