Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-10-26
ntorganIzatlon Of PARTIES.

The New York Evening Post, spenking Of
the Union party, says: " IL is obliged
to gather into its fold men Of different lradi-
ticn and alliances OF diverse political senti-
ments aud tendencies Of an almost ipechccive-
bic anita sonsm Of political system, who will
inevitably separate when the pressure that
brought them together is removed. What is
no less true is, that the party ought to sepa-
rate when the time comes, or when the great
work is finished. In the management OF the
war it has been compelled, IN order to meet
emergencies, TO exercise extraordinary and
almost un-warrAntable powers. II has accus-
toned itself to dangerous Capitalization.
Wars are acts Of force, and those who conduct
them imperceptbly acquire IN aptness to re-
sort to force. Already we see emipent Repub-
lican statesmen like Mr.. Summer urging aud
stimulating this congestve tendency. Al
ready political conventions have demanded
the interference of the Federal power with
the most vital prerogatives OF the State, Al
ready the disposition is, in some quarters, TO
dispense with the intermediate local govern
ments which are the very life Of our sel.fgoy-
ernmeDt and popular liberty. The danger
must be adverted but it will not be- we think,
except by the dissolution Of old ties, and the
formation Of new.
Such statement Of facts and opinions as
the above, proceeding from the source it does,
is we'll worthy Of serious consideration. The
"Union party represented by the Post is
one that has had its day, and now, having
outlived its usefulness, exists chiefly rs a
source oi mischief and danger to the country.
The same phenomena accompany it's progress
and triumph as are witnessed in the case OF
all successful parties, illustrating the old
adage, the sooner ripe the sooner rotten. A
party, in the main no doubt, composed of hon
est lovers of the Union, it may he considered
as disinterestedly patriotic, so long as circum.
stances presented the same incentives to &C.
ton that originated IT, But those incentives
no longer exists. For the maintenance OF
the party, then, new ones must be found or
the old ones, though actually dead, must be
imposed upon the party as still living and ac-
tive Really, however, tho party has entered
into new phase, lives for objects unknown
TO il at its formation, and mas wholly changed
its character. Once il had a natural, healthy
life, growing out of giant forces, which gave
1t being and sustained in q vigor Now il
exists only by the application of artificial
stimuli, no longer feeling the effect Of the
power which created it, 1t once lived ia
serve the country-it now survives to serve
private ambition and greed Corrupt, self
seeking, trading politicians dominate it, using
it as mere machine forself and clique eleva
ton. These men, in order TO sustain them
selves by keeping their party together, invent
new issues, and leave no means untried tc
persuade those who have been associated with
them that these issues are vital Knowing
how potent was the spell Of "loyaty," they
seek TO continue its Influences by trying tc
dupe their followers into the belief that every
new issue they contrive involves a question o
loyalty--that tits loyal to support every meas
ure they start, aud disloyal to oppose it
They are trying to impose on the minds Of theiI
followers the monstrous delusion that the poll
cies and measures they propose actually in
volve the life OF the Government and nation
and that opposition TO them is rebellion ant
treason st. Louis Republican. l4