Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-29
TIE ONO DEMOCRACY.

THE OHIO DEMOCRACV.
The Democracy Of Ohio meet in
State Convention on Thursday at Co.
Iumbus. The resolutions introduced
by Mr.. Nallandigham and passed ct
the Montgomery county meeting,
have proved a firebrand in the party.
We publish in another column an able
article from The Crisis, a true and re-
liable Democratic paper. published at
Columbus. and established by Cover
nor Sam. NIedary. The Cincinnati
EaoaHrsr, the recognized organ Of the
Democracy Of Ohio, bitterly opposes
the a." new departure" 1t shows that
50 soon as the old Wing party ad-
vanced toward Democracy, il died
was swallowed up by the party In
whose footsteps it attempted to tread /;
AMI that the Democratic party will
share the same late, now that it has
taken an advance movement" i" and
stands on the Republican platform
upon which Grant was placed
when he was nominated for thePresf-
dency. The only thing we like about
the advance movement - is, It viii
embarrass the Radicals. Since the
Democrats have crowded them of the
Chicago platform and taken possess
Ion Of It they must either 90 still fur
ther forward, or take q retrOgrade
movement Indeed, parties are in
middle. II the " new movement -
succeeds in Ohio on Thursday, as we
fear and believe it wiII, the only ques-
ti0u to be decided is, which Of the two
sets Of politicians shall hold the Offices
and their sp0ils for two years-a Ques-
uon fn which the people feel no inter
est. and which is a sad termination
OF the grand old Democratic party,
which, heretofore in defeat, never
" accepted the situation" and
has scornfulIy refused to &C
knowledge the aCts OF Adams
and Harrison and Tyler and Taylor
and Fillmore as F." accomplished
facts" The old Wings did not take
a " new departure" from their cause
when the Democrats told them, in
tones Of thunder at the ballot box,
that their principles were d" "impracti-
cable.u When our holy religion was
under a cloud, its vOtaries did not
suggest new departures" or
Stgnauze it as impracticable," +"
and we don't propose to spit
upon 2 cause so deeply in
grained in our nature, so thoroughly
fnterEoven with the genius Of our in
stitutons, simply because a few Office /
seekers are hung caring for the loaves
and fishes. We deny that any
political party has ever been injured
by openly and candidly evOwing its
principles before the people; and, on |
the contrary, We assert that no party |
has ever succeeded to power by the /
misrepreseutaEon or C0ncealment OF /
its principles, unless the opposition /
party had become so corrupt as 70 /
drive away all honest and well-mean- l
ing men, and force them into the new |
association. We assert that an honest /
snd patriotic minority, which adheres /
to its principles, and boldly maintains /
them, is lar more useful, and win effect |
greater good in any country, |
although destitute Of represen- ]
tati0n in any department of
the government, than a triumph /
ant majority, which has obtained the /
political power by ignoring or con-
ceallug IT'S principles. A party which
TO obtain power, becomes 'al things
20 all men," sending forth certain
men TO represent its principles TO one /
audience, and other men TO repre-
sent them differentlytO another audi
ence, VIII, when itsucceeds to pOliti-
cal power, have no principles to re-
store, certainly none which an hon
est man can respect. The princi-
pies of a party constitute the
life ana soul Of the party, and
If these are Withdrawn and the
organization preserved, it be-
comes simply q conspiracy to place
bad men into office, through whose
mligu influence the interests Of the
people wiz be sacrificed aud their lib
critics ultimately destroyed. A party |
which obtains power by deception or
abandonment Of its principles will en-
deavCT t0retainit by the same means. /
Men who care more for spoils and /
success for men than they do for 1
principles, may temporarily succeed /
90 power, bat theparty that stands in
flexible to principle viii ultimately I
triumph. il Is far better to be defeat 4
Cd ON a square platform, with true 4
man. than GO triumph with moderate /
Republican and by q "neW move. /
meat" which places the Democratic /
party as snugly and cozily on the /
Chicago Republican platform Is q /
cuckoo in the nest stolen from the bird 1
that builtit.