Year: 1874

PARTY PAPER ACCEDEs TO THE CALL.


From the Evansville Courier.


The convention that meets in June has 1t
in its power to shape the politics of Indiana,
and perhaps the nation. 1t remains to be
seen whether they viii have the wisdom to
use that power well. While it must not let
either the republican or democratic politi-
clans control its action. it must
be careful not so close the doors
against the masses of either party.
AS life long democrats desiring above every
thing else that the simple republican doc
trines of government always advocated by
the democratic party, may be stamped upon
the administration of the Republic, we are
willing TO stand aside and wait patiently, in
the hope that the "new movement" may
accomplish, what we do not believe either of
the existing parties ever can the restoration
of the economical, unpretending, yet strong
and inst government of our fathers.
The veto of the currency bill by
President Grant will give fresh impetus
to the attempt now being made by the
grangers to establish q new party, based
upon the wants of the people West and
South, the producing classes of the country.
They should be very careful that they do not
fall into :he hands ofsmall fry politicians such
as Dave Gooding, or into those of selfseek-
ers or place-hunters, such as dozen more
we might name, who have risen to promi-
nence by waiting for something to turn up,
until it has turned up. and then jump
the -wethers of the flock all the
time. The people are tired of that kind
OF leadership. They want men OF nerve
and decision of character, who are not afraid
every time they follow their convictions of
right, lest the ghost Of some "time-honored"
democratic principle, or the shade of some
"loyal" republican doctrine, sho.ld step be-
tween them and the Office they seek. The
old cry of principles, not men," must be
changed to "men with principles" The mere
promise of candidate is not enough. Any
body can give promise and seal IL with an
oath, only to betray those who have con-
fded in him at the very first opportu-
nifty Offering personal gain for his
vote. The character of the candidate
must be above reproach. II he has been
chronic office-seeker, crush him in the very
commencement. If he has the name among
his fellow men ofloving money for moneys
sake, and being unscrupulous in the way
he accumulates ana increases, don't trust
him. Men, high-minded men-who, whether
they come from the workshop or the gilded
saloon, prize their honor, integrity and good
name, above everything else in the world
must be the law makers and rulers for the
next quarter OF a century. Party expediency
must no longer control party nominations.
This man must not be placed upon the
ticket because he is a native born citizen, or





one must not be nominated because he can
''catch" the temperance vote, or that one
because he can control the anti-temperance
vote. Select men of personal integrity and
capability. be they Americans or foreigners,
white or black, aud leave all the rest to the
good sense and good citizenship of the peo-
pie. This pledge should be required Of every
candidate, however, that he shall stand by
the interests of the producing classes of the
great West and South in ailquestions affect
ing their equality with the money lenders Of
the East.


THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF REFORM.


From the North Vernon Sun.


The democratic party has ever been in
sympathy with the laboring and farming
class of the country, always demanding
Just and equal laws for them. As a party
it has opposed the high protective tariff
system, so detrimental to the farmers of the
West and South. It has opposed class legis-
lation. 1t mas opposed every encroachm ent
upon the rights OF the state to govern their
own internal affairs. 1t has opposed mon
opoly, the bane of the nation. It has OPP
posed dishonesty and frauds in high official
positions.


1t has, in a word, opposed all that the
grange movement now opposes, and has
demanded all the grangers now demand.
All that the grangers now demand can be
acc omplished in and through the medium
of the democratic party. The democratic
party is party purely of the people, with
in eve to their welfare and interest. Within |
the folds of the great democratic party are
to be found the principles of our
free institutions, the germ OF our ho- !
critics. Civil connections and bitter ami