The Portland daily press., 1871-06-26
CAN THE DEMOCRATS BE rRusrEp2

LEST Ine DemOcratic party by what 1t has
done, where it has been in power recently.
What good did its temporary majority in the
Legislature of Ohio do the people of Ohio
1t pledged reform, and yet increased the State
expenditures in every branch of the service,
and largely increased local taxes. What has
it done in New York, and especially in the
city, where, under Tammany influence, there
is established the most scandalous and cor
rupt municipal Government in the world.
What can it do for the future Of this country /?
They issue string of Is resolutions. and
there is not a single affirmative proposition in
them upon which the Democratic party could
stand united, except the one demanding am
nesty for Davis, Toombs, and the Rebels of
the South. The first seven resolutions thew
call the "New Departure" They remind one
OF the famous group of bronze horses at Mi
Ian. They appear eager to depart" in every
direction, but go nowhere. They tell us thew
hold good to the old Democratic doctrine of
annexation OF territory, but are opposed to
tend to be for "hard money" but pronose IN
issue an unlimited amount of greenhacks
They pretend respect for the laws and the
Courts, and they propose to disregard not
only the solemn pledges of our loan laws, but
the decisions of the Supreme Court, in order
TO cheat the public creditors. They declare
their opposition to the National Banking sys-
tenn, but propose nothing to take its place.
In their wild and blind opposition, they would
destroy the best system of currency we have
ever had, merely becaure it was established
by the Republican party, though the first
commercial nations of the world are applaud
ing 1t, and following our example, and though
Gov Chase, now one of their candidates. fav-
ored 1T and supports it. Though no man has
lost dollar as the holder of national bank
note, yet they would derange all the business
OF the country by uprooting the system. mere
iyhecause there is supposed to be virtue in a
party cry against banks They talk abont
revenue Tariff and wise Tax laws. and vet M
member OF their party in Congress ever nro.
posed either, but oppose every measure offer
ca ny US. When we repeal eighty millions
OF taxes, they vote against it. When we de-
new guards against fraud, they vote aga;nst
them. They talk about economy, and vet
they vote for every extravagant expenditure
They would load us down with Rebel losses
IN the war. They seize upon every popular cry
-hele one thing and there another. In Ohio
it is "greenbacks; p in New York il is ~specie
payments" in Pennsylvania, il is "protec-
tioD;" here it is "new departure - in the
South it is perpetual war against the
amendments, and death to the negro - with
the Irish, it is Feniansm; in Kentucky. If is
"the resolutions of 9S, slightly revised - with
JEFF Davis and his powerful following, cit is
discord, war, and disunion." Let any Impair
tal man look over the whole field of national
and State politics: let HIM look at the dan |
him consider what they would probably do if |
placed in power; let him combine in one cal !
dron all the ingredients, and say, upon his |
oatil. is 1t wise and polite yet to turn over to
the Democratic party the administration of |
tle AFFAIRS OF great nation like ours.