The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-02-22

often Append upon very Trivial eVents.
Great osk. from little acorns grow
rhels are several other ~ise saw. with
vhich this parsgrsph might be prefaced
The Dens..erats elec,eda majority OF
lhe lower House Of Congress. That .
elected Speaker, That
Speaker appointed a certain member
committees That chair
ash lNeinscd elerk'to the committee /
That clerk Was once the father of a boy.
started the story that the boy
was named for WILKES BooTI The 70
lher affirms that there was no BooTH in
lhe boys name. Somebody has discov-
svsga that there was B. in the name as
pahiishesi lin, the obituary, whereupon
lhs chairman has discharged the clerk
And now comes the biggest Demo
cratic daily in the State, strenuouslv
uvrine that unless we can yell s'inA atom
louder than the other fellers can yell
"BoorH, !" the Democratic party will be
smash. d to the smallest smi,hereens.
HIin the Centennial Of American in
dependence the only issne between the
parties is, whether there wss a b in tina,
name. snd whether that B stood for
+ i.
BoorH, the, country cannot be in ium )
nent dangerss sab lpa sA sv .ss
ThesB which stands for hancock viii
have great deal more to do with the
Presidential election than will the doubt
full b. Tor the doubtful BoorH- s, ~
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Abasemens 0f Partisan RancOr,
and ITS E1ect.
The .ers Of good feeling" which char
scterised MosRoE's Standardization and
during which political parties almost to-
tally disappeared, has not returned, MOI
is Il likely to; but ! state Of feeling pre-
vails With the large majority which j.
perasps even more desirahle.o The siti-
ation, IN brief, appears teabe THE: Nc
uarty can now be controlled by It's ex'
r. Eks SfiH LEES fh@i 19m fus ps&HlGt
uemtsa.. sds bad sssi lssi = hea lissaI
Thu. .excitement engenaered by the
.lcsuses which led tosthe war, intensified
\ IAy the wsr itself, aud 'sllsye,i only when
Esbe power u the Republican party was
/ broken. carried into. all departments o.
the govsrnmsnt q large number ia
uatscsss ssnd denagogues,s In too manl
4 cases sthe brsvler who could most Wilt,
The other party vss lhe tAyorste ID hi b
own. And = result We have had. an. ~!
eth hsxs, . ssarns of corrupt ofticisis Il
q league with swssuasH Hof9eorupt rings
p:nsdsfiSg he people. q -, ssa..a ,i...f . : :
} There ire. 4 isH editors and other pol
titieians whelse seem not to. hare llearns
4 thse this state OF affairs b. passing away
4 Anew stlll psnder 20 the worst elemeni
4 ID their party, and struggle 70 revive t.1ah u
4 PASSIONS which produced 4 series &
scandalousa administrations Of-thl
number o. P. MoRros is the most col
], spicuous. Mr. BLAINE also made 1 b
.l for Inc sams element Of his party. Thes
, two Presidential candidates and their 9
q qans are indastriously tanning the en-
bsrs or sectional strife, not for the gos
Of The country, but for their own ps
!, sonal aggrandizement. s,ss
A few newspapers can still be four
!. lrecxless enough TO assert that the Dem
Gratis ere ia favor of-paying the rob
. debt, pspsioning rebel soldiers, AMI r
ni,ting The negroes to some form
slavsry. There is comfort in knoWir
10 thai these knavish agitators have
VI constitneney or fools to believe them.
y For two OF three years past the ps
pie, though not the politicians, Of |
ID two parties have been grssitatirgtoss
y eseh oshef, the controlling motive y
) sach Being an Increasing desire Tor b
: let Standardization, and With tens
9 thousnds Of soteFs to-day the questi
5 fiS Wbioaf party 10 most likely ysto lsec'
ID lto g. fisas hSSsst administration
VIII I, ,coninastiop Of Grant no
= prsysnsst esa h hoped forn Mokl
asd BLAns hass ssehsg sgivsnl uumista
= basissSa51A mt Il entrusted with 20,
thsf Sopld rptsssas tie passions .
60 prejpdicss ~ thsirIs party. and lyo
- thaseiess BE- little ikiany, safer d
Is. OsAxfsns .usyu 9ist 81 sss slt sasa
- Any Other Repubncsu, however d
i, srass il ~ visvs or. honest in bic /
- ypsss. af elsessd 70 the Presidency. ws
rel 0sd shst shai spewsffal rings OF ras
- Aavs 10 arsaN hold iupontbs party 4
% dsssrpy s6sa wonSd be virtually
y psirea shs perty ty,iss srhis is A A dapss
4. satslsatiss 10 present 70 nany polite
~ Whoenn psmsi ith2 maA who could
relied upoa ia such an emergency e.
:. Espsy diciAts d reason advises
= Ipeopas thas thsre should be = more
- - Ecaa change In ,stis Standardization a
onn' ia IcSu be e1Ieetsd byr merely putting
Wy Repobaican in, the place Of another;
% Thorough fevoln.ion is denahlsd .r + +
ofI cure q thorough retofm.ii "a ssasis
,h.. 81 II she Democrats nominate for z
m dent I statssnan whose integrity !.
!. 4 ishsrd q a oelieys, sls ,jssi IS
,ory ,or Isot rsceiys q alargez vote from the,
-. lslsmsat tof Ma Republican party
49, against GRasfsof MoRros or BLln
Iai.. any OF their class, such cand
nav sho0Sa essrS safseisourthssof the 9.
~ OR eeaclasion is, that with the
bls Kbtd Bsrtjes 20 Tar liberalizea, y
sthe KepabIicans nominate Z very
bsye eandhstA, ana the Dem ocrats 4 z yesry yer
.Axr onsj the dsnand tofsreforn ip the
j tie administrations wiltbe suflcienty pow
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