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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
April
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
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It seems to be generally conceded that the Deinocrats cannot be beaten in 1872, ixoept by their own mismanagenient and tolly. The most sagaeious, and far-seeing Republicana have little confidence in regard to the futuro. And yet half a dozen hot-headed impracticables can foredoom the Democratie] party to a defeat as utter and ovcnvhi'hr.ing as that of 1868, if they are allowed to put the organization on the extreme course whiolt then caused our downtull. We apprehejid no such result, huiVL'wr, i'ur the scrious lessons of the last few years will not be lost on the party, nor will the sound conservativo shttesinen who a:e entitled to direct and control the ïnoveiueuts of the organization l,■illk froin th( proper responsibility, of repressing the turbulence of faction and restrüiiiing the movement of those who seek notoriety irrespective of the general welfare. ïhere are certjin obvious faota thiit eannot be overlooked or forgotten. The politioaJ situation is determiaed and unmistakable. ïhere is to be no revival of obsolete issues - no reaction:uy iiuncnient or rocurrenco of the past - no reconsideration of measures that the peoplfl have decided upon. We rsisted ÜMJ .!;:;■ :tnieudments of the Constitutiou so lonjï as opjiosition was of any uvail; but they are now a part of the fundamental law, and it is worso than useless to discuss thcir churacter and tendency, the nieans by wbieh they were oarried, or the cíFect produced by them. The provisions embraeedin the thirteenth and ñfte, nt i aniendinents are now in opeiation, and in sucha fonn tlmt thiy cannot bo abrogated except by anothcr rovolution. The firat of thoso amondments gave tri -i'ili'iu to the nogi'ü, and wc have neithor tlio inelnwtion nor t'ie powet to ren,:n: iiim feo : i vitudo. The Democratie party choerfully aocepta this us one of the .. ;:crs oí the lebellion, mul has no dosire to ■■ The tifteenth amendmenit Boouree the privileges of a voter to negro, mul this provisión hairiaa become incorporatod toto most oí the State Cbnstitutions, negro íúQrage would relliain even ii' the uiiieiulnieut to the Fodpjfal Conatítution was reciodsd. This isBue, therofore, eaanot ba foroed apem us. Au act of Coagteae granting universal amnesty.M n tut of justioe tothe South, oqually wiso uul humane, will be one of the acts of th Domotsrati? party on ooming into power; and that will remove wli.,1 is oDJectionablo in the fourteenth amendmont. S , slüill make up the case fairly beforc going into the oontest. Un most questiona of public policy we take ground against the Radicáis. We acense Éhem of sndering the-publio moneys, corrupting the public servies, of ■oppressivè and sectional legislation, of violatingthe ConBtitntioo in the usurpation of powers for whirli there is no warrant in the organic law. The Brooklyn ïgagU sums up the . e as follo-ws : The real issues, the ones oi) jvhich the Democracy vm goto the country rith Buccess, are many, and of magnitude, 'l'hcy oomprise the cheapenof ailniiiiistr.it ion. tlie lowering of tiiNiv-, the ;il"iliiii :i of subsidies, the en: ily royenue t.ariff, the termination oí bürglary and sitirtling, ubbi '1 anni sation, thè n demption of our n:ivv. the preservation of our ëlectkma from Federal interfcrence, the recogni tión of the rightj ,4' pur citizens to %j frnj 8 -i' lihir'toil ;m(l to labor withti the höurs designated bj law, and suA prefonna as Rpply itn foroe to thjj avila ander wtiieh the oredi iijid spiri mik I hopos of the peoplc aro erHshecf tpA-.y. ■ By these gn ai signa we can oonquer. ■Yhen the time êoinesi the groat uien to imporsonate them will bo found. But tor all the futuro let us look up the skeletoi in tho closet, lest ws f il of succega by an inability to doservo it."

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