The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-27

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Thus it seems to me that the Republican
party has filed its sphere of usefulness il
the contest for principle. l. has borne tn,
nation through great contest triumphant
ly-establshed the true policy for conduct
ing and directing the new elements which
the war made inevitable, as well as neces'
sary, viz; the extension Of the privilege o.
citizenship to all loyal persons, and to main
tain the faith and credit of the government
by faithful discharge of all the pecuniary
obligations created in its defence aud main
tenance.
At the end of the present administration
the Republican party will have been twelve
years in power, period as long as any par.
ty organization has as yet existed unbroken
in the history Of our republic, and within
that time mar necessities have created vast
patronage beyond that of any other since
the existence of the nation.
These facts, with its successes, have
drawn to its folds so large share of the
sinister and corrupt aspirants for place and
emolument tla: they have overloaded and
crippled its capacity for usefulness, dis
gusted large portion of its early AID true
friends and l hold and believe that no
prrtv TINS situated in a republic has the
power within itself to throw off the incubus
and retrieve its original standing.
The Democratic party-Jy nome-has
throughout all the existence and rule of the
Republican, resisted the principles and
measures on which it (the Republican,
based its action. They stakcd all of their
party hopes and consequently the potency
OF its name in that conflict, aud like the
rebcllious South have heen most signally
defeated aud overwhelmed, and brought
not only to concede their defeat, but to sub
scribe to the policy of the future, as the
only one of hope, viz: That of a hearty
conformity TO the new order of things.
1t is therefore, as political party, play
cd out and in reality non-existant except in
n,s4ue, and that only until time and circum-
stances shall favor suoh n merg euce as will
secure better policy aud more promising
future.
This exact condition favorable, if not
absolutely necessary to the existence of the
government, will, [ believe, be found 20
come round and lead to an organized array
OF the people, as the CUTS on one side, and
that of the oliceholders of the party in
power and their sinister adherents, which
shall denominate the ms on the other,
latter the elections of 1869 and 1870 for
the administration of the new oider of
things that is and must be carried out by
the nation.
In such contest, who can doubt the re-
suit Nor can there be question of its
necessity or OF its moral certainty, if the
political world moves in its normal orbit.
The great good which must come of such
change is OF itself enough to render it de-
sirable as well as certain, for true republi.
cansm will find relief from the responsible
tiles OF rings and factions of sinister wire
pullers all over the land, having their COM
mon center at Washington, aud thus a cou-
trolling power. While the so-called de-
mocraey will find a convenient avenue
through which they can slide from under
the rotten fabric of defeated and demoral-
lied organization, once more into sphere
of usefulness, absoved from those tyranni-
cal ties OF party vassalage to which many
minds bow in submission, long after the
judgment has become convinced.
Having thus reasoned, my conclusion is
irresistible that the OUTS will take the
reins Of power and an entire new deal in
the sphere of patronage will have been de-
creed by the people, while the principles
and inevitable policy of the nation will be
carried out and permanently established
the corrnpt regenerated, and good grow up
where now only exists etfete organizations.
Here, then, if my conclusions are we'll
founded, is to be found broad field for
real democratic equality and republican
unity, and submit whether it is not likely
and in due time to be occupied.
r. II. WILLIAMS,
2l5 East 10Th St., N. Y.