The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-16
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The Boston Post ofths 30th ult.
Q careful and thoughtful re.
view of the presidential proposition
recommended In the Missouri Demo-
cratic address, written by CORES
and approved by the Post
itself as conclusive against tho pro-
position. The Boston Post is . rec
ognized exponent Of Democratic
principles, whose views ar alwaye
entitled to respect, and the author of
the review referred to 10 80 manifest
ly animated by the Democratic
spirit, and is 30 true, that his objec.
tons deserve to be treated with all
fairness.
The article Gets out with the false
premise that s'sev eral of our public
Journals have been urging he disso-
luton of the Democratic party" aud
does us the questionable honor OF
adding that, among those Journals en-
gagged in the enterprise, "The st.
Louis Republican is the ablest and
most prominent" We will say no
more on this point than that if the
passive proposition meant or could
result, in the dissolution of the Dem
ocratic party, the Republican would
never have advocated it; and in the
second place, if it meant such thing
the administration party would not
be 80 emphatically opposed to it.
The D: opposition has nothing whatev-
er to do with the organization of the
Democracy, and cannot in any way
impair its conference or its discipline.
The movement it proposes is strictly
tactical, and fairly within that mar
gin of resources which party is at
liberty to select from without sacri-
ficing single point in tho cause il
champions. Two years ago, Massa-
chusctts and Missouri were both
classed as Republican States-the
former scarcely less pitilessly so than
the latter. To-day, Missouri is Dem
ocratic by q majority estimated by
some as high as forty thousand, while
Massachusetts remains as kopelessly
Republican as ever. 1t may be said
that there 10 no remedy for this-tha
the Democracy in Massachusetts, a Q
minority-and q minority mus,
expect to be beaten. This is certain
ly true, If the minority, like an
d-school commander, insists
in fighting forever ON the
same old plan and with the same old
weapons; but small armies have bea-
ten large ones, again and again, by
the legitimate resources of strategy
and tactics and with this historical
fact in full view, we know no reason
tor the Massachusetts Democracy re-
naming in perpetual subsection, OK
cept it be their inability to discover
and use the means of deliyerance.
The party now in power in the u i.
ted States came into position in 1861.
as minority, and it has remained in
position ever since.
But the writer in the Post wants to
know why the proposed work can
not be as effectually done by the
Liberal Republicans supporting 9
Democratic ticket, as by the Demo.
Gratis supporting liberal ticket anG
he rem axis: alt is not said that the
Democratic party of the country, add
ed to the liberal Republican vote
could foot up any more than the lat
ter added to the former This i
contentious, we admit; but while i
is good arithmetic, it is poor politics
The Post writer has, ii, these three
, lines, touched the vital point of th
whole question. The difference be
tween the liberal vote added to tn
Democratic vote, and the Democrat
vote added to the Liberal vote, j
vaster than he seems to imagine it
, tue difference between the DemOcra
cy imperceptibly reinforced by
few individual Liberal deserters-
and q spirited Liberal revolt EN-
couraged and reinforced by a tire
J mend0us support OF the Democracy
With the Democratic ticket in III
field, there would not and could nc
be a revolt in the Republican party
the insurgents would be assailed b
/ one party, and receive no succor frOI
p the other the movement would per
ish without coming to maturity, an
have no perceptible effect on tb
struggle. But q Democratic waive
Q of nomination would provoke a n
8 volt and make it formidable by insul
ing its success. How successful
might be in its local struggles woul
! depend almost entirely on the col
! duct of the Democracy. Treate
| generously by the Democracy of MAJ
, sachusetts, it might be made to effet
the overthrow Of the dominant part
and to secure to the Democrats sui
1 stantial fo0thold, even in that con
mon-wealth.