Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-22
Democracy aad Liberty.

per like the Burlington Guzette gets
TO calliug the anniversary of |" Mig
ger Emancipation Day." I" Glorious
|ubileen i'm one Of its head lines, it is
time for the aforesaid so-called DEM
Dcratic paper to take down Shep.
Letters name and run up that of
Kirkwood. 1t Is well-ac-
cepted wether 1t be expressed or not,
that the Democratic party IS, and at.
lcdys has been an nti-AbolittOn party.
1t fought against abolition
In the United States to the bitter end
and held up the example Of the
West Indian emancipation rs q
to the fanatics who We're
on abolition; though it
should destroy the Union. And its
last protest against the entire lnisera-
BILE policy, was its determined oppo-
sitiOn to the fifteenth amendment
which was rudely forced upon the
people through revolutionary meth
DDS. Though the Democratic party
has, through the actions of cowardly
seemingly accepted the con-
dition of things, .yet to- day. the masses
Of that great and po,cerful organize
tion regard the fifteenth dnae,asnseW as
Uorth no more than the Dtpey up-
ON phich IL is printed, and that when
the actions of the conspirators who
forced IL upon the country has been
reviewed by an impartial tribunal
IL t0iH be scept out Of existence as
as 1t was ushured in."
The Democrat Is certainly entitled
to credit for the candor 1t manifests
by these admissions as to the real
spirit, tendencies and purposes OF
the Opposition party. While this
Democratic oracle Is SO determined
In its opposition to freedom, SO de-
termined that America shall not be
what all true Americans are proud
to call 1.-THE "Land Of the Free"
80 Arm in its advocacy Of negro sla-
very--so imperative in its demands
that four millions of American citi.
zens shall be deprived OF the rights
OF liberty and equality before the
law, it is amusing to see the same
paper filing It's columns with pre-
tended arguments In favor Of "per-
sonal liberty" In reference to the
use of whiskey. The logic OF the
whole matter, as presented by the
Democrat, II that the Democracy
should have liberty to drink their
whiskey though the heavens fall, and
the "nlgger y should be enslaved,
though the constitution be swept
out of existence and the Union de-
stroyed,.
Democrats tell us the old issues
have all been settled and most OF the
opposition Leaders tell us that the
South and the Democratic party have
given UP the "l4ost Cause" and ac-
cepted rs final the settlement of the
questions which caused the war and
grew out of it. The Gospel accor-
ding to Sam Evans says: "The
Democratic party has, through the
action of cowardly leaders, seemingly
accepted the condition Of things
And these are truthful words, uttered
by an Iowa Democratic Leader who
Is not too cowardly to reflect the true
sentiments of his party when 1t hap
pens to suit his purposes to do SO.
Mr.. Evans statements only confirm
the conviction of those who are wise
enough To discern the true meaning
of the election Of eighty.five ex-Reb-
ell Army officers, to the Z. ). Con-
gress--and by events daily transpir-
ing the conviction is being carried to
the minds Of thousands Of honest,
patriotic citizens that under cover OF
all this sem6iaace Of acquiesance In the
settlement Of old issues lies the real
intent to revive the slavery question
and remand the blacks TO bondage;
to repudiate the public debt or place
the Confederate debt upon an equal
footing with 1t; To demand payment
to the rebels for the slaves liberated;
to pension the Confederate soldiery;
TO do all these things or destroy the
Union.
III further confirmation OF the hid
den intentions aud the logical ten.
denotes OF the opposition, be wanted,
II will be found in the repeated plat
from enunciation Of the doctrine OF
State rights, and In the nomination
of such men as Mr.. Lefiier. whose
quoted in the JOURNAL
last week, are In perfect accord with
those expressed by Dir. Evans In the
Ottumwa Democrat.
And these are the doctrines OF the
pretended "LiberaI Democracy" OF
iowa. HypocriticalIy disguised ana
denied as they may be by the opposi-
tion press In the main, and by the
Of the leaders OF that party,
these are fundamental ideas 70 the
endorsement Of which Liberal Re-