The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-11-26
[FrOm the Hooking sentinel.l
THE NEXT BATTLE

/ THE NEXT BATTLE
Must be fought by the combined dem
ocratic forces of the West and Souih,
against the aggregated hord-s of the
East; where in spite of the names they
take, there is but one party: the hOst
that answers TO the roll call of the mon-
ey kings, wears their uniform, subsi~t
upon their bounty and bows down to
them in servile homage, or ignorant
/ adoration. In New York. there is not
enough genuine Democracy for Black
Republican to swear at; in fact, it is al
together probable that in the event of a
legal inquiry, il would require as much
evidence to prove that there is any
| Democracy at all in that State, as il
seems is necessary to support Beecher's
confession of adnltry and bring it up 10
the mark Of credibility Money con-
quers and controls all things there. All
the patriotism, and all the honesty: all
the virtue and all the religion of that
commonwealth. can easily be estimated
in dimes and dollars, and only this, for
the dollar is the material representative
of every thing, thinkable or nnthinka-
ble there, and what cannot he expressed
in terms of dollars and dimes can neith
er be thought nor formulated by New
York politician or voter. Their only
principle il self interest, and to serve
and advance that, any policy will he
imported. and any ring of rascals mp
hela.
But scounArelz are not omniscient,
and consequently sometimes fall into a
trap while intent upon setting one for
The sham Democrats of New York. 80
,Iu$y and pre-occnpied were they in aid
ing the Republican hank ring in spread
| ing delusion and debauchinx the minds
If the masses in Ohio and Pennsylvania,
that they relaxed their vigilance at
home. and came out of their own fight
sadly battered. and ignominious -calped.
Amen: there is joy with the Democracy
of Ohio this day over the defeat of the
schenlin9 scoundrels who aold out to the
enemy, besmeared themselves with the
slime and flash of political treason, and
have for their reward the Rcorn OF their
s.ducers, the jeers of their conqnerors,
and the sound and orthodox maledic-
tions Of the frientls they deserted in the
hours of need. and bargalned to betray,
and did betray.
We admit. even without any asking.
that it il not q lite generous to hit a
man when he l. d.pwn. BIT we are not
disposed TO be generous. and deny any
| obligation to deal generously with those
<neaking mercenaries, and therefore
rightly enough, and righteoisly too, we
exult in their overthrow and rejoice in
their calamity. They are beaten. Their
idols are broken: their visions of victory
turned out all mirage and mOonshine, in
short. thev are scooped, Sam. TIlden
and all and straggle of to their dens.
rubbing their rump-. "a forlOrn set of
cusses as ever received the sturdy kicks
Of merited retribution in this world
Beat of all il the collapse of that very
thin and hugely inflated, bigly blown
mp pigmy, Sam. Tilden. We are rid of
him "forever and forever more." as the
camp meeting song has it. Laus DeOi
Te Destn, AHeIuial &C., and all that. An
drew Johnson's Administrator, as such,
stands far better chance of getting the
Democratic Nomination for President
next year than Sam Tilden, or any back
er or helper Of his, in their war against
the Democracy of the West this fall
Let that not be forgotten. And this
brings us to the main subject of this ar
ticle, which we had almost forgotten.
The treason and apostaay of the New
York Democrats, caused onr defpat in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Every body
competent to know anything, knows
that. Their influence, if exerted for us,
for the cause Of the people, for the just
rights oflabor and industry, and against
the unjust exactions, cruel demands and
rascally schemes of capital, wouId have
given us the victory in both these States.
But they deserted, ahi turred their bat
teries against rs. B they would bet
ter not befool themselves with the no.
tion that the Democratic party H. killed
in Ohio. Stick yonr finger in it- mouth
and see what will happen. Scarcely
III IL
Democratic party of the whole West
md Santh. will begin the next cam
paign in the National Convention by
asserting and enforcing their supremacy,
their right to govern and their power to
govern, and the East will have no choice
but to submit to be 80 snbordinated.
Let the fat go forth: the power and
the empire are in the West and the
South; the sceptre hath departed from
the East forever. For the fntnre, the
West and South will take rule. Combin-
ed. they are an overma.tering power, to
which the East can off..r no resistance
that win be felt. Let them consolidate,
and conquer, and hold for all time
They must asser. their right and show
their power of ninstery in the next Ma
tional Convention. They must, and
they will. distinctly signify TO the Eas,
that they are powerless TO control: priv
ileged only to accept what we offer.
The past is beyond as. dead and buried,
but the future before US is ours. The
coming policy is the policy Of the West
and South, and the coming man, is a
man Of the West. The reign Of the
Pioutocracy will end, and by their over
throw capital and labor made to assume
their proper relation, or il not, to ap.
proach il more closely, than ever hereto
fore. In the past. and down to the very
present, the order of nature has been re-
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