Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-17
TIE TRUE POLICY OF TIE DE.
NOCRAtY,

democrats ShOulU Keep aiooi Aio'" !
the Cincinnati Convention, anu have
nothing to 10 with it. Ii Is an affair
exclusively Republican. When II
shall liuvc acted. ii will be the bust
ness OF the Democracy I" pronounce
upon IL. Ii the Democrats like its
mon aud lis principle, we'll e"ongl''"
20 for theH.. nil right. lfnoi. they
will be free to nominate their OWN
NEIL. In the first case, 1t VIII nc
fight with Grant against the ncld.
lin the second case. it Will I've the uni
ted Democracy against tw" lsepah!i-
can iickrt-. Ia every aspect III
which, the situation can be presented
there j. not d~i,crrmib!c solitary req
son in favor OF Democratic l'assI'ltv,
OF thought Of Democratic d'sbahd:
ment. Ten wears az" the l)e!u"crht-
ic parti was beaten hy just such 4
split as ha, now taken place in the
Radical party. The Democracy had
tvs" candidates. breckenridge and
Douglas. The Radicals never dieami-
ed then OF r~assivcism A. 4 wise poll
cv. They rallied aud c~"Eccntrat"d
their strength. and beat i divided ALL
tagoni-t. The Democracy has now
changed places will, them. and NOW
we hearad"icr from pretended Dem
ecrsts TO get rut al the way and 1t"
low, until on" Of tin. wings OF 2 di-
vidcd enemy ..i- in position 10 COM
mand their votes. AMI ON what
ground are the Democrats ~rouus-llcd
to be the tail NJ the Liberal Republic
can kite? Why. on the ground that
In sIoughinm oil from lsmdica!is!n
they have fallen back t" rnirrnch
themselves on a substantially Demo-
cratic platform. 1t IL plain that every
plank Of principle that this party AS
sunes to distinguish il from Admin
istration Eahica.i, III is Democratic
principle. And 80 they invade our
poliiica! territory, occupy "Irr castles.
and drive US from th." presence III
our household gods. and command
US to support them ~ the seIt-ap-
pointed representatives II our
political principles. X is nro"l pro-
ceeding-nn auiaci"ns proceeding
and only made possible of achieve
mcnt bv II systematic drrrial Of the
strength and vitality OF the Drm"c-
racv We are told that the Demo
cratic party ha- had it, day. played
its part on the stage. and III its full
ness of time has died a uatura! death.
\ greater falSrhoud wa- never utter
ed; for never before did til" mal,!ies
of the country more -orciy stand i'll
need OF the mc'tiCamelifs "f DrIu"-
CRATE principles. With 4 Cun-iiiiI-
tiOH wounded and battered. and sirk
unto death, who arc lis more arpro-
pirate doctors than the nrm of at on
stituti"nai party: The s"r l~sa'iica!
.ptit nov before rs gives the lie I" the
thought that Democratic principles
are effctc AMI the Democratic party a
fossil. Car. Sciurz aud his friends
are clingin" I" that very rock of con-
stitutioIal Democracy. which we are
told has been pulvrriZcd into moth
in.ness by the crushing crcnt, of the
war. Notruc friend OF the Donloc-
rary. OF of genuine free government
las vet said 80. While a patch or
shred Of the same constitution re.
mains tho party that has built its
creed upon it has . life to live. duty
to perform. and q mission to pnrsF
That party il the venerable and ' t.
Gran Democracy. a. old rs the gov
ernmcnt, t~win-boru with III" great
charter Of 80. anil destined to life
cocval with il. And low in View OF
its prcse.t golden opportunity. when
the strength of it, mortal enemy is
falling to pieces from lis own inner
eut rottenncs> api corruption. and
when the people are anxion-ly look
ing fE>soinc firm ground of political
trrt4, honesty and safety upon which
TO plant their irmp"rilci government
let no Democrat listen To any word
=. of encouragement from the lips OF
iimi,i and cracking friends. or enc.
mics in the gniSc vi friends. The
pain duty of tho Democracy is to be
under arms. to double its guards
with KS army eye, and cars wide
open. TO watch and wait in readiness
I" strike the blow for victory when,
ever and wherever the opening pre-
. sent i;,cit in III" present m"lncutous
campaign. An arm: 81 observation
ready to strike. is "a very different
thing from the arm. di-intcsrate'
aud disbanict which the '.PassiNl.tc'
would make OF the beInocracy.--No
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