The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-21
In HARMONY THERE Is STRENGTH,

FRIDAY ......JJLY III. n, y
LII HARMONY THERE rs STRENGTH
We very much regret that class oi
Democratic editors find it necessary
in order to more emphatically express
their objections to the "New Depart.
ure," to abuse those who see fit to
accept the situation and to doubt the
political stamina of those of the party
who subscribe to that new movement.
While we will never cease, person
allys to believe that the movement is
not based upon that exalted type OF
political principle which we hold to
be the standard of honor and consis-
tency with our party, We yet concede
that Democrats may Honestly diff
fer" and that those of our brethren
who have chosen the new way in
respect to the Amendments have rights
and privileges as Democrats which
we are bound to respect, and are
doubtless as orthodox upon many OF
the vital principles of the party as
those who do not subscribe to the
Departure"
IF the National Democratic Con-
vention, which will be composed
of representatives of the Democracy
from every State in the Union, sees
fit to adopt platform of similar i'm
port to that of Ohio, Pennsylvania,
California, and Iowa, the entire party,
from Maine to Oregon and from Min.
nesota to the Floridas, will cheerfully
acquiesce, and will fall promptly into
line and fight the battles of that mo-
mentous campaign under the old Dem
ocratic banner with its new stream
ersn
This is not the time for an intem
perate discussion of questions that
arise within our own ranks. 1t is toe
close upon the eve of that great po
liGcal contest which is to decide the
veal or woe of our government and
the fate of our long-cherished insti
tutions, to engage IN tournament Of
bitter words which may hardly be
forgotten or forgiven ere the battle is
upon us. Dissension then would be
dangerous division fatal If we can
not agree upon questions of policy, lei
us sink all such questions under the de
sire for the party's good and make ths
fight upon those issues which are
available and are yet vital to the In
terests of our country. The fraudu
lent tariff, miquitous class-legislation
protection, the ruinous management
of our national finances, radical usur
pations, administrative incompetency
of the President, radical incroach
ments upon the Federal and State
Constitutions, and the dominant party's
violations of faith, coupled with the
proseriptive, puritanical bigoted, sec
tartan, mtolerant, fanatical ideas and
practices of the radical party, all fur
nish exhaustive themes for the Demo
cratic journalist and speaker, to the
utter exclusion of those questions
which must inevitably distract after.
tidh from the common foe and cause
dangerous strifes within our own lines
when discussed and animadverted uI-
On.
The Democratic party is one which
ever submits-or should do soto the
will of the majority; and to be CON
sistent we must yield gracefully and
cheerfully to the will of the Conyen.
tions of the party which may be from
time to time chosen by the people te
enunciate code of principles and te
select our standard bearers. There
may be ideas advanced that we don'i
ike-men nominated whom we would
have left In the back-ground-but az
the majority select, the minority should
submit.
Then we ask our brethren to bury
the hatchet5 of diseord-as we propose
to do-not however, surrenderipg
our individual ideas of principle-and
unite In making war upon the com
mon foe and battling for our country's
veal. United we must stand, SO thai
when the full tide of battle is upon vi
and the strife wakes hot, we can mas.
every battery against the foe ant
pour a broadside into his already de
moralized columns which will sent
him flying from the field without
hope of resuming the strife.
GEN. GEO. W. McCooK, who lead
the Ohio Democratic ticket, has beel
for several years leader of the Dem
ocratic party in that State. He is b.
profession, a lawyer, by instinct
gentleman, and by inclination sol