American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-19
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SATURDAY MORNING, July 10, 1874;
AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER.

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How TO SurroGr PoLITlcAL OsroEENrs.-
Parties to be successful must be completely or
garlz,d and move as one man. Ii there b'
scjsn there viii be disatrangcmcnt, confusion
and consequent overthrow. Of this every man
who has been an accurate observer Of events
must be aware. Organization then IS essential
TO >ucccss-but it is in the nature Of. things that
it saould be difficult 70 enforce obedience to
the orders of leaders of the dominant party
So many aspire to Office who mast be uisap-
pointed; and there is such cIashing OF inter
ests; SO many causes Of hcart-burning and dis
satisfaction. that it has been found almost i'm
possible to bring all hands to concentrate their
strength upon one point, unless parties be pref
tv equally balanced. The most certain mode of
effectng this object is, for the members of the
defeated party to notice all petty disputes
among their opponents to predict divisions
ard 20 bring oat candidates to take advantage
Of The supposed confusion among their ADVERSE
rics This policy is sure to keep the victorious
party together-and tins we call supporting
ones political opponents. 1t is fault which
has been committed over and over, and will be
again. Opposition ccments and strengthens
Che successful party--and hence the most GER
tain mode Of defeating such party is, TO let it
alone This course has never failed to produce
the resultant had it been pursued years ago,
the present parties would not have been in ex-
isteuce at the present moment. When the old
federal party in the United States discovered
that opposition to the democratic party was
useless, they wisely abandoned it, and quietly
yielded the control to their adveIsares And
TIlat was the result? why party distinctions
ceased, and those VINO had Vainly struggled for
power as tederaIists, obtained it under demo-
cratic administrations. And where are now
the leading members Of the federal party?-
They fill the most distinguished offices under
tie 5 at, and general governments. They act
cd wisely for themselves and for this country
for had they continued their party array to the
present moment, they would have been exclud
ed from power, ard their talents and services
would have been lost to the nation. And is
there nothing in this example which deserves
20 be considered? Is the country to be eternal
iy harrassed by the contentious of the two ex-
isting parties? If there is to be another con-
test, who is so blind that he cannot predict the
result We know that much is expected from
divisions amongst the members Of the dominant
party; and the newspapers of their opponents
carefully herald every little incident which
seems to indicate dissatisfaction. But all this
we lave witnessed again and again, and thu
effect has been different from what was antic
pated. The party has rallied and triumphed
notwithstanding apparent discomfort. If they
were disposed to separate and yield the ascen.
dancy their opponents would not permit them
they would whip them into the ranks and COM
pei them to amagamate their strength. We
scarcely read wing paper which does not con-
tain some account of discontents which are
said to exist among the democrats. If all these
were true, nothing but gross folly could induce
their publication where we find them, if it be
expected to benefit by the dissatisfaction
what would be said ola commanding general,
who, OIL seeing his opponent about to make a
fdse and perhaps, destructive movement, should
send 4 herald to apprize him that he should
take advantage of said erroneous movement?
Every one would pronounce him to be unfit
for the station which he occupied, Very SINH
lar is the conduct of the politician who pro-
mulgates every dissenton among his opponents,
and thus warns them to correct the procedure.
The adversary who thus acts is worth more to
his opponent than dozen friends.