New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-22
The DISCREET DEMOCRACY.

| The DISCREET DEMOCRACY.
The Democracy Of Kentucky possesse
that discretion which Falstaff pronounce
the better part Of valor in an astonishin
degree. It has preserved its existence
perhaps, much as that great exemplar, b.
falling fiat and shamming dead on the fielt
of battle. 1t now arises and claims tina
it "was down, grant you" but rose re
f-eshed and rampant. and now claims tina
its acts shall be booked with the 1es. O
the days deeds.
! The Louisville Epeniny Ledger has the
following lung tester of paragraph:
Kentucky Democrats who. since the pas
sage Of the memorable resolutions by the
Legislature Of l79S-which constituted the
basis upon which the party was organized
and which contained the doctrines that,
being carried out in the administration of
public affairs, gave Us sixty years of unex-
ampled prosperity and growth in greatness
have taken the initiation in all the great
crises in political affairs; let that Democracy
be true to their past history in standing un-
eguivocally for the right OF the people of
the several States to manage .lei. own Al.
fairs in their own way.
Faithful among the faithless:
What, with new departures" and conces.
sions to "Liberalism," and accepting the
situation" and ''ceasins to fight a. ainst the
cost Of principle, Democrats have become
SO tamlliarIzed with the abandoned camps
OF Radicalism which they have been occu-
Ply lng-under the Blairs and Greeleys and
the like-that they scarcely recognize an
oid-tashloned Democratic camp fire when
they see il. They have for so long time
been trigged out in Radical old clothes that
they feel odd when dressed in a suit a gen.
uine Democracy. Of course, we are speak
States, and not of Kentucky. For while,
in the national contests, we have been COM
PEELED to follow Radicalism at distance.
we have the proud satisfaction Of knowing
that inside our organization in Kentucky
we have never once allowed our banner TO
trail since the civil war closed.
This is. being Interpreted. that the De.
mocracy of Kentucky took all the chances
Of the Blairs and Greeleys. it accepts the
of Pennsylvania tarifites and
Western land grabbers. if they win. and
denounce them if they fail. It follows
at distance as a hound
would meat wagon, but keeps domestic
which secures the domestic
'poils. We have seen this sort OF Democ.
,acy-plenty Of is-without having to 60 |
beyond the limits of our own State.
But as touching the special claim Of the |
Ledger to have never bowed the knee to
3aal. it says:
At last the people are opening their eyes
% the grasping. dangerous. destructive ten
lencies OF GENERALIZATION, and are ready to |
ally to the battle cry of State individual
ty. State independence. State soyerei gnty.
So the Kentucky Democracy has never
lowed the banner of State sovereignty
D trail since tie var closed.
What about that banne. during the
ar: Were not the Democratic leaders
nong the most ardent supporters OF the
nion: Did not Nh. Guthrie. once Secre.
Try of the Treasury. take the most de-
ded stand in behalf Of the government
the Union? Was no federal contrac. or
accepted by these State sov-
eighty Democrats This was the period
hen the Democracy Of kentucky II,
lammed dead. We are greatly indebted !
them for their discretion. They SO 9
anaged as TO keep Kentucky out :
the war. except as to the re-
Use Of the Confederates. The o
emocracy Of Kentucky rendered valua-
e services in alluring Confederate armies
70 the State with rational expectation !
support, which armies were driven out :;
captured by federal forces. The valua- !;
e success a. Fort Donaldson might never
We been gained but that General John. ;,
N had been encouraged TO hope for |,
zee accessions from the Estate indiyidu. .,
ty, State independence and State SOY. G.
signty' Democrats, then busy in filing :,
rk and mule contracts with the federal !,
ny. l.,
Kentucky came out Of the war with no y
bic debt worth speaking Of. She had h
en- unvisited by large military expendi- 81
'es. She had lost, no doubt, gallant y
n who had volunteered to fight on one c,
e or the other, as their principles ii
,mpted them. But the discreet DEM o.
'acy kept their political powder dry du- N
g the combat. They neither aided O,
. side nor offended the other. a,
ey now claim that they never a,
inquished the local spoils and took all CT
chances of national spoils that offered. a,
cir standing unequivocally for the pl
ht Of the people OF the several States tt
manage their own affairs in their own | as
y has been signally illustrated in the IL
irse Of their journals toward Louisiana. df
dismiss this discreet Democracy. ci
t will sham dead or play Neutral when CT
re is any fighting to be done. but when to
re is any spoil to be divided it de. b,
nds Benjamin's portion. ri
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