The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1870-11-19
Democracy Advancing.

The recent elections held throughout the
country have generally resulted in democrat
ic gains. The feelings of the whole people
are apparently getting weary OF the acts of
the party in power and the administration is
continually losing the confidence of many
that helped and contributed to its strength
and power. The policies and dictations that
have been forced upon the country are becon-
ing irksome to many who cast their fortunes
with raeicalism. The course pursued by the
President with design to influence State
elections has received signal condemnation
In Missouri. The retirement of Secretary
Cox from the Department of the Interior
which appears to have been forced upon him
tor the reason that be would not allow certain
politicians to manipulate the clerks of the
Department for their own partizan purposes
has met with rebuke from r1any of the radi-
cal party. The continual aid given tc power
Jul corporations and monopolies is causing
great apprehensions in the minds of thinking
men fer the future. The profigacy and cor
ruption that has cropped out among Federal
officers all over the country is also having q
great effect. The continuation of onerous
taxes for the benefit apparently of office hold
ers more than the people has become oppres-
sive. Then the fact exists that the dignity of
the white man is being sacrificed for the ele-
walton of the inferior races for political pur-
poses alone. The negroes recently elected
in South Carolina and Alabama as members
of the next Congress, were nominated and
elected for no other reason than to secure the
negro vote ia the future for republicanism.
What influence or respect can these sable
members command, the probabilities are that
they are not equal in ability to Revels the
negro Senator from Mississippi he has proved
a failure, the people so recognize it, and ore
getting tired of such disgusting nonsense,
which is destroying the dignity of the Gov
eminent a1d the respect that the masses
should have for their representatives. Then
there is another evil which promises to be
worse than those that have already been fore
ed upon US, and that is the manner in which
the Chinese are being introduced into the
country, which is direct blow against free
labor. The radicals deny that they intend
giving them the elective franchise, but no
faith cen be placed in such denial. They
denied that they intended to make negroes
the equals Of white citizens for voting and Off
cial positions, but they have done it, and rad
ical conscience will not re disturbed if to car
ry out their schemes and continue their pow
er it should be policy for them to extend the
same favor to the Chinese and other inferior
races. The late elections demonstrate that the
people are wakingup to the facts as they exist.
Gradually the errors and wrongs of radical
ism will appear in their true light, and when
properly understood that party must go to
the wall, no party or combination can be per-
petuated that is willing to sacrifice the digni-
ty and good welfare of the country. For
years through the excitement incident to the
war, the dominant party have had unlimit-
ed power. Their days of supremacy are fast
their end. They will have no
moro two-thirds majority in Congress. AT
the next session they will have small
majority in the lower house which will be the
last Congress in which they will have the
control. The tide of democracy il beginning
to flow in, and public sentiment is becoming
more and more convinced that it is the only
party that can pilot the country with prosper
ity. Time sets all things even and the pros
pect for the democracy is brighter now than
any time since the war.