Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-12-09
The Democracu DcmoraIised.

The democratic party Is fast becoming
= mere taciion, ready to affiliate with any
st of men who show signs of forming a
new party. or who are iactiouS enough To-
break away from old party associations.
So greedy are they OF power, and 80 de
moralized 10y being kept in The minority
so long. that they are ready 10 follow the
leadership OF any disalectcd republican,
whoiu they can Use-uominale him Is
their candidate for either President, COY
euor, Member OF Congress or State
Legislature. hoping to draw oti reV1ali-
cars enough 10 secure an election. ing
Hiag J5y success seems To- be the demo
cratic motto now There WAS a time
when candidates for office in the demo
cratic party. were representative men,
opponents of the principles OF their party
but such times have passed. Who
would have supposed that the democratic
party had become 20 desperate in then
fortunes. or 50 reckless OF their reputa-
ton Tor consistency, aS 90 support that
lite long abolitioni>t Judge Chase. for
President, and Vet the party WIS ready 10
DO nj the last election, had he b,en
nominated Il isn't even necessary for =
republican, who is available and popular
and would run well before the people. Ia
ayow any change of sentiment, if he can
te f1rc.i into tie position Of being their
caudidatc-as ia the case OF Coy. Cham
berlain. in our own State, is sufficient.
AlWhb,g fer success.
Ii defeated aspirant for the legisla-
turc. ON Metropolitan side, can be found
every ambitious longing in the hrcas, of
any democrat in the district, who has
been coyctiuZ the houors OF even an
empty nomination FOR years, mus; yield
TO the possibility OF victory which this
sailing uHdsr tul>s calorS--this modern
democratic poijcy-may possibly secure.
When Andy Johusou's fuddled brain
was operated on by the '.whi>key ring,
and he seduced into the idea that he could
make new party. the democrats seized
the opportunity Is their golden one. and
were eady TO sink the talisman of their
power, the empty name IF democrat, and
take any other-so long as victory and
official patronage lured them on. But
the debauchery of their leader, and the
small detection lIom the republican
ranks. deprived the movement of pros.
Pective success and the democracy backed
out.
Now another new lights dawning in
the west. which will prove 10 be an iqr,u,
tat,as TO lire the democracy to defeat
again in the shape of new party styled
RereHue Rgoymfrs.
An issue is sought 10 be made on Free
Trade, and RereRUe or Protcctire Tariff,
to distract the republican party-but i,
will beiime for republicans to separate
on these questions when the Republican
national convention adopts platform anC
asserts is distinctive position upon them
There are free traders among the repub.
leans as well rs democrats. and there arc
Revenue Tariff men as well as Protec
tioniSts. The attempt to turn the recent
election in Missouri into 4 success of the
revenue reform party and TO claim Sena.
tor Carl Schurz and b. Gralz Brown, the
Governor elect. as members OF the party
is purely fiction. The election in iha,
Stale TUNED entirely upon a different
question. to wit-whether di5franchise,
rebels should DO restored to their former