The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-08
The Democracy and their Former


ricsl opposition to them, it is almost use.
less to attempt to reason with them, or
labor TO convince them of the absurd
and ridiculous attitude in which they
stand and the better plan is, perhaps, to
let them go ahead in their blind zeal, and
butt their brains out TO use a homely
phrase) as soon as possible.
Such men as will neither profit from ex.
perience, nor take warning from the expe.
rience Of others, deserve to go to ruin lust
~ rapidly as time can carry them. "They
have joined them selves to their idols" and
the best plan is to "let them alone" We
speak OF such men as call themselves
Democrats, and talk about supporting
Greeley, the life long enemy of Democracy
aud Democratic success. Our Democracy
is made Of sterner stuff; aud we have lived
to little purpose IL we desert il now; and
we confess that our faith is maryelouslv
weak in that man who boasts of his Dem
ocracy and proposes to support his worst
enemy for the highest Office in the peoples
gift.
Do such men know what they are about
when they say they will support the Gree.
ley ticket Do they know what the old
arch demagogue has said about Democrats
In times past, aud very recently II they
do not, let them read and ponder the fol.
lowing utterances OF the old dough faced
hypocrite before going too far to retreat
IL matters not at what time or place these
remarks were male, Greeley dare not deny
having made them. Let us now, for a mo-
ment, ask every Democratic voter to read
the following and then go to the polls and
vote for the old revil er if they can.
He said:
"Bsf point wherccer you please to an cleo
ion Giytyict which you tciH pronounce mar.
atty rotten, given up 10 debauchcpu and
vice, whose voters su6Sist n,ainLy by keeDjuo
policy Offices, gambling houses qroq-shoDS.
aud darker deus Of infda,y, and that dis.
frict DiH be fond at nearly or quite every
election giving a large najority for fk1f
which styles itself the Democratic party
Thus the Five Points is the most Demo
cratic district in New York. THE
Hook follows not very far behind it, and
80 on. Take all the haunts of debauchery
in The land, and YOU will find nine-tenths !
OF their master spirits active partisans of
that same Democracy. What is the in
stinct, me sympathetic chord, which attach |
es them so uniformly to this party2 Will |
you consider?
Democracy IS, know full well. a word
OF power. know that it has a charm for
the hopeful, the generous, the lowlv and the
aspiring as well as for many darker spirits |
know that he who aspires to influence |
Office and honor, rather Than TO use
usefulness and an approving conscience.
will naturally be led to enlist under its
banner, often dragging his moral sense
with the sophistry that he would do good
must put himself in position where the /
power to do good will most probably at
zach TO him. But ! know also that names
must lose Their potency rs Intelligence shall |
be ditiused more and more widely
know thatto be truly democratic il of
more Importance than to win and wear the
advantages connected with the name Ofl
that Democracy which labors to protect
the feeble and upliit the fallen will en-
deayor not to be wholly destitute. while nj
that which claims monopoly of Ollie.
and honors as the due reward offs devo.
ton TO eqality,1 am content to he alluded
lacking or that Democracy which r0b4 Ibe
edeminate Mexican Of half hi. broad DO
main, and regards with a coyetous CIV.
the last OF Spain's valuable possession,-
which plants its heel on the neck Of the
sbiect aud p0werless negro. and hurls il.
axe after the flying form OF the plund.red
homeless aud desolate Indian-NAy IT ng
BgIrrEN OK ~ GRAyR THAT NEVER WAS
FOLLOWER AND LIVED NND DIsDIS NOTHING
ITs DEBTOR
Democrats what think ypu OF GreeIey's
opinion Of you and your party Are YOU
satisfied to fold your hands, ut down. roll
your eyes heayenwari, like DYING calves.
and suffer the enemy to ride over YOU
rough shodl viii yoa, after having all
the above malignant ialschood poured ont
upon you by one who has always hated
you, give him your sulTr,ses, Instead of
acting like men Of principle aud courage.
IN pushing forward your strong men 10
Baltimore. AVID insisting-yea, denIi,dipy
the nomination Of good and truc Demo.
crau-anch as GRoRsnFcK aud ADAMS 100
whose veins runs not a drop Of Repub'i-
can blood, aud in whose large and noble
hearts dwr'l- no malice nor mnliguityl
II is both cowarily and impoiit.c to
raise the pitIful objection that Democrats
have made to a straighf-out Democratic
domination They tell u4 thst We cannot
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