The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-17
ANOTHER NEW DEPARTURE PRO.
POSED.

Il seems that number of those
Democratic journals who assisted in
thrustihg the "new departure" upon
the party to its great injury, have hot
learned lesson from that disastrous
movement, but would seek the fur
ther decentralization, and, as we be-
lieve, total dismemberment of It's or
ganization by having it adopt pas
sive policy" in the next Presidential
contest. They insist that the Democ-
racy shall not nominate Presiden.
tial ticket in 1872, but remain entirely
passive and permit the Republicans to
fight the the battle among themselves.
The Missouri Republican, was the
first paper to suggest this policy, and
several other less prominent Eastern
Democratic journals have endorsed
the proposition. We are pleased to
observe, however, that most of the
Democratic papers oppose this passive
policy and advocate a square.toed,
open-handed fight between the Old
Constitutional Democratic party and
its Radical enemy.
We have observed no comment on
this question, as yet, by our brethern
of the Democratic press of Oregon,
Except by the Herald of last Tues
day) but are gratifed to observe that
our California cotemporaries are de-
nouncing the policy in the most un-
mistakable language.
We earnestly hope no such proposi.
ton will be entertained by the De-
mocracy of the country. We are in
favor of the maintenance of our party
organization and the nomination of q
Democratic National Ticket mex,
year, on an honest, straight forward
consistent platform IA platform
which will command the respect oi
our foes and the support of ouI
friends. We are opposed to COW
ardly guerrilla warfare wherein the
once glorious old Democratic party
would play the part of bushwhackel
and skirmisher on the battle field
without leader and without organi
zation.
Let us mass our forces around the
standard of Democracy, and with
Thos. III. Hendricks, or some other
unfinching Democratic leader, pres:
on to a glorious victory or an honor
able defeat.
If Horace Greeley, Gratz Brown
and other sore-headed Radicals arc
honest in their opposition to Grant.
they will oppose his election as well
if there is a Democratic ticket as il
there We're none; and if they won't
do that they are simply aspiring dem
agogues and are as dishonest and un
reliable as Ulysses Grant or Beast
Butler, and are unworthy of the sup
port of the honest men of any perty
The Democratic party in the recent
elections tailed on to the Radicals in
their platform and were deservedly
beaten; now let them be found voting
for Radical President next year and
their party identity will be as com
pletely swallowed up in Radicalism
as is Sodom in the Dead Sea. The
scattered hosts of Democracy would
never again be able to rally under tho
old battle-stained banner which ha.
been their pride and boast for three.
quarters of a century. and their name
would be only as a legend to remind
them of the better and purer days O
our lost Republic.
We trust that Democrats will no
for moment tolerate this passive
policy. We cannot afford to give uI
our organization and surrender oul
party affiliations. There is in TACT NJ
hope for the overthrow of tyrann,
and the restoration of constitutions
government in this country save
through the united efforts ofthe Dem
ocratic party.
Then. to use homely but sugges
tive phrase, let us keep "peggin:
away" and our success will be only
matter of time We may fail mex
year, but the battle remains yet to b.
fought and the vantage ground ma,
yet be ours. We are nearer to su
sess than We were five years ago
when the Democracy could not claim
single Northern State. Now, eyel
with the recent disasters against lis
we have majority in at least tel
Northern States, and can confdentl
count upon as many Southern State
by next year, unless their white in
habitants are all imprisoned or driver
out of the country by Grants wanda
soldiery. Thus, with half of tn
States in the Union already Demo
cratic, and with daily dissension
arising in the ranks of the enemy, ca
we afford to quietly and hopelessl
sit down and fold our hands and le
our party organization 90 to desfrn,