The new North-west., 1872-04-06

erviccs ne witnesses snd jurors W's'"'us psS'
n INV hope Of payment So, without the
,sssage ut this bill. the good people ot sn's i.
Territory may soon find Themselves In the 4
same unhappy condition. --,.
MODERN DEMOCRACY.
There was time in the history OF this
country when the Democratic party possess
I'd courage and enterprise; when, with proud
and defiant mien, II strobe into the open
field psnopl,ed In no armor but itts pra"c''
ples. and deiantly threw down the gauntlet
to opposing parties. Now, alas. It hss
depcnersted and turnel craven. It hss
itself in the ambush of the passive
policy" like dishesrtened O"nd OF skulk-
i ne. starving bushwhackers, snxioasly and
waiting for dissensions and trea'
son in the ranks Of their opponents before
they isre come out from their cover anil
make the slightest attack upon them IL
this the legi,imsse descendant Of that brave |
PARTY that once marched TO victory under |
- old Hickory" lfso, what can the mat |
ter be? The Only answer we can give 70
that the present members Of Il possess no |
longer that firm conviction in regatsl u prin'
ciples that in times of yore nerved tue hearts
of the - Untcrrificd," )" and made each indi'
vidual member Of the party feel that In
battling for these convictions he alone could
NEE. the opponents of his party and come
off conaurrUr. The consciousness Ut beng
in the wrong often makes the brsvest Of men
towards. r.., -. no;
The Democratic party, under the leader
slip of some weak and unpatriotic men, lies
allowed ,tself u he led Into the swamps and
ausgmires Of wrong. while it's opponent, the
Republican party, is around aud above 1t
upon the nights of right and honest convic'
ton. The Democratic party, from one end
Of its battle line 10 the other, with as much
noise and commotion ss an army of
yelling and gong sounding Chinese braves,
IL trying to cheer each tho other by crying
tia, their opponents are surely sinking into
The sloughs Of corruption beneath their teet.
Rnt they all feel that this cannot win-that
il is the trick Of barbsrous age, s''u "o..
not belong to th,s enlightened era. They
can see full we'll that their opponents are
standing at their case, - though they were
sure their feet were upon firm earth. that
their eyes are proc'aim,ng, that their hearts
are beating high and courage Is swelling
within them, and that when the command
is passed along the column will quickly fall
into line and charge, confident Of victory
upon ,he,r, own sinking and wavering ranks
The Republicans see that their opponent'
are even cow looking for help and consol
alton, before the beginning Of the battle. Il
that little band of Labor. Rcformers wh'
have exhibited the unpar.t'nable and nav
acknowledged weakness of trying tn clim'
> into position up the fat legs of a respectable
old gentleman who has grown rich - {
: money lender. and who hes actually no NOR
Q sympathy with their real trous'ies and hear
I l,urnings than the Emperor of China; ant
i. also besecch,ngly At the self styled 'Libers
r Republicans" )" who are marching out will
9 high, boastfui and bragyart promises, an
8 fulsome self -lsudations, like = conceitet
;, mob Of BOmbastcs FusiOsos. There Can be n
o help far them from either source; fnr th
. former ha: onso,'ed ''.e'! % esas: VILLAIN pa
. there can oe ""n'"s o'' = 'oA. u'.'e
d and the latter has no legitimate place in .
}. American political contest. II was nc
Y brought forth by the necessities of the tine'
'e It is not animated by principle. It was cor
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