The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-06-01
Political Mnksops.

men, calling themselves Democrats, who
had wormed and insinuatcd themselves
into the high places Of the party, who
were crawling, trucking time-servers
and place men, willing to sacrifice priu.
eiple to expediency--pottage and policy
men, wearing their proiessed Democratic
principles like loose garment, ready to
be thrown of at pleasure. These were
the mon whodavored the nomination Of
Salmon p. Chase, as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, man
whose political creed embraced not one
solitary tenet recognized as Democratic.
And the New York World, that journal
Of most easy virtue, was the organ and
mouth piece Of those wiley and insidious
tamperers with the integrity of the
Democratic party. And it has been
"plying its vocation" ever since, prating
about ''dead issues" as though the
principles Of ever living truth embodied
in the Democratic creed could ever die I;
and cowardly intoxicating the necessity
Of accepting the situation" situation
abhorrent to every Democrat, thorough.
ly indoetrinated in the true theory Of
republican government as enunciated
BY the Fathers who laid the founda,
tions Of our political supcrstructure, a
superstructure which has been utterly
overthrow, and they who "accept the
situation" refuse to build it again
The subtle poison ofthis kind Of teach
ing has been insidiously infused into
some minds, at least. We behold the
evidence ofitin the strange departure
of G. l.. Vallandigham, the letter Of
j. Q. Adams, aud the seventh resolu.
ton OF the Pennsylvania Platform, ADOPT.
ed at the late State Convention. These
parties, however, are not authorized ia
speak for the Democratic party at large;
their platforms arc not authoritative
They only serve to show the fungus
growth of error, which must be lop; cd
from our political tree, to foster its
growth so that the fowls of heaven NAV
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take shelter again beneath its giant
branches. We do not doubt that when
the National Convention shall assemble,
1t will be able to construct such plat.
form as will be acceptable to all, with.
out the gross qualification demanded by
these bungling builders 10 Ohio and
Pennsylvania. II not, wo shall need to
be shown what more the country is to gain
by following the lead of such political
will o'-the wisps, than the Radical party
Our own views are further stated by the
subjoiusd article from the Rochelle
| Sentinel:
Tbs ISSUE AND THE TRuE DEAocRAcY.---
There Is not now single iriag issue be
tween the 'accept the situation Democrats
and Republicans. How can there be2 The
one accomplished usurpation-the other
recognizes il as legal not only de tacto, but
de jure, and as a settled thing. There is
only one kind of Democrat who differs from
the Radical. and that is one who denounces
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| poweras Unconstitutional, null and void.
| He, who ssaccepts the situation,r as no
Constitution, and consequently no political
principle, and is certainly no better than a
Radical.
There is no sort ofcon6dence to be placed
IN the Democracy ofany man who is willing
to accept the situation forced upon the
country by Radical rule aud nothing short
Of utter reputation of Radical usurpation
is worth continental cent. Let it be called
red-hot Democracy, if such term better
expresses the true principles Of the party.
The stronger il is, the better for the com.
try. The more distinct the Democratic
party stands out to itself as the exponent Of
the true American conceptions of civil lib
erty, in contradistinction to the centralizing
and oppressive tendencies ofthe Republican
party, the sooner the American people will
rally to its standard.
We want o positive, aggressive Democ.
racy. We want Democracy free and fear.
less in righting this country and the govern.
ment to original purposes. We want
Constitutional Democracy, and not 4
..higher law'' oligarchy; asthe ruling power.
We want peoples Democracy that recog.
nizes the right Of the people to rule, instead
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