The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-29
correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.
NEWPORT. Ky. October 18th. 1881.

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NEWPORT, KY, October 18th, 1884,
| Editors Democratic ADVOCATE AS mat.
ter of information, please advise your foreign
readers as to the origin of the term Demo
cratic Conservative party" and its present
| significance.
We Democrats in Kentucky are known
under the name of the Democratic party.
1t is difficult for us to understand why it is
necessary in MARYLAND and Virginia to make
an appendage to the name, under the banners
of which we have waged so many conflicts,
achieved so many victories-and under which
we have met reverses, but never routed, never
surrendered. We stand solid and firm as. an
integral part of the democratic party of the
Union.
Is it necessary to qualify our Democracy
Is not the Democratic party founded on the
eternal principles of Truth and Justice as
enunciated by its great progenitor, Thomas
Jefferson, when he declared that all men are
created equal and endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights; that amongss
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness? Equality before God, equality with
man, equality before the law, equality under
the Constitution. The right to pursue hap
piness, the right to hold property, the duty to
respect the rights of others.
Are these not the principles Of the Demo
cratic party of our fathers, which have been
handed down to us of the present day in hon
orable succession?
Why do we call them Democratic C0Rser-
vative?
Again, we see, in reading your valuable
paper, and others published in your State,
the frequent use of the letters o. l. D., as
applied to certain persons OF the party. |
suppose this means "Old Line Dsmocrat.
The principles of the Democratic party are
older than the individual members compris-
ing the party. Its lines we're laid down and
read and adopted long before the present
generations were upon the political stage.
Who is so old in the party that he can claim
any exclusive privilege or set himself up as
better than his neighbors on this account
The moment be attempts this he destroys has
Democracy by such an assumption.
A mans party may honor him for his hdei-
ity and tried and continued loyalty to prin-
ciple, but he can only honor himself in the
ranks as a eo-laborer with his party, working
shoulder to shoulder with the individual mem
bers for the good Of the whole.
Democrats of Kentucky look with interest
to the result Of every contest IN Mary land.
We confidently expect the news Of victory TO
fash with lightning speed in your Novem-
Democratic party Of Maryland, component
part Of the Democratic party Of the United
States OF America, and thus again gladden.
the Democratic heart Of 0LD kAISTUcE.
Our esteemed Kentucky correspondent
asks to be advised of the significance Of
the addenda Of aConservative" to the
Democratic party 10 Maryland and Viz
GINA. 1t was FIRST used in Maryland as a
concession to large body Of Wings, who
came to the Democratic party when their
own party was swallowed up by Native
AmeFicanism. They were willing to vote
aud act with the Democrats ia prefers nee
to the Know Nothings, bat their prejudice
agains, the name Of Democrat was too
great to adopt il, aud it was modified.
BY the addition Of Conservative. Henee
tho name &c Democratic Conservative
party in Maryland, a distinction We
always ,hoaght ridiculous, aud one long
since dropped by this jOarnal The same
causes operated in Virginia, where the
term IS more generally used than il is 10
this State. There the Wing party was
stronger than here, and there the back
bose Of Know Nothingism in this eOuntry
vas b,okea, result largely doe to The
great poser aud force Of Henry A. Wise,
Who emes the Black knight with his visor
dows" and routed him, To both States,
however, The Democrats Conservative
party supports the Democrats Pfssijen-
sial nominees.
As to The o. l. D's., II j. name giveo
to themselves BY party Of Disappointed
eikee-scekers. uho havs lared few re-
spectacle Democrats to joia shem b.
charges Of Democratic mism2nagcmsn,
and Ring rule. The leaders, several d
whom we're charter members Of the Riag,
IL there Be Que, viii ultimately b ia the
ranks Of the Repablissa party. The
Others will he amased 70 Sod how they
were dela3ed, aud Hill r1sara to the party
whose principles shey love. The O. l. D
movement is but temporary storm GA the
Democratic hosison, which viii so0a aba,s
aud leave the party not only victorious
bat psrer