The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-25
The Lodi of the Young Democracy.

This is the suspicious hour for the Young
Democracy. They are right, they desire
reform, and they aim at progress. We trust
they mean business. BY exercising a courage
that shall border on audacity, they can now
take control of the party in this city and
State, and ultimately in the whole Union.
They have learned that concessions to their
enemies yield only bitter fruits. To crafty
their grasping, grtmhling foes of the Ring,
they abandoned a good deal of ground in
framing the bills defeated on Tuesday, and
all they got by it was betrayal, desertion, and
overthrow. They were sold out for money
by the very men they had tried to conciliate
Let them shoot down the traitors.
The Young Democracy must take the lead
of the party at whatever sacrifice of distn-
guished chiefs, old associates, and even Scent
ngly temporary success. Ii is n safe battle
to fight. As the case now stands the party
in the State is ruined. Ii can be no more
than ruined through efforts made to save it
and such efforts il is the duty of the Young
Democracy TO put forth. As to the Rcpubli.
cans who belong to the Ring in this city, they
Of course will do all they can to prevent
reorganization and change of leadership Of
the Democratic party, But they are open
enemies, and the reform Democrats know
how and where to meet them. As to the
twenty Democratic deserters who, in consid-
Grafton Of the money of the Ring, sold out
the party in the Assembly on Tuesday, let
the Young Democracy put brand on Their
forcheads, and their hay-loft and cheese-press
constituents will dispose of them. They
have pockcted the brides of the corrupt com.
IinGtion of Democrats and Republicans
which bought them, and they will sink into
contempt.
This must be war in earnest. The Young
Democracy must conquer or die. But they
will not die for the mass OF the party is with
them. All they need do is to move right on
ward and grasp the standard of the party.
| Don't let them listen too much to the advice
Of the bcvy of old fopies who want to see
| them triumph, Lut dread the fight Let
them alone. They mean well enough and
will count when the voting comes along.
| But they are too timid and slow to give coun-
sci in u hand.to-hand contest like this.
The Young Democracy are situated as
young BoNAPAR1E was at tho Bridge OF
Lodi, with the Austr.ans laundering at him
in front, and "A portion of his troops sku.king
under cover, willie whole regiments actually
deserted the flag in the red heat of the battle
and refused to cross the bridge. The young
leader of twenty-six summers seized a stand
ard, rushed upon the bridge IN the face of q
tempest of shot and she'll waved his sword
and shouted, "Soldcrs follow your Gen
cral % The whole army, excepting n few
towards and dcscrters, who were pitched into
the mire of the AIDA, plunged pell-mell upon
the bridge, and carried the Austrian position
at the point of the bayonet. Lodi made Ma
PolEoN BoNAPARTE First Consul, cher
Emperor and ruler of France, and ult.
matcly of Europe.
Let tho Young Democracy seize the stand
ard, throw towards and traitors into thu
miro, move forward, dislodgc the Republi
cans and save tho Democratic party of thi
State and ultimately Of the nation.