The Placer herald., 1873-12-06
THE SIMILARITY.


ents and Democrats should affiliate, asserts
first, which is true, that the Independent
pmy is entirely opposed to monopolies,
and then, as a conclusion that Democrats
should unite with them because tbs is so,
says: From the Virginia and Kentucky y
resolutions of '98 down to the resolutions OF
the last Democratic Convention, nothing
can be found which pledges Democrats 20
the support of monopolies as against tie
people" This is emphatically true, and on
this eubject the parties are identical. And
any Democrat or any Independent who will
axe the pains TO examine the affirmed doc
trines Of the two parties, will find the same
unity of principle in every decree of either
From the sentiment of the Bulletins quo
tation it wou d appear that that paper is un-
der the impression that there is very con-
siderable element of the Democratic party
who favor monopoles. To this we say,
that among Democrats there are no monopo-
lists, but II is too true that many Of that
class have associated Themselves with the
Democratic party, and the origin Of ever!
evil Of which The party stands accused ca'
be traced to this class of individuals. But
let it forever be understood that they are
not Democrats. They are mornings" "
They have 10 principle, no crecds of their
own. They are just What policy dictates,
and will sell themselves any time for price.
Whenever you find a Democrat at heart,
you will find an anti-mounpolist, a man VIII"
opposes Capitalization and is opposed to n
system of high protective tariff and when.
ever you find man who admires the Inde-
pendent party because Of its principles, and
belongs to it because lie is willing to fight
for these principles, that man is II Demo
crat at heart. Hence there is no difference
between what we might call simon, pure
Democrat, or one no adheres to Democra.
cy because lie admires ils doctrines, and an
Independent, because the ltter are pure OF
purified Democrats, or, in other words, the
principles Of the Independent party is De
mocracy pupihed. Democracy is good and
the principles Of that party are the princi-
pies that must govern this country. or ON
government cannot last long. But among
the parry striving for the aseendancy Of
these principles are many black sheep. (Ipo-
nopolisla, corruptionis's, moLiiers and adj
vocates of high tarif), who have been u
stumbIi ,g-block to the fulfilment Of the
designs of the better cilss. They have
thwar,ed the desires aud designs Of voters
they have ahueed their trust; they have
been pointed out as specimens Of Democra.
cy until even Democrats at heart have be-
come disgus'-d with the party and refused
longer to give it their support. Many went
to the Republicans, but there they were
faced with werae examples Of abuse Of
trust and corruption. They were still d'saf-
tected These disaffec,ed elements grew
stronger i'll both parties. What could the.
do? There WAS Tut one resort and that
was to establish party Of + cir own,
founded on the purest principles of Democ-
r"cy, and that they did. and the lndtpend-
pnt party stands before the people to-day ~
The result. Though this party is in it's in
fancy. il is powerful in come States and
gaining daily IN strength at rate that is
tremendous. II is. then. the purest princ-
lies Of Democracy revived, and every hon
est-hearted Democra. is an Independent, and
vice rersa. And as for Democrats and In
dependents, as long a, they persist in keep
ing mp separate organizations, acting to
gether in a legislative capacity for the pub
lie good, there should not lie question.
Those Democrats who would form a coaIi.
tion with Republicans. to accomplish some
personal end, are not Democrats, and the
soor er they unite with the corrupt remains Of
the Republican party the better, for that is
where they properly belong.
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