The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-23
THE HERALD.
Troy. mo-. NOVEMBER Is, 1871.
AgkreSSi iydsO .


81 Our neighbor, the Dispatch, l;ko oil
good Democrats, is oopcernsd about the
pfonigaoy and corruption Of che present
sdmiaisssatieu, and in THE couuection
ANNOUNCES itself 10 favor of . Democratic
candidate fsr President "upon . Demo-
cratic platform" aud is Of opinion that
ifthe Democrscy rally agais to the rescue,
right WiR prevail. Perhaps 80 but the
trouble is, Il would be next to impossible
for the Democracy 20 vote even should it
rally. so perfeccly 10 It placed under the
heel Of tho administration by despotic
legislatios. Grant Gao elect himself, and
soiit. If not intimidsted by the withdrawal
from his support Of the honest element Of
the Republican party. While that Gle.
ment is ready for concession 10 order to
defeat tho present administration, it 10
not ready to let oil power pass from its
hands sndto come over uncompromisingly
to the Democracy. Party fealty binds
them, o. it does the Dapatch, and many
other honest Democrats who cannot bear
the fdes or rsrrearIng one step from the
time worshipped principles Of Jefferso
nisn Democracy. As there are ideas en-.
tsrtaiued by the Liberal element Of the
Republican party that strict Democracy
ID loath to embrace, so are there avowed
Democratic principles that the Liberal
element cannot wholly accept-both must
make concessions. The success of either
Of these parties would be beneficial to
the country but if united the good re
suits would be proportiouatc greater.
Neither Of them alone can beat Grants
bayonets-they are not strong enough.
The Democracy perhaps outnumbers the
other, but is rendered weaker by tue
Federal Election and Ku .klux bills +;
and that weakness would only be aug
mented by an aggressive policy, because
it would serve to unite the Republican
party, aud to cause the despotic legisla-
ton Of the last Congress to be more
strictly enforced. Hence the move Of
those meu-callod "Passiveism'-who
hold iu higher estimation the salvation of
the country than the success Of any
party.
But the Di,patch has made, to our way
Of thinking, another mistake. 1t be.
lieves this move on the part Of the De-
mocracy is "subterfuge and hypocrisy" "
and that it is for the purpose of buying
"the cooperation Of an element Of the
Republican party" Unlike our coutem.
porary. We do not look upon the whole
Republican party as corruptionists and
the men Of that party We would have the
Democracy act with are not for sale. As
for the Hypocrisy" that is q kad,cal
argument used against the late 'new do.
parture," and has no soundness in it.
The fact that passivoism proposes that the
Democracy should unite upon some good
and honest Republican, is evidence that
there is no hypocrisy, but full surrender
of the national ticket as the only hope
of defeating the administration that il
running the country. Of course it il
expected that the Democratic party vii
be benefited by this-that the people wht
. pay tho taxes will be benefited for i
will probably rid the country Of bayouets
martial Law and a corrupt administration
After this, as in free country there ar
free minds, there will be difference o
opinion IN regard to the principle gov
ernment, aud on these points the tw'
parties may not, nor is it claimed tha
they will, act together; but that worth
precedent will have been established
that though wo may differ upon som
political points, We are over ready
unite In defeating corruption, or an
dynasty that threatens to overthrow ou
Republican institutions.
We are sorry TO see that many Of tn