The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-11-05
Dlirerenees Of opiuion.

THERE'S a difference of opinion be-
tween Democrats, North and South.
| Hard-shells ofthe South insist on keep
ling Democracy ON the old Calhoun
platform, while their brethren of the
North as strongly insist on tearing rp
the old planks and replacing them
with timber stolen from the Republi-
can reservations. TO gain new
lease of power Northern Democrats
are willing to make ahy sacrifice. 10
support the family pride, and keep up
the pet theory Of "a white mans gov
ernment" Southern Democrats refuse
to yield their old pro-slavery prin-
ciples. The Southern sentiment is
honestly stated in the following extract
from the Memphis Araldncie, IDem.):
"In fact, the old Democratic party
managers have been forced by the
inexorlble logic of events to surrender
everything but the name. 10 this
they still cling in most Of the States.
! Their platform is labeled Democratic,
though in all, or nearly all essentials
| it Is little else than paraphrase ofthe
Republican party platform of the past
few years. As measure OF policy no
objection can be made; but to delib-
erateIy smash one partisan creed, tilch
new one from ones enemy, aud
then insist that. because bearing the
old name it is still the same old creed.
is to speak mildly, arrant hypocrisy.
The doctrine held by A. ii. Stephens.
by Robert Toombs, by Jefferson Davis.
enunciated in the Democratic. plat
forms OF 1864 and 1868, by Banton
Duncar's Bourboon Convention which
nominated Charles O'Conor tor Prcsi-
dent last year. is the ancient Demo-
cratic faith 1t is the simon pure ar
ticle. All other brands are spurious ;
yet not a Democratic State Conven-
tiOn. North or South, now ventures
to incorporate it in a platform. 1.-THE
old partisan ciped--as is the fact--has
been utterly abandoned; if to main
tain struggle for mere existence it
has become IlecesSary-as is the fact
TO adopt, to so great an extent, the
Republican, party platform. why cling
to the old Democratic name, especially
since that name has become so unp0p-
,Ilar as to bring defeat to any organi-
zation that bears it? This Is answered
by q few leroics over the past career
of the old party. But of what avail?
They cannot change minorities to
najorities. Public confidence in a
political party once lost can never be
restored" /"
The Pittsburg Post, Dem publish
ed in a cooler latitude, differs slightly
in opinion from the above extract. 1t
says:
"The Democratic party has been
ont OF power tor twelve years. Dur
ing all that period it has been gaining
strength, and but for the negro vote it
It would at this moment hold possession |
Df our State and General Government.
Compare its history in this respect |
with that OF its opponents, and how
great the contract, and what proof it
affords of the honest tenaeity of the
'old voting portion Of the party. tile
'ank and file. The Democratic party
) repletc with vitality in every bone
md sinew and nerve. 1t never can
lie willie there remains In existence
wen portion OF the Constitution for
which it can contend. When that
glorious old political party dies it will
No proof that the Constitution has
,een utterly destroyed, and that the
asst hope for mans selfgoyernment
las perished from the earth"
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