The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-07

the disloyal element of that party sup
ported him. We cheerfully grant that
many thousand Democrats at the North
snstained the Governuent with their
influence, their money, and ct the front
lighting its battles, but those who vot-
ed for Valiandingham and those who
indorsed that resoiution declaring the
"war failure" must excuse us for
refusing b class them among the loyal
Democrats of the North. On the con-
trary they were intensely disloyal, they
thought the rebels in the right, they
believed that slavery was the normal
condition of the black man or at least
that the divine institution ought not to
interfered with even to save the nation.
Does any loyal Democrat of to-day
who loves his country look back to The
attitude of his party before and during
the war with any pride? Rather If he
is intelligent and honest, he remembers
it with shame and regret That the
spirit that animated the rebel Demo-
cracy of both North and South during
those dark days may be fitly likened
to the Hyena, n carrion-fed, sneak
ing prowler, terror to society,
dangerous, repulsive, cowardly and
unclean, will not be, cannot be objected
to by any Democrat of the present day
unless he was copperhead and a rebel,
and is yet unrepentant. We have no
tenderness for any man whose SYM
pathies were with the South, and who
has not changed his attitude on those
questions until Eow. We can have no
charity for his honesty unless indee d
his ignorance is SO great or his judge
meIt SO weak that his sin must be
winked at. 4 .
Now let us consider the Democratic
party Of to-day. The Southern wing
has returned to its ancient, position and
power. Beaten in war and with no in
tention of again resorting to arms they
boldly announce their determination 10
gain in the union what they failed to
get by the attempt at secession; among
these are the dogma of States rights,
which with them now means entire in
dependence of the general Government
the right to abrige or deny citizenship
to portion of their inhabitants; the
right to deny free speech and freedom OF
the press to those who differ from them
in opinion; the right to intimida,e, de-
fraud and murder for opinions sake the
right to override every principle and
tradition of free government founded
by our fathers; the right to break up
free schools, and to inaugurate a reign
Of Ignorance and barbarism. which is q
foul blot on the civilization of this
nineteenth century.
The Northern wing numbers in its
ranks the copperhead and disloyal
element of 1860 to 65, a horde of ambi.
tious seekers after place and power and
Government plumber who have no
honesty or conscience in politics (; 1t has
in it q large class in our cities whose
Intellectual and moral standing shall
be nameless; it has in it the foreign
element that has not been long enough
in this country to learn that the word
Democracy does not signify and the
party Goes not contain the best elements
of free Republican Government; and
it has in ii also q class whom we chari-
.tably believe to be honest God fearing
and God serving men, many Of whom
we cheerfully acknowledge to be our
superiors in moral qualities but whose
training education, surroundings and
pIejudices have made them insensible,
as we think, to the real character and
principles of the party they are trying
to sustain. They appear not to be able
to comprehend that the small minority of
honest Democrats in the North must be
unable to control the legislation of the
secession element of the South and
copperhead and vicious element of the
North. The character and principles
Of the Iiajority must dominate the
party, and it Is past comprehension
how an honest man who loves God and
his country, can support the Demo
cratic party. Do they not see that It
will continue to be ruled, as it has been
ruled, by the solid South. How can ii
be otherwise when four fifths of their
representation comes from that section.
Unless it can be supposed that the peo-
pie lately in rebellion have met with a
change in their political opinions itheir
professions to the contrary notwith-
standing) how can it be otherwise than
disastrous lto the nation to put Its con.
troll In the hands ofthe avowed enemies
Of every doctrine dear to the intelligent
and liberty loving people of the North
The wealth of the nation Is here, the In.
telligence Of the nation is here, the
morals of the nation are here, and car
It be that the fountain of political wis.
dom and virtue is at the South, 9
section undoubtedly one hundred years
behind us I'm all the best elements Of
civilization. A large majority Of the
Democratic party rebelled and tried tC
break up this Government by bloody
war, and q Large portion of the remain.
der sympathized with them, and gave
them God-speed. It was the Republican
party that sustained the Government
put down the rebellion and enabled III
to take advance ground in the marcf
toward a higher and better civiliza
tion, measures the Justice of which tn,
Democratic party denied, have sine,
unw,llingly and tardily admitted at tn,
North but still deny i'm the South. w,
repeat, it was the Republican pal tha
saved the nation, and has continued tt
uphold its integrity and honor agains
Southern rebels, aided by their dough
faced allies of the North.
We give our honest, christian Demo
Gratis who we doubt not desire the 6es
interest of their country, fair warning
that they are counting without theil
host. By supporting the Democratic