, 1876-12-02
The DenocratGc Party.


The Democratic Party.
That the democratic party was des-
tined from the beginning TO be the
great conservative party OF the coun
try, around which the people would
cling for safety in times of danger like
the present, is manifested from the fact
that it has survived every attack made
upon It, and successfully resisted all
attempts to destroy and annlhllate 1t.
While other parties have disappeared
with defeat end changed their names
with every year of their existence, the
democratic party has been the same
from its birth down TO the present
time. Although lis opponents have
time and again announced It's decease
and burialJthe supposed corpse has al
wavs resuscitated itself in time for the
next election. and just when ITS enc
mics have been cougratulating them
selves on an easy fight and big vic
tory, the "dead' democracy has sud-
denly dashed into their mids' and dis
comftted them most disaStrOusly. 10
spite of abuse, SANDER, vituperation
and defeat, the democratic party has
lived through every storm that ragged
around, and although often rocked
upon the tempestuous pillows Of pas
sion and prejudice, has always emerg-
ed from the contest uninjured ID lis
organization and intact i'll principle.
And now it has just won the crown-
ing glory OF its life by defeating the
desperate hosts of radicalism on its
chosen field and rescuing from their
unholy keeping The violated constitu>
tion of our fathers. For sixteen years
it sustained defeat and bore up under
outrage, hatred and ignominy, but at
last its day of triumph has come, and
it is again hailed by the glad rejoic>
ings of a rescued ami once more hope
ful people as the Saviour f the free
institutions of the American Republic,
Thus may it ever be. We told the
people, during all the dark years of
our trial and tribulation, that the night
could not last forever-that the morn.
ing would surely dawn. We told
them to be faithful 10 their principles
as instiled by the teachings Of the
democratic party and all would be
well in the end. We told them tha,
crime and robbery and shame would
one day cease to fourish-lhat the
citizens of this grea; country wouIa
not tolerate them beyond a certain
period. We told them that the re-
publican party had fulfilled the only
mission it ever had, and that it must
give place 10 a party that wouli stop
the reign 0: extravaganza, corruption
and ruin. We told them that the ven-
geance of the country wculd be surely
visited upon the conspira.ors against
liberty and thgt the democratic party
would yet stand forth as the vindi,
Gator of the rights of the people
against the usurpatiOns of All il!egiti-
mate, unconstitutional and irresponsi>
bic power.
50 The democratic party has done
Just what Providence intended that il
should do and what we tod the peC>
pie that it would do. 1T stands to-
day, With the flush of victory on lis
brow, as the grand party of the peo-
pie, because it has to-day in its ranks
hundreds of thousands of brave and
honest republicans who voted for
Tilden and Hendricks, because the
people come 10 it when they wanted
10 save the country from desoIation
and ruin. 1t is for this reason tha: the
democratic party is the party of the
people, because the people come 10 it
when they want great reforms institu>
ted and the government purified and
made what the constitution of the
country intended that it should be.
All hail, then, the democratic party.
let the people always stand by it,
and their republican institutions will
be safe and their political aud person.
al liberties secure.