The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1870-12-03
Total. l54

"Here we have all the States hut two
Mississippi AID Texas-the one giving seven
electoral votes and the other six. the seven
being hardly moro positively good for the
Republicans than the six are for the Demo-
Gratis. 1t thus appears. then, that from our
latestelectionS the Presidential electoral vote of
of the United States is Democratic. This exhib-
it is startling. The Republican party is evil
IDENTIFY demoralized. if notdisorgaaized. In the
height of its power it appears to be somewhat
in the weakened condition of France, or like
the mighty Samson shorn Of his locks of
strength Over local sGuabhles or factous
divisions the party has lost North Carolina.
Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri: and from
the stupid feud between the FELTON, and the
Conkling factions it has failed to recover
New York and from lazy local leaders it has
failed TO recover Maryland or Delaware, even
with the acquisition of the colored vote, and
has failed to make any Roadway in Kentucky
SIN short. the Republican PARTY has too
many cooks and too many cantains. too many
rival clques and too many clashing factions.
and it is on the road to ruin. 1t ia RAPIDLY
using up its capital of General Grants popu-
laritv. and is in fair way to swamp General
Grant in 1872 The party is doing nothing
to strengthen the administration. but every
thing to embarrass and crinnle it. General
Grant saved the party in 1868, and has saved
it in Congress henceforward till 1872 but Of
the rate Of it's losses this year i will in 1872
be completely demolished. The successes
and prestige and power of Tammauy Hall,
on the other hand, have inspired the Demo-
cracy of the whole country, and they seem TO
have in New York city base of operations
stronger than Washington. One would think
that the Republicans, having carried through
their mission on the slavery question and the
negro question to the cap sheaf of rccro suf
frage, are now beating about hither and
thither for some new idea. or some new leader.
or some new party. We know that the old
Republican marty. after finishing its mission.
broke up in 1924 on four Presidential candi-
dates--Jackson. Adams. Crawford and Clay.
The present Republican party, but for Geuer-
al Grant in the White House. would surely
90 the same way in 1872. They say that
Fenton is meditating a boil. anyhow. ala
Martin Van Buren,. and that Gearv. of Penn
svivania, is hot on the trail of the Labor Re-
form party as an independent candidate.
''At any rate. if these miserable Republic
can feuis, petty iiealouses. small personal
revenges and senseless sauabbles are not
stopped General Grant himself will soon be
left high and dry. and the Republican marty
will be scattered and divided among half
dozen housing small potato politicians, ad-
venturers and sectional demagoeues. The
simple truth is that General Grant and his
PARTY must have some new issue to fight for
or his party will 90 to pieces. and he will 90
out. at the risk of bonds or no bonds, make
or break. redemptien or Reputation for the
American people in this age Of railways. tel
egraphs and army saussges will net go jog
ging along at the rate of ten miles an hour"