Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-09-04
SENATOR MOTIONS SPEECH.

We make the following extract from
Senator Norton's speech at Athens,
on Saturday, the 23d of August
The speech is too long forthe columns
of the HERALD:
BOURBON REHABILITATION.
The most significant political event
of the season is the attempted reor-
ganization of the Democratic party in
Ohio and other States upon the basis
of its original principles, rejecting and
Tepudiating, after much hesitation, the
progress and professions of last year
and this movement in the Democratic
party is so general that am satisfied
no new party will soon take its place,
and it is a simple choice between that
and the Republican party; and that
whoever and whatever may contribute
to the defeat of the latter is but adding
10 the success of the former,
'To be, or not to he, is the question
which tor some two years has agitated
| and. divided the Democratic party. A
large number of Democratic pOliti-
clans, among them some of the wisest
Gnu 1OsOSOS oIS "a CuC " iJllltOA GAloe NhO
party has Outlived its honor and all
possibilities of usefulness, and ought
to be dissolved and give place to new
organization.
They insist that it's record during the
war is so blackened with treason, so
| loaded down with blunders, that it can
not be buried out of sight or borne on
to victory, and will continue to drag
the party down to hopeless and dis
honorable defeat. So oppressed were
the leaders of that party with this con
victiOn that last year, while still pro-
Tossing to maintain its form and organ
ization, they con sented to take as its
candidates for President and Vice
President men who had for many years
been its most bitter opponents and
ciple in common with it.
VOICE FROM wITHIN.
Mr.. Groesbeck, an emineutly respec-
table gentleman of large ability, who
for some years has been splitting upon
the Democratic party and declaring it
worn out and unclean, but still keeps
his pew in it, and when it travels rides
upon its platform, in letter recently
published says:
Il believe the historical Democratic
organization is spoiled. Blundering
constantly during the last ten years.
and shattered by many defeats, it sur
rendered finally at the last Presidential
election. 1t cannot recall the surren
der, or the confessions then made, and
it has no longer strength enough for
victory. In this extremity it would be
wise to lay aside the old organization
and enter into new one.
When the members of an organiza-
ton are divided in opinion as to
whether it can honorably continue to
exist, or ought to be buried out oi
sight, it would seem there should he
but Little ground for hesitation on the
part of all men who are not bound tC
that organization by prejudice or in
terest in deciding to contribute in no
respect to bring it into power.
THE OLD DEMOCRACY IN THE FIELD.
A majority of the Democratic leaders
in Ohio, after full deliberation, havt
q determined to cling to the old organi
cation, wi th all its crimes, follies and
blunders upon it's head-to stand by
it's record and its principles, and to re
new the struggle for the control of the
Government
The platform adopted by the Demo
cratic party at Columbus, declares that
''the party does not seek to revive
dead issues, but stands by its princi
pies, which are suited to all times and
circumstances. It makes no mention
of what are dead issues, but in reaffirm-
ing its former principles, which it de-
clares are suited alike to all times and
circumstances, it points to the future
of the party as defined by the past
True, it says the DEMOCRACY of Ohio
are opposed to secession and nulifca
ton, but this means no more thar
2 Dear sir" and Your Obedient ser
5 want" put in a letter to stranger
The whole of the first resolution, in
mild form, reaffirms the doctrine o
State rights; talks about the danger;
of Capitalization, and clearly refers to
! and reasserts the old Democratic doc
b crime out of which secession and null
LITIGATION logically and inevitably flow
, THEIR LEADER IN OHIO.
$ The nomination of Ex-senator Al
len, gentleman of ability and reputa
, ton, for the Office of Governor, is sig
nificant, and was intended to be, tina
s the party has rejected all ideas of pro
t gress, and has returned to it's antebeL
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