The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-01-25
THE PASSIVE POLICY.

| THE PASSIVE POLICY.
The Democratic members of the Missouri
Legislature met in caucus on the evening o
January 9Th and adopted the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That the Democratic members of thu
Twenty sixth general assembly heartily indorse
recommend to the Democracy OF the country the
adoption OF the so-caled Passive Missouri polio,
for the national campaign for 1872.
The Missouri Democrat and other Radica
papers, fearful Of the success which will I'm
doubtedly follow the adoption of the Passive
policy, endeavor to burlesque the movement
calling it the "possum policy" etc. Call il
by what name they please, in the States OF
Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri it has re.
suited in u restoration of the Democratic party
to power, and its adoption in those States has
resulted in the Acknowledgement of hundreds
of thousands of so.called "rebels." BY pur.
suing that policy,-whch was the only one
offering the least show of successful the
State of Missouri, alone, over sixty thousand
Democrats, who were ostracized and denied
all yoice in governmental affairs, were relieved
of their political disabilities and again invested
with the privileges of citizenship. In Virginia
and Tennessee the same gratifying result fol
lowed the adoption of the Passive policy, and
those three great States are now overwhelm.
ingly Democratic. The Bourbon" element
of the Democratic party, while acknowled ging
the success which has thus far attended the
adoption of the Passive policy, stubborny re-
fuse to accept accomplished facts. and persist
IN endeavoring to resurrect political issues
which have been passed ON in the court of last
resort, having been submitted TO the arbtra-
ment of the sword and buried in the grave oil
the rebellion. The people have no desire to
discuss dead issues. Whether or not slavery
was q divine institution, or whether secession
questions which the people do not desire to
again adiudicate. The settlement of those is.
sues is final, aud the present and tuturo-not
The past-now occupies public attention. The
Democracy of the States named have shown
themselves equal 10 the occasion. and by ig-
,orlng the past have aroused the people 10 u
,ealizng sense of the dangers which threaten
hem under Radical rule. The adoption of
he sO-called Passive policy has thus far created
10 discard in tho ranks; on the contrary il has |
brought strength 10 the party, infused new
igor, brought the stragglers into camp aud /
estored the party To It's normal condition.
Radical papers, of course, denounce this new
policy Us Machiaveian in character, and insist
hat the Democracy do not accept the results
# the war in good faith, but OH the contrary
'nly await an opportunity to upset all that has
'een done under Republican administrations
n this way they have worked ON the fears of
ne people to such an extent that the foolish
tterances of some Southerner, who broods
yer the past, outweighs the united voice of the
Democracy. The peaceful condition of those
tates that have been wrested from Radical
ul-, and the economy which prevails through
ut the different departments under Demo.
ratio administrations, is sufficient answer 10
II charges coming from Radical source
lad the Democracy of those States, blind to
heir own interests clung to dead Issues, Vir-
inia, Tennessee and Missouri would to-day be
worse condition than is Louisiana or South :
arolina; and yet in the face of all the hue
nd cry raised of abandoning party. ignoring
etc, the Democratic party in those =
tates is stronger to-day than ever before.