Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
The Democratic Party.

THE Democratic party has reached the
condition of senility and hopeless moral
decreptitude. 1t is stiffen53 in every
Joint and uncertain in every movement.
1t has no longer any positive or aggres-
sive policy. 1t is aimlessly carplng ana
finding fault with what is done by the Ad-
ministration, but except in regard to the
spoils of office in counties and districts
where they have majorities, the Democ
racy are not united nor harmonious IN re-
gard to any general or local policy. A
few cling to the idea of unlimited green
backs, forgetful of Jacksonian doctrine
and antecedents Mr.. s. s. Cox, on the
other hand, goes in for paying our national
debt, and for resuming specie payments as
soon as possible The reforms established
by the ten years the Republicans have had
power have swallowed up all the Satanic
policies of that party in the past. The
territories and new States are free, despite
its foul purpose to curse and defile them
with human slavery. The slave-oligarchy
is forever broken, despite of its attempt to
maintain its existence Its old stock in
trade, so useful on all occasions, prejudice
against the negro, VIII not do any longer,
since negro suffrage makes the colored
man an object of considerable interest to all
who stand in need of votes. Where this
party has measure of strength it is used
SO selfshiy and corruptly that it makes no
Roadway in gaining public confidence. In
the city of New York there is serious
talk of seeking relief from Democratic
corruption and abuse, by means of pop
ular uprising, in the form of a Vigilance
Committee, which shall purge its dens of
corruption and infamy. This is re-
strained by the moderation of the Re-
publican party, which inculcates the
duty of patience under wrongs until they
can be legally redressed. The thievish
organizations of the Democracy in New
York, which have brought the city to such
a deplorable pass, now comprise the brain
and will of the party as a national organi-
zation. Its record of misrule, disorder,
peculation, robbery, and turbulence, will
certainly not entitle it to the confidence
of the American people. What, then, has
the rotten, wicked, intolerant organization,
calling itself democratic, done to entitle
it to to ask tnat it be placed in power
What good thing has it done in ten years,
anywhere? What evil has it not done,
either as principal or accessory? The
stains Of blood-of innocent and-patriOtic
blood, are on it's hands, and unlawful gains
are in its Golfers 1t has strengthened the
hands of aristocracy and despotism, while
words of regard for the poor dwelt on its
lips.
The Republican party has grown strong
by its achievements, its free, humane and
vigorous policy, while the Democracy has
grown weak and decrepid through it's ne
cations The doom pronounced by his
tory and prophecy alike is that political
party which uses its power to destroy the
rights and liberties of any class of man.
kind shall be pronounced accursed, and
become odious before the advancing civil
zation of the world, while the party OF
''moral IDEAS" of political progress, which
has contended for truth and principle with
imprisoned zeal and indomitable purpose
shall pursue it's good work of reform to
mpletion.-I0led0 BLADE.