American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-04-06
The True Polly Of the Democracy.

fair exclusively Republican. When
it shall have acted, it will be the
business of the Democracy to pro
nounce upon it. If the Democrats
like it's men and its principles well
enough to go for them, all right. If
not they will be free to nominate
their own men. In the first case, it
will BE a fight with Grant against
the field. In the second case, it will
be the united Democracy against
two Republican tickets. In every
aspect in which the situation can be
presented there is not diScernible a
solitary reason in favor of Demo
cratic disbandment. Ten years ago
the Democratic party was beaten by
Just such a split as has now taken
place in the Radical party. The
Democracy had two candidates,
breckenridge and Douglas. The
Radicals never dreamed then Of
passivism as a wise policy. They
rallied and concentrated tn +
strength, and beat a divided antag
Onist. The Democracy has now
changed places with them, and now
we hear advice from pretended Dem
Ocrats to get out of the way and lie
low, until one of the wings of di-
vided enemy gets in position to COM
mand their votes. And Oh what
ground are the DemOcratscounselled
to be the tail of the Liberal Repub-
lican kitef Why, on the ground
that its sloug;iing off from Radical
ism they have fallen back to en-
trench themselves on a substantially
Democratic platform. 1t is plain
that every plank of principle that
this party assumes to distinguish 1t
from Administration Radicalism is
a Democratic principle. And SO
they invade our political territory.
occupy our castles, and drive us
from the presence of our household
gods, and command us to support
them as the self-appOinted represent
ativcs OF our own political princi
pies. 1t is a cool proceeding-an
audaciOus prOceeding--and only
made possible of achievement by q
systematic decrial of the strength
and vitality of the Democracy. We
are told that the Democratic party
has had its day, played its part OF
the stage, and in its fullness of tim,
has died a natural death. A greater
falsehOOd was never uttered fOl
never before did the maladies q
the country more sorely stand il
need of the medicaments of Demo
cratic principles. With Constitu
ton wounded and battered, and sicl
unto death, who are it's more apprO
pirate doctors than the men of
Constitutional party' The yer.
Radical split now before us gives thu
lie to the thought that Democratic
principles are effete and the Demo
cratic party a fossil. Carl Schur;
and his friends are clinging to tina
very rock of constitutional Democra
cy, which we are told has been pull
verified into nOthingness by tn
crushing events of the war. No tru
friend of the Democracy or of genu
inc free government has yet said Sc
While Il patch or shred of the SAM
constitution remains the party tina
has built its creed upon it has lifi
TO live, a duty to perform, and a mis-
sion to pursue. That party is tn
venerable and veteran Democracy
as old as the government, twin-bOrl
with the great charter of $50, an,
destined to a life cOeval with it
And now in view of it's present gold
!. en- opportunity, when the strength
of it's mortal enemy is falling t.
pieces from it's own inherent rotten
ness and corruption, and when tn
people are aDXiOusly looking TO
some firm ground Of political truth
homes V and safety upon which t.
plant their imperilled government
let no Democrat listen TO any wore
of discOuragcment from the lips o
timid and crOaking friends, or enc
mics in the guise of friends. Thu
plain duty of the Democracy is t.
be under arms, to double its guards
with it's army eyes and ears wid'
open, to watch and wait in readi
!, ness to strike the blow for victor,
whenever and wherever the open
ing presents itself i'll the presen
mOmentOns campaign. An army o
observation ready to strike, is a Yer.
different thing from the army disin
tegrated and disbanded which thu
Passivistsn would make of tn,
Democracy.-MObiIe Register.
Attorney General Morris has adj
minlstered a heavy dose to Peas,
in the shape of scathing review o
his late Report and the School Bill