The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-11-24
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! NEW PORT, Cooke CO., Nov. 10, 10.
| To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
If there are times when silence is
a virtue, there are likewise occasions
when it is an Evidence of sIavishhess
and cowardfce. High time is it that
the rank and file of the old line De-
mocracy were crying out boldly and
Enthusiastically against the miserable
blunderers who have lead us only to
defeat and disaster in every politi-
cal contest. Which chas been fought
I from the days Of Abraham Lincoln
to this good hour, If, as history as
serts, the manifestoes OF james IT,,
| in his efforts to. recover q lost king
dom, had no other effect than to
strengthen the cause. of William OF
Orange, then with eQuattrnth may it
be asserted by the future chronicler
of political parties in this country
that the various platforms set up by
tile Democratic leaders, from the
days of Lipcoln to the year 1876,
only give strength and duration Of
power TO the Radical party. We
have learned no lessons from their
errors, and we have gained no adj
vantage from their follies. 1t is true
we have occasionally gained a victo-
ry, the result howeyeruof the per-
sonal popularity or the candidate or
the strict adherence to the pure prin-
ciples of the Democracy but if such
an one dare declare himse ia cam.
didate for reelection, and fight un>'
der some declaration of principles
Matched up bysthese .ErecntiUe Conn
naitteemeaa, defeat is the certain re-
suit. Scarcely a year ago, the peo-
extravaganza of the party, in power,
joined the Democracy in the hope of
rectifylng the terrible abuses which
had erept iRto every department of
the Government through the instru--
mentality Of the Republicans and
this sudden upheaval of popular SEN
timent gave the Democracy twenty
six States of this Union. Here was
q mighty reactionsip our favor but
with all the prestige of these victo-4
ries on our side, we have just been
miserably defeated again. These
defeats are attribntable solelyltoth
objectionable blundering of our
leaders. For the sake of expeditions
cy they determined to sacrifice a
principle with the hope of pleasing
the popular fancy They demanded
an unlimited issue of that very mo,
ney which has been heretofore de-
nounced by the Democracy as iIle>
gal in its inception and rnieous in
its consequences to ali the substan~
tial interests, of the country. Yes,
and what is worse. demanded it at a
time when. with the least show of
reason such a demand could have
been made. No wonder. with such /
blundering, We have been Defeated
And if we could possibly hope that
the recent defeat would learn these |
shiftless bIunderers q lesson :-if it
could be hoped that it world teach I
them to- go back and cling to /
the ancient moorings of the party, !
there would be consolation even in
defeat. But no such good result. it /
is to be feared, will follow We may
just make mp our minds to see wofse
blunders than heretofore, or the same
repeated in the next Presidential |
contest. And Grant, triumphant /
now, can marshal his forces against |
us tif weAperinit these political biun~
derers to make out the campaign,)
with far more assurance of victory |
than he ever experienced when, as |
General of the armies OF the United |
States, he led his hosts against the /
decimated brigades of Lee. The |
time was whea q Democrat could de-
fine his position and show just ex- [
actly where he stood upon the great |
questions of the day. In those days /
we had leaders who knew what the t
wants of the country were-who |
struggled for d principle. Who did /
not blow hot to-day and cold to-
were too sensible to
advocate the Issuance of paper mo>
ney by the government in one plat~ i
form, while the other insisted that /
gold and silver was tile. only enfren- /
CIV That could be constitutionally Isl /
sued and circulated. Democracy was
then and to the consisten~
cy of the. doctrines it maintained, its
and power was attributable.
What Democracy now is. under
the teaching of our present. laws.
God only knows, About the only I
truthful and consistent answer /
could give, il IWas day asked why
I wasza Democrat would be- because
/ am not Republican. III accuse
q Republican with committing an /
in the various amandments,
which his party made to The Consti-
tuition since 1855, why, he win ask
me If l voted for Horace Greeley and
endorsed tile platform upon which
he made the race for President. III
I say aye, am COMPOUNDED by. the /
reply. For what We had condemned 1
befores then We.Fatided add approx
ed. ri say I am a Democrat be-
cause the life long teachings Of ny l
party has been in favor OF the hard /
money doctrine nc reveals to my