New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

A DEMOCRAT On The MISSOURI DEMOCRACY.
col j. o. BRoADHEAD CRTuCGsEs THE ACTION OF
THE DEMOCRACY AND DECLINES To SPEAK FOR
ITS CANDDATEs-A COMPARISON WITH THE NEW
YORK DEMoCRACY-THE HOSTILITY TO UNION
MEN CONDEMNED.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE rRGBUNE.l
ST. LOUIS, Sept. I.-Ihe Republican will
publish tomorrow important letter rom Col James
o. Broadhead. hitherto conspicuous Democratic leader,
declining an invitation 10 speak for the Democratic
state ticket lie says he shall probably vote for some Of
he Democratic candidates. but will oppose the ticket
a whole. He contrasts the action Of the Missouri
Democrats with that OF the SewYOrk Democrats Us TO
inviting cooperation from the Liberal Republicans, ana
adds: " The Democratic party Of New-fork com
uends the patriotism, and invites the cooperation
Of the Liberal Republicans OF that state 70 Whom
they owe nothing. while the DemocrAuc party
of Missouri which is indebted to the Liberal Republi-
cans for the abolition of the Constitutional provision
about regstraton and to which party, indeed 1t owes
everything now re epudates IT," Col. Broadhead goes
on TO declare that the Democratic Central Committee
n its recent address, slgnncance 10 th action
not fully expressed IN It's language when tnat body de-
clared that the Democratic party of Missouri advances
the Democratic standard, placing around IL democrats
only He then quotes extracts from The ST. LOUIS Times
and Dispatch, the organs Of the Democracy rocuhE
Gentry the Independent candidate for Governor, on
account OF his connection with the Union army and
praising Gen. Cockreu now canvassing for the Demo-
cratic ticket having fought four years IN the eoe
army, and for his Democracy. The letter closes as
follows:
IL may be true that the political party IN power
az the close OF the war has used MS power haI'uy,
has violated the Constitution, ana outFa-eu IHo
Of the Southern people, and for these ac'S ~
should be held accountable. It may be true tna'
the result OF the war has been Msfuio'
and tyranny, and from the very consul ution VI
human nature IL could scarcely nave Deeh OtIA n'o.
While never justify the act OF reconsTuctou VI
the punder OF the Southern people III lue Laio "a
loyalty cannot admit that war upon Tue hlLiCals
must needs be a upon Union men, Sueh, Dfllene
firmly, l. the purpose aud spirit ol thoss nav e
OF Democratic ORGANIZATION III hIt,Vut,'
tone and language OF organs. the spirit oI tlo ~
dress OF the Central Committee, ana inuch .hal " '
and done at the State Convention must satSy 'no mus nus
careless observer OF this fact For my part want none
OF such Democracy. / would not oppose lI. -. t-
because he not Union man, nor laNoI "yoi W.
Gentry because he But When lhas lseuo - @ u.'
unctly made, ana l told that Delnociuo ~ n.esao
rebellion. there "a but one course IOr nc W PulIr
Above all thingF the country needs repOse ana ousI
and II the people would seek their true INTERESTS toJ
should avoid the radicaiisD OF both eASIenos' ,J
fue Missouri Democracy drifting into the worst AIu1
Of radicalism Ira doctrine on the culISuuJ
question leads to repudatOn ana springs mhy ~ Iaoto
means carry the war; aud its hosuhy ~ Dh,on ~,
men shows tnat 10 stlu naTDOis thdt yVaLpiIr - -
revenge that must inevitably culminste IN aWcsIc
and disorder which WILL paralyZe the lnuustlf 1 out @
state and drive emigration from us DOrIes anu IN
.ure IL the people of Ms sour satisfied tldt tue
success OF the Democratic party IN tAis state Woull
the canOniEed bones OF the reue.iOh " OiN"~
their ceremeuts they would bave none ot IT,
MAINE ELECTION RETURNS