The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-22
Things to be Remembered.

Men may change but principles never.
The same leading ideas that divided men
into two parties at the beginning OF our
government, are those which distinguish
them from each other to-day. Jefferson
was the great leader and founder of the
Democratic party; Hamilton of the Fed
eralists. The Federalists hated everything
Democratic. The Republican party Of
to-day hates everything that is Democratic
with as bitter hatred as ever animated
the breasts of the old Tories of the revo-
luton. The history of the Republican
party proves this to be so, without doubt
or cavil.
The Opposition to the Democratic party
from the beginning of parties to the pres
ent day, through all the aliases that oppo-
sition has assumed, has been one and the
same party, in essence and spirit, no mat
ter by what name it has been designated.
Hatred of Democrats and of Democratic
principles has been the chief ingredient in
the cement that has bound that Opposi-
ton together No Democrat should lose
sight of this fact for moment.
For our present purpose, We need 60
back no farther than the origin of the
present Republican party. What con-
tumely, what wrong, what outrage, it
was capable of inficting, has it not visited
upon the Democratic party and its indi-
vidual members? For twenty years past
it has ridden rough-shod, booted and spur
red, over the Democrats, their party, their
principles, their most sacred rights and
interests.
1t was the imm ediate successor and ad-
ministrator upon the personal effects Of
the dark-lantern Know Nothing party.
Its members composed that party of mar
row minded proscriptioDists, whose princi-
eiples and secret oath-bouud conclaves,
were in direct violation Of the cOnstitu-
ton, and aimed deadly blow at civil and
religious liberty,-the rights Of uaturalized
citizens, the native German, Iris hman, or
citizen of other nationality, who had come
to this country and east 10 his lot with
this people to aid 10 developing her re-
sources aad building up the national pros
perity These dark-lantern cOuspiraiors
encountered the s,ernest opposition Of the
Democratic party, and were ultimately
routed at all poiats The Democrats sue
oessfully fought the battle Of civil aud re-
lieious liberty, and when the Know Moth
inrs we're oycrthruwu aud their very name
became odious, they went into the Repub-
lican party, aud the remnants Of that de-
fuuet organization are in the Republican
party to-day, aud its prOscTiptive prinei-
pies and hatred Of foreign born citizens
and of religious liberation, arc there also,
although held in check by stress Of cir
cumstanecs and the knowledge that they
are impolitic aud would no; be tolerated
by the people.
When the war Of sections broke out
Democrats we're misrePreseated, iasul'ed,
mallreated, hunted and hounded from
their homes by their prosecutors, and
hailed to prison IN Fort McHenry, Fort
Delaware, Fort Warren and Fort La
fayette, and loaded with all kinds Of 10
dignity.
When the elections came on they ssre
DISTINGUISHED and driven from the polls, or
required TO take the ironclad oath, or stand
aud be cateehised before they could b. al
lowed to exercise the most precious right
Of free,nen and deposi. their ballots. Who
can forget these things when the day Of
election rolls round and eoudoue them SO
far as to cast ballot for the party which
inflicted these wrongs upon them Such
an one IS no Democrat, but capable Of
erouehing, spaniel-ike 10 the dirt, aud
licking the band that sni,es him.
When Andrew johnson became Presi-
dent, on the death Of Dir Lincoln, tbay
sought to remove him BY imPeaehm eni,
because his tendencies were Democratic.
When Gen. Mcclellan ives the Damo
ocralic eapdidate for the Presidency, the
bayoaet at The polls prevented fair ex
preston of the popular viii, and the elee.
ton was only farce.
Gen. Grant came into power on the
memories Of the war, and was elected for
a seecsd term. HIS second term was a
disgraeeful record Of jobs Of every sort and
Of public plumber The whiskey ring, the
real estate pool, the District ring, The post
leadership frauds, the Emma mine, the
Freedman's Bank robbery, the Credit Mo
bilier, the Indian RAG, the secret service
ring, the straw-bid postal rings, the safe
burglary conspiracy, the day of the Choir
penuings, the Belknaps, the BabcOcks, the
Dick Harringtons, the Boss Shepherds
and host of others protected by Grants
power or pardon
Mheh Tilden defeated Hayes, in 1876,
a foul conspiracy was entered into by the
Republican leaders, backed by Grants
bayonets, to prevent the Democratic Pres
ident elect from taking his seat. That
conspiracy was successful through fraudu-
lent counts and villainous returning boards.
Who can forget these things2 A more
infamous chapter was never recorded in
the annals of the worlds history.
When Garfield was made President by
the unparalleled use Of money and by the
power of intimidation upon labOriDg peo-
pie in Republican factories, it was not
long until bitter fight between RePubli-
can factions eliminated il the assassina-
tion Of the President and brought Mr.. Ar
thur to the Presidency.
Such record as this is not easily for
-. I. - not such as commpuds the