The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
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., Is is altogether in spirit of charity
and kindliness that we submit the fol-
lowing preamble, which the Democratic
party .paS sDeJ Jple:ised 70 Fuse in their
Nati0nal platEQfm next Julyi
We point WIN pride TO tbc record of tho
Demot'rntic party during the years In which
- hns with varying fortune stood up against
tho hostile array OF Republican baliolg led.
We point. with pride 10 the recent utter
apcos Of our yeperdiffS,d leader, which rs.
6,lre tIs thtt the glorious fnnh ~etcrsacfpd
sausg b vbIVhiwe fbcd our bbod aud i'm.
-periled our Ives for four Tong years Is still
= we point With pride to the notable emphasis
Of this yvenerate1 leaders declaration, given
IN such -staayh -Democratio localities as
-SopiahAna -YAzoo counties, mississippi. and
papyillo, Va, and. wo-would bail with delight
Blniiar eyidpnce of realty 10 the undyinA
'prlnriples of Democracy In other parts OF
these United States.
We point with pride to tho patriotic and
Democratic Congress Of these United States,
now assembled; 20 the spectacle of lui
honored Democratic leader conveying secret
Information to Great Britain; 10 the spectacle
oflanlex- Vice Presidential candidate lobbying
upon the I1oors.of Congress for the unlawful
and unjust seating OF his son: tothe spectacle
of Democracy's refusal to restore the duty on
wool, although a solemn pledge that such
duty would be restored had been made tho
people by the herepresentatives of Democracy:
iossthc spectacle OF Dcmocracys calmly
swallowing tho high-sounding tribute n
passed toa dead German statesman, which
tribute was returned 20 II With coarse ro-
proof from the German Premier;sto tho spec
tacle of Democracys latest invention called
the Horizontal Tariff bill, which, after long
months OF promise and bluster for which the
taypayers.of the country are Obliged TO pay
the cost was hamstrungand Killed by Domo.
cratic votes 10 the spectacle OF that era OF
good feeling which Justiilcs one Democratic
Congressmnni On calling another Democratic
Congressman "ablanlEed rascal, and another
"a blanked traitor."'
Wepoint with pride TO the. social proRress
of such banner Democratic States us Ken.
tucky, whore eading Judge has been dTig.
on 70 suicide by public sentiment which
condemned him for refusing TO issue chal
lenge 70 q duel; rs Missouri, where the baee
murderer of tho late lamented Jesse Jamcs
has been driven 70 Jelo 90 se BY tho reproach'
ful voice OF popular opinion; as SOUTH Caro-
lima, where for months those gnllRat Demo
crats, Colonel Cash and HIS marfyred son.
wore able 10 slIccessfully evado tho mercilesa
persecution Of Federal tyrants and Federal
We point wisi, PRIDE to the gentle harmony
which exists botweent tbose bulwarls OF
American llbcEty, the editors .qf Tho Demo.
against the cn0ny next Novcmbcr and which
the the freo.tradd Ho1fher61 joinnalIst land the
painted hafIoi,of pfofectio ION OF Tho ,Nerhern
DomocraLloj jolirpalist Into an cqaal share Of
''s w spOIst point witiprideto tho resigsa aoeliss
that "tho Southern Co nfederacy Is stili lpflc
saddlc,h andlthat oifr tflnmph next 10 eem'
ber will besvmowhet ofa yindicatlonsof the
principles 1upos wiicn we stakod .onr 1--we
which, wa founded our L IlbiJy ana lo1r' IfI(inr-