The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-27
LET NOBODY BE DECEIVED.

EDITOR llME:-lhere Is, apparently mol
so much difference now between the princi-
Piles Of the two great political parties, az
there was before and during the war, when
the two parties were entirely opposite in
every measure that came up. Whatever
one party suggested, the other was sure to
oppose there was no way To adjudicate
the difference between the two, except re-
sor: to war, which brought about a situa-
tion that the great majority Of the people
accepted and approved, and the opposite
party was bound also, at least nominally
to accept it. So, if both parties are homes,
in their declaration of PRINCIPLES, there il
really no more difference between the two
great parties now, than there is between
the different factions within each of the
two parties. Hence the Democrats, for
want of an issue, set mp the howl of
reform and ''retrenchment" Now, as
the result of the war is claimed TO be uni.
versally accepted, it may be asked, can the
party that was forced to accept it, against
its own principles and convictions, merely
as policy, be trusted as we'll with the reins
of the government of a nation, reformed
and purified by baptism with blood and
fire, as the party shat fought from convic,
ton, to bring about this result?
The Democrats in the present Congress
have clearly demonstrated that they are nc
more in sympathy now than they ever we're
with the soldiers and statesmen who saved
the Union, and that they accept the result
of the war not from choice, and in this they
are sustained by the outburst of the rebel
sentiment at different parts of the Uniop
on the Centennial Fourth Of July, particu.
larly at Oronogo, Mo, where they refused
to celebrate under the national flag, and
attempted to raise the rebel rag.
The dangerous doctrine of state rights
which if adhered to, would leave continual
opening for the Union to be rent into frag-
ments, has been settled by the last, and con-
sequently highest tribunal to which nation:
could resort, ought to be settled forever, We,
the st. Louis Times. a Democratic organ
which occupies ground in common with the
Democratic party, in defining its position
says: " 1t (the Ines) adheres firmly to the
doctrine of State rights and a restricted
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that the Democratic party il not honest ir
accepting the re-ult of the war. 1t is no,
willing to abide the decision of the sword
and accepts the condition only because i,
can't help it, and while it is again agitat
ing the great first cause that led TO the war
it thinks there is great wrong and want o.
magnanimiIy on the part of Republicans
who refer to the past strife and keep befors
the public the history OF tine Democratic
party during the war.
But while it is so evident the cry "Re
form" among the Democrats, means, no,
retrenchmeut, but Rebel supre macy, Re
publicsn- owe it TO the Union, to posterity
and to God to proclaim aloud the decep
tion practiced and the treachery, blunder.
ing and plundering by the Democrats
during the last quarter century.
No doubt, many unsuspec,ing, true Union
men, whose motives are hon est, are now
acting with the Democratic party, for rea
sons only known to ihem-elves, but as SURF
rs that party is successful this fall, those
men will see and regret their mistake