The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-02-09


II. Parker, an Iowa Democratic
leader, in regard to theprscnt con-
dition Of the Democratic organiza-
ton. He thought the party dead,
and said the body must be buried,
and the stencil Of its putrid remains
removed from the public nostrils.
This week we have the comments
Of Brick Pomcroy on the condition
of the party. lie says, "if ever a
party in this country was on the
road to the devil, the Democratic
party is the one" Brick is good
authority, and il the carcass still
breathes, we have no reason to dis
pute the statement that Il is on that
road, and quite near his sulphurous
majesty at that. Here is the pic
ture Of demoralization he presents
The Democrats OF tine country
are divided into rings, factions,
cliques, combinations, hold-backs
and go-aheads, till their progress,
instead Of being straight ahead like
. grand army on its triumphant
march, is here and there; this way
and that; slittleto the right then
a little to the left; then to the
north or south, in . zig-zag course;
then travelling all day in a circle
no one Of the party knowing where
its final destination is to be.
He says there are armies and
armies Of Democrats, but no party
--"No Democratic party in the
United States" After all then,
like Parker, ofIowa, he believes the
party dead. It is the members OF
these "rings, factions, cliques," ETC.,
who are "on the road to the devil"
We speak in general terms ofthe
party being 80 and SO, sometimes, but
Brick means the individual mem. |
ber-those who "depsrt," and
those who play "pOssum," and those
who "once more marshal the Dem.
ocratic clans, andre-kindle the Dem.
oCratic watch tires;" for, says
Brick, "any man who offers to lead
them to the promised land by the
way Of fat offices, rich pickings,
harvests ofplunder, official laziness
and terrible corruption, they follow
this way and that, carelessly, blind
ly, wonderingly, blundering." This
is Bricks opinion Of Democrats
throughout the country, armies and
armies Of human connorants, un-
principled and reckless, thirsting :
red hot to fix their greedy maws
ipon "at Offices, rich pickings,"
tic. Truly a sad picture is this to =
contemplate. Well may our coun- !
ry rejoice in the fact that there is :
10 hope of such conglomeration of :
iversc, iniquitous elements coming v
ITO power But Brick goes on y
nd tells his readers how this state :
{ immortality has been brought Y
bout among his fellow Democrats. q
Iere it is: el
For years it has been the aim Of ~
in the Democratic par. &c
to educate the people that they, pt
Ie people, did not know their own til
ants, and were not capable ofself :,
,yernment. These upstarts have Z
| along preached that i'm them and !"
their ideas alons can be found go
lvatiOn for the nation--asa a quack Al
octor adyertises that his Buchu, az
mixture of sweetened water If
ken in doses large enough, will ~
store shattered constitutions. DO
These $50 called Democratic ~
aders," says Brick, scattered WI
ere and there, have been giving Gu
ut such education as will bring ma
Aeir followers to the jail instead Of th'
he goal. The people have been coI
'ught that the only route TO ma Of
onal greatness and party success SCI
the one which leads by plumber, re-
y the door of aristocracy rather in'
nan by honesty and the homes Of
he poor"
These are men who now occupy e
he political field as reformers- >.
hese men in want Of fat Offices and ',
Iun1av T1Do.o o ON