Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-10-24
.The Democratic Party is Dead ,''

cry OF blatant pol1tlc1ans, VINO wanted Tile
semblance of an excuse for going over to
what they believed to be the strong party
of the future. With them the wish was
father to the thought. This same cry has
been dinned into our ears until We ere
heartily sick of it. Now for brief period
we hope to hear no more of it. No! the
grand old party still lives, to carry JOY and
gladness to- the heart of every lover OF Re-
publican liberty, and dismay and terror to
the corruptionists who now revel in the
high places of the land. It is deathless.
It is older than when, in the beginning OF
this century, it was organized under the
guidance of Jefferson, but it is now as
powerful as when it grappled with the
anti epublicanism of the old Federalists,
and ere long it will prove itself strong
enough to hurl from power this miserable
Radical party which has brought our ma
ton to the verge of ruin, and made our
name by-word and reproach among the
nations Of the earth. It has seen the birth
and death of half-dozen parties, in every
respect more worthy of the public conf
dence. than the present party in power, and
it will live, doubtless, to see the rise and
fall of Others, but God forbid it should
ever see one SO corrupt. 1t is deathless,
and will ever be, so long as our people are
lovers of liberty. 1t can never die, because
it is based upon the true constitutional
principles of Republican government.
Men die, but principles are eternal. This
is the reason why this party has always
developed such extraordinary vitality. It
cared all for principles, nothing for men.
To this cardinal doctrine it has steadily
adhered through prosperity and adversely.
And whenever misguided or designing
men have sought to pervert it from its
original great principles, disaster has been
the result. But it has always recuperated
its strength and come forth purified by the
ordeal through which it has passed, until
to-day it stands forth as prominently the
peoples party, and as the only salvation
fof our common country. No Credit-Mo-
bilierism, mo back-pay steals, no Casarism
can flourish in its company. It has no use
for Jay Cookies and his worthless bank
notes and panics, but has one currency for
both the people and the government, and
that currency is specie. It has always
been the party of the people against mo-
Inopolists. And whilst protecting capital,
it has always extended like care to labor.
It has always been the party of the farmer,
and hence has had no use for high protec
tive tariffs and such Ubiquitous measures
to Cypress the producing class.
Standing in the light of the recent cleo
|tions, such thoughts as these naturally
present themselves to us. And we feel
grateful to see that our countrymen are a.
rousiug themselves and coming to the res
cue.
/ The Democratic party deadl Read its
epitaph in the news from Oregon, which
Grant carried by 4 900, and now elects two
Democratic Congressman by nearly 5000
majority. Read it by the news from Iowa,
where 10000. majority is reduced two
thirds, and an opposition Legislature is
elected for the first time in the history of
the State. Read IL in the returns from
Pennsylvania, where 49,, 900 majority, last
year is reduced to considerably less than
10000. Read it by the broad glare of the
Democratic victory in Ohio, where William
Allen, sthe fossilized Democrat" because
honest, is elected Governor, and a majori-
tty of s4dead" Democrats elected In each
branch of the Legislature, thus giving a
majority of nineteen on joint ballot and
securing the reelection to the U. s. Senate
Iof that other ssdeadn Democrat, Allen G..
Thurman. We think this doing tolerable
for dead party. But it lis not dead, but
sleepeth" perhaps; if SO, it is now awak-
ening, and on the 4th of November next
it will cause such howl of despair to go
up from the bread and butter brigade, and
the sore-heads, in this State, as will make
even Grant tremble in his guided palace.