Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1870 — The Disintegrating Democracy. [ARTICLE]

The Disintegrating Democracy.

The Democracy of Wisconsin furnish a striking illustration that the way of the transgressor is hard. All efforts to harmonize the broken fragments of the party have so far ended in complete failure. Each qmmivjuid village has its local great n*K( vtlrte cnlire platform consist in an undoubting belief in themselves, nnd si profoßMtfc disbelief in any one else. .(Small jealousies, $»«My Idckerfagfl, and little disputes, ana an ambition to be head of a factionsvh&'h scarcely counts as ‘‘scattering ’’ ondne-poUlfat of most places, is the great chMaeleristic of the “ harmonious.” The supiftie unction with which one of these gentlemen announces that he has “ always been a Democrat,” when the war or reconstruction acts are discussed, would furnish Nasby a theme worthy of his pen, and isagreat exciter of the risible muscles of the face. Like the Bourbons during the French Revolution, these men will never learn anything. To their minds, the world has stood stilt for the past ten years, and they are patiently waiting to see it reverse its revolutions, and turn back in its course. Their prophecies and their prophets have been alike at fault. The resistless march of events, and the completeness of the great aevolution, have- made no impression on theirjminds, and they are still looking for a Second Slavery Advent, when they can put on their robes and ascend into the high places in the Government, over the cause which freedom has won and consecrated. The slightest success in the election of a towm officer inspires their enfiiusiasm, and they build air castles on such an event that reach the skies. Meanwhile the great Republican party maintains jits solid front to the floating fragments of the Democratic wreck. It is moved by an inspiration that knows no faltering, and no breaks are visible in its massive line. On questions of principle, its organization is a unit; on those ot mere detail, it gives the largest liberty of thought and discussion; and its public men are thoroughly agreed as to the general purpose of the party, and the Scope of all its great measures. While these things are so, what hope can disorganization have of successful competition in the political race? On what plea could it hope to gain the public ear, or entice voters to its ranks? All efforts of the

kind have been futile, and the prospects ahead are even worse than in the past.— CWoajpn Btjtudltcan, April 13.