Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-05-08
Tne stre,,atn of the Democracy.

The Albany Argus exhibits with vigor
and clearness The actual strength and re-
sources of the Democracy and the waning
power of Radialism. 1t recalls that Sin
1860 the Repua ican party was in an actu-
al minority oisthe agsSegate vote of the
country of 94b2s9. This minority it has
wiped out, mo- by gains from the Demo
cratic party, bit by adding 1882, 475 vo-
tiers from theeolored race. The gains OF
the Republicaa party have not been from
the white ra9 but from the black race,
for the OpposN bn to-dayis able to bring
to the polls HdA the great reserve vote OF
the country $4,000 more voters than it
was able to insB60; leaving still million
and a-half of voting citizens subject to
the call of thai organization which shall
best succeed inAuickening their conscien-
ces.
"The country to-day contains three mil
lions of active Democrats, two and a-halt
millions of while Republicans, one million
colored citizens and one million and a-halt
of non-yoting citizens who are so disinter-
ested that only deep political excitement
reaches them. The aggregate white vote
of the country vas about 800, 900 more last
fall than in 1860.
"The Democratic party has to-day a
stronger nucleus than the Republican par
ty It's three millions have been baptized
in fire and bfood for their faith, and are
held by ties stronger than even the cohe-
sive power of public plunder,' for they
have remained banded together notwith,
standing every reverse. They are Demo
Gratis because they believe in Democracy
Republicans have been such, also, because
they believe in Republicanism; but that
party having accomplished all it undertook
to do, and itsslsAders having organized as
public plund drers, those who now believe
in theRepubliS an party are rapidly dimin-
ishing.
Counting the one million of colored
voters, and yt there are five millions Of
'tthe eight and {a-half millions of voters in
ehe country Which the Republican party
cannot bring5 the polls. With the loss
f interAs1s.sallo s. apparent among Republic
cans on ossl Iy nsandsand with the growing
Ie G - there is security only in
Cne lieu r ..nus5,lples of Democracy, t-re-
aulres very liz e faith in the ultimate tri-
umph OF tas Ilts Eilt TO become convinced Of
the compietc saccess of the Democratic
party.
"a comparlsSn of the returns of the cleo.
lions WIN tue Ssnsus returns shows that Of
the non-Votefs ssull one million belong to
the non-Voelng whites of the South, who
II they hau vo1ed, would have cast thei1
sutfrages lot the Liberal ticket, thus giving
the opposition large majority of the en-
| tire vote.
More than o4e-ha1f of the electors of tht
country, lnciuo5p ing two-thirds Of its intel
llgent pop11as1Ssn, are welded - W. Dem
ocraesyygan and political courage and popular
I confidence cannst fail to make that senti
), ment effective al the rolls.
''The State of3New York contains 981,
587 citizens, a majority of whom are natu
rally Democratic; as has been attested b.
the many and Brilliant successes achieved
by the Democracy. Over 10000 voter
stayed away from the polls last fall
1.-THE Republican party having trample6
upon its platta g INES against asta BHRp
lie morality and sound principle, it but re
mains for the Democratic party to vigor
ously assert its own vitality and the value
of its own distinguishing principles, to Sc
cure the confidence of the people, and te
redeem the State. The Republican par
ty misgoyerns wherever it rules. The ap
plication of Democratic maxims in the
conduct of government will remedy all the
consequences of its misrule. He prattles
like parrot, then, who pirates of Demo
cratic doubt, and Democratic dismay.-
Just now is the precise time, above all
others, when the Democratic party has the
right to be most confident It's principles
are eternal, and the validity of its organi-
zation equally SO. Immortality possesses
it, because its life is the life of the nation. -