Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-07-01
Democracy and Reputation.

THE fact that the most recent conven-
ton Of the Democracy Of Ohio left out
any express announcement of Pendleton-
ianism, Oh Of Reputation in any form, has
been favorably commented on by the only
paper of that party in the country capa-
Bile of arguing political questions philoso-
phically-the New York World. That
paper insists that this silence on the part
of the Ohio Democracy on this question
of great practical moment is evidence that
the party in the West is improving in re-
spect to the matter of national honor and
financial integrity and may be expected
not long hence to take position in favor
of the full and honest payment OF the
public debt. laii4ae cdr
No such compliment can be claimed for
the Ohio Democracy, it seems. We have
the word of the principal organ OF that
party in the State--the Cincinnati E'a-
qesirer-that the World is all wrong in its
comments; that reputation was left out
of the platform, not because it was not
part of the party creed,S but because OF
differences of opinion as to the means OF
carrying on this branch of the political
war. Replying to the New York Demo
cratic journal, the Cincinnati paper says:
"The Democracy of Ohio are now divided, and
only divided, upon the point whether any portion
of the debt should be paid at all. A large and
perhaps controlling section of the party, here ana
in the West, are for open and undsgulsed repuola-
ton. Another division adheres to the old views,
and favors the payment with greenbacks not par
in gold, but greenbacks worth what they were Were
ment was such that it not thought advisable to
make auy distinct declaration at this time"
We here learn that the Democracy not
only of Ohio, but of the West, are for repu-
diation in whole or in part. That the Ea-
qu6ger correctly represents the fact, there
can be no doubt. No Democratic journal
in the West, no convention of that party,
but has expressed itself in some form
against the payment of the national debt in
what is known the world over as money.
The lowest demagogical appeals, the most
disgraceful cle. traps have been put in re-
QUESTION by nat party in the West on this
very point. These appeals and these clap
traps have been so efficacious with the
most ignorant classes of community, who
form the great bulk OF the Democratic
party, that it would surely sustain repu-
diation today, were it put to vote. That
the more intelligent class of citizens who
remain in the Democratic party do not
desire reputation, perceive that it would
be utterly ruinous we very cheerfully ad-
NIT. The misfortune is, they form small
proportion of the Democratic party, and
are scarcely less heartily disliked by the
rank and file than the most noted Radicals
of the land 10 eaes slad
1t is noteworthy fact that while the
Democracy of the West is utterly demor-
allied in respect to principle, avowlng
with shameless efrontery doctrines of the
most ruinous and disgraceful nature, the
Democracy of the East is utterly demoral-
lied in respect to practices. Whilst the
Democracy of the West would inaugurate
the most gigantic national swindle of
which there is any account, the De-
mocracy of the East retains political
control of the greatest State of our
republic by the most stupendous frauds
upon the ballot box by the most
sublime system of cheating the
world has ever seen. There is no more
doubt that the people of New York are
under Democratic rule by reason OF the
most atrocious political outrages, than
there is that the sun shines.
We perceive, then, from view OF the
whole field, that the Democratic party OF
the West is unfit to take control OF public
affairs by reason of its false and fraudu-
lent principles, which would inevitably
bring the country to ruin; and that the
Democratic party of the East is unfit TO
control affairs because OF its false ana
fraudulent practices, which, 1t persisted
in, would surely ruin all free government.
Tt is needless to add that such party Is
entirely unworthy the support OF honest
and intelI gent citizens Chicago f0ss'
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