The Van Buren press., 1878-10-29
THE LAST WORD.


act that is to test the consistency Of tn
Democracy OF this District, and Prov
them trustworthy or treacherous mem
bers Of the party, will have been con
summated. If Democrats arc stoadfas
in their adherence to arty-duty, there
can be no doubt Of a propitious result
This neglected, and our Congressional
candidate thereby defeated, we will no
only shame and disgrace ourselves a
home, but bring down upon our State
the supreme contempt Of Democrats IN
all other States, who have, by then
heroic warfare, removed the shacSlcs OF
Radlealism that, for scores of years, have
so completely bound them. Would not
shame crimson the face of every firm
Democrat in this District, should de-
feat be the result of the next election
should Democrat, be defeated in II Dis
trict polling large Democratic MAORI
ty, when in Northern States, heretofore
largely Republican, wonderful Demo
cratic victories have heen achieved !?
VIII We send chill of paralyzing ter
ror to the hearts of our Northern breth-
eren. by allowing, through neglect Of
duty to our party, defeat which was
only brought about by our remissnoso?
If there WAS even tho somblance Of a
ieaso1 nor rurs party-desertlon by Demo
Gratis, then there would be some pallia-
ton for the offence. This, however, is
not the case. There gre no substantial
grounds, upon which they can base the
necessity of their party desertion--why
they loose their hold upon the immova-
ble-lrmness of tho Democratic body, to
grasp the grecnback dogma offered them
by Colt. Milt Rice. Within the vast
scope of principles over which liberal
Democracy extends can be found eve
rything desirable in the platform Of
Greenbackism, and in this fact, rests an
abundant condemnation of those who
desert their party upon such cause.
Again, we ask, what is Greenbackism,
and is it long.lived When youths
spring time painted our cheeks with the
flush of joy, we amused our innocent
childhood hours, blowing soap bubbles
and seeing the vari-haed globules rise
in the air. They were beautiful, as the
golden aunbeams kissed their Greetings
But we touched them, and they were
gone they were merely concentrated
air. That is just what Greonbackism is
A beautiful soap,bubble, that cannot be
handled without danger to its existence
and must be slightly touched lest il
become as airy as its defenders. Aud
yet Democrats are following such al
unsubstantial thing.
And it is for such an empty bub
bic AS this that thoughtless Democrats
desert their party. For this mass of con.
fined gas they are willing to aid in the
election Of a man to Congress from thi.
| natria, ,rhe hahind tho vail e.f c.Ae.>
raukfstn, Is founu ING ranhesu Radl
caiism. He is as gas-explosive as the
huge air-bubble which he represents
and will, if Democrats do their duty
add his explosion to that of his part,
on the 9Th of November. BY all YOU
hopes, Democrats, for the future happi
ness of your country by every desir,
of your hearts for return of prospect
ty to the industrial interests of the coun
try; by all your hopes of cessation o
sectional animosity by all the Jealous,
with which you would guard tho consti
tutional rights of the South; by all tn
eager wishings of your natures for tn
return to power of the Democratic par
ty, and by all your sense of Geccnc,
and honor, as well as your own sef-re
spect, we call upon you to stick to tn
party, and support JORDAN II. CRAvENs
and we shall feel satisfied that we hay
not wasted " The LAST WORD"