, 1873-11-14

vegetation or yielding fruit. Tho Democratic
party, like tho peak Of Mount Washington, is an-
capable of progresa or action. Beyond thoso
points tho resemblance oeasos. Tho results Of
tho November oloctionB havo shown that thcro
arc remnants Of tho Democratic party still In
oxIH!onco in Now York, ponnsy1vania, Ohio,
Maryland, aud CONNECTICUT. Wost Of Ohio,
there is no evidence to show that It nut in m ap-
poaranco at tho polls except In certain re-
mote village contests. Moreover, tlloro is
no ovidonco to alow that tho Democrats
In the Wostotn statea desire to go back
to tho old organization and name,-hfr.
George D. Smith, OF Madison, Wis.,, being
tho only ono who has erected his bannor on tho
hoary summit OF Mount Warrington, and ho
having beon promptly callod to orlor by hia COL
leagues for 80 doing.
Having lifted " tho hoary summit Of the
Democratic party into tho atmosphere tho
World grows garru1ous upon tho subject Of DOM
oorato principles. viii tho World kindly inform
us what Democratic principles are7 How long
ia 1t since tho Democratic party laid in its stock
Of principles During the War OF tho Rebellion
1t had q principle which mainly brought On that
war, to-wit: the porpetuation OF s1avory. From
the first day Of tho organization Of tho Ropubli-
can party to tho outbreak OF tho War, 1t nado
the preservation and porpetuation Of B1Ayery Its
ohiof occupation, and 1t was tho only issue upon
Which 1t fought It's battles at the polls. During
tho War, 1t aided tho southern half of the party,
aa far "a it dared, but, notwithstanding Its et-
forts tue principle waa lost forever, and tho
Democratic party ceaaed to be power and be-
oAmo a protest merely. THO Republican party
was everywhere in tho aacendancy. In tho po-
htical struggles Of tho last oight years, what
principles have tho Democracy Ind to otter, ex-
cept those Of the Cincinnati Convention,
which the Wor1d now ropudiates 2
What issue have they made at any
election? What other position have they taken
than that Of tho "grau1te mountain in tho clear
atmosphere "-still, SILENT blank, barren, and
immovable2 After genoralizing for 8 column
or moro on tho undylng principles Of Democra-
oy, tho idea soems suddenly to occur to tho
World that 1t might be well to specify princi-
plo. Accordingly, 1t boldly Announces tina. tho
recent elections havo shown that 1t is eafo for
tho Democratic party to take the atrongest and
highest ground On the.question Of FREQ Trade.
Wo havo carefully revised the recent elections,
md examined them from top to bottom, but We
fail to ECO how they make It any safor for the
Democratic party to take grounds On Free Trade.
Foy ntJ 4hn&%v t,1{11 In 3z1at r.
for the Democratic party to take grounds On the
Cuban revolution, or any other fact which had
nothing to do with tho recent election. In what
State, city, country, or village was the issue Of
Froe Trado involved at tho last eloction7 II
what platform, except those promulgated BY tho
Farmers and Anti-Monopo1ists is Free Trade
either mentioned or hinted at7
Tho Wor1d ends it's it's remarkable scrced by
saying that "Thero ia no better nay than q
stoadfast, courageous adherence to principle
This Ia q rather musty proyerb hut at tho aame
| time 1t Ia necessary to catch your hare before
you cook 1t, as another musty proyerb has 1t
| II tho Democratic party intends hereafter to ad
horc to principles, it must first got some princi
p1ca. Until that time, 1t will certainly DO q.
deal and immoyahlo aa "tha stor1n-beaten poal
OF Mount Washington, rook-rootod in tho erua
Of tho earth, and buttroased with eternal hills.
It is possible for those persons Of Democrats
antecedents who now constitute q minority q
tho people Of this country to l1olp mako q part
which shall noxt year oloct q. majority Of. til
Congress Of the United statos, and two yoar
later President But re can SEQ no prospoc
Of the restoration Of the Democratic party t
power. Least Of all will it's restoration b
promoted bI such "highfalutin" F" 90 tho Worl
occasionally iudulges in.