The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-10

Leading radical politicians in Pennsylvania write
here that unless our differences with Englan1 are
made party issue, the contest will be close between
the two parties.n
If this view be acquiesced in, soldiers NAV
be at premium in another capacity than as
candidates for office. But what estimate shall
be placed upon the party man agement which
has reduced Republicanism in PENNSYLVANIA
to the strait indicated by these demands?
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS AS A PARTY
QUESTION.
From the NJ Y. Herald
The active managers of the Republican
party, it is said, have resolved upon the aoi-
tation of the Alabama claims on the ultimatnm
suggested in Senator Summers speech as the
leading issue in the approaching fall elections.
All the old issues of the last eight years hay-
ing been settled or used up, it is contended
that unless the Republicans can bring forward
some new proposition appealing powerfully to
the popular sentiment of the country, the
party will fall to pieces. Hence this project
of bringing the Alabama claims into the fore
ground The idea is not bad one as a party
movement. Since the American war of indie
pendence every political agitation of hostility
to England has been a winning card with the
American people. Jefferson and the old Re-
publican party came into power in 1900 as the
anti-English party against the Federaists as
the anti-French party. The Republican party
thus coming into the possession of the Gov
ernment, was SO greatly strengthened by the
war of 1912 against England that the Federal
or British party became at once powerless
minority, and from that time getting weaker
and weaker till 1920, it wholly disappeared in
the second election of Monroe
In 1924. the Federalists being merged with
the Republicans, new organization of parties
was initiated in the Presidential scrub race of
that year between Jackson, Adams, Crawford,
and Clay. This election was thrown into the
House, where it resulted in the choice of
Adams, as was charged, by "a bargain and
sale" between Adams and Clay. Upon this
cry jackson was brought out again in 1928,
and upon his victory of New Orleans over the
British against Adams as the so-called British
party candidate, Old Hickory was triumph
antly elected. 1t was the strong popular feel
ing Of the country of hostility to England, in
tensifed by the capture of Washington and
the burning of the national Capitol in 1914,
that gave to jackson his great popularity;
and thus the Jacksonian Democratic party
came into power. Nor could this party be
ousted until, in 1910, the Wings took up
General Harrison as their candidate, a man
who had also gained his victory over the
British in the war of 1912. Thus the great
gun of the Democracy as the anti-British party
was spiked, and they suffered a smashing
defeat
But in 1874, on the cry of ''Texas and
Disqualification forty or fight" Ga war
with Engand)-the Democratic party came
in again; and in 1913 they were again beaten
this time by General Taylor, not only as the
hero of Buena Vista, but as a hero of the war
of 1872 against England. From Taylor down
to the election of Lincoln the slavery question
swallowed up all other questions in our politi-
cal contests; but even upon the slavery ques-
ton the Democrats used to some purpose the
cry that the abolitionists were but the tools of
England bought by British gold, to assist in
her grand design of breaking up the Union on
the slavery agitation. This, becouse it was
substantially true, was always a strong card
| for the Democrats.
From the outbreak of our Southern Rebel
| lion down to this day, it has been the good
fortune of the Republicans to stand as the
| Union war party against the South, against
| the Northern Democratic party, and against
England The Republicans thus hold the in
side track on these Alabama claims, and in
agitating the settlement involved in Senator
Summers exposition they have nothing to
lose, but everything to gain. AS Jackson
upon his glorious slaughter of the British red
coats at New Orleans secured the Irish vote of
this country to the Democratic party, so, now,
q Republican party movement promising a
difficulty to England, which will be Irelands
opportunity, may win the Irish vote and leave
the forlorn Democracy hard aground.
OF DISCOUNTED THINKING AND
THINKERS.
From the NJ Y. Tribune.