Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
THE DEMOCRACY


The Democrats of this State are
now fully organized for defeat. The
work of the Convention, at Colum-
bus on the 9th inst, put at rest all
doubts as to the nature of the polit-
ical battle to be fought in OHIO this
fall. 1t is to be the old fight of the
Republican party against the n--
cratic with no third element Of sui.
ficient Importance to complicate the
struggle. The party seek to revive
no dead issues" believing that the
least said concerning their history
for the past fifteen years would be
the soonest mended, but athey stand
by their principles, which are suited
to all times and circumstances" As
if to illustrate the convenient elias
ITCHY of their principles, they de-
clare that now they support the
Federal Government in all Consti-
tutionai authority, and oppose null
lification and recession" This res
olution hardly has the support of the
valandingham ring which used to
be 80 effective in the good old days
of 1864, and there sabou.s. but the
"times and circumstance" have
changed and, of course the princi-
Piles have changed with them. To
cover their lamentable loss, 2 great
er cry ofprincipies than eyer is raisr
ed from every corner. aThe old
Democratic principles the princi-
pies Of 49," "the grand old SJeffer-
sonian principles, these are the
rallying cries of a party that knows
more painfully than any else that
there is not one of the old hopes
that can be resurected, and not one
| of the new ideas on which they can
unite. The utmost Ingenuity is
resorted to, however, to deceive
both themselves and people. In
their platforms.like that of the Con-
vention, every thing crisp, terse, and
to the point is avoided, while dc
tionary of words is stretched into a
specious sermon, with hope that
quantity may be taken, for quality.
Avoiding a few of the customary
outbursts at thescorruption of the
opposing party, theredis not a SEN
timent or resolution in the whole
document that might not receive the
hearty endorsement of Republicans
and Liberals, as well as of Demo
caats. Even on free trade they dar-
ed not commit themselves. Their
currency plank is weaker than that
of the. Pharisees' - it,. may
mean specie payments, or repudia-
ton of the public debt, In their
latitude towardit the labor question
they are still more non-committal,
and their voice against inonopolies
has not even a seeming earnestness.
Only in their oyertures to the Far
mers' Grange movement do we rec
ognize anything, Ikea hearty ex-
preston of sentiment, and even
there their promises are singularly
indefinite. I'il l'i--'.i.'oa' =isI
On the whole, it has been the for
tune of Ohio in its Democratic
Convention, as in its Republican, to
indicate clearly the course of par
ties throughout the country. The
Democratic whip will be piled with
much earnestness to restore the old
en- discipline and waken a revival
in the camp. Having no principles,
they will put forward candidates OF
the school, whose faces and the rec
objections they awaken are eviden
ces that the Democratic party still
lives. In the mean time, they will
Indignantly scout all Liberal allan
ces work earnestly for the favor q
the farmers and the Grange move
mcnt, and hide their conventions
|. behind a cloud OF volumnious reso
lations that, while promising every
thing to everybody, commit no one
to anything. This is the enemy
and the plan Of battle that the Re
, publican party has to meet, and
there is little room for doubt that
, it will do it with the accustomed
: success Of past Years. 'a, 'H0ii n~ob
Z L,ii of1,4 l-.,S 1Isd ,IsiiEf sdi u
But the Democratic, party ha'
, thrown Off dead weight and nov
:. marches without luggage. Th,
Democratic convention nominated
Tits strongest man for Governor
7 Not by any means its ablest man
but strongest man ip g party sense
! There is the old jackson prestig'
hanging aroundithe. name 4Bill Al
' len" that will wakeO the, old Demo
cratic echoes from river to lake, ant
every Democrat from the fossilifer
D Fous age will walk up. or hop up, Q
( tumble up, or in some way get vi
to the polls to vote for Bill Allen
!, democrats that have been in thei
holes ever since the war broke out
S will emerge and vote early in th'
fday for Bill Allen. That'gentlernal
, bridges over the past twenty fv'
: years and lands his partisans bacl
in the palmy, victorious days OF Ds
mocracy. Thousands Of Democrat
L will think they are voting for Jack
son, and the name of Bill Allen vii
0 carry the Democrats back beIiint
all their troubles, and even max,
e them think they are in favor Of th'
next wal. * 7iieero1-rl sfoii9.isar !
The following ticket was nomi