Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-01
The Democracy of Pennsylvania.

The Democracy Of Pennsylvania.
The Democratic party hates the
army. 1t hates Supervisors of Elections.
1t hates Registry laws. 1t hates every
agency for the preservation of peace at
the polls which is not controlled by its
party machinery. But it fails to show
that the army, or the Supervisors, or
the registry ever defeated the purpose
of one honest citizen to cast one honest
vote. The platform of the Pennsyl-
vania Democracy denies the right of
the Federal Administration TO keep on
foot at the general expense a standing
army TO thUdde The States for political
purposes, without regard to constitu-
tional restrictions" The use of the
word '.invade'' is by implication an
insertion of the dogma of State rights
in its most offensive form. For, as the
army of the United States may proper
ly march over every foot of the Ma
tional domain, its presence in any and
every State of the Union is in strict ac-
cord with its constitutional rights, and
can in no sense be considered an inva-
sion. 1t follows that this denial by the
Democracy of Pennsylvania of the right
of the army to be and remain in any
part of the Union is denial of the right
of the Nation to assert and protect its
sovereignty, and consequently an as
sertion of the right of secession. This
latter right cannot of course, be assert
ed without involving the corollary that
the late war to preserve the Union Was
an unjust and unconstitutional wal
waged to subdue independent SOW
ereighties-the States.
The Democratic party of the "Key-
stone State places itself squarely Gn
the ground occupied by the Democratic
party of the Nation in 1861. President
Buchanan, its leader and representa-.
tive at that time, denied the right OF
secession, but insisted that there re-
sided in the Constitution no power tC
coerce the seeded States back into the
Union. The people of Pennsylvania
repudiated with scorn Buchanan and
his doctrine. We shall see whether
they are prepared to accept the doc.
trine now that it is promulgated as the
creed of the Democratic party of the
State. The revival of the doctrine Of
absolute independence of the States
with its corollary, the right of seces
sion, and the general adoption of it by
the Democratic party, not only of the
South but of the North, is one of the
most astonishing events of the history
we are so rapidly making. That the
South, embittered by recollections Of
defeat and impoverished by the losses
of war, should adopt It's old theory, i!
not strange; but it is incomprehensiblt
how Northern Democratic leaders oar
finfieess Of tie Ntafffon tfff whose very exist
ence they practically deny. All thu
vast interests of the North-commer
cial, manufacturing and industrial
depend upon the maintenance of peace
The mere thought of disturbance o
the relations of the States and Natiol
as established by the late war produce
feeling of profound disgust in tn,
Northern mind. Trained to habits o
industry and economy, the Northern
people rapidly accumulate prop
erty, and as surely become cOnserva
tive. A large element in these &C
cumulations consists of investment
in the securities of the NatiOna
Government. The securities are wide
ly diffused-scattered over the lengt
and breadth of the Northern States.
does not require labored course G
reasoning to enable the holders of thes
securities to arrive at the conclusion
that, if the Nation is not sovereign, it
two billions and some odd millions c
dollars in bonds are not worth the pa
per upon which they are printed! Th
holders of these bonds clearly realiz
the fact that there are in existence tw
billions of dollars in bonds of the lat
Southern Confederacy, printed on pr
cisely such paper as that upon whic
their United States bonds are printed
which are not worth $40 a ton! Why
Simply because the Confederacy faile
to maintain itself as a Nation! Whe
it shall be demonstrated that this is NJ
Nation-that it has no power of cOel
cion over the States of which the Unio
is composed-its bonds will cease
have any value whatever. But, in fac
! of this tremendous fact, the NortheT
wing of the Democratic party accep
the theory of the Southern wing tn;
the right of coercion, and consequent
J of self-preservatIon, does not exist
the National Government. There
only one rational theory upon whic
! the Democratic party can hope TO wi
i. the next Presidential election, namel,
! by fraud in certain Northern State
BY bulldozing and tissue-ballot frauC
the complete supremacy of the DEM
: cratic party at the South has been s
I cured; and by the same methods th
j supremacy may be maintained. 1t
=, only necessary to gain few States
; the North. The party bent all It's enc
e gies during three months extra Sc
e sion of Congress to the removal
guards against the commission
frauds upon the ballot-box. Never Wi
Y a more infamous crusade inauguratC
$ against honest elections. The Dem
cratic party demands free elections, b
). has nothing to say in favor of fair ele
Is tions! 1t expresses horror of Deput
If Marshals intimidating electors" b
:, is utterly silent on the subject of Il
q robbery of honest electors by means
4, tissue ballot iniquities. In South Ca
IS olina it exiles Republicans for the SO
s. crime of Republicanism, and threate
"a them with death at the hands OF
Executive Committee in the event
n their return. 1t demands that q
re army shall be removed to "a safe d
a Al tance from the polls" in order that
N may surround them with Gordon
a. rifle clubs whose. business it shall be
Is intimidate legal voters and prott
u u hired bands of repeaters and ballot-b
n suffers to defeat the will of the peop
Chicago Tribune.
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q, National Supremacy.
in "For the first time" said Den
n cratic leader, recently, "we have