Year: 1875

From the Delaparean.


T. ere are ne wspapcrs in this country
claiming to be independent IN their
political action, that deem 1t their e.
pecial prerogative to dictate to the
Democratic party its line of policy


upon all question: They are 50 very


nrodigal in thoirgood offices, that they
desire TO control Its action, even in the


most trivial matters. They are anxious


not only to shape its platform and name
its candidate in the next presidential
canvas, but are willing TO assume the


complete guardianship uf the party ,and


relieve IL from all responsibility except


only implicit obedience TO their be-


hcsts, This is certainly an exhibition


of dislnterested bensvolencc which


ought 10 command proper amount OF


admiration, and to satisfy the most in


credulous that at the present day the


most ennobling virtues, so far from de-


clining, are positively ON the increase.


This generosity Is the more remarkable


beoauseit is manifested towards party


which these same papers, have, until


very recently, opposed with bitter
ness and malignity bordering on i'm
placable hatred and fiendish barbarity.
la fact, not few of them had vainly
supposed that their vengcful blows had
destroyed the last vcstige of life in the
party, aud that henceforth its name and
principles would alike be unknown in
the history of the country. But times
have changed, and men and newspa-
ers have changed with the times. The
party then advocated by these same
newspapers, and lauded as the pure and
immaculate embodiment of ali that was
good and ennobllng In political asso-
Citations, has been found to DE the most
corrupt that ever disgraced American
history, and the Democratic party,
then reprobated for its fidelity to the
principles of Jefferson and Jackson has
again commanded the confidence OF
the country by Its stern and inflexible
opposition to corruption, ,extravagance
and tyranny. The very generous, self
constituted guardians Of the Demo-
cracy, the Independent or Liberal Re-
publican press will doubtless deem it
rebellious to reject their rroffered ad-
vice and direction; but they had as
well learn at once that we do not need
or appreciate their dictation. The
Democracy are fully able to shape their
own course, and will have the boldncss
after the experience of the last presi-
dential canvas, to do so. While there
fore, inviting the cordial cooperation
Of all honest men in the effort to wrest
the government from the control OF the
corrupt, bad men, now in power, and
while willing to concede to all the full
measure of confidence to which honest
political association will entitle them,
the Democracy everywhere, it is to be
hoped, will have sufficient self respect
to rebuke any and all impertinent die
tation on the part of those newspapers
or individuals who have opposed its
organization and its principles until
their opposition has become fruitless
and vain, or until they Can no longer
follow the waning fortunes Of the Radi-
cal party which they ought to have
abandoned long ago. There is moth
ing like beginning right, and If the
newspapers and individuals TO. whom
our remarks apply desire to take shell
ter under our banners we advise them
to practice contritien for the past and
humility for the present. Arrogance
Is not virtue and cannot long be to-
lerated