The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-09

but means to this end; that principles
are of different application, and ques'
tons lose their importance in the
ever shifting changes of human at.
fairs, and discarding all narrow ideas,
abandoning the consideration of all
questions which have passed; recog-
nizing the accomplished fact of the
present, and approaching the dangers
of the future, it will invite, both by
words and by deeds, both by resolu'
tons and by nominations, the Jealous,
hearty cooperation of all men who
believe that the Constitution is a bet
ter system of government than mar.
tial law, and that reform in the civil
service is a higher duty than reward
ing prospective partisan effort by dis
tributing spoils.
BY this course the party, l should
hope, would attain ucces II j,
should once more fail, as an honest,
faithful, patriotic minority, it will
hold an important position and exert
an immense moral power over the
majority; and it may well wait with
faith the inevitable hour which will
crown its fidelity and patience with
the success which it will have de-
served.
These are words nobly spoken and
must meet with echo in the hearts OF
all true Democrats.
And now comes the Hon. Dan. w.
Voorhees,, with a plain elear-ringing
protest against the passive" abortion
which that Missouri midwife, the
Republican, is attempting to palm
off on the public as a live Dem.
ocratic baby. Mr.. Voorhees, says:
"a strange form of folly is prevail
ing to a considerable extent in the
columns of certain Democratic news
papers on the subject of the next
Presidency. 1t seems to have oc-
Cured to the editors of n few promi.
nent journals, that they held a power
of attorney for the transfer of the
Democratic masses to new leaders as
we'll IS new principles. :
The Democratic Party to-day has
within its ranks three million oil
voters. 1t embraces a popular major.
ity of the whole vote of the United
States. Whenever there is that abso.
lutte freedom of elections which is
guaranteed by the Constitution, this
fact will be abundantly developed
Yet. with such a party in existence,
standing firmly in line, devoted to the
principles OF its organizatio on, the ST.
Louis Republican c~onceiyes it to be
wise and right TO nominate nobody to
lead them to victory, but rather 10
leave these gallant forces to break into
disjointed squads and find for them
selves in some unknown way, y place
TO fight, under some unknown colors.
If this is not political in.
sanity, then all the bold, direct and
glorious contests i'll the past history
of our party are false and pernicious
examples. They should be blotted
out and never mentioned again. The
conduct of Benton, jackson and Silas
Wright, and kindred spirits in the
great days of the past should never
again be cited for approval and emit
lation. Every political coward should
have a wreath of laurels; and every
fearful trimmer should have a monu.
ment erected to his memory"
After urging the nomination of a
thorough Democrat. he proceeds:
"Under the leadership We have in
Dictated our organization would be
compact everywhere. We would
control counties, districts, States, and
keep and increase our control of To-
calities. In our candid Judgment we
would succeed throughout the nation,
and bring back the reign of law and
good government. We believe this
is yet within our reach, if We manage,
act, work and nominate, and lay down
platforms with a view to the cncour-
agefnent and Jealous activity of the
voters of our own party. If, how
ever, we should fail to redeem the
entire country, we would have many To-
cal victories to console us. And better
than everything else, and beyond all
price, we would maintain even in de-
feat, III w respect, and the respect
of n enemies. Defeat is by no
means the worst of ills to honest men,,
A base surrender of measures and of
men, and then defeat besides, which
would be inevitable, is an infinitely
more intolerable picture to look