Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-02
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The curious spectacle D; men who claim
to be hard money democrats supporting
Bill Allen of Ohio on Il rag money plat
form, is disgusting the Independents and
demoralizing the better portion of the
democratic party everywhere. If Demo-
Gratis will cast aside so important prin-
ciplc as that relating to sound currency to
help a demagogue into Office, with the
certainty IF he is elected that the party
platform in the national convention next
year mus correspond TO the platform on
which Mr.. Allen now stands, "wby," say
many Democrats and nearly all lndepcnd-
ents. 1.-the party ought to be beaten"
General Roberts and his fast friend and
spokesman, Marcellus Emery, also Eben
f. Pillsburv, desire Mr.. Aliens election,
| but there are thousands among the hard
money democrats of Maine who despise
the Inconsistency and lamentable lack of
principle displayed by their leaders in
bowling down to the rag baby party of
Ohio They agree with the writer of the
following, which is cut from the commu-
nication of an Ohio correspondent to the
New York Tribune:
| wish hard-moncy Democrats could understand
the irrepaiable injury they doing to their par
ty. Higher consideration ought to arouse them
to a most unsparing warfare upon the monster
called democracy in Ohio. But since they are not
moved by sense of duty, it would be well if they
could be reached by intelligent selfnterest Their
cowardly behavior is alternating from their party
forever thousands of men whose votes they Will
sorcly need hereafter Let them listen to the talk
of intelligent voters, as hear it every day where
ever 90. Democrats say, of it has come 10 this;
if unprincipled demagogues are allowed to drag
the party into a warfare against all who trusted
the Government; and if, even then, our soundest
and most trusted leaders dare not make resistance,
but allow themselves to be dragged about as cap
tives by Allen Cary and Ewing, what faith can
we have in such party p Liberals and indepen-
dent republicans, who have partially sympathized
or openly acted with the democrats, express a dis
gust so intense that it may be doubted whether
they will ever trust the democratic party again,
whatever its professions, or however excellent its
candidates. They say with truth, mo matter
what democracy may profess this same dangerous
element ,ciH ALWAYS erist and BE POWER
Full in that party. II it dares much to day,
when it wants power, what shall We expect when
it has powerf If the very ablest and purest men
in that party have not the pluck the honesty to
denounce it when they have the strongest possible
interest in keeping the best element in control,
what nonsense it would be to trust them for much
more difficult resistance hereafter" There has
been splendid body of independents in Ohio
men Of influence throughout the country. Ex-
Secretary Cox, the Brinkerhoffs, and other men
of that stamp, are known and felt in other States,
ard among the Germans of the Northwest Mr.
Hassaurek and Judge Stalo have an influence
only surpassed by that of Senator Schurz. But it
is not too much to say that the cowardice and SER
yitude to party which even the the better class of
democrats has shown in this crisis, if continued,
will probably make it impossible to gain the sup
port of these liberals in any future contest. They
will be very apt to distrust democracy, no matter
how well it promises, if even the best of its leaders
have neither the patriotism nor the pluck to make
head against elements as dangerous as those which
have the upper hand here to-day.
Already Mr.. Raster, the editor of the Illinois
Stats Zeitung, is reused to declare that he would
support even Grant for third term sooner than
man representing the spirit called democratic in
Ohio. Senator Schurz is absent from the country,
but his paper, the Westlche Post of St. Louis,
has for months been urging the utter impossbilli-
ty of acting with party which toerates within its
ranks such forces as rule democracy here. Sena-
tor Fenton speaks the disgust of Eastern liberals
Now the question for honest democrats to consider
is this: Can their party ever regain the conf
dence of independent voters, if men like Thur
man, Mcdonald and Hendricks allow themselves
to be used to win victory for regulators, while
net single strong protest rises from the honored
leaders or honest masses of the party elsewhere
II pould be nell for EASTERN DEMOCRATS
mho fancy that a cictory for A(le@ could do little
harm, TO kaoO hon completely the attitude Of their
party in Ohio and their owu silence and acguies-
oeace are alternating from them that great body Of
independent goters withom tohich they cannot hope
to succeed hereafter. Do they imagine that men Of
real independence of character ever put trust
in leaders so subservient to party as most demo-
Gratis now show themselves!
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