The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-08-24

aEy~ WE stirred up the Democracy, here
abouts, some, by our proposition, last week,
70 thoroughly organize the Republican party
hcreabouts hold Convention, and place a
full ticket in the field. The fact of the bust
ness is that the leaders of that party here
know fall well that, for Republicanism
there IS wisdom in the proposition, and that
concerted action upon it could not but
rebound to our present advantage, and to
our triumphant success in the no distant fu
tuve.
Let the masses of the people composing
the Democracy know that we have set out
to stand and walk alone, upon the basis furn.
i>hed by the glorious principles of Republi-
caniSm-that hereafter we act as a party
without couniving, cahogling, or in any way
poking our noses into the work of the De-
mocratic leaders-that we are neither to be
whccdled, bought nor sold from the straight
forward pursuit Of the goal of our ambition
the greatest possible amount of good to
our whole people-and we shall soon see in
the ranks Of that party an independence,
manliness and hubbub that we shall be sur
priced at, because never suspected The
leaders Of Democracy know this, and they
would rather that anything else should hap
pen, than that the course suggested by us
should be approved and acted upon by our
friends.
We have recently, in our Senatorial rela-
tionshiP, been joined to a new people. We
have been cut loose from the line which tied
us to political Juggernaut, which insisted
that because a Ticket was formed, why,
therefore we must go it without why or
wherefore and it is well for us to consider
whether our new Departure" should inaugu-
rate an era, with new ideas, new hopes, new
ard more thorough determination, and con-
soquoutly better hopes of success.
Our new brethren are men-largely Demo-
cratic we admit-but not so politically hide
bound but that they can occasionally step to
our side, and elevate good reliable republi-
cans to the county Offices, the Legislature,
the judiciary, and even to the Congress of
the United States itself This has been done
more than once, and it will be still oftner re-
peated in the future, if we, at this end of
the district, 60 to work, as though we really
intend to be true to ourselves, and support
the cforts Of our friends at the other end
Indeed, it may speedily become permanent
line of conduct throughout the entire dis
t-ict. When we consider what has been
done III Luzerne, and that there, independent
Democrats enough have been found to lay
even the Woodwards- father and SON
on the shelf, by majorities ranging from
several hundreds to several thousands,
the idea that, with proper or ganization
anl work, the new district may be
rcyolgtionized, and made permanently
aud reliably Republican, ceases to be chimer-
ical. The truth is, that men all over the
district are beginning to, more than ever,
read and think; and when reading and
thinking sets in, actions suited to the
thought are sure to follow. 1t is one of the
duties Of every Republican to keep this read
ing ana thinking in motion, by furnishing
food for it Of the right quality, and we should
all labor to that end. Can we labor so effect
ually on any other basis as on that which
will be found in thorough organization, active
work, and the spreading of unmistakable
truth before the people? Let us reflect over
this. and let Us act as earnest men, having
the best interests Of the country at heart
should act, and VIC need not fear the result
we need no longer set in fear, that we are
always to endure the modification of living
In q hnnnlnss MINORITY