Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-12-20
MAT HON. e.. -. EAsLhNEsS
THINKS.

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toIIowinr points for publications
R.-What do you think, Nh faulE-
ncr. of the present. condition OF the
Democratic party?
We'll. it is not in as healthy condition
"a would like to see it. Our party
has become largely demoralized since
the Presidential compaign OIL SIS. Many
causes might be assigned Tor this; but
in my opinion the principal cause is
,ha, after electing our President by
decided vote of the American people,
we were deprived Of our victory by
fraud. This at first produced proper
Indignation in the public mind, but II
has since been followed by apathy, coiu-
rcss and dsorganization. The masses
have become discouraged ana Pa'"iS N.u
by such fact, and "hlie II o"S".
have reused every Democrat 10 reuouo
led energy and activity II haS In'p"'leG 1
confidence in our leaders ami produced
i,ditTarence TO victories that can be SO
sbo,oetulIy snatched from our grasp.
rLere is another cause now operating
nowertully against our patty, / mean
Isrrionally in the North. The North
.rn Democracy is beginning TO quail
and cover under the intense and excited
sectional feeling which has been awak-
cned there by the cry of "Splid South.
So potent is this influence that OF the
tventv-fUur Northern and Western
States we have bat two lett, Indiana and
New York, upon which we can place
any reliance. These, il is true, Will be
sufficient TO elect cur President II we
can retain them, and that We can do so
| have no doubt. The campaign OF
1850 in some Of the States will be the
most tiercely contested i'll the annals oil
the Republic. Our party has lost mach
of It's noble prestige III the last few years
by its disposition 10 conclllatc the crude
and i'll digeslcd theories Of diSaiected
factions, instead Of standing firmly by
their great principles. which in times
past have illustrated lis glorious and
heroic history.
R.-Do You think the Democratic
party can recover the ground which 1t
mas lost within the last few years:
Why. as matters now stand, treating
New York and Indiana as Democratic
'''',S, We :. Ga" t'{ h,, 90" ~ Cnnno,,i.
are "%' "'1'o"' n"f O'9.,,,, aI,1.nn.,L
nm not without apprehension as to the
eject of this sectional cry OF 'SoI!o
south" upon these last named States.
th'iN We nave every ,'''S ~ "' w..
age Us l" make gallant mn We
"'e sure OF lhr'e southern ''", ,- %
whose votes We were 4'P'''y 5', IA 49, ' =,
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country Is naturally Democrailci ours
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