The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-04-28
DEMOCRATIC BOMBAsT.

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"A perusal of the Democratic papers
Just now is rather amusing. Demo- 3
cratic editors and orators are a hope
full and cheerful class of the human .
family. The editors and orators of any 1
cause would have become discouraged
long ago after so many defeats rs the
Democracy has met with in the last
dozen years. But not so with the
Democratic leaders. After losing every
election from Maine to California, they
are as hopeful and cheerful as though
they had been victorious. They are
just now engaged in fixing things up
for 1872. OF course victory is goiug to
Presidential contest. There seems to
be no doubt about this in their estima-
ton. The little trouble between Re-
pnblicans about the San Domingo ques-
ton was a god-send to them. They /
write and talk about the rupture in the
Republican party. Do they not remem-
Der that there was more trouble and |
complaint with Mr.. Lincoln's first term
than there ever have been with Grants ?
Do they not remember how united |
party came to the rescue in 1864? Is
there not proof in this action of the
party that the same result will be OBJ
tanned in the contest next year? The
Republican party is not ruptured. tits
as much united to-day as ever. The
same Democratic forebOdings were
made then.
But our Democratic friends find new
food for their jealous anil greedy hopes
in the passage of the Ku Klux bill.
They are again screaming themselves
hoarse about "hastiles, |'bayonet cleo
tions," estate rights etc, just as they
did during Mr.. Lincoln's term of office
over the arrest of rebels, the draft, and
the payment of the national debt. All
this is very fine for heightened editor
ials and rhetorical fourishes, but the
people do not forget the facts. They
know the history of the two parties, and
to save their precious souls the Demo-
cratic, writer's and speakers cannot hide
the black record of their party by
raising this howl now, any more than
thew could in former times. When the
time comes to close up the ranks of the
great national party of the country, for
action: our Democratic friends will find
all Republicans ready to ''fall in They
had better save their long columns OF
stuff about Capitalization, bayonet cleo
tons, and SO on, for some other occas-
ion.
But there is another feature of this
subject. Is all harmonious in the
Democratic ranks? We apprehend not
:. Without wishing to be considered at al
meddlesome, we boldly express the
opinion that the Democratic party viii
have some serious trouble i'll its Owl
. ranks before all Is harmonious and love
a ly. Large numbers of the Democracy
are in favor of recognizing the validit.
of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
S ments at least they say so. But tn
n masses of the party at the South, wher
i its real strength lies, are not in favor o
d any such doctrine. Indeed, in most iii
d stances where Democratic Legislature
- have taken action upon this matter, the
V have distinctly declared against the lie
l. gality of these amendments. And W
:. notice that there is now a contest i'll tn
party as to who shall dictate the plat
. form for the coming campaign, tn
u Northern or Southern Democrats. III
Is Northern wing thinks it should be per
y mitted to dictate the policy of the party
&c and to conduct the campaign-that t
II be successful it must entirely cut aloo
y from its Southern friends. Will tn
South stand this? 1t has never bee
y known to do so heretofore. On tn
" contrary, it has ruled or ruined. Th
action of the Southern Democrats, c
= late, does not go to show that they al
+ going to play the part of quiet lookeri
, on. That is not their style.
,r Nothing but a complete revolution
% the principles and leadership of the pal
a ty will ever make it succeed. Every int
. ligent observer knows that this revolt
ton cannot come with the present geI
= Grafton of Democratic leaders. Ifthel
&c was no trouble with the Southern men
10 bers, we doubt even if the Norther
wing of the party could be unite'
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n, Broadhead letter cannot be ignore'
IS The party is hOpelessly rotten and dea'
" A new set of men, with a new set
d principles, is the only cure for it. The'
ID it cannot have now.
n, We sec nothing at all to encourae
le the Democratic bombast about victor
t. in 1872, which the party papers are no
n indulging in. The people of Ameri'
pr are not ready for a government iii
N that of New York City. There Il
re Democratic party has had full swing fl
years, and that city furnishes an exam
pie of what Democratic rule won
es bring to our government. Under Der
OIL ocratic control the city government
y New York is the most abominable al
TO corrupt that ever disgraced free cou
III try. The Republican party is not spo
y less, but the people do not want
e. party in control which is ten-fo
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