The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-05-25
THE DEHOCRATIC METAMOR RPHO-
SIS.

The World exults over "the Inextin-
guishable Vitality of the Democratic
party" IF it had merely affirmed the
unconquerable utility of the Democratic
aaanae, its boasts would have been well
grounded So long as Whiskey breeds
ruffians, there will always be found a
large class rejoicing in the appellation Of
Democrats.
But the ''inextinguishable vitality"
aforesaid is that of Proteus. The Demo
cratic party can turn, and turn, and
still go on" In our very young days,
most Democrats we're thorough Protec-
tionists, while nearly all Federalists were
jealous Free-Traders. The Tammany
Society issued an intensely protective
address about 1918. Jackson voted for
the tariff of 1924; Van Buren, Silas
Wright, Thomas Fl. Benton, Richard NJ. :
johnson, John II. Eaton, Michael Hoff-
man, &C., for that of 1923. Boston was
the headquarters at once of Federalism
and Free-Trade, and Daniel Webster
made as her representative the most for
chile anti-protective speech ever made in
Congress, about the time that jackson
wrote his ultra Protectionist letter to Dr.
Coleman. We believe every Protective
measure that ever passed Congress down
to and including the ''Black Tariff, - the
"Bill of Abominations, in 1928, receiv-
ed majority of its votes from the Demo-
cratic party. Yet The Euenang Post
with the zeal ola new convert, and which
did not renounce its Free Trade with its
Federalism, supported jackson for Presi-
dent and Van Buren, for Governor di-
rectly after the passage of that bill.
loct of
Democracy Tin the party sense) has
meant Down with the Niger p To
keep him ensIavea, degraded, ignorant,
powerless, was the accepted mission of
the Democratic party. Under its auspi
ces, New York and many Of the old
States disfranchised most if not all the
colored Men who had previously (when
| free) enjoyed the right Of Suffrage on
equal terms with Whites. To allow no
| legal barrier to be interposed to the diff
| fusion of Slavery over the Territories be-
came leading tenet OF the Democratic
creed. Every Territory ever admitted
into the Union as slave State came III
| also as Democratic State. Arkansas
decreed that all Free Blacks found on
her soil after a certain date should be
sold into Slavery. Democratic orators
aud journalists right here in New 7 ork
argued that to free the slaves would de
grade Free White labor and deprive it of
| half its recompense. In short, all the
sophistry now employed to compel the
expulsion of Chinese abor from our coun-
try was then employed to rivet the chains
of the negro.
In 1860, Democracy meant ''Any and
lNevery surrender to Slavery, so that the
Slave States may not secede from the
Union" In 1861, it changed to mo
coercion of our Southern brethren, but
let them coerce US to the last extremity )"
In 1923 Let the Union go if it must,
but save Slavery anyhow" In 1864,
IAN immediate cessation of hostilities'
was in demand. In 1866, Restore
the Rebel States instantly CO all the pow
ers and privileges they enjoyed before
their rebellion, with the Rebels at the
head and the Negroes under foot" In
lS67-S, "Pay the National Debt in
Greenbacks, and let the Southern
Whites deal as they see fit with the
Blacks" In 1S69-L0, Keep the Blacks
disfranchise6 Beat the XVIII Amend
ment -
But they didn't beat the XVIII
Amendment though the first Democratic
| Legislature chosen in this State since
! 1891 Withdrew the assent gwen thereto
by the preceding Republican Legislature.
Not, till the last hope of defeating it ha6
| fed did the Democracy abandon their
hostility to the XVIII Amendment
Now The Horld-which has nersis-
teutly assaiied and traduced the Blacks
throughout ten eventful years-is trying
to coax part of them to vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Nay, it is trying to induce
the Democracy not to fight Negro En-
fraDchisement any longer. because il
would be rulnous to do so! 1t says in