Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-11-04
WANT or CONFIDENCE IN THE De
NOCRACY.

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"What is it, then, that gave our friends
the victory in Ohio9" is the question asked
by the Philadelphia Press. And. its
answer runs thus: "Simply, that the peo-
pie have faith in republican rule. and that
they cannot and will not, trust the govern
ment in the control OF the democratic
party"
want of confidence in democratic
rule" is about as good form of answer
ing the question as any other. Intact, we
like it rather the best, because consider
able number of people in the State Of
Ohio, and in the country at large. who have
not been acting with the republicans for
some time past, this year opposed the de-
mocracy, instead of assisting them, as
they did only twelve-month ago.
This want of confidence, has been slim
ulated not only by the inconsistent position
of the democracy on the currency ques-
ton. but by some other matters. also. The
disposition of the South to come in and
assume the reins of government, when
only the other day they were fighting to
Law it low, makes men hesitate about sup
porting the democracy, even if they were
discontented with repubicanism. 1t looks
entirely too much like "cutting off the
nose to spite the face" The overwhelm-
ing majority Of bona iide rebel element
on the democratic side of the House of
Representatives, when it meets next De-
cember, and the crack Of the whip which
it will institute, will make some of our
democratic friends even open their eyes.
The helpless condition of Northern dem
ocrats in that body, we will observe, en-
passaat, will be amusing to republicans,
as well as CALLING to the victims. If they
resist they will be told very quickly by
their masters 20 be quiet. If, spaniel'like,
they obey, we will see to it that they are
held accountable by their respective con
Tiden and Allen have gone under by dab
bling in the rag-baby business. A score
or two of notables will be in the same con-
dition among northern democrats in the
House, before next July, in their vain en-
deavors to ride the fence between South
ern dictation and their watchful constitu-
ents We are not so sure that the send
ing of Confederate officers to the House,
generals, colonels, maors, etc, by the
dozen, will not prove in the end a bless
ing in disguise, so far as republicanism is
concerned.
Then, this want OF confidence in the
democratic party has been increased by
the antics of the Southern men, who fool
ishly gave way to the notion that the dem
ocratic tidal wave was to last until the
Presidency was secured. Taking it for
granted all was right we find 'hcm insti-
tuting policy by which local government
is to be resumed through terrorism-by
slaughtering innocent colored people as
. though they were bullocks, or sheep. and
with as little compunc,ion.
The people are taking note Of these mat
ters. Want of confidence in the democra.
cy is destined TO gather strength each sue
cessiye day, and week, and month, until a
republican President is elected in 1876.
and an overwhelming House Of Represen.
tiyes will be found ready to support him.
Republicans have only to act with reason
able prudence to hold the Government, not
only for the next four years, but lor any
length of time they please, as the democ
racy train under the present leading
Bourbonism cannot come to the front o
our national affairs. II may clutch STATE
now and then. but its area is becoming
more and more contracted. 1t VIII b'
laid away. and very righteously. too' II
the Centennial Year.