The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-05-04
sTRoUDsBURG, MONROE COUNTY, Pa MAY a. 1871

tion was put into the Democratic plat
form. 1t favored Mr.. Chase, but Sew
mour was nominated. 1t advised tn
abandonment of General Blair, and it wa
heartily cursed by its party. 1t opposed
the Erie bill, and its Governor signed it
aud its party has adopted it. 1t declared
war against the Rims e, and the Ring sill
enced it. The World has advocated the
policy which it's party has steadily reject
ed and the deprecatory tone of its arti
Gle upon General Blair's position, and its
confession that Southern Democracy" is
seriously divided upon the substantial is
sue for 1872, reveal its consciousness that
the issue is foregoDe conclusion.
Nor will any one who observes closely
doubt it. If the Democratic party had
carried Connecticut, as it did New
Hampshire, it could not long have con.
cealed that its national policy is reaction
Its convention would have been more
absolutely mastered by the Southern
Democracy than it was in 1868. The
Democratic success would have been in
terpreted as a reputation of the Repub-
lican settlement of the war The facts,
therefore, upon which good citizens must
decide their action in 1872 are already
evident. The Democratic party is the
organization Of all the elements of reaction.
disorder. discontent, and revolution. The
same spirit which compelled even its first
convention after the war to denouuce re-
constitution, and to declare stealthily for
reputation, and which now ravages loyal
sections with the Ku- -Klux, and demands
an entire reconsideration of all that has
been accomplished, would certainly refuse
to pay the pensions of loyal soldiers, or
would demand an equal payment of rebel
claims. The prospect of Democratic sue
cess is one Of endless confusion, alarm,
and anarchy. The passions of slavery
and of the war are smoldering, not
extinguished fires. Whatever criticisms
may be made of certain details of Repub.
lican administration, its general success,
the profound confidence that it is both
honest and economical, and that the gov
erument of the Union is safer in the hands
OF its proved friends than it possibly can be
in those of all its enemies of every kind,
are more than enough to commend that
to the heartiest support of
all good citizens.
The vague talk of certain Democrats
about dead issues" need deceive no one
The very issues that are described as
dead by the feeble Northern wing of that
party are vehemently declared to be the
most vital of all by the controlling South
ern element. Indeed, the force of the
Democratic party has always been with
its Southern wing, not only because of the
greater general ability of its Southern
leaders, but because the great policy of
the party was a Southern interest. The
Northern leaders have no policy to replace
that of slavery, while the only positive
movement in the party at this moment is
that which is pressed by General Blair
and the Southern leaders, the effort to
overthrow reconstruction Let the Domo
cratic party begin by being Democratic
sneers Mr.. John Quincy Adams, who
clearly sees that the party he has joined
is the party of privilege, of a class, of
section, and not the party of liberty Union,
and the people.
1t is because we believe the situation is
suddenly clear to the honest and loyal
people of the United States that we also
believe they will pow fall into line and
move unitedly forward to victory. They
have perfect faith in the honesty of the
and they know that dis
'eDters have now expressed their diff. |
ferences and dissatislactions They will
not, indeed, hesitate yet to do so but
every man who comprehends the disasteres
sure to follow Democratic control of the |
government will insist that Republican
of our own party shall be
friendly, and not helpful to the common
enemy for it is only by friendly criticism
hat the party policy is made truly wise
10 all that we have done and are doing
ct US add a general amnesty. that the in
elligeDt classes who are disfrancihsed
nay have an interest 10 the preservation
If order. A little sagacity assures our
riumph. Aud it is not party prejudice
1T is the perception of an obvious situa.
ion and simple calculation of probabli
les which assure overy thoughtful man
hat the continued ascendency of the Re
publican party is Indispensable to the peace
nd consequent prosperity Of the country
-Harper's Weekly.