Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-05-29
A Party Without an Aim or Principle.

The Boston Herald, Independent Dem
ecratic, has lost faith in its party, and
after declaring that cit is here for no
good" furnishes the following bill of in
dictment:
"The Democratic party is giving no
proof that it is here for any good pur-
pose. 1t has shown that it is not here
to reduce the taxes, to cut down the
surplus, to maintain the dignity of the
country abroad or afford suitable postal
facilities at home, to stop the coinage of
lightweight dollars, or to enact bank
rnptcy law. 1t is not here to extend the
reform in civil service, to provide against
future trouble in the electoral count, to
iDsure an orderly and uninterrupted
succession in the Presidential Office, and
provide for ascertaining and dealing
with the inability of the President to
discharge the powers and duties of the
Office. 1t is either incompetent or un-
willing to lsgislate for the interest of
the country. 1t is unable to turn the
Republican party out. What is it here
for?"
The rrraignment is true to the letter.
The history of the Democratic party is
one continuous chapter of political wan
tonness.and immortality. 1t never had
a pure aspiration, lofty aim, or good
purpose in view. This is not strange.
Iniquity and corruption we're its pro-
genitors and the party thus born in sin
has lived vagabond life through all the
years of the past. 1t grew up with an
appetite for spoils and acted the part of
common thief as it controlled the
government. 1t levied the toll of q
brigand, and not dollar of public rev.
enue came into its hands aud not q
dollar was disbursed on government
accounts without a portion of it stick
ing to official fingers. 1t finally deseroy-
ed the public credit by robbing
the treasury of its last dollar and
then plunged the country into a war,
which was as useless as it was wicked.
Since its defeat on the battle field it
has pursued an iniquitous course, there
by showing that it is beyond all hope of
repentance and redemption. With an
Isbmaelitish spirit the hand of Democ-
racy has been raised against every meas
ure calculated to benefit the country and
promote the happiness of the people
Such a party is incapable of originating
any good thing. At the present time a
number of needed enactments are held
in abeyance simply because Democrat
lie House of Representatives is indis-
posed to act, or lacks the honesty to
to meet the public wish. 1t neglects or
refuses to stop the coinage of light |
weight silver dollars although business
men throughout the country have petit
toned for suspension. 1t stubbornly re-
fuses to pass general bankrupt law,
although such statute is badly needed. |
A Republican Senate has passed bills |
providing for the Presidential success |
sion and for regulating the counting Of |
the electoral vote ai ~" several States, |
but the Democratic House maliciously |
refuses to take action upon them. The |
viciousness and pure "cussedness" of the |
Democratic majority has been shown in |
its attempt to destroy the labor interests I
of the country. and in its efforts to Grip |
pie the government by cutting down ap-
preparations. Its lack of patriotism is
exhibited in it's refusal to provide the
country with suitable navy and the |
means to rep-l invasion in case Of war |
with foreign power. This is Democ-
racy, pure and simple, and we'll may the |
disguised Herald proclaim that the party |
Gle here for no good" purpose.-Clsve-
land Leader.