The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-12-07

HE PASSIVE POLICY.-1pe tdano STATES
man, like other Radical journals, seems to re-
gard the proposed passive policy Of the De.
mocfacy during the approaching Presidential
campaign as an abandonment of the party or.
ganization. The wish is doubtless father to
the thought No advocate of the new policy
either proposes or desires to break up or aban
don the organization of the Democratic party
but on the contrary, it is proposed to pursue a
course similar to that adopted by the Democ-
racy Of the States of Virginia, Tennessee and
Missouri; and similar policy to that adopted
and pursued by the Radicals themselves in the
cities of New York and Chicago. Two years
ago, at least one-half of the Democrats of Teu-
nessee were laboring under political disabilities,
imposed by an infamous constitution forced up
on them at the point of the bayonet, thus plac-
ing the Democratic party in minority, and at
the mercy of corrupt set of thieving scoun-
drels under the lead of the infamous Parson
Brownlow. BY wise and judicious course in
not nominating candidates for State Offices but
in throwing their whole vote for Senter, con-
sentative Republican, for Governor, they won q
glorious victory over the Radical hosts, and
struck the political shackles from sixty or sew
enty thousand Democratic freemen Tennes-
see is to-day overwhelmingly Democratic.
The Democracy of Missouri pursued the same
policy about year ago by supporting Crate
Brown, liberal Republican, for Governor,
and the result was again sweeping Demo
cratic victory, resulting in the election of
Democratic United States Senator and the
enfranchisement of seventy thousand Dem
ocrats who had, under Radical dispensation,
been denied any voice in the affairs of the Gov
eminent. In Virginia, the same course was
pursued in the election of Gilbert C. Walker
as Governor; and yet in all three of the States
named, the passive policy, instead of resulting
in the disorganization Of the Democracy, as a
party, has brought renewed strength and made
the party stronger than it ever was before. 1t
is now proposed to pursue the same policy in
reference to national affairs, and we have every
confidence in its resulting, not only to the ben
eft of our country at large, by hurting corrupt
scoundrels from office, but, eventually, in n
restoration of the Democratic party to its nor
NAL condition in the direction and control Of
national affairs. The Statesman says, to be
consistent we should also surrender our local
organizations and pursue the same course in
Territorial affairs. The two cases are not
parallel, nor does the necessity exist. The /
Democratic party is in the ascendeucy in Idaho
Territory, and the people are satisfied with q
Democratic administration of our local affairs /
The Radical party of Idaho, being in minor,
ity, may adopt the passive policy if they see
proper, as they have tried every other course
such as fusion" tickets and Peoples candi
dates, without success. They were unable to
hoodwink the people into belief that any
Tammany frauds, or any other species Of cor
ruption, existed in any of the departments of
our local government, and consequently they
failed in their object. Whether any better
success may attend their efforts in the future,
remains to be seen.