The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-04
OrgRnizinZ Victory.

all the millinery shops.
Organizing Victory.
The cali issued by the Democratic Contra
Committee of Illinois last week was intend
ed especially to promote the union of all eIe
ments of opposition against the present
debauched and dangerous administration
1t is addressed to Democrats. Liberals anC
all other opponents OF the Republican party
and the committee, believing "the oppo.
stion to Republican mi.rule can harmoni.
ously unite on the principles announced
earnestly solicit the free cooperation of all
men regardless ofpast political affiliations
The design of the call is therefore wise and
liberal, appealing to the patriotism of all
men. The terms of the call are, though clear
and definite, yet broad enough to en-
brace the political convictions of the maiori-
ty of the people. The Democrats of Illinois
desire to promote the following purposes
First. The restoration OF gold and silver as the
basis of the currency OF the country, the speedy
resumption of specie payments, and the pay
recognized by the civilized world.
Second. free commerce.
Third. Individual liberty and opposition to
Fourth. Rigid restriction of the governments,
both slate and NATIONAL to the legitimate do
from all executive and Les islative, inter
middling with affairs of society where monopo-
lies are fostered, ana privileged classes ag-
grandized, and individual freedom unnecessary
~ and oppressively restrained.
Fifth. The right and duty of a tate to pro
tect its citizens from exIOrtion and unjust dis
elimination by chartered monopolies.
1t may be assumed rs certain that presi-
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year on this platform, or one very like it,
and it becomes the duty of all men and all
newspapers, that consider politics something
more than mere struggle between the ms
and me outs. to advocate these principles
and unite the people around them. The Wig
orous and persistent assault which has been
kept up on the Republican party tor the last
two years has battered and shaken
thst den of thieves to its foundations.
But nothing has been constructed 10 take its
place. The season for mere wanton destruc-
ton has passed away and the time to organize
has come. The call to the Illinois Democrat
cy forms a fair basis for such organization.
1t is not only good in itself but it possesses
that supreme political virtue of being at the
same time feasible. 1t will command the
support of the whole democratic party of the
Eastern and Middle States for all
its principles, Pennsylvania, perhaps,
rejecting the free trade plank.
The party In the west and south
Will also, in the mass, adopt it, and in some
sections like Indiana may readily be edu-
cIted up to it. The scattered remnants of
party two years ago will unite on 1t, and
multitudes of disconnected free trade and
hard money republicans who lIaYe been
hanging to their party merely by the eyelids
will forsake it for such platform. They
would more than make up for the few DEM
ocfats like Dan Voorhees,, who may desert
to the othsr side. For the necessity of such
party, whether called democratic or repub-
lican, the republican address speaks
strongly "A party better than either, lof.ier
in its aspirations, wiser in its methods,
holder in its endeavors, is unqucstionably
desirable. Such party might be attained,
if the wise, the upright. and the patriotic in
the democraticrank would unite themselves
with the like in the republican organization"
1t is time for people generally and editors
i'm particular, to consider whether it is better
to continue the dangerous experiment of
governing the country by means of the
present corrupt organization. controlled to
some extent by ne Sspaper criticism and the
dread of popular opinion, or to effect a
change by means of ordinary political
machinery. The New York Tribune, for
instance, affects to look upon politics and
party discussions with lofty contempt. It's
censures have, to be sure, done good deal
toward exposing and restraining rascality
i'm high places; but with the recent his
tory of the republican party on the
matter of press criticism in view. is it safe to
assume that The newspapers will be left
capable of curbing the party much longer if
twins another triumph? The Tribune and
other Journals OF like character will find
that il is time to drop the role of lofty
cynicism in regard to politics, and take
firm hold for what they think the right.
Runor HvhiS norS the batrothal 0f liant