The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-23
THE DEMOCRATIC MUDDLE,

II 10 useless to deny that the Democrats are
uneasy, restless, and disconnected. What shall
be done is the grand question which now All.
tAtes the leaders of opinion and action 10 the
Democratic ranks, sthe lawyers say, they ap.
preciate "the facts In the case, :" and are busy
IS they can be trying to hunt up some way OF
escape from the inevitable result to which the
late elections point. They evidently see, from
=, outlook which opens here, that defeat
90 them in the face, and that 1t will at
'"i'- them, unless II can be averted by
Ias' me- 'roke of policy, changing the poiq,s
'V"S nc" o. Science. This Is their diIcmm,
VI y, H''" N., anu implies is doubtless embar.
"e 7elusiOu Is unavoidable,
'"'s.ue W. - Nut see il. Whether or
no 1t ia the part OF wisdU ~ ,''s " " III 'A'
the confession, we leave for '"s'' :" S''''e'
We sympsthize In their 1fhictI " W. S'".
pathtze with the wrong door every. '"''' ""OSe
crimes draw around aim the public '"I''A"''
ton. We cannot help thinking the u own
misconduct has brought them to this unh >ppy
condition.
Il sad TO think that men will outrage the
pla!aest principles of justice and right. But |
thcy Will do 1t. The Democratic party has
done it in its ethical teachings and political
acts: In its disloysl Affiliations and cruel per-
.ecutlous Of the poor and outraged colorcd
people Of the South. We might enlarge on
tins enumeration, but II is not necessary. The
people Of the country understand II, lhey
have not been blind to the stirring events OF
the last SIX years. In their ideas and under
standing, they have ktl pace with them, and
though ~ times portions VI them have tcm'
porarily yacillAted IN their political action
from the great lesson which the rebellion
taught, yet, IN every great crisis and general
review of the leading questions At issue, they
voice and each time
clear and unmistakable as that which these
elections show.
Now what shall be done What rIi he
done to avert the approaching STORM Can
these political influences which combine ~
uulteGIy for Grant and Colfax be neutrnlIEod'
Gan the prevailing tendencies Of the pubic
mind be so divided as to enable the Democracy
TO win the heidi This is the vital question
which now looms up to the distracted vision
of the World, the frtcHtgcHcCr, aud the other
uscrupulous Democratic leaders who manipu.
late the Democratic wires. Well may they
say the game is upn unless some new pro-
rramme Ia marked out. II they had BEEN
wise they would have fJreseen this long ago.
They would have shut down the brakes, when
shutting down would have been to some puff
nose; when it would have availed the general
smash up which is now exposed to public
view But now II is too late even to rally
the giants Of its own party that have already
fed The stampede is too far alrancedi the
tide Of battle is too well turnedi while the
ranks OF the Republican army, everywhere,
are closed up, ready for the hnal onset. All
that can be done now Ia to get ouI OF the way
ana let the great Republican train move on.
Therefore, we say to our Democratic friends,
do not waste your time in unsyaiIisg efforts
AID ycxatious huckstering with the uncon.
trOllablc elements OF dissolution which encum'
her you. In short, do not fool your time away
longer In striving to rescue a "lost cause"
from fate that Is Inevitable.