The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-05-15
Literature.

DEMOCRACY. The History of Democracy
Considered as Party Name and as a Political
Organization. BY Jonathan Norcross, author
of ''The Conflict of Labor and Capital,' ETC.,
etc. The writer of this book, resident of
Atlanta, Georgia, says he is an old man and an
old Wing and he evidently has no love for the
Democratic party, of yesterday or to-day. He
justifes his use of invective and says ''the de-
fence of the (Democratic) party against this
arraignment, and the exposure of the blunders
and crimes of its opponents, present work for
Others" Mr.. Norcross has evidently given his
subject careful study, and in terse and vigor
Gus style he presents a history of the Democrat
lie party from its formation down to the war of
the rebellion, and in the opening chapters out
lines the rise and progress of Democracy in
Greece and in France. Mr.. Norcross thus
arraigns the Democratic party for its incon-
siStency:
At the close of the war its leaders were
clamorous and persistent for an imitation of
the currency, which was already, as conse-
quence of the war; much swollen. Ii this at
tempt had succeeded. the result would have
been the complete financial ruin of the govern
ment and the country. In 1868 it also declared
payment of the same in paper currency. These
measures, if adopted, would have consigned
the government and country to infamy for the
next hundred years. In 1872 the party de
cared ''for speedy return to specie pay
ments," knowing that such movement at
that time must have been failure. In 1876 it
denounced the law for resumption of specie
payments in 1879 up to the very day when re-
sumption took place, all the while demanding
It's repeal. In 1865 it denounced RECONSTRUCT
tlon as Revolutionary and vod,' but i'll 1876 1t
declared Its devotion to the amendments of
lhe consliullGh OF Inc Cnited states lnefepy
reronstrurtionl 7'''''7 'fi''
In 1865 it declared for ''such incidental pro-
without lmpairing the revenue. best promote
and encourage the industrial interests of the
,n r,.iIIIa 5iT'romo of f''rr ~
regard to the systems of protection and free
trade In 1876, and in 1880 It declared for Il
fo at
of It's own principles ana positions and fms in
tins short piece OF history, within the memory
10y Piotr,S eiiI ano,
has sought TO present.
And elsewhere the writer saws;
Disguise the matter as its leaders may. the
Democratic party OF to-day still contains all the
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regulated liberty upon the American continent.
and unqueStlonably presents to the American
f " ,.a' ~ W. pdSI
oblivion. or to have their institutions eventual
ly oVerthrown and destroyed by this party.
III, n3it', suli'! y 70 a'Iuie power.
harrow of anarchy. until IFS inhabitnnts, like
the lsraelites of old, cry out in their agony for
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ARCHIBALD MALMAlSoN. by JULIUS ha"-
thoFhe' Inns book contains some OF the writ
e. peal work. Inc piot Is one that only a
M" tuPrhe couid conceive ana properly de-
'e'op' anu While the novel bears throughout the
stamp VI q powerful lhulVlduaity, yet The
reader VIII hr strongly reminded OF the elder
hawthorne III his PRIME There are the same
lhfliIih@ passages ana strong situations and ar
''Nl'c olehdlhs OF me weird and mysterious
| Win the natural ana commonplace, yet there Is