The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-18
Gsy~ THE days of glorifcation have come

Democracy, all over the country, are rejoic-
ing over the fact, that, for once, they are to
he permitted to vote for an honest man,
that, even at the expense of all their former
protestations of love for the party and its
principles, they are compelled, to gain even
a show of possibility of securing a hold upon
the spoils of Office, to bend their knees to the
most unreenting opponent they have met
with since parties were formed in this coun-
try. The situation is just now cheering to
the boilers; and Democrats are happy because
OF IL rs well. But thanks be to the virtue
of the masses Of the people. Republicans as
well as Democrats, the cause for rejoicing is
not destined tor last, or to progress to suo-
cessiul end
All the Republicans have not bolted, nor
can all the Democrats be lashed into the sup
port of Horace Grcely. Before the conven-
ton at Baltimore met, the points, as to
whether no nomination. mere approval, or
downright nomination of Greely and Brown,
with the Cincinnati platform attached, were
the better policy, were thoroughly discussed.
The dangers of the two former were plainly
set forth, and the latter settled upon as the
only means by which the leaders could secure
authority to use the lash. But even full
icdgcd nomination of such men proves too
sieve-like to hold water. Thousands of
Democrats, all over the country, refuse to be
whipped in, and many thousands of these
declare they prefer voting for Grant, whose
antecedent' they know to be Democratic, and
whose Presidential acts they know to be based
on the principles they have always supper
ted, to voting for Greely, whose every move,
save when political agrandisement was the
object, was made with a view of destroying
their party and showing their principles into
the depths Of oblivion.
Even in our own county of Monroe viii this
boiling of Democrats from the suicidal pol
icy Of the Democratic leaders prove to be the
case. The Democracy of Monroe are not so
ignorant that they do not know the differ
ence between the principles Of the man who
denounced them as the sojourners with rattle
snakes and wild beasts, and hurled at their
heads the infamous charge, that they were
the possessers of ten gallons of Whiskey to
each spelling Book, and the principles which
IL The days Of genuine Jackson Democracy
50 did much towards bringing our nation from
its youth to glorious full manhood. They
know this and they remember it, and hence
do not hesitate to give free vent to the indig-
nation they feel at the manner in which they
have been sold and in most emphatic d-n's
declare that they will not bind the bargain
with their votes.
Il IS true that the mere partizans of the
party-the men who are held to it only by
the cohesive power Of that public plunder
which they hope to reach by it-profess to
rejoice over the coalition which has resulted
in the selling out of the Democracy and its
principles, that the ambition of life long op-
poneuts may be gratifed, and their hates
paudcred to. These will, doubtless, support
the Ticket formed at Baltimore. 1t is also
tue that the Monroe Democrat viii give the
action at Baltimore its unqualified approval
and support, and SO work itself up, as the |
progresses, that its Editor will
lead himself 20 believe that Greely and
Brown were life long Democrats, and gen
uine partizan models in that sense. 1t is
also true that the men who want to 20 to
Congress and the Legislature, and fill the
county Offices, from. Sheriff all the way down to
Jury Commissioner, will yell hozannas over
the nomination Of Greely and Brown, declare
the death and burial of past issues, and start
out on the new departure with exceeding
great JOY, happy in the belief that they are
marching straight forward to the goal of
their ambition. The rank and file Of the
men whose votes count, and have
always heretofore counted IN filing our Offices
with such political hucksters and dema-
are not In this move, and,
# emphatic declarations can be taken as the
sriterian to judge from, never will be in it.
Many of them may 60 the polls and vote,
because they want to ''stick to the ticket" as
heir fathers did, before them, but their
hearts viii not go with their votes. Many
more viii stay at home, and in their work
shops, fields and barns mourn the folly which
destroyed the party of their hopes. Nany
more, urged on by the virtue which controls
rue manhood viii go to the polls, and by
'oting for Grant and Wilson, put the seal of
condemnation upon the demagogues and
,hysters who have so basely betrayed them,
znowing full well that they do less violence
o their principles by so voting than by sup
porting the action of the leaders at Balti-
more. Why, even many of the local leaders,
lereabouts, are in tribulation over the result,
nd swallow the ticket much as they would
wallow dose Of eaIomel and jalop, or any
,ther nauseating drug.
From no point from which we can view the
ituation, can we see any reason to fear for
he fate of the ticket formed at Philadelphia