The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-06
TINE DE algCRSI
MoMNas, ,8 Oct, y
MeMNNM
TuE DUTY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.

In West Virginia the issues diyil.
ing the two parties nre now and have
been well defined The conduct otthe
Republican party, while in power, was
Of such character that cannot easily
bc iorgottCn-'iis still fresh in the
memory Of the people. We have no
disposition to drag up the ghost Of
Registration before our readers. We
care not to dwell on the intamies Of the
Republican rule in this State-uul
more than all, We do not propose,
through any lack Of duty on our part,
to allow the people to be hoodwinked.
and again cArriSd back iatn bondage.
As n watchmap on the walls of tho city,
we warn the citizens thereof OF the ap.
preaching danger. II they heed eur
warning and crush tho invader, then
nil is welt; il not, let the consequences
fall an their own heads, for our duty
is performed.
A close observer OF politics in this
State will long ago have noticed the
stcalthy attempts Of the Republicans to
undermine tho foundation Of DCmOcra.
cy. These approaches arc made with q
plausibiIity and dextcrity which denote
the veteran campaigner for, now since
they have been defeated in the open
field, they seek to recover BY strategy
and fraud the power they once held.
Adopts in political trickery, they leave
no stone unturncd. They are ever
watChful, vigilant and aggressive; and
apathy on tho part of the Democracy
during the coming year will assurcdly
result 10 disaster to our side Of the
question. There is no disposition on
the part Of any Democratic paper oil
politician, so far as We know, to rOvivt
the differences that existed in tho party
during the last campaign; aud were i
not for the continued howl Of tho Re
publican journals, our little famil!
quarrel would long ago have been for
gotten. Our mission is not in bchal
Of a man or set Of mon; we have be-
fore us o higher and a noblCr aim-th,
advancement Of Democratic princi pies
Wo arc neither the champion or tn
enemy Of any particular individual
and 80 long as either the citizen 0
officer does right SO long will he bay
our support.
As TO Governor Jacob, or any othe
public officer, III all that he may d
that is for tho best interests OF tn
State, ho will DO commended. We ar
not narrOw-mindcd enough to suppos,
that all who do not agree with us must
as q consequence, be in error.
In these questions, then, there is NJ
difference among Democrats. Til,
whole matter resolves itself into wha
is our duty in tho premises. We havI
an abiding conviction that in unit!
there is strength. Protesting mem
bership in the Democratic church, vi
should suffer no scoffer to cross its por
tails, or allow any Of its pillars 10 b.
torn down by tho enemy. Believing
that "thc greatest good to tho creates
number" should be the keystone Cfou
political faith, wO should guarl vel
tho magnificent cdilicO reared for u
Ivy the fathers. 1t is duty We owl
TO the Past, tho Present aud the Flu
ture.
The Republicans seek, by tic carry
ing of Republican Legislature at til
next election, to secure tho election t
tho United States Senate oftlCir cham
piou, W,LtiAM L. STEVENSON. Shout,
they once obtain power, We may res
assured that they will their Cntrcnci
themselves beyond the power Of til
people to remove them. Backed by ri
Inscriptions administration ut Wash
iug'on, they have everything to gail
and nothing to loose.
Our duty, thon is clear. Forget
ting past differences, lot spirit o
honorable Cancellation reconcile tn
Democratic family. Let us mako n
compromises with tho enemy; but 10
us march onward in a straight ant
epou fight in defence Of Democrats
PRINCIPLES.