Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19

It has been made the occasion of reviving Sec
tional hatred. ~ y n IF such appeals result
in making the North solid to rule forever
over the other section, shall despair of there
ever being real union in this country"
1t appears that Senator Thurman, in-
stead Of being exhilarated like the editor
OF the Times, saw that this agitation was
the occasion of reviving sectional hatred,
and he was panied at the result, recog-
nizlng the possibility that the revival of
sectional hatred might make the North
solid. Even the Democratic newspapers
are not unanimously of the opinion that
the Democratic Congresstnen are pursu>
ing wise policy. The Charleston News
and Courier, prominent Democratic
journal at the South, says: ..@-
"The Democratic party has q brilliant his.
tory, and to-day a majority of the people of
the United States believe in it, and pin their
faith to it, as the great constitutional party of
the country. Yet it is made contemptible, in
the public sight, by leaders who are timid
when they ought to be audacions, and auda-
e1ous when timidity is desirable. The hope
IrO0C
with broad and comprehensive views of the
situation and its exigencies. Where are the
Southern statesmen !? *ssThey are silent, or
non-existent. The Democratic masses must
hold to the strictest responsibility every Dem
ocratlc representative who has had any part
in tho hunniliating performances of the last
three months"
We can quote numerous other express
sions of similar import from prominent
Democratic sources, but our limited space
forblds their insertion in this article.
Gen. Ewing knows that if the Presi-
dents vetoes are made the leading issue
IN the Ohio campaign the Democratic
ticket will be defeated, and last week he
told correspondent of the New York
Tribune that he intended to take the
stump himself, and that "the fight will
come on the question Of unlimited silver
coinage and the substitution of treasury
notes for national bank currency"
It would have been much better If the
Democrats had passed repeals of the OBJ
jectionable laws separately, and then
passed the appropriation bills without
riders and gone home, no matter wheth<
er the President approved the repeating
bills or not. This would not have re-
quired any compromise of principle, and
would have been more in harmony with
the proper dignity of legislative body.
The entire proceeding would have been
so quiet, orderly, dignifed and dispas,
siorate, that revival of sectional hatred
on that issue would have been impossl>
BILE. The Democrats gained ground on
the Chinese and silver questions, and
have gone on record in favor of the peo-
pie and against monopoly, and nothing
IS unfavorable for party success excepting
the stand taken on the repeal of the OBJ
ljectionable laws. The Democratic party
being IN favor Of measures for the pro.
motion of the industrial interests of the
country, it will probably be victorious
but if it ceases to be in favor of these
measures, or if it takes unfortunate posi-.
tions, in our opinion, we shall frankly
say so in these columns. The public
Judgment soon penetrates through the
thin cloak that covers the real sentiments
Of the fellow who s'whoops 'er up'' 70,
his party right or wrong. The great
mass of voters in all political parties are
honest in their sentiments, and they ap'
preciate honesty, even in an opponent.