The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-08-18
Democracy Exposing Itself.

When the Democratic party mas Deep
making conspicuous ass of itself, it is
quite apt to issue a vociferous address.
Braying, at such times, is in accord
ance with the eternal fitness of things. 4
The universe abhors vacuum, and an
undetected donkey. Hence the ad-
dress of the Democratic Legislature OF
New York. fa. i 80
The Democratic party in the late
Legislature manifested a degree of stu.
piditv which language canuot describe.
1t found division among Republicans.
Democrats, gifted with moderate
amount of sense, would have remem-
bered that ancient experience warns an
outsider not to interfere in quarrel
between husband and wife, lest it end
in breaking both cudgel and broom
handle on the sconce of the intruder.
Upon the same principle, Republicans
were more likely to arrange any family
Jars, when they found the Demo-
Gratis meddling in them. But the DEM
ocratic legislator had not sense enough
to keep clear of the fight. He must
needs interfere.
For several weeks the session was
prolonged and the election of Senators
prevented, by the conduct of the DEM
ocratic members. They could have
ended the contest at any moment by
staying away from the Convention.
Nothing else was needed; no speech, no
vote, no act of interference. All the
cost of session prolonged thus fool
ishly for several weeks was caused by
the insane notion of the Democratic
members that they might somehow
make party capital by putting the State
to great expense and helping the wrong
side in fight among Republicans.
This muddled and unpatriotic notion
kept the Legislature in session, long
after even the dullest Democratic MEM
Der had discovered that the absence of
| a few Democrats would end the contest.
In party point of view. the shrewd
course for the Democrats was to leave
the Convention in its earlier stages, be-
fore the Republicans had ascertained
and compacted their forces. But no
Democrat had sense enough to see it.
The Democratic members continued to
hold the Legislature together, until the
lRapahlieans- could aQrees@ln the-end-
of course, they did agree, and the Dem
ocrats received a well-deserved beating.
d Having to look back upon such a
piece of unspeakable stupidity as this,
of course the Democratic donkey uplifts
his voice. The address gives histor-
ical review of the contest, from point
of view purely Democratic. Since the
average Democratic politician cannot
conceive that anybody should get in
earnest about anything but the spoils,
the address assumes that the Repub-
licans were at war about the spoils and
nothing else.
Having no comprehension of the
meaning of the struggle, the Demo
cratic members show no respect fol-
truth in recounting its incidents. Now
that the fight is over, and hot blood
has cooled, candid men will recognize
the fact that there was not trace,
from beginning to end, of corporation
influence, bribery or corruption in any
form. No evidence that. any unpreju-
diced jury would consider of the slight
est weight, no evidence that any reason.
able man of either party will now pre-.
tend that he ought personally to aci
i upon as true, was found to sustain 8
single one of the charges of corruption.
Everybody understands that the
charges will now die with the hot tenn
per which engendered them But the
4 Democrats, who had courage enough In
i the face of the cipher dispatches to in
sist that Mr.. Tilden was pure and spot
less, also have such lack of scruple:
and of decency that, without proof o
any kind, they can accuse reputable
citizens of crime. .- .-..
The Democratic party had o rare Cd
portunity in this State when Mr.. Conk
ling resigned. 1t proceeded at once t.
demonstrate the matchless and unap
proachable stupidity of Democrats
legislators. There is no danger tha
the demonstration will be forgotten
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