, 1870-10-13
IMPOIEECY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.

Democratic party Never Was there IN
occasion when they could have served their
country and lifted themselves from the
dust 80 easily, and Jet they were unable TO
accomplish anything. Last year there was
au election in Ohio for Governor; ut that
election the party carried for their candi-
date Some sixteen of the Congressional
Districts Of the State, but fell short of !
electing the Governor. This year despite |
the nomination by the Republicans
OF a number OF weak men, and
Of men Who might we'll have
been exchanged for respectable men OF
any party, the Democrats have filled to
make the least gain in Congressman on
the contrary, have lost soma OF The few
they had previously. In some dis
tricts in Ohio and in pennsyl-
vania, where the Republicans we're
disguised with their own candidates., aud,
by either running two candidates, or gay-
ing away from tho polls. offered the Demo-
Gratis fair chance Of electing rev mau,
the hitter were unequal to the task Of doing
80. The fact il, the party has
50 utterly lost public confidence
that, If it could elect candidate by the
| acquisition OF siI votea to its ordinary
strength, it would fail to do so. The reAson
for all this is apparent. Wherever there ii
district SO Democratic that nomination
is equivalent TO Hn election, that pazty is
Awuys certain tc nominate Representa-
i've Of the old malignant stripe, who is for
ever looking backward, aud expects to see
slavcry, Southern domination, and the
Democratic party rearise together, and in
the condition they were twenty years ago.
These men talk OF taxing the government
oonds, repudiatiug any further payment of
interest on the debt, and bankrupt
ing the national credit by issuing
thousands of millions OF dollars of
iuedeemable paper notes They talk
Of State rights and national despotisn,
Just rs these things we're talked Of in the
Confederate Congress, and freely express
their sympathy for their Southern brethren
who ''are taxed To pay the cost Of theis
; own subjugation." This is the real senti.
J ment Of the Democratic party. as spoken
l and taught where that party is in the as
: cendancy. Who're the party is in minority;
, it is less outspokeu, ia more cautions, anG
r may even attempt to ignore their brethret
; elsewhere; but the least shadow or hope O
success, destroys their prudence, and the.
5 break through their enforced restraints aut
l avow the innate ualignity of their party
!, Then they are defeated. There wer
t at least eight Republican candidate
i for Congress at the October election
d who might have been defeated wit
!: great public profit, aud who would har
!" been defeated had the Democratic part
a the lesst Recommendation to public conf
o 1euce. But the people will not trust tha
o party, will not place power in its hands
4 | will not risk the national credit By giviu
d | these men the power to destroy it. Th
It people arc taxed most enormously md un
o necessarily. Two-thirds or three-fourtb
:. Of the people want reform Of the tari
rs and of our whole rsvcuue systom but, i
rs spite Of their suffering and distress, whe
/, the choice comes bctween, high tari
c. brawler and q repudiator they accept th
~ former. They will not touch the latter
b. His associations and his party prejudice
and hatzeds render it too great risk {
e. trust him with power.
e, The great work OF revenue reform, i,
~ stead OF being nided by the Democrat
10 party, is directly hinde1ed by it. ]
er Pennsylvania the revenue refotmers q
he placed between the Republican and Il
Id Democratic protectionists, Who are torey
ID oubiddinR each other in offering speci
.s- bounties to class interests. In Ohio, hs
D. dozen protectionists owe their election
ed The Democratic repudiators who oppos
Is, them. In few instances tho Republica
re- offered the Democratic party indepcnde
nd Republicans as candidates, but the Dem
ed Gratis would not rote for them in sutf3cie
,ut nu1ube1 10 elect them. In short, the pa,
ler is SO broken, deunoralized, and disgustie
TINT It's imbecility and inpotsncy are
'o- erndicable.
.ro That there have been errors in policy, a
lis eszora in the choice OF men, in the Rep1
'ar :ican party, is unaeniablc, and that th'
ate ezrots mutt I've corrected is bevond all q
las tsovezsy- Any reliance upon OF expec
Ice :ion Of the return Of sanity and patriot