Year: 1871

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ing that duty. and whom tie people Cal


repose confidence in. is willing to attemp


In fact the Louisville Courier Journal


a Democratic paper having faith in tht


new departure, asserts that there are nj


men in the Democratic party capable o1
taking comprehensive view Of the stu
alton, looking at it with the vision OF {


statesman, and of steering the Demo


cratic baraue clear of the reefs and brak-


ers on Which she has been cast. That


the trouble with the Democracy is, that
it is at sea in a sinking ship, without
chart, rudder or compass, with no COM
petent sailing-master. with half the crew
determined to abandon the old hulk and
let her sink, and the other half inclined
to work the pumps. spread the sails and
make another effort for the coveted shore
We are not surprised that in this dcsper-
ate condition the crew look with eager
and imploring eyes toward the Republi-
can ship for pilot capable of extriga ting
them from impending ruin.


There ought to be substantial reasons
why party that polled twenty-saven
hundred thousand votes, at the last pres
idential election is found shattered ani
broken as one of its own frieuds describes
10 the extracts which we have quoted. A
party organization of such strength. COLI
cious of the rectitude of its purposes and
imbued with the couviction that the po-
licy it has recommended to the country
and supported by its votes in our legis-
lative halls, is patriotic and calculated to
promote the highest interests of the peo-
pie, does not thus skulk and cover be-
fore simply adverse judgement of the
people. Nor does such party look to the
enemy for a captain to marshal its forces
and give to the people confidence in its
integrity. The difficulty with the De-
mocracy. in our judgement, is, that
many of its leaders are deeply infected
with treason 20 the ideas which the peo-
pie deem fundamental to the perpetuity
of Republican government. They are
not willing to trust the people to decide
public questions in fair and impartial
manner at the ballot box and they need
not, therefore, be surprised that the
people are unwilling to trust them. The
frauds perpetuated in New York and
Brooklyn by virtue of authority granted
by a Democratic legislature are bnt a
rebellion in another form against gov
ernment by the people. What then can
these men mean when talking Of a can
didate who can beat General Grant? The
president is from the people and of the
people. He has successfully defended
their cause and proved faithful to every
trust committed to him. He OCCUPIES
history of the country. His name is fa-
miliar in every household in the land and
he is regarded by the people with an
affection next only to that which they
entertain for Washington and Lincoln.
At no former period has he had so strong
hold upon the confidence and regard
of the public as he has to day. A coali
tion against him cannot be formed except
in the interests of disappointed Office
seekers. and such coalition wonld leave
contest with the Republican party, with
Grant as our standard bearer, in worse
condition than the Democracy is in now.
The people would break it in pieces as
they did The com bination against Lincolns
denomination In 1864.