Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-16

final charge. That advice, of course, re-
coiled upon it in the curses of its party
leaders and associates: but as the
rout of its party at the polls
was prodigious, despite of the diligent
frauds in this State, by which its
candidate for Governor was apparently
elected, the World had clearly gained the
advantage of the position of I-told-you-so.
Notwithstanding this, however, the
World this year goes no further than 1t
went year ago. 1t aoyises its party to as
sent to the colored vote since it cannot
prevent it, and to try and persuade some
of the new voters to its own side. And
it says that if the party can only gain
power under the present system it can
probably retain it I" so that, after a ma
tional victory, the party may not deem 1t &C.
pedieat to deprioe the negroes Of a franchise
which ia found to be not incompatible
with Democratic ascendency." 1t then
proceeds to speak of recruiting hosts OF
former Republicans. But is there any Re-
publican who supposes that the country,
under the present circumstances, can gain
by the ascendency of party which may
not deem it expedient to undo the whole
| work of reconstruction? Is there any
conceivable advantage in intrusting the
Government of the country to party
which opposed the war and reconstruction
upon the principle of equal rights, and
which will take into consideration whether
that principle shall be set aside or not?
| So uncertain is this Democratic guerrilla
of the sentiment of its party that it mere
ly hopes the managers will not harness
dead horses to the Democratic coach.
| But if this party canrot even now be
| trusted not to reopen the question Oh re-
construction, is there any especial reason
why it should be trusted even if it de-
clares in it's Convention that it regards
| the question as settled? Is it, as we asked,
more economical party? Is the charac.
| ter of the men whom it has trusted with
office hitherto such as to inspire conf
dence In those whom it may choose to
call to position hereafter? Is the political
career of Mr.. Holman, for instance, from
his proclamation as Mayor of the city
making election frauds easy, to his sigma
| ture as Governor of the State to the Erie
bill, such as to persuade any voter who has
| hitherto distrusted him that he is worthy
of confidence and support, or that he
has the least part of that firmness which
can resist questionable counsels Or what
is the Democratic financial policy except
an oatcry against taxation and incessant
gibes at the Secretary of the Treasury !?
What is its position upon Free Trade !?
Wait, and see if the Pennsylvania Demo
cratic Convention declares for it; or
whether its cry is not still substantially
9Polk, Dallas, and the tariff of" any con-
venient year.
If the most elaborate ISLANDERS against
every word and act of the President if
the most amusing air of affected pity for
the weakness Of the Cabinet, in which one
member alone, the Attorney General, out
weighs in real force most of the latter
Democratic Cabinets together ifthe most
industrious perversions and sneers could
bring the Democratic party into power,
its advent might be near But it is only
necessary for all honest voters to reflect
that the leaders and the mass of that party
are what they have been since 1860, and
are the heirs of the old traditions, chang
ing their expressions little to suit the
changed exigency of the times, to retain
the dominant party in the ascendency
which it has so honorably won, and
which, upon the whole, it has thus far
justified. Not in this generation can the
great principles for which three hundred
thousand brave men died upon the field OF
battle be safely committed to the hands OF
those WI denounced the war, encouraged
the rebe : on, and supported the dogmas
by which it was excused. Parties have
deeper roots than temporary policies.
But since immediate issues and considera-
tons are always persuasive, let every
earnest Republican take care that the
character of the party does not suffer by
any connivance of his.-Haaper's Weekly.