The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-06-03
Democratic Harmony.


itself on tho circumstance that the Reg
lister "has now come mp to the position
recommended by the Ara!anchc' on
the subject OF what it conccivCI to bc
.!tleatl issues The Register is not
conciouS OF having changed its views
or its position. From the first we have
differed with the Avalanche. and with
all other papers and politicians, who
thought it wise to deny, or at least ir
more, the existence OF vital principles,
in the hope of winning over mild Re
publican voters to the Democratic side.
And from tho first VIC have also held
that the Democratic party could not af-
ford to disagree upon the subject Of pol
icy in the framing ofa platform. In short,
that PLATFORM or no platform the conser
vativo Democracy must stand shoulder
to shoulder against the common enemy
Unconstitutional Government. 1t seems
TO SIS that this statement of the position
Of the Register is perfectly clear. That it
has been uniform, and is consistent, is
proved by tho fact that our views have
hccn quoted with appreciation Ivy our
brethren of the press, whether they
were on the ''dead issue" or the olive
issue' side. Again, while the policy
Of making a clean, straiglt-out and bold
fight on the principles really in issue
between the Democracy and the Ratii-
Gals, has been approved by the uncom-
promising Democratic journals both
North and South, on the other hand
the New York Sun proposes to hang Us,
under the act of 1890, as an unrcpentnnt
traitor because wc dcclin" to laui and
acQuicscc in the innovations upon the
old Constitution, accomplished by Rad
ical fraud and military violence. And
now comes the Avalanche to congratu-
late itself and ssthc rest OF mankind"
that We have been converted to its
skimnc<i-nill< policy. All this goes to
show that while we are clear and strong
in favor Of our policy, we are equally
SO that no question OF policy should he
allowed to effect the integrity of the
party. That is, and must be, the sworl,
and united enemy of Jacobinisn. We
wish to,rncct that enemy with Demo
| ocratic formation right III front, and to
attack him along the Who'll" line, hc-
cause we believe that our greatest
strength can be commanded in that for
nation. But if our friends in cnnven-
| ton think it safer to make the fight
with masked batteries, or even to back
up to the enemy instead of advancing
| in front, it affords no reason why we
should desert our colors. backwards
or forwards, sideways or ro,suG-ahou,
ways-whatcvcr the disposition Of the
| battle wc hold it to be tho duty O
every friend of free government tu b'
in at the fight and at the death. 1t j
the last time, in our solemn Judgment
that the American people will DO al
lowed to r0tc on the question of thri
form of government and their own ill
crtics--thc last chance, W" mean, un
less the Impcrialists arc completed.
ovcrthroun. But, even If this one
free country has to come to an Empir
at last, let us, by nll means, postpone i
| until we can find :, blood on which III
Imperial dynasty ran hr at least rep
utably founded. lust think of th'
mcrccnary little smoker as tho founder
of Il royal family; and then of the Cam
crOns and Buffers and Ncyrs ant
SicltJcs and Cl;nndlrr@, CITE, who woult
| constitute the lords of American ariS
! tocFacy; it ,voUld bo to seek our eagle
in 81 crows nest Nohi'c Register