The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-24
THE TWO PARTIES.
ciUe Miners Journal.

From the PotSUiIe Miners Journal
The Democratic party is struggling to avert
its impending doom with the desperation
which impels parties as well as human beings
to cling to life. That party when it started
upon its career had the sympathy and co-ope-
ration of not only the toiling masses, but of
the most prominent intellects of the country.
This was effected by its advocacy of popular
form of government, frequent elections, libe-
raj terms of naturalization, and loud profess
sions of attachment to the National Union.
To all of these principles it has proved faith
less, except, perhaps, to that of hberality to
the foreign-born population, which has always
formed the bulk of its support. Were the
fathers of the old Democratic party alive to-
day, and actuated by the principles of its
early years, they would be found adhering to
the Repubhcan-now the only true democratic
party of the country. Had the spirit and
boldness Of the Republican party, in opposing
national evils, existed in the old Whig party,
the latter, in all probability, would have done
the work of the former, and thus saved the
effusion of blood caused by a rebellion origi-
mated and sustained by the Democracy
What inducement any good citizen can
have for remaining allied to the modern
Democratic party passeth understanding.
Certainly not any principle worthy of respect.
That party has been a traitor to the Union
and to the rights of humanity; it has COM
mitted unpardonable sins. In Indiana and
Kentucky it recommends itself to the support
of the negro-hating element by opposing the
fifteenth amendment; in Virginia and Ten
nessee it supports the amendment, invites
negro orators to its platforms, and elects
them to Congress and the State Legislature
In the North it asks support because it hates
the negro; in the South it asks votes because
it loves the negro and promises to be his best
friend and protector. In this State it nomi-
mates millionaire destitute of any powers
of craftsmanship, because he can give his
check for a cool hundred thousand to help in
the canvass. In Ohio it nominated a fighting
general-who subsequently saved his reputa-
ton by declining-who hated and denounced
with great bitterness all such men as figure at
the head of the party in this State. In the
| West 1t Is fierce for taxing bonds, and more
| than hints at reputation of both principal
and interest of the public debt In the East
1t is in the special charge of brokers, st ock
gamblers, and bondholders Can any citizer
actuated by principle vote with party thus
destitute Of any moral principle?
The only hope the Democracy have of sue
cess is by dividing the Republican party Oh
minor points In Philadelphia some pur
chasable material, we fear, of the temperanc
organization, has been induced to nominate
local ticket, all in the interest of the bitter
est enemies of the temperance cause. Now
the Republican party must not allow its army
to be distracted, nor single man mustered
out of its ranks, until the destruction of tb
foe is complete. We think with our cotempo
rary, the Toledo (Ohio) Blade, that when In
Union is out of dangers when every man
civil and personal rights are secure and ur
questioned in every State of the Unions wheI
the work of reconstruction is honorably con
plete when the golden spike is firmly drive
in the last rail of the great highway of huma
rights, that the car of progress may move on
ward forever in the land, will be soon enoug
to allow any of our forces to be scattered,
The Republican party is yet young; il ha
not lived long, but it has lived WELL it ha
done gigantic and glorious work; it ha
rescued a nation from weakness and obliters
ton; it has put out the fires which traitor
kindled to destroy the fair temple of freedom
! 1t has given new life to the friends of fire
, government in all the lands of the eartL