Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-17
4 Ne1c Claim.
The Register OF last week puts in a
new claim Tor the democratic party thus !:

ls "a UiaucB 1T tut SOtt iuiOWu III tue
election of Lincoln will go far towards
dislodging this idea, that the Republican
party put down the rebellion although
it has coue 10 be one Of the cardinal be-
liefs Of true Republican. Lincoln was
elected by minority, receiving but
/ |. So, $50 votes against 2.Sl0, 50l tor the
opposing candi6a'e. Did this one mil
lion unsided put dowl the two million ?"
The inference 10 be drawn from this
paragraph is; 'Oi course one million
men who voted tor Lincoln did not put
down the two million who voted against
him; hence the den ocrAtic party is er-
titled to much credit for assisting in The
work.
The Democratic party loyal! Truly
the reform spri. is abroad. Its Influence
/ is 81 strong as 10 reform the past and
make history belle Itself! Bat for those
I igures-dgures which canuot iie-aud.
which prove that the public has been de-
ceiyed for fifteen years. Lincoln received
one million votes against two million tor
other candidates. OF those two million
votes over one halt were thrown by
States which afterwards wen in ebellion.
The robelious voters were the only ones
which il became necessary 10 put down
physically. Thus we now have three
parties, first one million who voted Tor
T;.,1f,. ..,n ,,,;Il; 80 ,,,,ther, tap,r~,tS
who voted against him, and one million
sou hern democrats in rebellion. TalS l.
the position nj the opening Ot the war.
/ Ii all the northern democrats had re
manned in their party, the republicans
could no, have pu! down tue two million.
Bat there was rebellion in the north a
we'll As at the s)u,h. The norjhern re-
belijon was inaugurated by patriotic per
sous IN the democratic party who re eiled
+ against the course 81 their leaders. The
loyai men, most 20 an individual seeded
from the democratic pAyty aud bccamc
republic Us. Tuis Is fully indicated by
the Presidential vote OF 1854 when Lin
coin had over two milton votes and Nc
Lsllan some over million. BY these
additions to the republican ranks, they
were enabled 10 suppress The million in
rebellion.
/ II was By no effort OF toe democratic
party that the rebellion WAS Impressed
Nearly every Sale which rcbcled vot, Il
ID mau agairs. Lincoln. Ia tho north
YOU could scarcely fad democrat, high
or low, who favored suppressiye mess
ures. Read the platforms presented b.
their conventions during TIE entire struG-
gle to preserve The Caion. No, one
resolution in favor OF sappEessing the re
belion graccs their records. Ga the
contrary. resolve alter rcso've was passed
denouncing coerciye measures. pre-
nouncing the war failure, and cii:ici-iug
every action OF the republicans, which
lecdel 10 enforce rAiioaa, supremacy
Read the democratic ptpers Of lha. date,
and see how That party assisted 10 sal-
pressing the rebellion! lloS IN Y gloried
wien success attended the / aion army :
How they cheered the poor soldiers 10
their camps with etc ,utaging words
And how cheeriu'ly they conceded pure
motives OF patriotism 10 the man who
was q martyr to the cause of freedom.
and 10 his associates Thick OF the
speeches uttered during those days Of
tti.l by le1!iog northern democrats, and
see If yOu can fad Que expression OF 10y
atty il them keep, those Of loyalty to
states rights. Taiuk what course they
took 10 ass.s. the government ID raising
lcsrs to carry on The war! they tecried
governmental credit until money could
scarcely be borrow wed a. any rates. They
threw every block whi,h they could lay
hold OF before The wheels OF our car OF
State
The democratic party loyal! No
American will believe tina, 80 long a.
there is one alive who remem bers the
events OF the pas. fifteen years; nor
while there Is a democratic Sh.et in eX-
istence which was printed dGriHg The
war; nor while there is he record Of u
democratic convention preserved. nor
while the air waves iron democratic
speakers voice con,ioue TO vibrate-and
these air waves move through space Tor
ever and ever. l. is false. The demo
cratic party was disloyal, root and branch.
Every ordinance OF secesSiou was drawn
by democrat. Every man that tried TO
destroy this nation was q CemocTai.-
Every man that shot union soldiers WAS
democrat. Every man that loved
slavery better than liberty was demo-
crat. The man who assaSsiuated Abra-
ham Lincoln was q democrat. Every
man that sympathized with the assassina-
ton. man glad that the noblest
President ever elected was ass2ssinated-
was a democrat Every calumuistor OF
his counlry's honor was democrat"
And the democratic party to-day-a ma
iority OF those who compose the party
is as disloyal as it was in 1861. 1t would
again advance It's doctrine of States
rights and endeavor to carry ont its radi
Ca principles il Mr.. Tilden were elected.
1. would have a man 10 the Presidential
chair who holds these views. and who