The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-26
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Ocratic Era, of East Portland, nor
the Eugene City Guard Demo
cratic). These journals take the
consistent position, that as Greeley
is not a Democrat, but on the con-
trary a Republican, to support him
would be equivalent TO giving up
their Democratic principles, and
would result in the entire deStruc.
ton of the Democratic party. They
are enemies to General Grant, aud
would rejoice in his utter defeat ];
but they are opposed t. sinking
the Democratic organization into
oblivion, by merging it intoa Gree
ley-Brown Republicans faction, SIM
ply toaccomplIsh the very improba-
Bile end ofdeieatiog Grant. fierce
ley were a Democrat, or even stood
upon a Democratic platform, the
sacrifice would not be so great; but
as it is, his endorsement involves
the entire forsaking and giving up
Of Democratic principles and posi-
tiois. It's simply giving up the
party organization for the chance OF
substituting one Republican in the
place ofanother. The chances of
defeating Grant, by such a coali-
ton, look entirely too slim for these
journals to consent TO 50 great a
sacrifice. If political death must
come to the party, the logic oftheir
position is, let it go down with the
sails spread and the old flag flying
at the masthead. So tar as we are
concerned, it affords us no pain to
witness the last breath leave the
body OF the Democratic party. We
have never seen the time when we
thought it right in principle, and in
practice we have always thought it
most eSecrable. In its early history
it was unprogressiye in principle,
narrow contracted and selfish in its
views, and heartlessly oppressive
and intolerant in its practice. The
shareholders rebellion was but
the elimination of its imquitous
teachings, and the fruit of its sec
tional and intolerant policy. The
baptism of blood SO freely made
upon Southern soil in defense Of hui
man freedom and constitutional law,
though IN a measure compensated by
their successful maintenance, yet calls
for the entire destruction of those
principles which demanded 50 great
a sacrifice. The Democratic party,
under whose training the South was
lead into the act of rebellion, by its
death, can satisfy this call. Plant
ing itself upon the Greeley-Bf6wn
platform, in effect, it dies to its old
and is Incorporated in the
blood and bones Of its Republican
enemy, who SO recently conquered
it. This is the logic Of the act. If
the heart of the party went with
the act, and the Republican princi-
pies Of Greeley were sincerely
adopted by the Democracy. it would
be well but this does not appear.
Although they forsake their old or
ganization, and, on paper, openly
endorse the new, they still covertly
retain their old principles, hoping,
if Greeley is elected, to influence
him to make them paramount in
his Administration. In other words,
they pledge themselves openly to
one thing, while secretly resolving,
if successful, to do another. In this,
course, they are both treacherous
aud unprincipled towards the men
and platform whom they pretend to
endorse. In view of this covert
treachery, the position taken by the
Era and Guard ismuch more hon
orable, because more consistent
with firmness and truth. Their re-
fisal, however, if persisted IN, Of
giving then adhesion to the Gree
ley Brown faction, viii not more
than show their individual consist
ency in the maintenance OF Demo-
cratic integrity. The great mass of
Democratic journalists in the State
and country have already granted