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The Position Of The Democratic Party

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Day
19
Month
August
Year
1864
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Public Domain
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üe gamcy (Uliiiois) llerald says : "It is not to be ajsgoiséd that wo bavc in oar ranke mon who Vury pompously declare tliat they will not support the democratie candidato nüliss tiie convention sliall ftdopt a 'war' platform, and otherri who just as pi'mpously dechirt; that they will not support the üemocrat io caudidate urilcss be is put up upon' a 'peaee' platform. Assuinin: that these 'war' deuiocrats meau that the demot-raey shiill pledgo themselve.s to tho prosocution of th's war, whiuh is novv a mV of abolition, subjngation, and coiifiseation, and assumiug thut these so calletl 'peacc: demoerals mean that the democ racy hall pledge themselv-.s to recognize the indepetidcuce of the South for' the sake of peaee, we biive only tó say :o tbem that tho democracy will not put thcir c-iudidiite upo either a war platform or a peaee platform. They will put hiin upon the platform of the' ConHtitution iid the Uüion. With that platform fully carried out, there can be do war for ibuütion, subjugation, and con fiacation, und thore eau be r.o peaee which sb.-ill divido tho Uuion. The deniocriit who demands tho proseeotiou of the war for the negro, instead of a war for llie Oonstitution -and the Union, isa Lineolitite, and shoald vote and act with that party, and no longer hypocritically pretend to be a demootuí and frieud of the Union. The demoerat on tho other hand, who demütids that no war shall be made for the Coustitution uid Uuioo, but that the democratie party shall pledge themsolves to aivide the Union if they get into power, should lose no time in uniting Lis foi-ttines with those of Jvfí. Bavis, sinee he demands precisely what Jeflf. Davis himsolf dettiand "it only rcraains to be ackk-d tlia those wbo thus seok to díctate a funda mental chango in tbe platform aad poli cy of the democratie party are not its real friends, and do not desire its success The man who demands that tía demoe racy shaJl commit themselves to tho &up port and further prosecution of a wai for the negro, at the expense and to tho utter destruction of all the best interests of tho white race, has eeased to be a democrat and become au abolitionist. So, too, the man who seeks to forcé the democracy to declare tbemselves in favor of reeogn zing the independence of the Southern Confederacy, and thus divide and destroy tho Uuion, is no ionger a demoerat, but a sympathizer with Jeff. Davis, and should avow himself a seoessiouist. In short, it may be said that no man is a democrat, who sustaius or co operates with either Lincoln or Davis. They are both enemies of the Constitution and Uuion. Democrats aro friends of the Consütution and Union, and the misawa of the democratie party is to seo tliat boih are maintained aud perpetuated. A war for the ucgro has thus far overthrown both, ;;nd to recogntzc the indepondonce of the Confederacy accomplishes the same purpose by a skorter route. The position of the democratie party is preeisely what it was four years ago. It was then opposed to a war for the negro, and it is opposed to a war of that kind to-day. It wus then opposed to a división of the Union, and it is opposed to any sueh división to-day. They opposed then equally and alike the gekomes of Lineóla and Jeff. Davis, and thoy oppose thom to-day. The democracy thon wcre ready to inako war, if war was unavoidable, iu defonse of the Union and Coustitution, aud they are ready to maku that war to-day The democracy wero in fuvor theu of preserving and perpetuating the Uaion by a peacotul and eoncihatory polioy, if that polioy would do it, aud they aro ready to do the same thiug to day. Thcre can, therefore, bc no niisuuderstanding as to the real position of the democratie party. It stands to day where it stood four ycars ago, ana where it always stood. - Time has served only to confirm the wisdom, justice and praetieability of the principies aud policy of the demooratic party. If that party shall be restorcd to power, we shall yet have the old Union and the old Oonstitution, and with them shall have peaco once more. The patriotic masses begin to understar.d and ippniciata this great truth, and ia the prosidential electioa thie fall i tley wil! net accordingly. j

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