The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
Getting Sick.


cation of the sins of its own party, which
must have become heinous indeed to have ex-
torted such denunciatlon from SO leading
and prominent an organ of the party. The
democratic press have made few grsver char
ges against the radical party than what are here
admitted. These admissions cover peculation,
fraud and perjury, in defrauding the people
IN the matter of electing representatives OF
their own choiceato Congress; and in openly
defying the decisions of the supreme court
and ignoring the plain provisions of the con-
stitution to subserve purely partisan purposes.
1t would be crime longer to trust with pow
er party whose organs confess it guilty of
such enormities.
The Tribune is not alone in being conscience
stricken in behalf of the leaders of its
own party. Numerous other organs of the
party are alike on the stool Of repentance.
Along with its religious pretensions, there is
no journal that has been more unscrupulously
radical in its politics than the Boston Waterman
and Reflector, yet it publishes approvingly let.
ter from Washington Correspondent, from
which the following is an extract
There will be found to have been no little
baseness among men in high pisces in the repub.
lican party in the south, and if there is no re-
form, this administration will be succeeded BY .
democratic. Men north and south love power.
I would not utter prophecy of evil for the coun-
try, and certainly am no croaker. But think
see this among the inevitable, if radical change
FOL osr 1ooo Thoro hoUsuo IN no auaNiciOn
that all is not we'll. Several days since We said
to prominent senator from the north, unless
different men are put in place at the south, the
days ofthe rule of the republicans in that region
are few He responded, I know it, sir, I
know it,"
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times administrator speaks in the fol-
lowing mournful strain of the oppressiveness
of the republican atmosphere at the capitol:
"There is an element in the political atmos.
phere in Washington which BODIES no good for
the future unity and success of the republican
party 1t is difficult to define its character pre-
csely, but it is 90 palpable that one can feel it
and breathe it, and it is far moro permeating
than we like to admit etc. There is
no enthusiasm on the floor of the house, either in
| support of the measures OF the administration or
in its defense from outside attack. A distin-
guished SENATOR who in all the vast volume OF de-
bate in that body has held bride On his tongue,
said to me the other day on this subject: There
is not member of that body who does not wish
we'll to President Grant snd his administration
yet :here is not a particle of enthusiasm, and
very little cordial feeling in its behalf in all the
senate He is undoubtedly correct.
MANY men who have Heretofore acted with
the republican party are now talking about now
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their estimation, hos substantially fulfilled its
mission, ETC."
The St. Louis Democrat administrator is
painfully agitatcd at the rascalty prevailing
in its party, and thinks 1t high time that it
should purge itself of those who are stesling
themselves rich in 1.-THE name of loyalty.
Hear it:
els it not about time for the republican party
to rid itself OF the disgrace inflicted upon it BY
creatures who steal the livery Of heaven to serve
the devil iny There are other men besides
those named who appear to make their republi.
canlsn q valuable commodity in the market.
Whenever one Of them il accused of any especial
offensive rascslity, he forthwith goes out and
Raises u loud hue and cry about his loyalty.
In that way are many tattered regulations
patched. After that fashion quite too long have
men, unworthy OF any sort Of confidence, pslmed
themselves off upon the people AZ patriots and
fastened themselves as lceches upon the republi.
can party"
And so tho complaints and confessions run
Ba.eness among men in high places In the re-.
publican party in the south-no enthusiasm on
the floor of either house in support Of the meas.
ures Of the administration, or in its defense
from outside attack-men who make their re.
publicauiSm . valuable commodity in the mar
ket and get their tattered regulations patched
by raising loud hue and cry about their loyal.
ty. Such is the party Generalization presented
at the threshold Of the "nsw departure" No
wonder tho future looks gloomy.