The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-17
ssg- Our neighbor of the Democrat says

during the last decade, and yet Democracy
has always been a whipped institution every
time And our neighbor is just as positive
us that he lives that the result in the coming
election will be no exception to the rule, but,
On the principle of "whistleing to keep cour-
age up" among his co-partizans he feels
compelled to speak just as he does, and con-
trary to all his expectations. And what rea-
son does he give for asserting that the Demo
cracy Intend to win, why because the
ticket of the party is a good one and the
platform affords favorable contrast to that
of the Republicans Well so be it. But
we claim, ard the people know, that the Re
puhiicans have better ticket, because thecan
didates have had experience in the routine of
the Offices for which they have been nomina
ted, and they have proved themselves honest
and faithful public servants. On that
score therefore Democracy has no advantage
and the people have no reason to vote against
US Nor have the Democracy any advantage
on the score Of platform. The acts Of the
administrations both state and national since
1864 form the basis Of the Republican plat
form, while that of the Democracy is com
posed ofglittering generalities- guided and
honey Gewed bauLle issued without credit.
and thrown out with the hope of catching
gudgconS merely. All the good in it is bor-
rowed from Republicanism, and in the bad
there Is nothing to draw the people from
their love as shown for the last fifteen years.
Again: The Democrat contends that
Democracy intends to win because of the
''prost;ation of the industrial and commercial
interests of the country" for which it alleges
Republicanism is responsible. Who believes
this? The editor of the Den,ocratis is not over
brilliant but even he viii not be willing to
display 50 much ignorance as would be re-
qiired seriously to pr0mUlgate this falsehood. |
lie knows, as does every business man that
the rovulsion IN trade and business generally !
grew oat Of over trading and too much prom
lie to pay when there was nothing to pay it
with. It was not the administration but the
Jay Cooks, the Vanderbilts, the Clews and
that class Of men who, ambitious to add mil
lious to their already acquired millions, got
beyond their depth, and in their going down
drew the country down with them. Wei
heard no such charge before last fall, and we
would 0ot have heard it then but that both
Democrats and Republicans, in the pinchiUgs
they received, saw the danger by which We
were eucompassed, and endeavorcd to strike
ont on new road 10 hopes of reaching haven
Of safety Now both Republicans and Demo
Gratis demand Dearer approach to hard
money standard with this difference: While
the Democrats demand it n0LeaS c0lenS, even
to the extent Of partial reputation, the Re
publicans demand that in approaching re-
regard be had both to the outspok-
en- and implied pledges made by the Govern
ment in authorizing the issue Of paper
money. Here again Republicanism has the
advantage of honesty on It's side.
Again: Democracy intends to wiz" be-
cause the resolution with regard to national
finances is honest and Ineligible" ToI
which resolution does the Democrat alluded
the one adopted by the Democracy of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois or Pennsylvania. The De
mocracy Of all these States have spoken oni
this subject, and the Democracy Of each has
a different story to tell, and are even divided
in opinion among themselves If as the
Democrat says Democracy is honest on this
question Of finance then We will have speedy
resumption, resumption postponed aud no
a curtaiment of greenback is
sues and imitation, and indeed as many altera-
tions in financial policy as there are States
or interests in the States Indeed it will
prove that there is neither honesty nor intel
ligibility in the resolution because there are
hardly two men In the party who think alike
on the subject, and hence the resolution re-
solves itself into subterfuge-a mere glitter
ing generality, meaning everything or moth
Ing, just as men who are out Of Office may
see fit to enterpret it when they get in Office
Again the Democracy intends to win,
because the n. Y. Tribune-good authority
in the estimation of the Democrat Says
that such an intelligent, dignifed aud orderly |
party convention was never before held in
Pennsylvania y What a mpliment this to
former Democratic Conventions. And this
is declared by the tribune in face of the fact
that two whole days were speGt in Pittsburgh
and buying, and trading, and
and selling and bull Raging before
q ticket could be agreed upon. What CON
trast to the Convention at PittSburg does the
Convention held at Harrisburg afford in
these respects. At the former the politi-
clans, hungry for Office, operated for a suck
1t the public tit, while at the latter the peo-
pie quietly agreed among themselves as to