The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-07-22
From the n. Y. staats-Zs!tang. Jaly 81
Necessity Of DefeaI OF the OAi0 De-
nf0eraey In the IHterasi or Demo
cratic Principles.

From the y. Y. Staats-Z situng, Jnly 81
{ Necessity Of DefeaI OF Tha OasO De-
ns0craey In the Iatsrast or Demo
cratic Principles.
We have devoted undivided atten-
ti.sn to the comments Of the Demo-
cratic press since the Ohio Demo-
crats have held their State COnyen-
ton, aud We have fouLd that, as
compared with the condemnation by
the largest and most influential por-
ton Of that press OF the submission OF
the Ohio Democracy t. the dietation
OF the PendletonIans, the approval OF
| that policy by few-and almost ex-
elustvely Obscure-papeTs, can hardly
be taken in consideration. This
| proves that PeadletnnisD ia actually
much weaker than We were inclined
to regard it after its victory at COlum-
bus Oa the other hand, we fiud that
the anti-inh alton Democratic press is
quite disinciined to unite with their
c0ndem nation of the action of the
Ohio Democracy the desire that the
| Democracy may be beaten in the m
test. OG tia contrary, they are not
wanting in finding rsasOns-Reak ~
I s-NJ 6AC -AOA blC ehlulNtDu5 ft4N iCG
that the opposition in OHIO must
stand by the Democratic ticket.
The Pendletonians, probably, will
care nothing for all the opposition
Observation-Disclosures will vote the
Democratic ticket II they should be
victorious under such circumstances,
their triumph will be so much great
er.
The Tribune. Of yesterday, makes
thefellowing very pertinent remarks
on this subject:
"Very likely the men that counted
themselves in favor of honest cur
rency, and in vague and fabby way
thought they had views upon the sub
Ject OF finance, have during the past
two or three years. given unstinted
praise and admiration to the honest
Republicans and sincere patriots who
would not sacrifice principle for party
bu. have come out from under the
| tyranny Of caucus and voted inde-
pendentiy. That kind of thing, when
done by Republicans, eXciteS the
average Democrat to enthusiasm.
He talks about it feelingly as the en-
eOuraging feature in politics-the
sign OF better days coming. But
when his own party is guilty Of worse
things than any that dissatisfied Re-
pubiicans protested against in theirs,
he fails to see the principle involved
in it. Then he believes in harmony,
and success, even when a gang OF con-
spirators has bagged the party con-
vention and saddled it with resolu-
tions running counter to all the tradi-
tions of Democracy, and opposed to
its most cardinal doctrines"
or such material, indeed is ths aver
age Democrat, and in this regard he
is not better aDd not worse than the
average Republicans It is an old
truism that the average man has no
principles which he understands to
defend against bad company. In fact
there is so marked a degradation
among our party organizations that
principles are no longer involved,
even as the dividing line between the
parties is no longer based upon princi-
pie.
The Democrats in Ohio who are not
only nOminally members of that par
ty organization, but also, adhere
to Democratic doctrines, can not, it
would seem, for q moment entertain
the idea to vote for candidates n0mi-
mated by q convention which put it.
self on such an anti-DemOcratic plat
form. The Democracy pretends to
cOnflne the Federal Government
strictly to its constitutional powers
and privileges, and thus to he the
guardian OF our Republican from of
government. The founders OF the
Republic were well aware of the ne
cessity of limiting the powers and
functions of the Federal Government
in regard to the issuing of money VAL
ue5, and for the reason they have on
ly granted it the right to coin money.
The Democracy, at the time of its
greatest power, has strenuously Op-
posed every attempt OF the Federal
Government to enlarge this Constitu-
tional right and to convert the Treas
ury Department into a means for con-
trolling the money market. There Is
certainly no public issue in which
more can be done for enlarging the
powers of the National Government
than in this matter OF the currency.
If the Federal Government, without
limit of law, can issue money value
(Werth-Zeichen), then such Govern
ment is the lord and master of the
people aud its property organic alton
which makes il plank in its plat
form to battle against the tendency of
the Capitalization of power danger
Gus to the development of liberty-a
natural tendency which must be
thought ever present-and then with |
its own hands attempts to abolish the
Constitutional safeguards against this |
very tendency, such party organiZa-
ton, we say utters its own eondemla-
ton.
II the Democratic Republic shall |
continue to exist, then, assuredly, |
there must be party which contends |
against the centrsliz alton Of power,
and If the Democratic party does not |
come up to this requirement, the du- |
ty will be fulfilled by another party. |
But II the Democracy shall continue |
to exist as an anti-centraliz1tion par |
ty, every endeavor and attempt to the |
contrary which may be made by |
Democratic organizations, by per-
sons who pretend to act In the name |
of the Democracy, must be discOun- |
tenanced and voted down. Hence, 1
there is only one course the true |
Democrats OF Ohio can pursue in this
case-they must bolt. This they !
could best accomplish il they would |
convene and dlsavow the results of |
the Columbus Convention. But II |
such course should be found impos-
sible, they will admit that they can
not indorse these results at the polls. |
By such course of those citizens |
who adhere to principle, only is it !
possible to preserve parties for their |
legitimate purposes and to make them |
again honorable and worthy of con-
fidence. There Is no sound argu- |
ment which can be produced by any
adherent OF Democratic principles ia |
favor of supporting the DemOer attic |
ticket in Ohio. The triumph of that |
ticket would be victory over Demo-
cratic principles, ia the same measure |
as its defeat would be proof positive |
that the Democrats of Ohio keep in |
honor the principles OF the Demo-
eraey, aud are not inclined to saeri- |
flee them for the sake OF politicians,
who, by a miserable convention sys-
ten, were enabled tn speak and to act |
in the name Of the Democratic party. |