The weekly standard., 1869-09-15
To the .sDemocratic, Papers.


We confess that we are puzzled We have
been trying to find out the platform Of the
North Carolina Democracy" One "lead-
ing" Democratic paper claims that the
Democracy" is in favor of universal suf-
frage while another avows that every true
democrat" is opposed to the right of the
colored man to vote. Another s'leading"
paper announces that reputation is the
cardinal principle of the party. No sooner
do we accept this declaration than another
0leading" journal announces that the other
leading journal had no right to make
the declaration, and that the 'Democ-
racy" is opposed to repudiation- While
we are debating as to which one of these
two is right, another paper, which is
also 'eleading" journal, informs us
that neither is right and that nothing is 60
ing to be said about reputation until some
thing is said. We at once perceive the wis
dom of this remark and are about to con-
clude it to be the true state of the Demo
cratic" mind, when another paper-"a a
leading journal by the way-informs the
press that reputation is before the people.
We stand bewildered, and wonder what
the democratic party does think about
reputation.
We try Chinese immigration but with no
better success A "leading journal informs
us that the party favors Chinese Immlgra-
ton. while another, also "leading journal,
is rather inclined to believe that the Demo
cracy is on the whole rather doubtful as to
the availability of the Celestials as voters.
In despair we ask is there any Democratic
party, feeling sure of getting definite an
| swer this time at least. To our amazement
we find that this is also doubtful question;
some of the "leading journals believing that
the party is Democratic, other ''leading
journals" believing it to be Wing, while two
or three other "leading journals" are conf
dent that it is a little of both and a good
deal of neither.
Now this sort of thing is rather confusing
and has tendency to bewilder the public
mind. Therefore we hope that the editors
of the ''leading journals" will find out
the following things2
| /. Whether there is any Democratic party
2. Whether it is Wing Democratic
party or a Democratic Wing party.
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| 4. If they decide that there is party tc
find out its platform.
5. To decide which is the leadingest o.
the leading journals.
We urge this, because as matters now
stand, we don't know what theories of De
mocracy we are to combat, or even whethel
there is any Democracy to hare theories
Also, because all the Democratic papers
claim to be the 'leading journals of theil
party, and no two of them agree. On
this account, as soon as we knock
over one of them, supposing we
have laid out Democratic champion, y
another steps up and informs us we have
hit the wrong party, and that the other chap
in no manner represents the Democracy We
rap the new conner, and third party makes
the same declaration. We are tired of such
f9olishness. If there is any Democratic
Whig" party, or any "Whig-Democratic''
party we want to know it, and if the party
has got any principles we want to know
that. So, Messieurs the editors of the lead
ing papers, decide who and what you are,
and get up a list of principles, for at present
you don't seem to have any.