The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-03-15
1 suGocating Party Atmosphere.

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The outlook does not present the
pleasantest Of prospects to many Re-
publicans. We mean the party outlook,
While Senator Morton sees nothing but
sunshine and rose-tint hues, Others note
ugly clouds and the coming storm. A
Republican correspondent of the Boston
Watchman and Reflector, religious
journal, writing from Washington says !:
"There will be found to have been no
little baseness among men in high places
in the Republican party IN the South,
and il there is no reform, this. admins
tration will be succeeded bya Democrat
ic. Men North and South love power.
l would not utter prophecy of evil for
the country, and certainly am no croak-
er. But think / see this among the
inevitable, if no radical change takes
place There begins to be some stispi'
cion that all is not well. Several days
since we said to prominent Senator
from the North, Unless better men are
put in place at the South, the days OF
the rule of the Republicans in that re-
gion ale few He responded, Il know
it, sir, ! know It,
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times administration
speaks in Tie following inournful strain
of the oppressiveness of the Republican
atmosphere at the Capital:
There is an element in the political
atmosphere in Washington which bodies
no good to the future unity and success
Of the Republican party. 1t is difficultto
define its character precisely. but tits SO
palpable that one can feel it and breathe
it, and it is far more permeating than we
like to admit, dc. = = There is
no enthusiasm on the floor of either
House, either in support of the measures
Of tie Administration or IN its defense
from outside attack. A distinguished
Senator, who in all the vast volume oi
debate in that body, has held 3 bride
on his tongue, said to me the other day
on this subject "There is no: a member
OF that body who does not wish well to
President Grant and his Administration
yet there is not a particle of enthusiasm,
aud very little cordial feeling in its be-
half in all the Senate. He is undoubt'
edly correct l.w ~
"Many men who have heretofore act
ed with the Republican party are now
talking about new political affiliations =
The Republican party,in their estimation
has substantially fulfilled its mission
DC. o5a ua
The st. Louis Democrat (Administra-
tion) is painfully agita.ed at the rascal.
ity prevailing in its party, aud thinks il
high time that it should purge itself Of
those who are stealing themselves rich
in the name of ''loyalty." Hear it:
us it not about time for the Republi
can party to rid itself of the disgrace
inflicted upon it by creatures who 'steal
the livery Of heaven to serve the devil
in? There are other men besides those
named who appear to make their .Repub-
licanism valuable commodity in the
market. Whenever one of them is &C
cused of any especially offensive rascal
ity, he forth with goes out and raises /
loud hue and cry about his loyalty
IL = - In that way are many tattercs
regulations patched. After that fashion
quite too long have men, unworthy o
any of confidence, palmed themsel
YES off upon the people as patriots, anG
fastened themselves as leeches upon tn
Republican party"
And so the complaints and confession!
run Baseness among men in high places
in the Republican party in the South
no enthusiasm on the floor of eithel
House in support of the measures of tn
Administration, or in its defense from
attack-men who make their Republi
canism valuable commodity in th'
market,and get their tattered reputation
patched by raising loud hue and or!
about their loyalty. Such is the party
decentralization presented at the thres
hold of the "new departure No won
der the future looks gloomy.
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