Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-03-23
The Democratic Day Com ing.

1he Democratic Day COm Ing
The time Is ripe for Democratic useful
ness. The Republican pa rty is hon
combed with political sin, and hide
with internal rancor. II embraces
that is pernicious in the Civil Servic
and is struggling under a burden OF
corruption in public places. The gigan-
tic Star Route scandal belongs to it; the
thefts from the National Treasury for the
last twenty-five years have lined the
pockets of its dishonest officials and
managers; extravagance in the admins
-tration of public affairs is justly charged
against it; grievous fraudsin elections dis
grace it; and long lease OF power has
fattened it in centralizing and aristocratic
tendencies. The indictment might be
continued indefinitely. The Republican
party has grown rich, pampered and pow
erful in Office. 1t has so long enjoyed the
material things in Government that it is
now divided against itself in the scram-
BILE for spoils. One wing of il is charging
the other with assassination and hypoc-
risy, and each wing is charging the other
with greed and insolence. Its leading
politicians are in hot hostility towards
each other, and their charges and coun-
ter charges are exposing the iniquities OF
all of them.
The exhibition at Washington is the
most appalling because it embraces the
largest field; but we have in Ohio mo-
tive for such organization and action as
will be sufficient to rout from power the
party in power. The Governor of the
State holds his office by reason of the
length of his purse and his libsrality and
skill In dispensing its contents. He con-
trolls the Republican State orgaization,
and bosses the doubtful Legislative dis
tricts. He has overthrown Ohio Republi-
cans who have been most intimately asso-
ciated with whatever has been to the
glory or credit of his party, and has or
ganized it on business" basis. He Is
the Buckeye Bonanza King in politics,
and is striding toward the United States
Senate at the Bonanza gait.
The Ohio Legislature, two-thirds Re-
publican in either branch, has been in ses-
sion two months and has accomplished
nothing in the peoples interest. 1t is be-
set by the largest and most scandalous
lobby that has ever made the hotel and
s'grocery" business profitable in Colum.
bus, and has been active in nothing but
the suggestion of schemes to attract the
lobby. 1t is seizing itself by the ears on
the redistricting question, and before the
end of the session, which will probably
last till the corn-stalks wave and the
wheat-fields in our lower latitudes turn
yellow, it will breed internal bates and
revenges that ought to be turned to the
profit of the Democratic party and the
people.
The Democratic party has lived through
long wears of defeat. 1t has lived or
principle, and not on spoils. 1t is the
oldest party in the country. and is inde
structible. The Republican party will &C
to pieces when it loses power, but thf
Democratic party is based on the princi
ples which underlie our system ol
Government, and will persevere until
victory crowns its efforts.
The supreme moment for Democ attic
effort has come. The pretexts under
which the Republican party has held
sway so long are no longer potent. The
acrimonies of the war, which the Re
publican leaders cultivated and exaggera
ted so long, have collapsed. The Re
publican party is under fire, and can np
get behind subterfuge if the Democrat
ic management is straightforward and
intelligent.
There is need of little squirting up tc
the merits of the situation in Ohio. the
present question should be not which
Democrat shall be given the first place
but how all can unite for effective Demo
! cratic action. The leading lights of De
lmocracy in Ohio should be drawn into
consultation. There should be no line tt
divide young men and ''moss- backs.
There is abudance of Democratic talent
and craftsmanship in this State. L
should be united and placed in popular
line. The question is not, whether THUR
MAN. or PAYNE, or PENDLEToN, or RAN
NEy. or MORGAN, or BoOKwALTER, OF
BURNS, or STEEDMAN, or HURD, or Fol-
LETT. or any other Democrat, shall have
the preference over all others, but how
all of them can be made enthusiastic il
the services of the Democratic party
Without united action there can be NJ
profit to any of them in party action.
The minority in the Legislature should
be self possessed, wise and vigilant, ant
it should be amply sustained by the pres
and people of the Democratic party 0
the State in such judicious action as
NAV take. The Democratic member
should be made to feel that their party j
interested in what they are doing. l
thew are left to stand alone they have
thankless task indeed. Properly sus
tanned by the Democracy, and not divid
ed by pet ty questions of personal leader
, ship, they can be of much account
Enquirer.