The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-01-30

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In 1864 the Democratic party carried
tho electoral votes of but three States !;
and after that the Democratic party did
not despair. Only twenty-one electoral
votes from all the States could be 10.
cured for the Democratic party in 1864,
though tho candidate was Union sol
der. This was exceedingly discour-
aging, but the Democratic party did
not abandon its devotion Or forsake the
faith. Tho popular inaiorities in that
election against the Democratic party
were tremendous. California appeared
against us with majority of $4,000.
Illinois gave q Republican majority Of
$4,000. The Republican majority in
Indiana was 10000 in Massachusetts,
$4,000, in Missouri, 1000; in Ohio,
$4,000; and 20 the Republican majori-
ties ran. After all these disasters, the
Democratic party did not despair. In
1868 the Democratic party could only
command the electoral votes Of ueRn
States-oqlY seventy ana electoral votes
and even after this tho Democratic
party still appeared buoyant with hope,
undismayed by defeat. -Four years
more passed. The Democratic party
gathered all the friends it could from
Republicans who professed TO be "inde-
perdent." II accepted in good faith all
Of the constitutional results Of tho war,
including, Of course, the amendments
1t accepted as its candidate u humane
man, nominated by Republicans, and il
adopted platform which Republicans
who were called "libcral' had framed.
1t appealed TO human instincts and TO
''liboral Iepublisanism" in vain. In
1872 we only carried the electoral votes
Of six States, and only forty.seven elec-
toral votes were cast for the Democratic
candidate for tho Vice Presidency, the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dcncy having died from grief before the
counting of the electoral vote. In the
popular vote of 1879, notwithstanding
all the aid furnished By % liberal repub-
leans" the Democratic party was in a
minority Of 10000 votes, aud this
was in total vote of G,43I,l49. And
after this the Democrats did not quit
business.
It is not forgotten that in 1910, in
the middle of series of Democratic
victories, the Democratic party was
only able to carry for the great Van
Buren, the electoral votes Of seven
statcs-New Hampshire, South Caro-
lima, Virginia, Alabama, Illinois. Mis-
souri, and Arkansas sixty electoral
votes, and after this defeat the people
still clung to the Democratic party and
would not lee IL SO.
a little more than ten years ago,
more than three years after the close Of
the war, there were but twelve Demo
Gratis in tho Senate of. the United
States, and in the House Of Represent
atives there were only forty-eight Dem
ocrats, and this picture Of the Fortieth
Congress ia Ear moro pleasing TO Demo
Gratis then than that of tho Congress
which preceded it, also in time Of peace.
And even then the Democratic party
party did not abandon its beautiful avo-
cation, or its principles that had been
as long as the century.
After the disaster Of 1872 therc was
an attempt made, even in 0hio, to
abandon and destroy the Democratic
party. Prominent Democrats were en-
gagged in the effort. II was discour-
aging hour for Democrats. Men of
high character and brilliant abilities in
the Democratic party in this State
thought and said that after all il might
be best to hold up new flag and march
under another name. There arc hon
ored names, living and dead, to which
we need not refer in this connection
with this system Of dependency on the
part Of eminent Democrats. It graft
fies us to remind our readers, who have
grown more numerous since then, that
the Enquirer, day after day, in that
trying time, steadfastly pleaded for the
maintenance Of the Democratic name.
Strong Democrats became weak proud
and yirtuous Democrats were seduced.
The Enquirer fought the fight under
the old banner and the long-loved name,
and the head of the Democratic ticket
was elected, tho new party, organized
to supplant the Democratic ticket party,
receiving but ten thousand votes in
Ohio.
We have called attention to the beau
tiful devotion of the people to the Dem
ocratic party in melancholy times of de-
feat, and to the fact that it survived
them all. The party of the people has
a place in the hearts of the people. 1t
commands, even in despair, an affection
like that of the sweet Scotch bard for