Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-01
,RIcHMoND. FRIDAY. OCTOBER /, 1911.
TUE Tnrrm-.from u Dhig Source!

10 the profound attention Of every reader II srgs
the Wing party of the mask which they have assuncI-
lays bare their tricks and mumnery aud lashrs ,arm
with scorpions Many has SAID, that such party
with such means could not long cling ,ogether-tll4,
their ugglery was direct fraud upon the community
that il was founded upon direct contempt for the
dersandings of the Peop!e-that the conduct Of the
Wings, during the Presidential Election, not only
dshoncst, but ot,urd-that if they should succeed II
elec,ing their ticket, dscord would soon appea: in their
r.,ks and tear them To pieces All thus has been To.
oucn,y said hundred times over; but have never
seen these truths more strongly aud eoqnen'ly set fh
Than they are in The following interesting article iicm
The Last no. Of the New York New World, very
excellent Literary, instructive and amusing Weeky,
edited by Park Benjamin, Wing Of The CITY OF New
York. The whole paper is powerfully written, and Il
furnishes strong argument in favor OF Mr.. Tyers
petoes.
We recommend also the second article from The
pouer on the Removals by the late Postmaster Gene.
raj, and against the whole spirit Of the Proscrp,sc
System
DSMEMBlRMENT OF riiE WI!it; PARTY.
uThc Harrison Cabinet is dissolved. and the 'grca;
Wing party reduced TO lis original elements l.'hs
one OF those ingenious conrivances OF the ceeoFs'ta
Mr. Isaac Edge it has gone oil with bang, and
hz md sparks orinfnely va.:egatcd fire scattered
10 the four quarters Of Heaven. large glcbG.e Of
quicksilver has been struck By rpaua, and 10 innu.
nerabc smaller globules eiude The touch and rinarr4s
the vision. history Of lis rse, progress and triumph,
~
teaching by example, that has ever been prescniec.
It's catastrophe is additional weight to The authority Of
the That Honesty for political parties, rs wei! as
for individuals, is eventually the only true policy
"Thc Wing party was IS ingenious, and perhaps as
simple machine as was ever invented BY that class
Of men who have more confidence in The results u p
l,ical manruvr,ng han in the isee aud voluntary sr
frares Of the peopc-oi men, who believe wih W !onh.
,on shat chance will elect better mayor than mob
Il was wholly destitute ii what We perhaps o'g"''"n'
4 n-frD IA
common principle. 1t ridiculous, in answer TO tbs
charge /, point the staring capitals whch sppeafd
at the head Of the leading papers, or 10 Tue hafah" ~
some prominent par,isan asmuch as they are o sii.
cient variety TO suit political weathercoek u any
point of his revolution they might be quoted upon nj
sides Of any question, and are, moreover, organs merely
Of different sections ri the party, and not OF he parry
as whole. The charge is conc!usiveIy proved ol 'he
fact that the Harrisburg Conrcn;Ion the only au'he'
tic organ of the party, made declaration 81 Prihr'.
oesEby the fact that u resolution offered before Il, b.
delegate from Kentucky, that an address shonlc ie
issued 10 the people Of the h. 81 eEbodgng 'he pm
ciplcs and measures Of the party, met with such c"d
r, cepion that il silently withdrawn IL Is pidh,
that the object leave The question OF principle ~
state Of glorious unccrian;y,to unite men III opp"s
on whom il hopeless 10 attempt 10 rhiie upon any
other point. No other policy would have held 6ci Tie
remote. 81 hope of There were 10 common doc
irines which could be published no common measures
which would meet with general approval and 10 can
,da,e in the whole range of the party, whose faith, i
al all known would have been regarded As orlhocns.
