The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-01

TIN 0AlO Old TALK.
We are deeply indebted 10 our neigh
bot, the kseer AoxRaats, forts mastery
and convincing Demonstration, last
evening, that the Demoes.cy Of the
United States b In process Of diasolu-
ton. With child-like simplicity It re-
fers to the grand old Democratic party
- N efIete organization, !" and claims
with the same child-like confidence that
the Republican party is being strength
ened with it, vital elements" We
have never given our neighbor credit
for being burdened with any great
amount Of political knowledge, and We
think his readers will concur with US in
the opinion that he has more to learn Of
the history Of American political parties
tnan he now knows. The arguments he
uses toprove that the Democratic party 10
an ''effete organization" are not unfamil-
farto Us. With but slight variations they
were used in 1861, 1885,, 1858, 1872, 1876 and
1880, and like old acquaintance we hail
them with respectful If not . cordial
greeting. At the same time there are
two phenomena which, to our humble
and 1t may be somewhat nluddled
minds, do not seem to square with the
theory so glibly enunciated by our nom
partisan neighbor. For . matter of
twenty years or more the Democracy Of
the United States has been without Fed
eral Patronage; has received no support
from syndieates Of bankers. manufac-
turers, Star Route contractors, Whisky
Ring thieves and the long line Of
pap suckers at the public crib. 1t has
gathered no campaign fund from these
prolific sources. It Is, as we have been
repeatedly informed. upon just such au-
thority as the Inter Mountain,
without leaders, without is
sues, without an excuse for
existence, split up, torn to pieces
dead. All Of its old members have died
or have been killed off fighting against
the Union, and its remaining vital
elements" absorbed by the Republic
party, while to make it's condition still
worse, If possible, the rising generation
is solidly Republican and some hum
dreds of Thousands Of negro votes have
been thrown in the scale against it.
Yet in the face of all these assertions
from Republican quarters this same
Democracy swept the country in 1876,
and was only cheated Of its victory by
brides, bayonets and an Electoral Com
mission. And again in 1850 it was only
defeated by treschery In New York and
corruption in Indiana, and even
now has ct least half the voters
In the country ranged under
ito standards, while the rival
organization exists only by the possess
ion ofpower and patronage and would
not last through = four years term Of
opposition. These are phenomena which
seems to us to demand an explanation
but 80 far the people have failed to re-
ceive one from the hands Of the Repub-
licans. There is still another fact which
should he considered in this connection.
When party finds itself with its mis-
sion accomplished and not y shred Of
principles to its back it is deserted first
by its purest, most patriotic and most
enlightened members. Yet we find
they are the Alahones and heidelberg
ers who 80 over to the Republicans
while the Bayards and Thurlnans hold
higher than ever the standard of the in
corruptible Democracy. Still we hes
the same old stereotyped talk about the
dead Democracy and expect to hear it
as long AZ senselcss cbatterl"xes run
Republican Journals.