The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-08-18
Democratic Duty.

The address of the Resident Democrat
ic Executive Committee of Washington,
offers characteristic contrast to the ad
dress issued few days sgo by the Radical
Central Committee, which has been left
at Washington with absolute powers.
The first thing which the Radical Com
mittee did was TO levy tax upon govern
ment officials for party purposes. There
was, in fact, aside from the employment
of force in the Southern States which
was left in charge of Grant aud the War
Department, little else for the Radical
Committee to O.. These gentlemen could
not, with any hope of conviction or dis
play of consistency, point to the acts of
the Radical Congress. They dared not
come before the people with record of
the past, and, shameless as they are,
scarcely dared to make any more promis-
es for the future. In the past, they had
only the occupation of Congress in legis-
lation for special interests; the negligence
Of Congress in providing any means for
the thorough restoration of the South as
an integral important portion of the
Union the refusal Of Congress to respond
To the demands of the people for relief
from oppressive taxation; the uncOaceal-
ed effort of Congress to dragoon the Su-
preme Court, and the vacillating policy Of
an incompetent Administration. For the
future, they had nothing to promise tina:
they had not promised and left unfulfilled
in the past. In this condition of things,
the single general effort that could be
made by the Radical Central Committee
was through official power, and the only
thing to do was to raise money by official
assessments.
The Democratic Committee have been
able to proceed in a very different way.
AL they ask ie a thorough organization OF
the strength of the party. To this end,
they request to be furnished with the ad-
dress of the State Central Committees,
and such information as to Congressional
District, and county organizations, in
those States which shall hold fall elec,
tiOns, as Will enable them TO furnish doc
uments, statistics, and important national
facts in measure and manner that will
insure prompt and practical work in the
cause of reforming both the political anG
the Individual character of Congress
This call should rleet with a ready re
sponse from all parts of the country, al
communications to be directed to Samue
j. Randall, Chairman of the Nationa
Democratic Central Committee, Wash
ington.
The duty Of Democrats in the coming
elections is more imperative than it ha
been for years, while the prospect to
Democratic success is more cheering
that is, for general Democratic success
which will snatch away from the Radica
politicians the absolute power which the
have abused so recklessly and arrogantly
From no part of the country is there an,
indication that these politicians propos
10 yield to the popular demands even o
their own party, much less of the coun
try. The denomination of Gen. Schencl
int Western State-the man against WHOM
the force of the revenue reformers Of til
Republican party has been directed NOR
than all others-was the test, whicl
proved how weak this small faction Of tn
Radical organization really is, and tha
there is no hope of reform within the Re
publican party.
1t only needs a proper appreciation @
the importance OF the COngressions
elections, and an earnest effort on til
part Of the Democrats, to attract thou
sands of honest citizens to the Conserve
tive cause who have heretofore acted wit
the Radical party upon issues that ar
dead and gone. All that it is necessary
90 is to make proper showing of th
facts In regard to tie incompetency of til
Radical Administration and the cOrrur
tion Of the Radical Congress-to prove /
the people that there is nothing to hop
from party organization that is still ur
der the control of the same men VIII
have deceived them and betrayed the
interests in the past--to work revolt
ton among the voters who are To cboOs
their representatives in Congress for tw
years more. This showing can be mad
by a proper organization, and by III
proper exertions of the men to W hom loc
organization is intrusted, and there
more reason to anticipate Democrat
success, through Radical corruption an
abuse of power, than there has been ft
years.-ChicG2o Times, Auqust O.