The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-08
Principles Of the Democratic Party.

Frlnclples OF the Democratic Party
1t is very amusing to an intelligent
reader to note the persistency with
which certain leading Democratic Jour
nails prate about the principles Of the
organization which they represent, as
If there was nothing in history to show
that the Democratic party has been at
the bottom of every intrigue entered
into either to retard the prosperous
progress of the nation, or impair the
true greatness of the Government.
The first idea of organizing a Demo-
cratic party was to get possession Of
the patronage of the Government.
and use it for the qualification of per-
sonal spite and profit. Before the cleo
tion of Andrew jackson to the Presi.
dency, there was no such thing known
as removing a subordinate in office
other than for cause, but Immediately
on the advent of the Democratic par.
ty to power, commenced system of
persecution for opinions sake which
has since run into an excess on the
part of all parties, until the rule is 10
keep the most incompetent men in the
country in the larger portions of the
clerical positions under the Govern.
ment. We do not mean to say that
both parties have not had some good
men of honor and capacity; but we
do assert that the policy adopted by
the Democratic party under jackson
has tempted all parties parties when
in power to prescribe the competent
and sinecure the worthless and useless.
solely for partizan reasons, so that for
the corruption and malfeasance in
office which have for thirty years dis
graced the country, we are indebted
to the policy inaugurated by the early
leaders Of the Democratic party, to
whose acts the leaders of this faction
to which the once glorious organiza-
tion has dwindled, look for inspiration.
The faithlessness on the bank question
on the subject of internal improve
ments, the acquisition of territory and
the protection Of home industry, are
all lnfamies recorded against the lead
ers of the Democratic party. Texas
was an acquisition of fraud which in
volved us in brutal war and out of
the results of that war sprang the slave
holders rebellion. Every business
panic and financial blunder in which
the country has been heretofore plung-
ed as into the vortex of eternal death
can easily be traced to causes growing
out of the blunders of Democratic
NAL administration of official affairs.
The violence Of the jackson admins
tration-the intrigues of Van Buren,
the treachery of Tyler-the faith
lessness of Polk-the debauchery of
Pierce-and the treason of Buchanan,
constitute an array which only has its
parallel in the annals of the Caesars,
whose transactions blot the pages of
Roman history with shame, and whose
deeds while ruling filled the world
with misery. The principles of the
Democratic party never did any good
for any part of the country. That
party has always stood in the way of
progress, its policy of government be-
ing ever shaped by the interests of sla-
very, and its ideas of official authori-
ty derived from the behests and the
demands of the upholders of that in
stitution. 1t made war in its name,
and came to peace only when it was
satisfied. 1t legislated solely for its
interests, and when it ceased to have
power to pander to its greeds, it be-
came the ally Of treason in rebellion
to place the national government en-
tirely under the control Of slavery,
when the object was to destroy every
equality and franchise of freedom.
This is what the principles of the
Democratic party meant in the past,
and what they aim at for the future.
In New York city we have these prin-
ciples fearfully illustrated by the ca
balls to enrich the few and debase the
many into riotous mobs for political
revolutions against law and order.
Against all this the people have had
their warning in history and their ex-
perience in every life. Crushing tax
alton is the fruit of Democratic prin-
ciples-a crowded pension list-one
half the country desolated, and mon
strous debt hanging like a cloud of
destruction over the entire land, is a
feature of Democratic principle which
ought and will keep that organization
forever out of power. It's day of mis-.
chief is over-but it will be long be-
fore the land will recover from its
effects.-Stgte ,JoIirnoL