The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-03-30


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1890, June "a isll, Nsy "a.
1865, Juae 2.
II will be seen that he .ver,va a,.a "a. N.
isst thirty years hss heen IN the earlv mari 81
June. and no goad reason has been zivsn wby
tae Democratic party shoald dsviAts thIs wear
IRON SO ordinary usage. No comp!alats ware
uaSe IN 1858 because the National Conventiop
was put Of TIL July I; nor 10 1854 that II va
nxed at 90 late iats a. the last OF Aurust.
ihe unH for halding tbs Convention 10 a oues-
aon o. ezEedieney and wize discretion. Of
which the National COMMITTEES ara he uropsr
judges. F'f''
80 Tar as We can learn, IL is the opinion OF
our wsest leaders that the Democratic N.tion-
81 Convention ought to be held thu wear in he
latter part II Nay. No Democrat need fsar
taat we are not % have a regular National
Sonvenusa this yesr, and We do not douht
that the hstieuai Committee win cat A. A.
earlier date than either in lsss oy 1884. There
Is no reason why the COMMITTEES shorld Be be.
rated Tor inactivity aud delay II previous party
usage Is fair rule for Judging then.
we presume no Complaints would hava bsen
uttered Z there bad not been 50 much tslk
9no1t what Il called "the passiYs policy."
We assure everybody that the passive poiicy
nnds little favor or support ia tie Democratic
party. Our National Coarentiou will as,sm.
PIE, as usua Il will probably be called AZ a
somewhat earlier day ID an usual; 1t will noni.
nate regular ticket, as usual: and the marty
VIII 50 into the Presidential contest ss a req.
war, compact, disciplined host. We thiak he
Somnitiee would make mistake fthey should
issne ne call previous to the Connecticut cleo
ton, Which may throw important light } the
drift and tendency Of public ssr,inent. ysr
York World.
A pouler' pigeon, pluuiug itself upon
the roof Of its dove cote, could no, give
itself more ludicrous airs than this uu
princip,ed Bohemian. Minor local
Democratic journals" small, carpiug
rural papers," wiseaeres," "small
editors &c, &C., arc the cOnplimcn.
tary cpithe.s dealt out so lavishly by
tiis miserable bankrupt 10 political
honor aud integrity, towards the honest
journalists Of the Democratic party the
latchets Of whose shoes it is not worthy
to unloose, and who feel for it only the
loathiog and contempt due to this min
ion OF bloated bond holders and the tool
aud mouth piece of Tammany. Its rot
tenness has become an offeuce to the
nostrlls of honest Democrats, and the
humblest Of the rural press has far
more weight with such, than this foul
aud feculcnt metropolitan. A.
"can these wiscacres give any reason
Why the Democratic National Conyen
iion ought to be called earlier this year
than il former years 70 Yes, the Jsst
OF reasons. They have seen that same
disposition to betray the Democratic
party which was manifested 10 1868,
BY an attempt to withdraw Seymour
and Blair, aud foist upon the party on
the eve Of the Presidential election, a
Radical who was so obnoxiou. 10 them
that could the Originators of this base
perhdy have been accessible to the hon.
est masses, they would have been tempt
cd to hang them to the first tree That
was the sort Of feeling evoked in the
rural districts, by that act, aud let the
authors Of it take warning in time
not to attempt the like again. Let them
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know that the Democratic party, outside
Of the corrupt commercial and political
centres, will not submit to be tempered
with after this fashion. The rural press
speaks not for itself alone, but for the
masses OF the party, who have little
sympathy with the corrupt, scheming,
trading politicians, who assume to lead
them They are the honest deyotees
Of principles, and spurn the creatures
who would barter principles for the sake
Of success. TO prevent this 5arter and
safe to hold the purity to its iafeqray
to preserve its honor the honest mas.
ses in the rural districts, speaking
through the local press, have desired
the National Convention to be called at
an earlier day, so that time should MOI
BE- allowed for perfectiug these eorrup.
scliemes which are to make merchandise
Of the honor Of the party. Such reo.
sons will doubtless be laughed to scoru
b the Uorld, and the putrid politicians
Ut its ilk, but honsst men will view them
differently.
The Iiorti, though perfectly iDde
pendent Of Mr. Belmont, who has no
control whatever over its columns,
as If er catle,,ra, that mo