The Hartford herald., 1885-09-16
About This and That.


About This and That.
Out upon machine politics, and those
lime-serving, venal and corrupt Demo-
cratic demag0gues who prate retrench-
ment and reform unto voters, yet for
get all about them after the simple-
minded, gullible (according to the
demagogues' ideas) voters have elected
then
What do these tricksters, corrupt
rings. and autOcratIc committees care
tor Democratic principles any further
than to the extent that they may in
duct them or their friends into office
or place before themselves the "fatted
cali' of patronage?
glory in that citizen who is
Democrat from principle, who is
made so by "a conviction of the truth
and Justice Of Democracy, and who
casts his vote in accordance with his
conception of duty to himself, his tel,
low citizens, his State or Nation, and a
just Democracy.
Now, Democracy is not ofiice-seeking,
office-trading and "a scramble for power
and patronage; but il is set of pOliti-
cal principles born of truth, founded
on justice, and promulgated fairly and
honestly. Ii is freedom, equality and
the conservation Of the just rights of all
men.
Neither is politics trade, mere
struggle between the "ins and the
outs" an intrigue, or meaningless
term; but 1t is the science Of govern,
ment, and Democratic politics is insti-
tuted for the greatest good to the larg,
est number.
Place-hunters may scheme, sections
may do battle, passion and prejudice
may rule, corrupt men may exercise
"a little brief authority" but genuine
Democracy, unshaken by schemers,
by passion, unswerved by
undestroyed by the wars of
sections, aud untainted by corruption,
Knows no halting- place within the
bounds Of reason and right, can never
have the pail of a night of error, and its
truths, like the bright stars i'm Gods
glorious armament, will come out one
by one to cheer and make glad the
hearts of all men. Sang the Pilgrim
Fathers:
1--WE leave untouched what here we found,
Freedom To worship God"
But these "Pilgrims" who came over
on the over-praised Mayfiower, in 1920,
were the very first people in all Ameri>
Ca to persecute and prescribe.
This greedy, hypocritical, cold, cruel,
tyrannic, self.praised Puritan stock, of
Plymouth Rock, are traitors to every
truth and every government-sre dead
to every noble thought, and devoid of
single noble impulse. They are ever
fanatics in religion and corruptionists
in politics.
Processing the "pure" religion they
have fathered nearly every ism, given
rise to every heterodoxy, that has
cursed, poisoned and polluted the free
air of North America!
They founded the old Federalist party
and produced John Adams, the "alien
and sedition laws" they adopted and
fostered that genuine "Britisher," All
exander Hamilton; they continued
Federalism under the old Wing party,
got up the "Native American" idea,
preached "Free Soil" doctrine. hOwled
"Abolltionism," and renewed the whole
unsavory mass in Radical Republican,
ism
They formed the secret political so>
ciety of Know nothings; struck a blow
at the foreign-born citizens and the
Catholics, and tried to pry into the Sc
crets of of Free Masonry.
They. when they called themselves
Federalists, with their "alien law"
gave President Adams power and au.
thority to drive any foreigner from the
country, aud with the '-sedition law"
they empowered the Federal judges and
courts to assess fines, to sentence to im-
prisonment, or to order the infliction of
stripes for "disrespectful language of
the president ~
Recently, they pretended to love the
negro, for whom they never cared a con-
tinental damn. But, lusting for their
neighbors wife or daughter, they have
started up society for "free love" and
promiscuous intercourse!
The Hon. John Young Brown says,
"Our country is great. our blessings un,
speakable; and, next to my pride of
American citizenship, glory that am
Kentuckian."
Yes, our country is great in soil, rich
with scenery, grand; mountains lofty,
rivers majestic, and resources most
wonderful. But l glory that am
Democrat, a "corn cracker" and not u
blasted, sniveling Puritan! Thank my
lucky stars, l am Of Virginia and Mary>
land stock
God be with thee maryland, My
Maryland" and blessings rest upon
thee, o Virginia, thou "Old DOMINION"
home of the brave, hospitable and
chivalrous. and mother Of presidents,
statesmen, and my own dear old Ken
lucky. w. III. CUNDIFF.
Hints for Semptember.