Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Fruits Of Democratic Success

The Democrats carried the elections OF
1874. and secured majority IN The House
OF Representatives. This Democratic
House met IN December. We have thus
had Just tour months OF partial Demo
cratic asceudercy. What are the fruits ?
Here are some OF them:
|. EJgbtg R.bcl officers ~ Congress-
CD the men who are now making the
laws Of the nation, this large proportion
served the rebellion either On the reld u
10 The council. They are all Democrats.
They MAKE almost majority on the
Democratic side. They are able to deter
mine the Democratic policy. Democratic
success brings the rebels 10 toe front.
H. Ih, p05Cer OF TIE committee 90 rett'
hands. or The chairmauShtps IN The House
the majority are given 10 the South. The
control pssSeS 10 tina, section. This Is.
Indeed, The inevitable sequence OF Demo
cratic success, because the Democratic
majority comes irom there. Democratic
triumph moauS Southern triumph since
The Democracy have no hope without the
South.
Ill Tie arrogant ay>trtt0HQ ~ 10. rcltt
.plI l. No, f..r ~ Congress. DuinS
Tue amnesty debate Il showed Itself out
IN the most UumiStakAo!e manner. MI.
Hal deicuded the rebellion and denounced
the government. lie sustained JET Davis
aud assAl.ed Abraham Lincoln. lie en-
dorsed The Southern cOuduC, Oi the war
and attacked the Northern. That demon
strAliou spoke the southern Democratic
sentiment Full Democratic success
would Make IL domiuan, a. Washing ION.
". The prtstUtIlloH " u A9>f ei r,Jtt
c.uMs. The Southern Democratic mem
0crs ol Congress have already introduced
over slX hundred bills, making apprupyl-
a..ous TO pay pretended claims, growing
on, u The war. The aggregate amount
involved ia these bills alone Is over nifty
millions, and they would be only the
entering wedge. Probably no. many
Will get through TINS session. 1t Will Do
deemed moge!pTuCeut To postpone them
III after the Presidential election. bat
their presentation shows The Southern
purpose. Full Democratic success would
give them iu.I Ii,.
Y. IH, der, lopUiel.t " rtyci Democratic
r.roJtigA O.. ,,ttrui StGtcS The sunshine
Of success and power warns tue serpent
into activity. Ii reaIs Is head in Ml,,!s
sippi IN - revolutionary attempt 10 remove
both the Governor aud Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, and thus seize iull possession OF the
State. /, shows itself ia louisiana IN i
sill more violent and offensive effort 10
overthrow GOV. Kellogg in disregard Of
the Wheeler compromise. GIVE The
Democratic party iuli sway and II would
be rampant ali over The South.
VI. The sNc5urag.D oI petty r,rtt
tRSUIt og crsr3 SIDE. UuCer this head
may DC classed the appearance Al the
front Of the Democratic SOutheruer who
named his child in honor OF LincO.n'S
assassin. Public sentiment compelled
The Democratic Committee 10 drop Eim
but Democratic success would bring out
such men. The inSolence oi Demo
cratic rebel clerk insulting Congressman
Townsend, the undispuIed story vi the
Democratic rebel Jsnitor who takes special
pains every day 10 show his hatred OF the
hsg are OF the same sort.
VII The danger " q RetC edition o. the
retct cUrrtEcg This Is not nisnomer
Tor ~ hat The Democrats would give US
The money they propose would become
as worthless as rebel currency Last
year we were on the road to just settle
ment Of the financial question. A resump.
ton act was passed. But now the
Democrats propose 10 overthrow II and
open the way 10 new issues Of irredeem-
able paper. That would end in something
as bad a. rebel currency.
These are some OF the fruits Of Demo
cratic success thus far. How do the
people like them albany Journal.