1t was VIGOROUSLY BY means OF the non-eommiia pm
cple that men from the zenith, and men from the IA
dir, Bank and anti Bank, strict Constructonsts and
high Tariff men, Jackson Tippecanors and "ut.anc
cutters Fedora lists aud Democrats, met and en-
braced each other Their political creed was h"f'
varions than their religious sen were admitted 70
the same baptism, who no more could nav" nnl'cd -
the same declaration OF principles, than CALVIN ahi
Loyola in the confession of faith, or mate
rialist and nscendenalis upon the same theory
Of IDEAS BY means Of this policy, there ~ns rue
toucther "a piece Of jnincry Grossly ndcnied ~"
wiI;msically dove-taed-a Cabinet 80 vafioGsy ~
laid-such piece OF diversified Mosac-sach a te5-
scIaed pavcment-h bill Of black stone, and there
bit of white, that il indeed very curious show,
utterly unsafe 10 touch and unsurc 10 stand "P'H
This cupGbe neglect OF the great organs oi tle party
to publish 10 the world their principles put Il ~ The
yyer of lis suhordn agents 10 practise nj Tie hrs
o. deception and dclusion conceal tie real :4h 81
the party TO ms.cprrScnt II IN such manner Us
should conciliatc tie diverse views and Interests OF
The opposition In one quarter Of the Union the WIGS
represented their candidate rs 4 friend IN another al
enemy TO National Eank-here he was an ab"lr'"nsi,
there savchoGer-,n the Eas. champion Of domestic
industry in the South foe 70 the Tariff
alt would be easy u show, tina. political organization
of this Kind is corrupt aad Gshoncst-that no different
rule applies to conduct partisans than as nd
duals TO parties than to II II ~ dishonest 10 on
lain the goods Of under false pretenccs, If i :
dishonest by the Of teickery and deuson, 10 nse'
81. him ofhs time, his labor aud his money, II - equally
dishonest to gain his political cooperation by the sane
means to nveigc him Of his sympathy, his so,r, ~
influence would BE- easy to show that such m of5n
izaton the prolific parent of dIshonor fraud hyper
sy political corruption, national Decentralization III"
are not intending breath upon this poni y
engage in so Quixcc enterprise, as 10 make political
parties me nabe 10 the laws OF morality Of honest
Our censurc directed 10 the culpable want OF t"fcss
which did not, in the inception, detect the weakness a"i
instability Of such edhce. II is not against Tue %.
honesty bnt against the folly OF such AT organization
that lance is i'll rest. If our voice had been ~
tcntal in that Convention, should have assa,d ne
policy Of organizing without sure basis ot pm.
cple some manifesto of the doctrines which we mann
taned and of the measures Tor WHICH We Hrse 81.
tending II we had discarded all regard for tn, II W
had condemned the opinions OF all honorable men,
and could only such arguments IS Mactavel y
Catharine de Aledci might consistently adopt, IS
should have said, You are rrcferring temporary 70
permanent good; You are securing moMehiaIy W
umph hy want OF confidence in the popularity oi W.
great principles with which tbs party Is identified
by means, which will hereafter exclude those pn6cpe'
from any share of popular iavorf our victory WI .
ike that OF Pyrrhns, your rum. II your tnr"'la
not Of principles devouty believed aud til'foH-"J
undersocd-f your only cohesion is nppnsi::on, w
will crumte into atoms the moment that YOU afe "
power. And what IS worse, your cisHieEocih'rt 80
be final. For, when the people once discover 'he' -
have been enraPped by your disingenuous silence ~.
the support Of doctrines which they d'sbeeven a. =
measures Which they GlsapproSeu, t1e: 49, - N
lose all confidence IN your integrity and honor ..
faith in lie principles you profess, and Will h'F'as'
be inscnsibe 10 all arguments which may lie n'-te ~
their support. They will brand you as hypocr'ie' a'-
deccvcrs-hey wll follow TIE Wing name E:it" ~
universal detestaon which is heared upon t.osc ~
abuse sacred uust, who employ confidence as VI
pom against the coniding, with the hiss "hich w.
comes fraudulent trustee dishonest gia'e -
with the relentless hatred with winch the dupe Pus"'
his deceiver, the victim his swindIer.
uS,oh ,,n,n,e,,s ,vro c,rrod. tho marty we!e wra-
led to their short sighted policy, and what has ~"
The RESULT The ACKNOWLEDGMENT which m o'eiH.:
sagacity could have forescen, is no" matter |. :,
tory, and il will require the trumpet OF the a:cn'
10 call together the scattered limbs of bocy wa"
was lately rejoicing in the flush and bnoyancy OF
They have reaped the legitimate fruit Of The ~.
commi,ta policy. Forgetting by what iai "'.'.
their first candidate, already in tie grand c!:nas
held his life, for the purpose Of concliia,lns ,e
interests, they nominated Cor The second o'aee ~