The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-03

y Is the Democratic Party Dead.
For years the Radical papers have
been teeming with funeral orations,
over what they termed the corpse of
the democratic party. But some how
or other, the corpse would never get
into the grave. We admit that the
republican party has made a grave
yard of the nation, and overspread
the whole horizon with o funeral cast.
In fact, they have made very serious
work with all that our, country has
held dear; they have destroyed the
old land marks, ignored the revered
traditions of our fathers, trampled
upon the charter of our liberties, and
accomplished almost every other dis
astrous attempt which they made, but
the one most anxiously prayed for,
and to which all their energies have
been successfully bent, and that was
the burial Of the Democratic party
They have now given up the job and
are struggling to get out of their ma,
tionai graveyard, for fear that they
themselves will be compelled to make
their beds in the hole they dug for us.
A writer has truthfully said that the
democratic party is relatively strong
er now, than it has been at any peri
cd since 1856, instead of being repu-
dated and scorned, it is conrfed and.
'caressed by many of its former oppo-
inents. A majority of the surviving
members of President Lincoln's Cab
met look with more favor to-day up
on the Democratic than the Republi-
can party. Secretary Chase, was will
ling three years ago,to be the Demo
cratic candidate for President. Post
master General Blair, together with
his father and brother, all earnest Re-
publicans, when the Democratic par
ty was pronounced corpse, are
among the foremost in our ranks. If
Secretary Wells, is not O. Democrat,
he is surely no Republican; he voted
for Governor English in the late Con-
necticut election. Secretary Seward
long ago ceased to be a Republican
leader. Andrew John returned to,
the Democratic fold almost as soon as
he became President. If that able
statesman, Charles Francis Adams, is
still q Republican, nobody in that par
ty trusts him. General Grant ignores
him as completely as he ignores An
drew johnson. John Quincy Adams,
a Republican when the Democratic
party was proclaimed dead, has since
been twice the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts. Da-
Eid A. Wells, Jealous Republican in
those days, holds an appointment un-
der the Democratic Governor of New
York. Those eminent Republicans,
Gratz Brown and Carl Schurz, made a
coalition with the Democratic party
in Missouai. is 5i' ~.
or The following ex tracts from leading
Radical papers, shows conclusively
that If the Democratic party is dead,
they fear the day of resurrection:
The Democratic party to-day is stronger; than
and do not say that Il cannot ''a win.1Hordcs
Greeley at Hicksbprg.s .sfIi I'D f;issa4. 90 go
in the State of New York. there IS a clean DEM
ocratic majority Of ninety thousand. We never
Germans man -. z ases, me S Rsdseas M 's i0'n az 'ns
Grant, with h1s Ku-Klu bill, thinks he can
XII 1he DemhocraSy- 9h G 1t 1t VIII take more men by
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A great deal has been said about the, dead
never read the story Of the resurrection. II There G
win be signs in the heavens and ON the earth in
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cen, Rh1icGE. 5s'5its- s5tf1 3s9li p g 80 3 81
ain easy victory over the Democratic party in
1872 s Grant can never do it with the bayonet.-
Neao York Erenin0 Post, RGdieas fiFi.ss $40
who Are the the most CONFIDENT conn do not know these these
Democrats They are the most dangerous when
DO trat tR n0t ppe
they are treacherous and often fatal.-LouisrflZe
7 sconaGse.'ciGi, RadicGts f..siaga 5sf -s3T4
Instead ofswasting their time and
talent in preaching funeral oratlons
over the party which has made SO
many distinguished proselytes in the