The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-09
The Democrats Tiokss for Democrats.

SprlnBnelui lilnOls.
The Democratic Ticket for Democrats.
II there be single wagering or hesita-
ting democrat who thinks the contest in
this county at the fall election lies between
the republicans and the self-styled Ma
tionals" and who has in consequence of
such opinion favorably contemplated at
any time the idea of voting for, or, of giving
aid and support to the Nationals" in order
to defeat the republican ticket, to all such
we commend careful consideration of the
article given below which exhibits the
spirit and expresses the language of all
consistent and straightforward democrats.
Upon any ordinary principles of action,
or any fair method of reasoning, it seems
strange indeed that any democrat, or any
person who wishes to be considered a
democrat, should be willing to dwarf him
self or desire the party to accept second
AIRY and inferior position and become the
tail end of two year old Eeresy. The
democratic party has still national life as
we'll ms a national history, and we have no
doubt whatever it still has an honorable
future "a continuance Of It's honorable rec
ord before the nation. Always and for
aye it has been the faithful friend and in
trepid advocate of the rights and interests
of the people as such. In the sixty years
of its administration of the government,
as we'll as during the last twenty years, it
has never faltered in its devotion to the
principles of constitutional liberty or failed
to protest against every invasion of the
peoples civil and religious rights.
The democratic party fairly and hon.
estly carried the last presidential election, -
and fraud only prevented the full enjoy
ment Of their triumph. The party is to-day
as strong and powerful as it was then-its
organization remains intact-its ranks are
unbroken-its public policy and its funda-
meDtai principles are openly proclaimed,
and the advocates of democracy at the
present hour are men Of as much intelli-
gence, patriotism, and craftsmanship as in
the palmy days of the historic past Who
is he that wants to leave his party and &c
over to the nationals" 10 order to defeat
the republieans-where is the manly and
unterri6ed democrat who wants to joiI
the mushroom party of yesterday"-whC
has lost faith in the success of his party
because the republicans have been tri-
umphant for few years? The day of re.
publican victories is rapidly passing by,
and the hour of democratic triumph is a,
hand-And every man who adheres to dem.
ocratic principles and Processes to be ar
honest democrat should stand by his party
with undated courage and unshrinkine
devotion.
We give it as our honest conviction thai
at this present time the contest in this
county, instead Of lying between the Re-
publicans and Nationals, looks most de-
cidedy favorable to the success of the
democratic ticket. If democrats are true
to themselves and their ticket we confident
ly believe they will he successful in this
county at the coming election.
The language Of the Galva Democrat
which appears in the article hereto ap-
pended has the true ring of orthodox dem
ocracy. 1t says-and so say we've had
rather the party should b. right and suffer
defeat than to betriumphant at the expense
OF the right lin the long run the right viii
surely be triumphant.
The following is the article referred to:
Some Questions Answered.
EDIToR DEMOCRAT: Questions-Which party
the democratic republican, will derive the most
benefit from your support of Wilson ana Durham
Is not this indirect support worth more to the re-
publican party than an open and direct one !weuld
be! Do You prefer to Ford and HendersU.
elected to McKlnnie and Hzney? IL by your ruO-
port OF Wilson you elect Ford and ford's vote
elects republican U. 3. senator, will you then at
tain your hearts desirer Do you believe, as yonI
actions indicate, that the national greenback party
Will be ne party that will wrestle with the demo-
cratic party In 1880 for national supremacyf II
not, what consistency is there in now assisting to
power the party tthe republican, you intend To at
Tempt 70 aeieaL IN iSs1 awaiting your answer
AM yours Respectfully ERIC JOHNSON.
The queries of our correspondent pro-
coed IRON assumptions that we cannot en-.
tertain Tor . moment. Politics is with us
mhAtoI VI pIluctplob anu not OF eXDeCl-
ency We do not regard the holding of
Offices by the candidates ofour party or
the withholding of Offices from the candi.
dates Of the opposition as the summum DO
mum to be obtained by party contests. w Q
think any victory purchased &C heexpense
OF principle too dearly bought. We had
rather be right than be president, and we
would rather, too. see our party advocat
ing right principles than to see it name the
president. For this reason when we came
to deposit our ballot for president six
years ago We were one of the ninety-six
men who in Suffolk county, New York
gave their SURFACES to Charles O'Connor
NOT because we loved Grant more than
Greedy or Greeley more than Grant, bu,
because we wished to vote for a man who
was representative of the principles We
protessed aud by so doing 20 set the seal 81
our condemnation on the whole system Of
trading politics.
Where question of right and wong il
involved we have no sympathy with ths