Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-06-04
Democracy TO the front
"Ephemeral organization >
must step to the Rear.


To crafty genera, desire for In
formation as to the movements and
intentions of the Iowa Democracy,
we copy in full an article referred to
in our columns last week, which re-
Gently appeared as leading editori-
al in the Ottunl,oa Democrat, which
journal claims to be the State organ
of the Anti i-Monops. A few words
which we have italicised are worthy
OF thoughtful consideration upon
the part of those Republicans who
are being used to fill up or " bridge" "
the chasm for the Democratic host
to march over upon.
Read and ponder well the Demo
Gratis article, aud then tell US plainly
If this Is what the Democracy prom
ised you when the contract was made
and you were mustered into the
Anti-Monopoly service;
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
1.-THE letters recently sent to the
Manhatten Club, published In this
paper. are Of interest and are slgnifi
| cant oil the depth of feeling which Ii
extaek relative TO thorough organ.
rzasf6H or the Desnocratie. party III
every State. These letters are from
prominent Democrats, from Demo.
cratic States. which have been wyes-
ted from the republicans by force OF
numbers and that irresistible law OF
nature which commands that the fit
test shall survive.
IL is not only from the recent dem
onstrations in favor of Democracy
that we gather the conviction that
we are now on the verge OF great
revival Of that party but all the indi-
cations for the last two years seem 10
favor that idea. The result Of the
elections have all been In that direc-
tion aud there Is certain indetina-
BILE something in the air which seems
10 tell that at last the hour has come
for the political redemption Of the
country.
And while we congratulate the
honest masses on the prospect, let IL
not be forgotten that the various
eDhep,erut organizations 1hich haze
stood and are a0W stdIdtn9 "a me
pidce Of Democracy, have served and
are now serving their purpose web
and none of us have the disposition
10 curse the bridge which has cdrTied
as safely oUer Me chdsm.
And yet, while great credit IL due
to the epiienerat O,gdnizatioa IT must
never be forgotten that the Grand
old Democratic party by its straight
forward and consistent course has
made the existence Of such organ
izations possible.
1t will not be denied perhaps, that
had not the Democracy held mp the doc
trbae Of State Rights during the dark
days OF the rebellion, we would now
have had no States--nothing but dis
tricts in q centralized despotism.
The democratic party has with conr-
rye unequaled In the history OF any
organization, upheld the banner OF
self-government and through a peri
od of uDexampled persecution with
the edgies of democracy baptized IN Tie
blood of its martyrs, ii has preserved
what little there is left Of the Consti-
tutional freedom, and to-day, II any
man speaks out his political. senti-
ments, he owns that boon to the cour-
age with which the Democratic party,
fought tyranny and oppression.
We therefore hail nith detig/A satch
manifestations Of tie vigor Of den,0cra-
cy as are evinced In the letters TO the
Manhattan gathering, and offer no
apology for their appearance In the
pages Of The Democrat"
This article is indorsed by other
Democratic papers in the State,
while they yet carry the Anti-Mo-
nopoiy banner, and we have not yet
seen protest In any OF the Anti
Monop papers. It's all in the pro-
gramme, and not one Of them dares
to object. Boss Mccormack didn't
want the trap sprung until after the
next election, but since II is done he
is careful not IN let the Changers
know it. Keep it stiII,o he whis-
pers to Boydston and Blain, his
lieutenants; Don't say 4 word Just