New-York tribune., 1870-12-13
THE DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.

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THE DRIFT or POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
The Constitution OF North Carolina provides
thai the OF the state shall preside the
senate when the Governor Is tried by impeachment.
Under the law ChiefJu,ce Pearson. who Is also threat
tucd WIN uptaohineht bS the NVrth CaOna Rouse Vi
Representatives, VII preside al the trial OF Gov Holden
The Raicigh SentiHsi. bitterly Democratic organ. ad
its that the crimes Of Holden "are not against the
forms of law" but against those eternal laws OF justice
which are the rule and birhrght OF every American
citizen" etc.
The Detroit Post, remarking that Mr.. Robert
H. Minturn who presided over the Free Lunch League
at Delmouco- takes pride in ayowing himself not only
| a Free Trader but also a repudatOr OF the National
debt which he regards contracted for improper pur
In the country trying TO reconstruct parties, or create
the Free Trade issue II Will be well to have
II clearly understood frOm start whether the Free
Trade programme includes reputation of the debt II
l. very ident that the regulators regard 1t Is favor
able opening for them"
The official returns of the Municipal election
held in Mobile Ala. last Tuesday, show that Horst, the
Democratic candidate Mayor, received 1859 votes
aud Harrington Republican, received 311S-majorty for
Horst, 1.G46 W. W. ID. Turner the Chief Of Police, Is
sued printed address 10 the Republicans OF the city ut
the day Of election, in which he SAID: Having
become satisfied that is Impossible for our party to
have fair chance in the present Municipal election
owing to the official intimidation put IN operation by
Sheriff OF the County IN whom the law has NeSpd
the power of controlling said election feel 1t my duy
advise you tO all further attempts to vote L."
every peaceaby and quietly 80 about hs business
The alabama State Journal while regretting
the unfortunate dssensons which have resulted in the
election Of Democratic senator by Republican Legs-
ature says that Judge Godtb waite il man OF ability,
upright pure and honest. and hopes he will make the
good and useful Senator II refers 10 the previous
record OF Judge Goldthwate a. follows: We under
upon the passage OF the Reconstruction acts
he took a very conservative course, and was of the
this position Congress removed his disabilities under the
Fourteenth Amendment before that Amendment was ra
/ HRH taK he \
lawyers that this removal OF disabilities before they
existed not valid that the disabilities being created
after the attempted removal, the disabilities stl exist
but have opinion on the subject. For some time
Judge Godthwaite been understood as belonging 70
the extreme wing OF the Democratic and Conservative
party lie was certainly the candidate of that wing and
h, nomination and election is triumph Of the extreme
men Of the party, and indicates clearly as we think.
their ascendeney in the party. and is almost as great
triumph the Conservative wing OF the party as 1t Is
| over the Republican party"
The Chicago EUening Post objects to Senator
wilson's bin prevent partisan assessment Of Govern
ment employees by code Of punshment on the ground
that il utterly fails to reach tho root OF the difficulty IL
says The place 70 begin the reform OF the civil
~ the fountain head-the act OF appointment 50 long
a. Government employees receive their commissions be
cause Of their partisan services We are certain tat Is
correct thing for the partisan taxeaherer to 20
about among them ana exact from them y portion ~
iar n9r sarsn. saIa51 I' Is party 'n haeE 't1S po
appointed TO clerkship merely because he
has freely for his party. he clearly ought 10 be dis
charged the moment the partisan hemOrrhage stops.
senator wilson win make miserable, contemplate fail
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form anyw short OF the root Of the evil That root
is-he knows better than We laymen-tbe depraying
OF parsanship 10 better TO have system Of edu
cation Of courmartal rigid and severe as that OF
rather than to have the debauchery continue
any longer The present Congress can begin the reform
ana carry il maturity better than the next for
tb, new members will have hundreds OF hopeful, i'm
poyerished parasites provide for There IL place
to begin at % good as the root and no ume 50 good as
now"
The Sprinafeh Republican does not agree
with The Erenisg Iosl OF this city that Revenue Reform
il incompatible with taking of the duties tea, coffee,
and sugar IL prefers more shrewd policy for the
ReformeTs and says We are Of the opinion that the
Revenue Reformers VIII get faster in their crusade
against protection and its burdens upon Industrial
development and labor alike by joining with Gen. Grant
and Judge Kelley and making tea and coffee irre susaT
TOO IL our -ugar-growsrs and the ProtectiOnis- will
Weld hut say ea and coffee simply, because they
stand differently and for their freedom can be com.
| tonudrd the largest PTOtrctiOnst vote.
The advantages to the side of the Reformers OF at least
subntting the abolition Of tea and coffee duties, are
thus very clear. II them from being east on the
unpopular and losing side, at the very threshold or
iong rontest n nsres low revenue the element
in commanding economy in government and reform in
all administrative seryce-Obiects quite as important
in their general cause a. nal settlement OF the tariff
nuestion on sound principles, and more readily attain
able. II forces the abandonment OF the purely monopoly
duties ~ the present system IL obiges such sn III
erased importation OF miscellaneous foreign goods
will give enough revenue TO sustain the Government.
This in turn, will Insure the greatly needed competition
for many branches Of our home Industry, and both
together give lower prices for all consuu'rs Indeed 80
ce ain the abrOgatOn OF the tea ana coffee duties To
break down present complicated and oppressive sys
tenn of tariff taxation that We do not know which To
wonder at mostthe disposition Of IT. friends or the
ind position OF its opponents 10 accept such ahrogafOn
The loss from these duties Is surely the
| entering wedge in general revenue reform
The Netrark Courier says that the Democratic
press has been very wisely informing the Republicans
that the enfranchisement OF the negro prevents his
being any longer used political element, and that
therefore, the Republican party must die. AS IT, ex-
| claims the editor, the Republican party ever de-
peUed on the negro for its existence ever achieved
pocal -uccess through him 20 far from IL, ne has
always been an opposition and weakness-eNcept IN
the late elections, when he gave his vote, out Of
very natural feeling Of gratitude and love for the
party OF human Justice He big load for us TO
carry and that ws have gotten him out OF bondage
and set him on hts feet intend % allow him 10 walk
alone according 10 the dictates OF MS own feel
ngs and Judgment. But on the other hand the Demo
orts are determined that he shall not be let alone They
and not the Republican party have always used him as
poltical element, and they continue TO Use him. They
are rnined only disanehlse him. but 10
tcay return him % bondsge- not In the old form, in
| one quite , as effective for their brutal pur-
| poses They deny the validity OF the amend
menls on the same grounds that they denied the
right 10 make war for the preservation of the Union
Tbe crushng OF the Rebellion to them unconsttu
tona and outrageous act and hence every constitutional
and law intended 10 secure the results OF the
war snd prevent another rebellion. they pronounce
illegal aud 10 bo tolerated Gny W oag ~ the Domocralio