The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-13
Democrats must be not Only Faithful, but
Just to Each Other.

soundly berated by some Democrats
for an attempt to bctray the Democrat
ic party under the cloak of "passi-
vism:" and Mr.. Belmont, the chair
man of the National Democratic Com
mittce, has been suspected of the same
offensc because he was supposed to be
IL large stockhAder in the World and
was playing into the hands of that
journal as his organ. The reader Ofthc
Register well know that the World is
far from having its entire confidence,
as an orthodox Democratic ncwsp:l-
Der. 1t can never have it until it
ceases to sncer at distinguished menu
bcrs of that party more faithful and
fearless than itself, when their only
sin is that they stand firmly to its ira
ditional principles refuse to admit that
the obsoietisin Or Boarbonisnl ofany
part of tho Constitution Of the United
States is IL logical sequence Of sue
cessful war to "prcscrve the tniOn.'
This is what Democrats OF the World
school hold or pretend to hold. we
say "pretcnd," because we do not
think that a journal so intelligent and
instructed as the World can believe i'll
any such nonsense. But this weaken
cd style of Democracy is deemed by
politicians of the World class as more
popular and more soothing to the pub
lie taste at Il moment when the passions
of war sentiment are yet uncooled. 1t
| is Il mild "departure" from the rock
of sound doctrine, and l. tub thrown to
the whale of the pOpuiace for its tent
| porary placation. The World, for in
stance, in pursuance of this pusillani-
nous policy, finds it necessary to ig-
more such statesmen and constitution
III Democrats as Alexander II. Stephens,
as if it were necessary to clear the
skirts of the modern and modified De-
| mOcracy Of the Cdium of association
and fraternity with such unrecOn-
structed Democrats as himself. If the
Constitution Of the United States is an
obsolete thing, or if the World wishes
! it to be SO treated, then is Mr.. Stephens
an obsolete and q "Bourbon" Demo-
crat. If it is not, then Mr.. Stephens
is the true and faithful Democrat, and
the World falls from Democratic grace
just in proportion as it yields up any
constitutional principals as alien to the
Democratic creed. For our own part :,
we do not believe in any milk and wa
ter political creed, either on grounds of
honesty or policy. We are persuaded
that the Democratic party is disorgan
lied and at sea this very day, because
it's ancient and noble faith has not been
religiously adheared to and upheld by
its leaders. The rank and file are as
sound to-day rs they were in the days
of Jefferson and Jackson. But its lea
lers are afraid of it's glorious and saw
ing principles. Radical bayonets have
cowetl them; and they fancy have cow
cd the people and like 80 many Peters
and Iscariots they have denied their
political and patriotic lord. Through
their temptation to "depart" and low
err the standard of the true faith, the
healthy blood of manhood no longer
courses the veins of the Democratic par
ty. 1t has become II dyspeptic and en-
feeblcd organism. 1t is a diseased boy,
and yet Il mans work is expected of it.
If every statesman editor and leader in
the country, pretending to be Il Demo
craft had been made of the pure, and
sound, and loyal constitutional stuff
which constitutes the Democracy OF
Alexander II. stephens; the Democra-
| cy would to- day have been the dOni-
nant power in the land, controlling the
dcstinics of this people. Halfheartetl-
ness and halfway measures do not win
victories on civic or military battle.
grounds. Ratiicalism has ut least tho
virtues of positivcncss and boldncss.
\ departing and passivist Democracy
cannot make head against it. Fellow
Democrats! we tell you once again,
you hare vot tie i,owcr To SIRE !yo,,. conn
try. Bchcad your cOwardly generals,
shoot your dCscrtcrs, and pick men tC
lead you, and your victory is sure.
But we took UP our pen to say that
so far as present p:,ssivism is concerned,
so far as Mr.. Belmont and the World
arc suspected of dallyinS and delaying,
with Il view to bctray the Democratic
party rs Il tail to the Liberal Rcpubli-
can Kite that is about to bc fashioned
ut Cincinnati next month, We see no
warrant for the charge. Had the writer
OF these tinCS--a member of Mr.. Bel
mont'S committee - suspected such a
thing even remotely, these columns
would have rcsoundeu with his dcnun-
citation. Our Democracy does not teach
It's that Il man may not be rich, and even
an agent of Il great banking house and
yet be a sound Democrat, and above all
incapable of betraying noble trust.
As for the World, it's common sense
and obvious political interest, if moth
ing else, must instruct it and point it to
| its right course in reference to the Gin
ciunati Convention. And in fact it has
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