The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-22
HOW sTRaNGEIT SOUNDS,

/ fN" ~" pthts.IlcH that are bt-tOH ed
BY the Democratic press Of the country.
Just now, upon man who twelve months
ago, was ~ unpopular with Democrats
generally "a were Giddings or old John
Brown in their day There is something
surprising aud mysterious in the sudden
change that has come over the spirit of
their dreams, and We can account for it
upon no other principle than the one mem
toned in that passage in Holy Writ which
says Men love darkness rather than light.
because their deeds are evil"
The majority Of the Democratic press
oithe South and West seems to have be
come perfectly infatuated with Greeley and
his MD ,ohits hat-as much so al least M.
were the Wings in lS47-S, with Gen. Tay.
Tor = old white horse; and this infatua,ion
VIII result ia a. much evil to the country
rs did the election Of Gen raylor. or u
> drant, and be far more damaging to the
Democratic party. In those campaign.
the Dc" orra"V '"a-a called upon to fight
Nt ''f 0"""iutT " shoulder and
they did it willingly and calamity. without
murmuring They were not called TO sun
port life long enemy and sing ho-ana. TO
the praise of one who believes that aNborxe
There's are Democrats, aud therefore they
fought with cherrfulness alacritv. aud a
courage that never iaItered, until the end
of the battle
1t will not he a. now! Though the mass
es are as brave as ever and always willing
to oppose the enemy in open fight the lead.
ers either want office in the ranks of the
enemy or have beaome arrant towards. too
pusilanimous to fight in the good old cause
so sacred to the heart of every freeman
and patriot.
How strange it will look to see the DO.
litical antpodes OF 1871, fraternizins and
going to the polls arm ia arm with huge
Ethiopiansto vote together for man whose
isDs and fana,icisms were too rank for
tolerAtioni How Odd how very odd will
1t appear to hear the old supporters of
jackson, Van Buren, and Pierce. shout
ing H"-Ed for Greeiey ven done for
Graft Bro,onl
DO honest Democrats suppose that
they can ever achieve u victory over
Grant and his cohorts by such y course
OF madness and folly? Victories are
he worth the winning, if they could
not won IN that way; and would not
II would establish no permanencv in party
otranization-no principle that would he
/ congenlal to the factions Of which the con.
glomerate and incongruous party would
be composed, add therefore it could be mel
Their lasting nor profitable
limen calling themselves Democrats are
so eager to rush into the Republican, or
Federal ranks, that they cannot risk
nomination oftheir own in the field. let
them make = clean breast OF it at once.
aud rush to the arms OF the Prince Of Re
lubI'cs"s At once, exclsiming
! We can butpcrish II vsgo,
/ We are resolved to Try;
here &c. We give ourselves away
| "Tis all that ~ can do"
Democrats who wish to remain pure
nud interrupted should take wnrninpirom
t"rP'ss a"d act prudently We have not
'ofs"iteu the Syren songs Of the Wing pr
y ~ lN4o which the Democracy were lei
away from theirpsrty and their principles
TIE 'ptcirn, prr ni-e~ Of Tgo ,EDiiirs Il
d'y mf roId her. "rippccanoe and TYLER
too aud thr display Of log cabins and
coon skins, the guzllins Of bard cider mute
murder. AMI t'e tom ioolery and dehaucii-
er, of'hat -irksniug and disgusting cam
paign will ProtabI, be again, enacted --
We look for nothing bettcr-,he-c could
be nothing worse for the Democracy.
All such campaigns tend 10 the demon
alizati"n OF any people and any party 40
honest respectable party or men ever added
snythiug to liz restec'alility by aHliarne
With a band Of corrupt malccutcnt. ,on
may ~ well expect ,he morals %. the Young
to he impro, ct in q bswiv hou-c. or sober
men 10 Ice made ont OF d-urlarJ- ia r
dram shop
b l'ut ags.n. how doc. II, look 90 see old
ste'd sober democrats ha4icnirg into the
rauhs OF the enemy. f-h.srnz irr with
ID those WHO Ucre bat yesterday. a. Is were.
r their worst euerniey and attempting 10 no
"Iogise 'or such conduct by retcrat nz the
= exclamation "AngfiiHy to b,if GraaA
i. Do such men desire 10 get hack into the
q Id