Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-13
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA.


As the Presidential fight this year Ia
TO be conducted IN principles alone. In
stead Of fighting men. Il 10 well to con-
slider what the Democratic party. As II
exists to-day. has done for this country.
II should be remembered to begin with.
that the Democracy Of the present is no,
the Democracy which Thomas Jefferson
founded. and which really made this nj
ton a great Power in the world. The
Democratic party under Jefferson was Q
great organization. 1t vas worthy to
be 80. for il VA the party Of right and
justice. The real Democratic party to-
day. in the J~sffsrsonian sense. Is called
by . new name. II is now known as
the Republican party. Republican
principles are really what Democratic
principles were in the days Of Jefferson.
What Is the so-callsd Democratic party
to-day?
1t is the party which sixteen years
ago sought to destroy the American Re.
public. 1t is the party which. when in
power. reduced our army. crippled our
navy. and when it thought We could not
hght back. deliberately made wal on the
nation. We care not for all this. A
Republic. governed by its wi people,
car afford to forgive. when II sect that
the offending party is truly repsntant.
We have forgiven the Democratic party
for their past errors. How have they
rewarded US for our lenisncyr
They have crammsd our national
House Of Representatives with . band Of
Confederatss. who sixteen years ago
were traitors to the Government and
fighting to overturn ii. For this. too.
We should not have cared. Charity ID
the keystone OF the Republican party.
We are always ready to forgive our
srring brethren. when they show fruits
mat for repentance. But what are the
fruits which this party has shown We
need only look to the record Of the
present House Of Representatives to
answer the question. What has 1t done
for u.s. II is = Democratic House. com.
posed principally Of eI.Coufsderates.
Again We AJAX. what has it done for us3
But for . Republican Senate which
has steadily opposed what the House
calls economy and reform" these
confederate soldiers would have had our
army and navy to-day reduced to the
same condition Of insficisncy which
made the rebellion possible in 1860.
BY cutting down appropriations this
model Democratic House would have
placed US in . position where. ifthey.the
leaders Of the Lost Cause. saw At again
10 raise the standard Of instruction. We
should DO no better prepared to strike
Il down. than we were when Abraham
Lincoln took his seat in the White
House. Have We .degenerated 90 much
in that great staple Of government. CON-
mon sense. that We are willing to sntrusi
the control Of this great country again
to the party who once sndeavorsd to
kill IL. and Who. TO judge from their acts
lately. are paving the way to another at
tempt Of the same kind'
We do not believe that the American
people have become 30 stultiasd thai
they are ready to take this suicidal step
We bslievs that nsIt November they
will show their intelligence and good
sense by rolling up amajority for Hayes
aud whseler which will astonish the
men who have determined to again try
The experiment Of breaking up thi.
glorious Union Of Sovereign States. We
await the event which Ia to signalize this
centennial year. In the full confidence
that our prediction will be verified.