The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

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..The Old Democrat Party" :
an uOld Democrat
ROCHESTER, May 18th, 1873.
The efforts which are being made 70
revive the ssOld Democratic party are ~
he deeply regretted. Not only Is sucn
s,,ccessf,,l resuscitation utterly lmPossl'
HE. hut attempts to bring IL aoou''
~ avon .vowals Of intention to 90 So
1n,,st he attended with injurious results
That nartv.s existence is regarded as
fact &c the past only. Its leaders ana
msmhers are generally either dead or
uas..orod and human power is incompe'
toat to rallv them again under their an
a;an+ banners: while the hope that the
..nls con he filled with recruits frem the
onposition is quite as deluslve as 'na. INC
dead will rise again AMI take 'ne pA"e''
they used to occupy,
No matter what may be our persona,
oninions as to whether the OH
party did right or wrong was
nure or corrupt, VIC know thatlt oecaule
odious to the public and attracted u neon.
ouerable prejudices against itself. many
GOOD people who now oppose the kePuo-
Ecan narty as bitterly as any OF US
Democrats ever did, and are feverlshiy
.n-;ons for it's defeat, cannot be persuaded
to vote with a professedly resurrccted
Democracy, because they will not give the
lie to the works and words OF their entire
life. They hold the old Democratic party
10 have baen equally abomlnaoie with
modern Republicanism, and, hence can
not aid in restoring it to power. lney
care not to choke off the full leeches that
are now sucking the life-blood OF the ma
t;on. merely to replace them with hungry
ones that are eager to be filled.
The advocates Of the revival OIL the
Democratic party claim to favor all the
nr;nc;nles Of the Autobiography party,
and uree this as reason why the latter
should ioin and act with their organi-
xation under its old name and ieaoer'
shin. If this argument has any lorce'
It must be applied in the opposite sense
ard become q reason why Democrats
should ioin the Anti-Monopolists::, bu,
the nretension is not sincere. The oie
Democratic party was no more entltie'
"a he called an ntimonopoly party thar
10 the Republican party. Indeed, iarg
rrr,her ne the most obnoxious monopo
1;.ts in the country are Democrats, an
we're formerly leaders OF that party, an
vould become such again if the party
revived. For the last twenty years
its life the old Democratic party hao
settled general creed, but shaped us p.a
forms in different localities TO SUIT poP'
lar local sentiment. 1t was no. uni'e
even on its fundamental idea Oh osa'e
rights. -. 80,
this matter presents itself. Ii old Der
ocrats arc truly in favor Of all the pr
c;plcs enumerated by the Anti n
nonolists. and really believe tn
tho continuance of the Republics
n.rtv in power will result
the sneedv destruction. of our free ms
tnt;ons: and il they will still refuse
we unite With the latter, unless the new p
~ bears their name and follows tn
lead. and claims to be revival oil their
oreanixaton, does not such conduct prt
'.sa chem to Be supremacy selfish and tota
IS unworthy of the confidence OF IN
whose alliance they invoke' II most
,+a tainly does. 1t shows that they nave
contemp alton some Interior purpose wn
F47F thew fear to expose TO tho.e whom q
ask to associate With and confide IN tn
There are two classes Of persons eng
d ed in working up this contemplated r
val Of the old Democratic party. II
the Monopolsts. who hope, by divio
the opposition, to enable the RepuDil
narty to retain the dominancy. III
seek their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ana
active TRAITORS to the welfare OIL the
eral public. Second, fossilized Democ
Who have been made cynica. by freq
defeat. These have SO often pro
sled evil to the G
trv that they have now grown anxios
witness the fulfillment of their pr
lions. and are willing 70 lend their -
dividing and defeating the Oppositio,
N. hone that the continuance OF
dom;nant party in power may spe
MING about the forctold calamities
Afford them an opportunity 20 exc l
Il told you SOL" Following the le,
these are the deceived ana tnougn
Who really believe that the fevNn M
defunct Democracy i both poss'Ae
desirable.
AntiMonopolists may be assure
one thing: the old Democraslc y
are With them. and If they are u,
themselves this fall, determined
their own marty. occupying then
platlorm, and following their own
n they will do Ear more to insure tne
cess Of their principles than the.
hone to effect BY any combinati'r
vin Mace them in secondary o.
dinate position. Let Democratic
revive their party il icy want +
reenue their old habit 81 '.taking =