, 1873-08-18
uto tho ,cnorgios which ought to. DO vigorously
concentrated to mako tho pllt1stelphia Ekhbi-
tion aa complete auceoss and aa much Of na-
ttohal triumph nH possible.
IOWA DEMOCRACY.

which think that tho Democratic party nro, lko
the Jows In Babylon, enduring temporary
exi1o, md TINT in time they will DO restored aud
.agnin bo tho. ohogon pooplo.. 1t tho rocont
Fdrmors' Convention in 1owa, k1r. John p.
IriHl,, Chairman OF tho stato Dcmoorntio Com.
mittoo, doolarod TINT that party could
not bo said to exiat any longor In
Town, and lo: Nas prepared to accept its
dcmao chccrfully, II in that cnso thoro could
be union OF all thoso desiring reform In tho
support Of practical romedies for o1ihting abuses.
Against this atatomont tho Dubuque Herald
o1tors IN indignant protest, and claims TINT tho
Democracy aro m indeHtruotiblc entity, deter
minod to adhere for ali timo, aud provo faithful
to their "gloriouB history" and much moro Of
Tint kind of gbberieh. Throughout Iowa there
arc In varioua localitioH fow old stagors who
.agroo with tho Herald, and who rofuao to givo
up thor faith In . day Of dolivoranco.
It Ia q curious chronological fact, that
tho Democrats who arc opposed to any
abandonment Of tho party, and in favor Of
hopping thor organization alive, aro tho
most humorous in States liko Iowa, whero thoy
nro In such hopeless minority TINT Buccoaa, no
mattor how romoto, is nevor expected. Thus In
Vermont. whore tho Democrats constitute, whom
United. loas than fourth Of tho population,
there 10 quito body who insist TINT tho party
muat remain intact In support Of tho resolutions
OF 49, So in Maine and MeeHaohusetts, Iowa
and Michigan, tho fossils nro moro obdu-
rAta in ~ 41tnfr obnr
arc anywhere oeo. Theso Democratic 1sadore,
who represent at most tho fag ond Of nothing,
propose to keep tho party alivo, and thereby
keep tho Republican party In powor and their
policy seoms to be based on tho theory TINT tho
Republican party will eventually mako itself 80
odious that tho country: must voto with tho
Democracy. ,Novor was thero a. moro
groundloas expectation. Thus, 1t ia now pretty
vol ascertaiuod that II Gen. Grant wants an
other term, he will secure tho forms OF third
nomination. Opposed as such o scheme Ia to
tho traditions mud instincts OF tho poop1e, dan
geroua as 1t will DO as fact and as precedent,
revolutionary as it must DO considered, because
pointing directly to tho pc1potuity In Office Of
any incumbent who dosiros 1t, still, notwith-
standing all tlis If tho alternatives be present.
cd Of Grant. for third torn or for
life, or tho return Of tho Democratic party
to power, the country will undoubtedly
prefor tho former. as boswoon. Cnsar-
ism aud Democracy, tho people will
accept onsar. II thero DO anything
moro irrovocably determined than another, 1t is
that tho people Of tile United statoB hold tho
Democratic party md African slayory rs in
separable In lifo and not to bc divided In
death; aud they havc no moro purpose Of ro-
calling the ono to activity than tho other. We
speak plainly, aud not from any party
feeling, bias, or recruitment. We speak
what is patent to every Intelligent nun, Of
whatoyer party. Tho old Democratic Dourbona
predict Cmaarism, and labor to mako 1t a reality.
The Royalista In France hailed each now act OF
dcspotism Of Louis Napoleon with delight, as
hastening tic day for their restoration. 30 with
this rovengeful faction Of tho Democratic party |;
they would prefer that Grant, or somebody elae,
should become d Cnsar, hoping that aome evil
may come diro enough to mako them respoctn-
bio by contrast. =:
It is question however, for the maaaes
Of tho Democratic party to say how
much longer they will follow those mon
who uBo tho name Of the Democracy to
rerpetuate tho Republican party. Occasionally,
rs in the caso Of ex-senator George ". Joncs
Of Dubuque, ono Of these mon Of tho past,
fairly and honorably declares himsolf O member
Of tho Republican party, proterring to soryo that
party directly and openly to giving 1t an indirect
and disguised support But the great mass Of
tue men who hayo voted tho Democratic ticket
hayo no reyengcs to crafty, laye no desire to
destroy tho Republic, are utterly opposed to the
prevailing corruption in politics, and do not caro-
pin about porpotuating d party which they
know is odlous. Now these men havo the
power to rcacuo the country from such evil; If
they will mako it point to vote rs reHolutely
| against theso mon calliug themselves the Demo-
cratic party as they do against tho
Republican party, uniting for that purpose
| with all othor mon hnyiug in viow tho
common end Of roform, they will soon reduce
tho Democratic purity u to that condition whoro
1t will no longer threaten tho moral Honse Of tho
country, thereby making tho Republican party
| O aost Of necessary evil to be endured Us an
oscnpo from creator ono. At prosont tho maaa
Of tho Democratic voters. aro the slaves Of few
loadors, who hire thom out annually to forco tho
country to elect tho Republican tiokota.
notable instance OF this kind ia shown in Ohio
this worry year, whore o tow mon hayo clothed
Mr. Allen in tho garments Of tho old pro-slayery
party, and carry him around tho Stato to shoa
the pcople what they muat accept il they full
to olcot tho Republican tlckct. A hundred
thousand or more Democrats In that State
aro summoned to parade themselves In tho Allor
army, to creato tho Impression that II tie peo
ple do not olect tho Republican stata tckot thoy
| will hnya tn tnkn Enthor A11on or1 +l,o o+lo,