The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-08-29
A DEPI4ORABlE LACK OF HAIR
.. leONY ON r RlNCIPLES.

1t Is sadde0lng 70 see tDat IN many
localities, and very especially in the
South, the Democrats are not taking
their Liberal brethren to their bosom
with that pure and earnest affection
which might have been expected. 10
places where they have clear major
ity, they seem very slow In compre'
hecding the true meaning Of Reform
which is, division Of the Offices. Ma
tionally, the Democracy were weak and
dsmoralized, aud their leaders tclt sat.
is6ed to take up and endorse Horace
Greeley after his apostasy from the Re-
publican party. He promised to give
them an equal share Of the federal Of
ices, which was Just that many more
than they could hope to get in any 9th
q Wy. Thus the Democratic heart
Wa made glad, and Horace Greeley be-
came tic Moses Who should lead the
party out Of tho wilderness Of loneli-
mess in which it has been sojourning
for the past twelve years, feeding on
husks, into the promised land Of fat Of.
foes and. old time ste.lings. The pros
poet vas lovely, and triumphal avenue
Of .,clasped hands across the bloody
ehasm Wa formed, along which Hcr-
~ should ride into the lace of 81.
prsme power.
Bat trouble has come. The Liberals
think that the principle pledged BY
them with regard to the national Offices
should be obtained by the Democrat.
In State and local elections. They
want their allies to give them chance
70 20 to Congress from strong Dem.
ocratic districts, and they want to be
Governors of Democratic States and
Treasurers of Democratic countless
But the Democracy do not seem to be
able to look at Reform from this stanu. .
point. They are anxious to reform the
civil service, but they want to do it
with Democratic Office. holders. They
are evidently reasoning on the homely,
but very practical, old maxim that "a
bird in the hand is worth two in the
BUSH" They are sure Of these local
and State Offices, but the federal posi-
tons hang on The contingency of Hor-
400 Gresley's election, which places
them at ruinous discount in any trades
which arc proposed.
We End this unfortunate condition
Of aaairs-aod it is deplorable among
men who, forgetting past differences,
arc banded together solely for the sue
cess Of glorious pri1ciples-existing
down At Mobile, Ala. One Greedy pa
per, the Tribune, wants afiliation,
union of action in conventions, broth.
erhood Of interest, harmony Of spirit
for the success of our common cause.
and all that soft of thing-winding up
with ! call for share of the local
spoib. The Register, also . Greeley
paper, doesn't think The "bloody
ehasm" has any thing to do With tho
Mobile Offices, and says, (italies iuclu.
ded):
zone Of the most oogent reasons for
opposing the misoegenat alton movement now
on foot 10 the absolute want of any neces-
sity for it. In this county the Democratic
and Conservative party hsve the power
1t has carried, and can carry, past and
present elections In this county, under
~ PrsssHt orgsnisasion and without getting
isso bid 1ish arrange and unsamed bedfei-
lo1s.
''There il no organised and active Lib
srsl Republican party here, for the Demo.
cratic and Conservative party to enlist I'M
der. L 10 asked to furl its known and we'll
loved banner aad to surrender its unstain-
Cd sword to . something which seeks some.
tAseg, il kRoWs not and ddres not proclaim
W1A1"
There you have it.! The Denocrat-
10 party has the power in that county,
and 1t does not propose sharing its com.
Portable bed With the strange and IN.
named individuals who come along with
. Liberal banner auttering 10 the
breeze. The Democracy is not dis
posed 70 surrender ito record to any sort
Of 9 miscegenation oonglomera ton that
may demand it. It can carry the cleo:
tion just Is we'll without the Liberals
g with them, and most certainly it
does not propose to give up any good