The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-06
Prom the st. Louis Times.
Unity OF Action.

II cannot be denied that the differences
existing in the minds.of democrats WIZ rel
crence TO the currency question, are uhlortu
nate IN view Of the necessity Tor united
front in the coming campaign. TO avert any
possibly fatal effect which these differences
might create, a spirit of fair dealing should
be entertained by all who attempt TO place
before the public the issues OF the day
What Is known AS the soft money wing Oh
the party is neither more nor less hohesl ti!hn
the hard money wing. Then there is Rihu
of happy medium between me TWO WhlCh Is
ouile M sincere AS either. Men, IL this very
mvcb boas,ed free government, have right
10 the endowment of whatever opinions they
NAV entertain, and are entitled to be treated
with the respect OF others holding TO difer'
ent faith. 1t would be well for those who
consider the financial question the alIal sorD-
ing one of the dav. to entertain some OF lhat
charity for opponents which VasnteIh NOT
itself To secure victory THIS year "nlCh
shall give us "A democratic administration,
will REQUIRE every vote OF that party 10 Dc
cast for the nominee of the 81 LOUIS conven
INN. Should this be done, there remains
scarce doubt of victory. In view OF this
fact il appears almost criminal in profess
edly democratic paper to indulge III inc use
of intempcratc terms towards those OF the
same marty, who differ from its theories or
chimeras on this or that question
Yet such Is the course OF more lhau one
journal to-day that would be thrown lh'o
spasms of vrtuous indignation were uhey
Told that they were dong more to defeat the
umccess of he PARTY than radicalism itself.
| With some of .his school, for onc to oppose
| the issue of an almost unlimited amount oil
4 grecnhacks is the rankest heresy. A word
! in favor of any other currency than green
backs is 10 the distemperei visions OF Ihose
people bid IN the interest OF monleu arlS
Itocracv. Statesmen of high standing hoiulng
views opposite to their own, are Drahueu ~
the servants of Wall street and the purchased
slaves N the bOndhoders.-All past services
10 the party, and naturally, to the govern
ment are forgotten, and tins one deviation
from what these selfcOnstituted mentors
Idecm the proper path is the rankcst treason
to be followed by political excommunicalloh
| The most industrious efforts IN THIS ulFec'ien
have been made by more than one newspaper
within the past year, with seeming ihu'.io'
cncc To the final result 1t does not hceu 'l"'
We should partlcularizc in this matter
On the other hand, there have pech Hnlu
money organs quite as lhtempcta'c' U"Ju''
and We had almost SAID criminal, "a a.y VI
their brcthren on the softer side oil the imam
lnost harm il quite an impossl0illty, Du' i
liza certain enough that neither has done any
GOOD beyond the fact that they have sho"t
how utterly impractcabie anu Unjust
thoroughly partisan sheet may be. Noui'
Lin no, he well for these dissentlenls 10 con
ltain themselves in patience curing 'ne suoi
time which is 10 clapsc ere inc p'"uoit" VI "
which the battle is 10 be fought SNAIL o'
Iuuncatcd> ~. ,oor
: Every true Democrat feels IN ms hcul
That the coming platform VIII DC JUS. an,
TRUE 10 the best interests ot the county 'n'
calculated 10 unite the different clemens q
: the par,y; and the task will be lesseheu
!. these suncrserviccablc patriots Du' ceas
their wrangling over questions Oh pcI'oy !.
"A their own party and turn the llghl Oh 'n' '
g cation and research upon The men "hoIh ",
have to defeat The policy OF The Dctho.'H a.
> ic party on all questions has ever ueen p'u
lnounCed; It will be none the less soon VA
d when the proper time arrives loE ~"
r placed before the people.
!. The household of the Democracy must no
l., be divided in the approaching contest
y must stand together If II would save me uo'
'e eminent from destruction; If il would say
n return 20 that administration oil aHsli
Of which alone can make US prosperous an
.e lhappy people. The Radical party, with Il
lits iniuuities, occasionally teaches Us uSell
lesson. It's unity of action is one of them
The adhesive nature of that party Is the poN
er that has so often worsiCd us. Shoulder
shoulder m It's iniquitous cause, the ranks
that party have stood in every great polite
battle. putting aside minor differences Tor Il
tune being, and struggling only for Dem
cratic defeat 1t would be- well II the Wis
th acres would learn thus much from our opp
nens; well /: they could pat aside Tor Sc
lly son their own selfish aims, and employ sol
le- of their wasted energies in fighting the graz
10. battles of honesty the rights Of the states ID
bee government