Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-28
THE SOUTHERN swAN's-DOwN
DEMOCRACY.

IL ne0 met etorm OF nste Auu PERSECUTION -
the swan meets the pillows with breast Of down.
This beautiful and placid sentiment
10 found in the speech OF Mr.. 1--WE beg
his pardon) General waddell, q member
OF Congress from South Carolina. The
occasion was the discussion over the
Centennial Appropriation Bill. The
"rr" referred to represents the Southern
soldiers in the late war, and that "storm
Of hate and perception" referred to by
the honorable gentleman is the speech
OF the Hon. Mr.. Blaine IN answer to
General Hills assertion that the cruel
ties Of Northern prisons exceeded the
atrocities OF Andersonville. Neverthe-
less, we have the assurance Of that men,
Der Of the Waddell family who served
In the Southern army while his cousin
was burning unarmed merchant ships
10 the Pacific. that the Southern soldier
element in Congress will illustrate its
patriotism by voting the appropriation.
Voting money out OF the national tres-
sury 10 cheap and easy display OF love
Of country; still We are happy to know
that the Southern military members Of
Congress love the nation well enough to
spend its money generously.
This, from the San Francisco Chroni.
Gle, is but . sample OF what is seen every
day In journals Of it's character. They
have forgotten that the war closed over
ten years ago aud that there is no neces.
sity for fighting it over again. The
member OF Congress in giving utterancs
to the quotation above referred to mat.
tiers since the war-to the senseless re-
construction policy that was relentlessly
pursued up to within year. That
policy became 80 distasteful to the
people at length that there was nothing
left but to disabuse the minds Of Repub-
lican leaders on that point in manner
that there was no installing its meaning.
Sweeping Democratic victories followed
throughout the country, and We venture
to say the reconstruction policy of Con-
gress did more to that end than all
other causes combined. The Republi.
oans have been victorious in three Pres
idential campaigns by pursuing the
line Of policy marked out by Blaine and
Morton for the coming fight, but those
issues are now dead and it WILL hardly
win again. The country is in no danger
from the source they would have us be-
lieve. The people Of the South it was
maintained by the leaders oil though the
war were part Of the Republic, but now
they are almost ready to admit that such
10 not the case. With US sectional pre-
judioe amounts to but little. which we
would willingly sink for the good Of the
whole country. The Republican party
II it hopes to win must make fight on
something new, but what that is does
not yet appear. The members Of that
party should not forget that they owe to
their country duty paramount to that
OF party and that the interests OF the
latter should be sunk out Of sight when
the former claims their homage. The
days Of the wood-pulling BUSINESS an d
pandering to prejudice are no more. He
who cannot at present or at all times
forget he ever belonged to party is not
worthy Of the privileges conferred upon
an American citizen, and the sooner
such are DISTINGUISHED the better for the
common good. As for the Democrats,
they are on their good behavior just now.
Place them in power for sixteen years
consecutively and the record made would
be much the same as that the Repub-
licans have made latterly. 1t would be
tho same with any party, the name
would not savs them from the abuse OF
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