Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-27
WHY SHOULD THE DEMOCRATS BE PUT IN
POWER?

Ii Politics is--as it has been asserted to be-
no more than game of the Sins" and the
''outs," what claim has the Democratic party to
be counted 'in?" The low view of the conduct
of public affairs sometimes formulated is not
our view, for we hold pure politics to be an es-
sential of society and to have stern claims upon
all citizens but supposing it for the instant to be
true can any man affirm, in view Of the Demo-
cratic record when that party was in power that
tits now desirable to give it fresh opportunities to
rule the country We have surely right when
it newly demands position, to point to the results
OF its policy when it was in position, and those
results are of a character, it might be supposed,
to deter any thinking man from aiding scheme
which can have the effect only Of multiplying the
choicest blessings of popular government.
The title Of Democracy is as absurd misno-
mer, now, az it was in the days Of Slavery. 1t
meant then equal rights-for white men, and it
means that now. Tie Democratic leaders are
loud with the cry that old things have passed
away, that the party marches with the times, aud
believes now in liberty for men of all complex
ions, but only the very ignorant believe them.
1t takes not the instincts of 'pale-mouthed
prophet dreaming to divine what the condition
the protection of liberal and liberty glowing ad
ninistration were withdrawn, and they were left
to the mercies of their old masters Largely
they might be freemen, but in fact their cond-
ton would be as deplorable as it was before
the war. There would be no redress
for the central authorities would be in full ac-
cord with the State oppressors, and a state Of
affairs would be inaugurated to which the disor-
ders Of the last five years, wretched they have
been, would appear mere bagatelle. We are
aware that this criticism applies mainly to the
South, but that is enough. The intelligence
wealth and energy of the North, to say nothing
of the continued presence of strangers from al
parts of the world and one general cosmopolitan
character, would prevent any very serious inroat
upon the rights of the citizens here, ever
were the Democrats installed in every Depart
ment OF the government. Every machin,
has its weak point, the place where stress of &C
ton is most likely to be felt and in our potica
machine the South is-thanks to the interna
system of human bondage fostered by so-calle
Democrats-the weak place, the fatally veal
place. In the course of another generation
when manufacturing enterprise and other build
ers-up have changed the present condition q
South than for the North, but now there woul
be deadly danger in entrusting power to thos
whom experience has shown are utterly unwoi
thy Of its exercise.
No thinking man will say that such disclissio
is idle at time when there is no change imm
nent in the general government. While the f,
eeutive is not to be changed this year election
are to be held, which are Of almost equal inte
est. Republican Congress is only lees impo
tant than Republican President. One natura
ly leads to the other, and if the November Ele
tons should result III Democrat
majority at Washington there would
the gravest alarm lest the greatest caamit
which could befal the country might occur-tl
installation of Democratic President, with FIR,
Trade for the world, and base oppressit
amounting to slavery for the people of near
one half the country, at home. 1t is not nece
sary to feel unduly alarmed but it is necessal
that we should look the facts squarely in ii
face. We know that ours is the party Of pr
gress and equal rights; that our vote
are the men who read, and think and worl
that our sole excuses for being arc. not hatred
the 'nigger' and an ambition to degrade Anne
lean workingmen to the level of his foreign CT
temporary. With this consciousness, il we
far neglect the responsibilities of freemen AZ
endanger successes obtained only by prodigiot
sffort,by the expenditure of uncounted treasur
and Of lives more precious than all, we shou
justly incur the 500 of good men everywhei