The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-10-01
Democratic and Republican Rec
ords-A Contrast.

No patriot can take any delight
in stirring up the record of the
Democratic party. 1t is SO dis
graceful that for the honor of the
country. we would fain bury it in
oblivion, were it not that we may
draw instr uctive lessons from it's
history during the past ten years.
In all that long series Of years it
has undertaken nothing that ought
not TO suffuse the cheeks of every
member with the blash OF shame.
1t is fortunate for the country that
it is not taken as the representa-
tive or exponent of republican in
situations. If it were SO taken we
should not have had the pleasure
of placing before our readers an
account Of the large and 'enthusi-
astic Republican meeting held in
London, recently in behalf of
free government. Had the theor-
les of the Democratic party, as OPP
posed to the principles of the Re-
publican party, prevailed in this
country, the oppressed and over
burdened people of Europe would
never have been permitted to car
ry the notices at the head of their
professions which were displayed
in London recently. The Demo-
cratic party, false to its name, and
false to the best interests of the
country has denounced and OPP
posed all the good and benefcent
measures of the Republican Con-
gress and administration. It at
tempted to thwart every effort to
crush the rebellion and sought to
make secession a fixed fact. The
Republican party contended that
the right Of secession was nowhere
to be found in the Constitution Or
the theory OF our government.
The Republican party held that
this Union was not a rope of sand.
The Democratic party insisted
that the government did not pos
sess the power nor authority to
preserve itself from disintegration.
The Democracy sought to make
treason successful. Its Southern
leaders organized the rebellion.
and its Northern leaders aided
them and gave them comfort and
encouragement.
After having saved the nation
by the sword, the Republican par
ty, brought order out of the chaos
and ruin Of State governments, re-
constructed them upon loyal ba-
sis and restored them to their an
cient places III the Union, with all
their rights and privileges unim
paired. The Democratic party
sought to defeat reconstruction,
re enslave the freedmen and scat
ter the fruits Of victory attained
by the terrible sacrifice of blood
and treasure through four years of
the fiercest conflict known in the
history of nations.
The Republican party enlarged
the area of freedom; guaranteed
the civil and political rights of all
men; amended the Constitution SO
as to throw the protection Of law
around rich and poor, the humblest
as well as the greatest.
The Republican party is con-
Quoting public affairs with the
most rigid economy; paying at the
rate of ten millions OF dollars per
month the interest bearing portion
of the National debt, reducing tax
alton, and restoring the National
credit, shattered and ruined under
Democratic administration. The
Democracy seek to embarrass the
finances, repudiate the public
debt. and bring irremedial ruin to
oil the great national and indiyid-
ual interests of the people.
The tendency of the Democratic
party is subversive of the govern
ment. 1t is opposed to freedom,
union, and the enfranchisement of
loyal American citizens.
We have too much faith in the
honesty and intelligence of the
American people to be willing to
make the experiment of entrusting
a party with a record so dark and
dangerous, with power, which it
once used, and would use again,
in the interest of treason, nullifi-
cation, anarchy and ruin.