The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-06-15
POLITICAL DEPARTURES.

Our Radical neighbour is still troubled over
the !. Democratic departure" and wonderfully
concerned in regard to the position OF MS DEM
ocratic contemporaries. He says that we are
waiting TO see what turns up and are undecided
what "chute to take" We have never, been
the least backward in expressing our opinions
political or otherwise. nor are We IN the haoll
of waiting to see what course others may puf-
sue. The principles of Democracy, unlike
Radicalism. are unchangeable Demagogues
and time-servers may advocate new theories
and measures as a matter of policy, and yet
claim allegiance to either political party. The
Democratic party always fulfilled its pledges
made to the people, while the Radical party
has invariably violated every pledge and de-
ceived the people in every way possible
The Radical platform adopted at Chicago in
1868. congratulated the country on equal, civil
and Political rights being secured to all in the
Estates lately in rebellion" when two-thlrds OF
the white people in those States were at that
time. and still are. denied all political rights
whatever They declared that " the question
of suffrage in all the loyal States properly be-
longs to the people of those States and yet
by bayonet rule in the South and fraud In the
North they secured the ratification of the Eff
teenth Amendment, depriving the people OF
those States of any control over the question.
Time has proven that no faith can be placed In
the declarations or pledges made by the Radi-
cal party leaders. The Capitalization of all
power in the General Government is the object
aimed mt, and while, in their national platform,
they admit that certain rights are reserved to
the States, they, Immediately after an election,
set about depriving the States of those right,
either by the passage of unconstitutional acts
by Congress--such rs the election Force
bill and the Ku-Klux law-or else by tinker
ing the Constitution to suit their purposes.
As to the Fifteenth Amendment and the ques-
ton of dead issues. We cannot better express
our sentiments than as we fud them in the
following extract which We take from the Ian
caster (Pa.) Iuteiligeaccr:
For all that is injurious and obnoxious in negro
suffrage, the Republican party is solely responsible
The Democracy resisted the innovation with all their
might. They did So. not on account of any mere
prejudice of race, bat because they believed tina;
great evils would cnsue from the incorporation Of
large body Of ignorant voters into the body polite
They have not changed their views the propricty
OF adopting the Fifteenth Amendment, or abat.d one
jot little Of their deteSiation Of the fraudulent
means by which its ratification MAS secured; But
when il had received formal sanction and been de-
clared Ia be part of the fundamental law OF the
land they offered opposition to the negro voters
who came 20 the polls with the ballots ia their hands
In acting the Democracy gave assurance Ia all men
that they what they have always claimed be.
party of law aud order. and worthy Of being eptrus
ell. with the execution of obnoxious statutes.