Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-11-11

Democrats. The northern states
We're all lost to them except Indiana
New York and some others were
close enough TO give them hope, bat
many of them were much dishcart-
ened. We have before us table of
probabilities published in Demo.
cratic paper last year, after all cleo
tons had been held and every state
north is set down as expected to 90
Republican this Presidential year,
except New York and Indiana. Wise
men in the Democratic party advised
and urged its disbandment then.
Among these was the well known
rebel statesman, d. Wyatt Aiken. a
letter Of bis was published in the
HERALD in December which was so
bold in conclusion and so prophetic
that it is worth reading now. We
give the following extract
The prospects OF the Democracy
are beyond my comprehension. The
policy OF the Democracy is now be-
ing "outs" to become Gins" if they
can. Once upon a time the motto,
yea, the boast OF the Democracy, was
principal non homineS. To-day its
motto is Homo. II it has any rrin-
ciple | am unable to discover it, ex-
cept the fact that they combat the
tendency of the Republican party
toward Capitalization; and my fears
are that if Southern domination and
Capitalization were the weights in
the balance, the Northern leaders
would place the Democracy in the
scales with the latter. Let me Illus
trate: Cornell, as Collector of Gus
toms, was too corrupt for Mr.. Hayes,
and was therefore turned out of Of
fee. The Republican party nominal.
ed him for Governor of New York,
the empire and pivotal state of the
Union. The leader of Tammany
bolted the Democratic ticket because
the candidate was protege of a
man he hated, and carried with him
rs, 900 Democratic voters into the
Republican ranks. What principle
is there in such policy !?
Fifty years Of lifetime on South
era soil has infused into my mind
that there should be principle in poll
tiles as well as in morals. Infinite
association throughout the North
for the past twelve years excites the
fear th8t with the people of that pro.
gressive country politics is trade,
votes are commodities, and the
largest amount of most wisely ex.
pended "flthy lucre" VIII always
secure victory. The Republican is
the wealthy party of the North, and
with their money they can and will
buy up enough votes to carry the
next Presidential election.
The National Democratic party is
reputed to be composed of congenial
political friends from the North aud
the South. | cannot see il in that
light The "Copperhead' branch OF
Northern Democracy were and are
friends Of ours, but they have no in
hGence. If the leaders of the bulk
Of the Northern Democracy are the
criterion by which we of the South
are to judge of their sympathy for
the South, then l, for one, do can
didly say, GOOD Lord, deliver us
from all such friends" Submit to
Congress a proposition to pension
Southern Mexican or Florida soldiers
and your Democratic sympathy from
Northern members vanishes. BY
their works we shall know them and
not by their professions.
And now, as to "our duty" etc.
We SHOULD steer clear of President
making. The nomination of any
man by the South, be he the wisest
and best and purest in all the land,
will secure his rejection by the
North and eventuate in his defect.
We should detach ourselves from the
Juggernautic car of Northern De-
mocracy, and for q time await events
with the hope aud prayer that the
better elements of the North, those
men who wanted good government,
peace and happiness, and a solid,
substantial, real restoration of the
Union tor the good of the whole
country, would erect platform upou
which the existing parties should not
stand, but upon which we of the
South, as Union.loving, law.abiding
citizens might teaylessly step, feeling
and believing that the purpose of the
builders was to forget the past and,
looking no more behind, to push
right on with all the power given US
as people to develop the material
interests aud promote the social well
fare of this great people. l weuld
not destroy all parties, for parties
are necessities for our complete de.
velopment and continued advance.
ment. But, as at present organized,
the existing political parties are sim.
ply stirrers up of strife, aud do not
and never will, by a conflict of ideas,
promote the welfare of the masses.
There are enough of good men,
North and South, of congenial ideas
upon all important questions to unite
and organize party that would re-
store the Union, estat lish its prosper
lty and give contentment to It's PEG.
pie. The energies of the entire
South, believe, should be bent to-
ward the creation of such party,
AMI when once created it should not
be eIllsd Democratic.
Your obedieut servant,