Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-09
The Democratic Muddle.

THE New York Citizen Cd ocratic) of
June 26, after announcing, under the
above caption, that /" We (the Democratic
party) have no principles, and very little
intelligence" goes on to say: Old
names and traditions may do something
towards keeping political organization
together, but will not altogether meet the
requirements of these fast days We may
hurrah for General Jackson with the full
vigor of our lungs, but that will not dis
pose of General Grant. We may argue
about sub. treasures and hard money, but
the country is flooded with greenbacks,
and people have forgotten what gold ana
silver looked like, and never expect to see
either again. We may recall our victories
in the olden time--how we were always
ready to fight any other nation, with cause
or without, and how we were for annex
ing the world and maintaining the integri-
ty of the Union in the face of the universe
in arms; but be covered before causless
and senseless rebellion, and we are afraid
to openly declare in favor of recognizing
the independence of Cuba. Like senile
old men, we can remember the days of
our youth-we can glorify ourselves on
the feats we once performed but our
Joints seem to have grown stiff, our In
tellect weak and our muscles sadly attenu-
ated. M il -trFl 54a- st =
"What are Democratic principles to-
day? Who knows9 We wandered about
in such hopeless blindness in the fog of
secession that we seem to have become
utterly lost, aud do not know whittier we
are moving. Most Of the principles
which we once held the Republicans seem
to have appropriated. 1t is Republican
Senator that defies and threatens our natu-
raj foe, the "bloated Britisher;" it is the
Republican press that favors the lndepend-
ence and subsequent annexation OF Cuba,
while the organ of our party whimpers
out that the Republicans are standing on
our platform. So they are but where are
we standing What have we to rest our
weary feet upon? Are we expected to
step off as soon as they step on? Are we
to add the cowardice and fatuity OF the
future to the cowardice and fatuity of the
past? TIE peace men tried to guide us
during the late war. Are we to have no
better leaders for the next one, if it comes
1--WE hear nothing as to what are Dem
ocratic principles at present. Copper
headism was failure, and died the death
lit so richly deserved; the proposal to pay
our debt in greenbacks has been repudia-
ted by the nation the everlasting colored
gentleman has Secured all the rights he
knows what to do with, and few more !;
the Women's Suffrage movement has not
the dignity of party, measure. Demo
cracy is in q state of chaos. 1t cannot undo
the irrevocable: it has nothing to offer
as an incentive to persistence. Cannot
somebody find ps s. few principles we
are opposed to high taxes, and are in favor
of'low taxes but the nation must pay its
debts, and must raise the means neces-
sary for this purpose. We believe in
economy, retrenchment and REFORM but
so do. many other people, and our ex-
ample in this city is not an encouraging
one to follow. We must find principle
or two, or we shall never get back into
power. Who is prepared to furnish the
genuine article ?"