National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-10
DEMOCRATIC DEPRAyrry.

DEMOCRATIC DEPRAvITY.
Since political parties have been known
to history there never has been one so dis
tinguished for the use of hypocrisy and
sophistry rs the Democratic party of the
United States. As an organization it has
never drawn sincere, patriotic aud honest
breath. 1t has deluded and deceived the
people with its cunningly-devised sophis-
tries and adroitly- -practiced hypocrsies, and
so far as they could be made effective it has
attained and held power in the Govern
ment. As we trace history back for CEN
tury and call in review the measures and
policies Of the Democratic party rs they
stand of record, it is surprising that the
Republic has stood during that period
against the follies, wiclSedness, corruptions
and brutalities that party has loaded upon
its character aud made it bear thus far in
its career, without becoming n total wreck.
1t has been based from its earliest history
upon the elements of wrong and crime,
until they developed into treason and re-
bellion, aud the popular sentiment was
impelled to reduce it to minority to save
stone of its foundation, until that crystal.
lized in rebellion to save ITSELF aud lost its
life in the effort. At no period before the
rebellion could the Democratic party have
held power except by the aid of slavery.
1t would have been a minority party through
all it's history but for the succor that great
National sin afforded it. Slavery was its
idol, and was worshiped most devoutly
until il led its yotarcs into rebellion, and
then the idol and its worshipers shared
common fate. When slavery went into
rebellion the Democratic party, faithful to
its instincts of wrong, yielded its sympa-
thies and aid rs far as it dared to that cause.
Since its downfall by the side of it's idol
| the Democratic party has been exercising
| its sophistry and hypocrisy with some eff
feet to recover its lost prestige. In the
North 1t relied upon its power to deceive
the people by hypocritcal show of loyalty
and devotion to the National welfare allied
to the most pernicious monetary schemes,
invented to delude the public mind, while
at the same time it made a bloody raid upon
the rights Of citizenship in the Southern
States, thus despoiing the people of the
right of suffrage. By this agency it sub
verted the balot-box from its true charac-
ter rs a vehicle of correct public sentiment
to an engine of wrong aud crime which mis-
represented tile popular will. Through
these processes the Democratic party has
made headway in regaining power until it
had well-nigh laid its ignoble hands once
more upon the Government and secured
control of public Affairs. Not one step how
ever, had been gained except through gross
deceit and catalogue of wrongs and bar
barities which are shocking to civilization
and humanity.
1t has taken time to check the progress
of the Democratic party In its return to
power, and unaided by its own blunders,
iniquities and atrocities, it might not have
been stopped short of full return to
power But thanks to the indecent haste
of that party and an early display of its
true character and intents TO the country,
it has failed to accomplish its nefi,rious pur-
poses, and has not secured full power over
the Nation and its vast interests, A dis
| covery OF It's hypocrisy, sophlstry and de-
prlvity has awakened the country to q
lively sense of danger, and, as in 1860, the
tide has turned against that party, and it is
destined to overwhelming defeat In its
thirst for power 1t has overleaped all the
boundso of right and propriety, and is doomed
to fite such as comes of rebuke, over
throw and dishonor. Its record is 80 black
that no measure of sophistry or hypocrisy
and the Democratic party deal largely in
both-cau conceal its deformities from the
popular Judgment. The party is under
condemnation for its history as made by it.
self for nearly century, and which is know
and read by every intelligent man in the
country. 1t has united better success with
an infamous record than any party that has
ever existed-but its race is nearly run.