The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. Il.

in value, everywhere and at all times, conse-
uuently more convenient than coin because II
was more compact and more easily transported.
The Wings were always in favor OF registry
laws so drawn as to secure the right TO one Vote
of every citizen entitled to it, and to ensure an
honest vote by excluding persons not entitleu
by law to the franchise, and to prevent iaise
counting and ballot-boX stuffing ,,.
Is it not time now that Democrats, lnteill-
gent men and good citizens, VINO TeauS WISH
we'll TO the county and sincerely desire tnat
our "oreat experiment" of free institutions
may succeed and be permanent among our
selves and NAV be adopted in other countries,
should take an observation and ascertain what
position they really occupy in the politics OF
the country? All these questions to which L
have alluded, except that relating to finance
and money, are settled now, at least they are
conceded SO far as the principle OF them is
concerned. Why, then, should an Intelligent
man, who is not an otfice-seeker, continue 10
adhere to the Democratic party?
AT the last election many such Democrats
voted the entire Republican ticke:, except the
name at its head. They voted for Governor
Garcelon because that was Democratic, anu lor
the Republican ticket because that represented
wise and sound principles OF hnance, as the
Democratic ticket did not. They would not
vote the Democratic ticket because the party
had sgone back" on its well-settled and long
honored principles of national finance, and IN
the hope of winning an election had adopted
the Greenback craze, and had mingled Its ior-
tunes with those of this party. A ''craZe =
but it is not that it is an idiocy; craze implies
BRAINS and never was political idea started
more utterly devoid of common sense tlan tilaI
of creating money from bits OF worthless paper,
simply by printing the word dollar upon
them. The great body OF the Denio cray par
ty throughout the State went Tor that ldea'
leaving the Democratic ticketin pltlful MI
nority, humiliating position.
Many intelligent Democrats voted Tor the
Democratic candidate for Governor. Why?
Because he has not been moon-struck with the
idea of fiat money" But what does the Dem
ocratic party, pure and simI lie, now aim at IN
the government? 1t has no hope whatever OF
coming into power except in the tram Oh the
"solid" South. Now, as in the old pro-slavery
times, the South rules the Democratic party
absolutely, and in order to win the South
means to be "solid." That is, in the South no
man is permitted to exercise his right OF voting
except he does it in the Democratic party.
Any man who attempts to do otherwise Will pc
in peril of his life. The South is made 'solid''
and kept SO by terrorizing vast numbers OF
people who would vote the Republican ticket
if they were permitted to vote at all, and this
terror is kept up by frequent murders OF the
most atrocious character, inflicted upon men
of obnoxious political opinions and upon those
who are supposed to be active and influential
against the 'solid" South. The South cannot
be ''solid" except by the foulest murders and
the most shocking frauds III ballotDoX stulnnS
and in false counting.
But the "solid" South cannot win without
the active and earnest cooperation of the Dem
ocratic party North. 1t is time that Intelligent
men North of that party should consider the
extent to which they are justly responsible Tor
all these atrocities at the South. Ihey are
committed there only in the hope of coming
into power; this they cannot do without North
ern Democratic help. If Northern Democrats
would denounce and repudiate these shocking
crimes against the nation and against humani-
ty. they would not be committed, because they
would in that case fail of their purpose.
If the .'solid' South should win the govern
ment of the country would be placed absolute
ly in the hands of the men who, through
long, costly and bloody rebellion, sought to de-
stroy it. Thoughtful Democrats North, are
you ready to help in such a scheme?