The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-05

Governor Hendricks, Of Indiann, was
on visit 10 Washington, some days since,
and the newspaper correspondents, If they
are entitled to credit, have discovered that
his mission there was to organize a new
party upon the rains Of Democracy and
Liberal RepubIlcanism His proposition
is to abandon the old organization aud
name of Democracy, and 70 put forth a
formal acknowledgement Of the death Of
past issues and declaration Of liberal
principles in the future. The programme
j. not new one, and promises about as
much success as the 'new departure Of
Vallandigham, or the miserable fur pas
Of the Liberal Republicans in nominating
Greeley, and his fatuous endorsement by
the Democrats The scheme seems to be
so short-sighted, and so wanting in the ell
ements Of popular strength, that we cannot
credit the report that 50 eminent and sa-
gacious a gentleman as Gov. Hendricks, is
its sponsor or originator 1t has ELECTED
little comment from the Democratic press,
50 far. The only editorial notice Of it
which has met oar view, is that Of the
Philadelphia Age, which treats the subject
adversely, and we trust that every other
journal which cherishes the welfare and
success Of the Democratic party, win treat
It in ike manner.
Our loss in the Congressional election
which succeeded the vallandigham heresy
and the wretehed failure last fall under a
mongrel flag, ought to be sufficient to con
vince any one that the Democratic part,
cannot be led about, at will, by expediency
mongers and huckstering politicians. The,
may plan their 'inew departures and thei
illusions" if they viii, but the masses vii
not follow such blind guides, and prefe
not to vote at all, rather than to vote 70
anything but their own party principles
and ticket made up Of their own part,
adherents. We cannot conceive that an,
one with modicum Of common sense o
political sagacity, should want to mark gu
such a line Of policy as that above indi
Gated, after the bitter lessons taught us b
the last two elections. We have said
before, aud we repeat it now, that the onl
obstacle in the way of Democratic success:
Is the want Of efficient organization unde
a spirited leadership, on the old basis 0
adherence to the Constitution of our "a
theirs, an economical administration Of tn
government, and faithfulness in the publ
service. When those who assume the at
titude Of leaders in the Democratic party
shall recognize these great truths, tier
success is at the door, and not till then.
Since writing the above, the Nesc Horl
World has come to hand, taking most de
eided ground against the idea of dissolu
tion of the Democratic party into new
elements. The World says:
These outsiders who rant for a dissolution
Of the Democratic organization, would soon
learn, fthey could get access to a Democrat,
audience, that the party was never less in
clined to adopt or tolerate their notions
There is Q general conviction that last year,
campaign was an egregous blunder. In
stead Of being prepared % 60 further in the
same direction, the party recoils from every
experiment ola similar kind. That ill.starret
experiment never had anything to recommend
il but an impatient hope Of success. The
party will not again foolishly burn its fingers
BY putting them into the same fire. He mus
be ayerdant politician, indeed, who thinks this
apromising time to convince the Democracy
that they have anything to gain by plowing
with a strange heifer. Ifthey had failed last
year in spite Of good management and strict
party fidelity, this kind of appeal would seem
more specions- We say to the quacks: We
have taken your medicine once, and do moi
doubt at all that the larger dose you now pro.
pose would render further medicine unneces.
sary-by ending both disease and patient.