The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-06
DEM MoCRACY.
An Insight into the Ring Trouble
Ahead-Bolters-A Disguised Dem
ocrat Speaks Out.
DOUGLAS, CAss, Co., O.,
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) THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL:
If it is possible for man to be Christian
and at the same time have his heart filed will
"envies, jealousies and chickering's" how mucl
more impossible is it for citizen to be a trut
/ party man when every move of his party i
calculated to fill his mind with disgust? Fo
thirty odd years I have been Democrat II
\ heearlier decadesI sat at the feetofthe CANAL
/ els of that party;earned patriotism from Doug
| las, imbibed sound financial ideas from Benton
| believed with reverent devotion in the truth Of
| prophesy, as it fell from the lips of Cass. And
all this time have so fed myself on the strong
meats of Democracy that have had no taste
for any of its dessert. But at last my,stomaeh
revolts against the dish. What was meat
wholesome, toothsome susteuance-under the
old regime, has now become the most nauseat-
ing hash. 1 cannot diet on such stuff, and
therefore take "new departure"
The Democrat of the "Compromise days"
boasted that his party was a national party;
that what was Democracy in Maine, was De-
mocracy m Georgia; that one set of principles
and one national platform served as text book
and catechisln ior every Democratic precinct
IN the United States. For eight years am
bilious and wicked men in the Democratic par
ty have Deen thrusting their own private views
forward and digging up the ancient. landmarks
to such extent that it is difficult for an old
timer like myself to tell what is Democracy.
In New York and New England Democracy
is high protective; in Ohio and Kentucky it is
revenue reform protective; and in Indiana and
Illinois it IS free trade. In Ohio and Wiscon-
sin Democracy outbids the Republicans in its
support Of the amendments, and in Illinois
and Michigan it denounces the "new depar-
ture" as a scheme, a device of the enemy to
ruin the party. Judge Thurman, United
Srafas 2auafOr Chairman If he na,,o
cratic State Committee, proclaims himself a
Bourbon, and admonishes the party to beware
offallng into Republican traps; and Groes-
beck delivers himself OF such a Democratic
speech as calls forth the hearty plaudits of
Morton and the entire rank and file of Repub-
hcans.
Is it any wonder, then, that an old Democrat
who has toaght long and earnestly for the
tlme-honored principles of the party and find
ing himself abandoned, loses faith in the uIti-
mate restoration of his party to power, and
deems 1t high time to gravely consider the pro-
prlety OF taking new departure on his own
account? / am IN that predicament I have
served the Democratic party too long and too
faithfully to stand by 1t now when it barely
has the semblance OF a name left 1 have been
too honest IN the support of the party and its
candidates heretofore to allow myself now to
be made plaything of by such unprincipled
leaders as Thurman, Ewing, McCook, Morgan
and Durbin Ward.
The trouble with the Ohio Democracy began
when Thurman's friends defeated Judge Ran
ney and nominated Roseerans. It has never |
come to light, yet it is nevertheless true, that
John Sherman dictated to the Ohio Democra- |
cy that nomination. 1t was part OF q deep |
laid plan to carry the entire rank and file of |
the Democratic party bodily over to the radi- |
cal camp. If Rosecrans had been on the |
ground. am certain he would not have de- |
,lIned the nomination, that he would have /
been elected, and that the Democratic organi- 1
zation would have passed ere this into the /
hands of John Sherman. Failing in that /
scheme, the next move was to force Pendleton |
IN the ticket and then slaughter him to pre-
pare the way for thu trickery of the present
'ampaign. Judge Ranney was distasteful to
he Columbus Regency because he was honest
IS Democrat and consistent as a politician.
The nomination of McCook was a defeat to
% the Columbus Regency at the time, though
events (his illness and inability to
add any strength to the ticket demonstrate
he fact that the Regency could not have done
better. The campaign this fall shows conelu-
vely how rotten the Democratic leaders of
Jhlo are-so rotton that every true friend OF
he party IS absolved from any farther allegi-
lnce to It. There are but two men in the par
y IN the State who could rally the least en-
.husiasm or bring out the vote. I a1lude to
2endleton and Ranney. And yet the pro-
,ramme is already made and being carried out
o slaughter both these men. do not say
hat Thurman is in direct communication with
Iohn Sherman, but it is clearly evident that
he influence of the chairman of theDemocratic
State committee is being used in support of
Tom Ewing as against Ranney and Pendle-
on. And yet am inclined to believe that
ne very speeches Ewing is making are de-
igned to defeat the Democracy in their at
empts to carry the Legislature. will show,
lereafter, that Ewing has been sent to such
istrlets as his pernicious financial doctrines
would injure rather than benefit the candi-
ates. And that Pendleton has been used in
he same manner. And desire also to give
publicity to the unwritten history of the last
)nio State Democratic Convention. This for
he present, but remain
DIsGUsTED DEMOCRAT.