The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-07
A FRATEREAL ADMoNITDa.
One Of the essential elements Q

One OF the essential elements of
party success il party unity. In
1860 the Democratic party had
probably majority Of one hundred
thousand of the voters of the coun-
try, and would have been able, by
harmonious action, to have elected
any Democrat to the Presidency up
on whom their choice had fallen
But the seeds of sectional animosity
and discord had not only been per-
mitted to intrude into the Demo-
cratic ranks, but had been invited
there By members of the party, until
an open rupture followed and party
born of the discordant elements of,
and fostered by deserters from, the
Democratic ranks. gained the ascend
ency, and plunged our country into
war, bloodshed. and almost total
financial ruin.
This was q bitter lesson; and the
Democratic party has had every op-
portunity to learn it well, and in
many recent cases have been profit
ing By its results.
But it seems that here in Oregon
some of our people have not yet dis
covered tho great danger there is in
party discord, or, knowing it. are
criminally neglectfnl of the import.
ant lessons which it teaches. Ever
since the adjournment of the late
Legislature some OF the Democratic
newspapers of Oregon have been en-
gagged In 8 sort Of fratricida1 contest
which has appeared to us as being
not only uncalled for but absolutely
wrong in its tendencies and necessa-
rily hurtful in its consequences.
While we admit that it sometimes
becomes the duty of one journalist
to admonish or chide q brother oi
the profession for the commission OF
what he believes to be . wrong, even
if the erring brother belong to the
same political party as does the
friendly mentor, yet the case must be
more aggravated than any we have
yet discovered to require as a RENE
-dy such violent and bitter personal
wranglings as those In which some
of our brethren of the Oregon Dem
ocratic press have recently been en-
gagged. To accuse each other of the
commission Of gross wrongs is t.
strengthen the enemies lines; t.
quarrel and wrangle over q question
of dollars and cents that comes from
the peoples pockets is to cause tn,
people to mistrust those who hav,
charge of said funds; to array your
selves in hostility to each other is t.
divide those who should otherwise
be united and weaken the eaus,
which needs only unity of action t,
render it successful.
If you have personal difference
you should settle them like othel
people, By personal and privat'
means, and not, by rushing int.
print, make them q matter of pub
lie talk and partizan criticism.
What we have herein written VI,
do not utter in a dictational spiri
nor with single thought of malic
toward any one, butfor the sole pur
pose of reminding our brethren Q
the danger to the great principle
which we are all alike solicitious f
see prevail, by these internal dissen
sions and differences. and to urg
upon them the rolicy of burryinI
the hatchet of discord and wieldin
their trenchant pens in warfare ur
on the common foe. Do this, an
the unanimous voice of the part,
will applaud your course and the tri
pmphant success of its principle
will reward your efforts.