The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-03-14
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
The Democratic Day Coming.

The Democratic Day Coming.
The time is ripe for Democratic use
fuh,ss. The Republican party is hon
elcnmhed vii h political ain, and hideous
with internal rancor. II embraces s ali
that is prrnicl Us in The Civil SrIvice
and is struggling under burden of cor
rnption in public places. The g,gsn'ic
S,ar Route scandal belongs to j.; the
thefts from the NIiohal Treasury for
The last twenty-five years have lined the
pockets OF its dishonest atlirials and
managers; extravaganza in ;he admins
tration Of public affairs is justly charged
against it A.; grievous frauds in elections
disgrace it; and long lease of power
has fat'ened it in ural.z;ng and aIis
tocratic tendencies. The indictm nj
might he contiIaed indefinitely The
Republican patty has grown rich, pam
percd and powerful in oillc". Ii has so
long enjoyed The material things in Gov
eminent that it is row divlicd aoains,
itself in the scramble FOR spots. One
wing Of it is charging the other with as
sassina'lon and hypocrisy, and ach wing
is charging the other with greed and in
s"lrncr. It's leading politicians are in
hot hostility toward each otter, and
their charges and counter charges are
exposing the iniqlilies OF all of lhem.
The exhibition at Washington is the
/, - n.
largest field; hut we have in Ohio mo-
tive for such organ Zilio! and ACTON as
vii, be sufficient 10 r"ut from power The
party in power. The Governor o.
the State holds his Office hy reason Of
be length nt his purse, and his lib>rality
and skill in dispensing is contents He
controls the Republican State nrgqn,Z =
tinr, and bosses the doubtful Legislative
districts He has overthrow Ohio Re-
publicans who have been most iatima,e
ly associated. with whatever has been 10
the glory or credit of his party, and ha-
organ'z !d it on .'husiness" hasis. He
is the Buckeye B,narza King in politics,
aud is s,riting toward the United Safes
Senate at the Bona; Z; gait
Tie Ohio Legisla ure, two-thirds Re-
publican in either brarch, has b en- in
session two-nonths and has accomplish
ed EolGing in the peoples interest Il
is heset hy the largest and most scanda-
lous lobby that has ever ma lie the hotel
and grocery" business profitable in Co.
lumbns, and has heen active in nothing
hut the suggestion of schemes to a,trac
Tie lobby. Ii is se'z'ng itself bv the
ears on the redistricting question, and
before the end of The session, which Sil
probably last till the corn stalks wave
and the whea fields In our lower lati
tudes turn yellow, it will breed in'erna
hates and reveng s thst ought to be turn
Ell to The profit of the Democratic patty
. and the PEOPLE.
The Democratic party has lived
thrnnch long years of defeat. IT has
lived on principle, and not on spuils IL
is the oldest partv in the country, and i:
indestructible The Republican party
will 60 to pieces when it lose, power
but the Democratic party is based or
the prio ciples which undcrlie our system
of Government, and will persevere until
victory crowns it's forts.
/ The supreme moment for D m )cr.tC
cffnrt has come. The pre;cxs under
which the Republican party has held
sway so long are no longer potent. The
acrimonies of The war, which the R.,
publican leaders cultivated and exaeget.
rted so long, have collapsed. The Re.
publican party is under fire, and can not
gel h.hind suhteifuge It The Demo
CRATIC management is straightforward
and intelligent
TAere is need Of little sprrrine up
10 the merits of the situation in Ohio
| The preseal question shoul1 be- mo,
which d runcr at shall he given the frs
place, hut how all can unite tor elective
Democratic action. The leading ligh':
of Democracy in Oaio should he drawn
into consultation. There should he nc
line To divide Young men and "moss
b1cks." There is abundance OF Demo
cratic talent and s'atesm IN lhip in this
State. 1t should he united end placed
in popular line The question is not
whether Thurman. or Payne, or Pend!e.
ton. or Rlnney, Morgan, or Bookwalter
or Burns, or Sleedman, or HuId, ol
Fn!lelt, or any o!her Democrat, shal
hsve the preference over all others, bu
how all of them can he made entbusias
tic in tie service of The Democratic par
lly. Without united action there can b,
no profit to- anv Ofrhe n IN party action
The minority iE the Legislature shout
he self possessed, wise and william, ani
it should he amply sustained by tht
press and people Of the Democrat,
party Of the State in such jTlicious &C
tion as it may take. The Democratic
members should he made to fell iha
their parrv is interested in what they ar,
doing II thev are left To stand alon,
they have ihaukIpss tack indeed. Pop
eily sustained by the Democracy. anf
not divided by petty questions Of per
sonal. leadership, they can be of mucl
account: