The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-01
Densrelixaiieu Of the Republican
III N Party, ~

M II PartyS ~
A suddcs disqualification has cpne over
the tspubHcad party. especially those
political wizards aud newspapers which
are supposed 10 enjoy Some vantage
grounds ,by which they .css COZ rectly
predict coming events. The reason for
this ia very clear. -. The late slsotions,
and especially the advancement Of re-
construction at tho south, has shown 1
decay 10 the Radical strength almost up.
proccdented. Excluding Texas aud Mis-.
sissipi, both 10 the military grip, the 70.
suit of the elections held this year, or
the latest State contests, show 154 cleo
toral votes sure for the Democrats, and
l48 sure for the Republicans. This is
the New York Herald's cyphering, and
on il that paper indulges 10 these com
mens: hH-'
f""Here We have all the States but two
- Mississippi aud 1exasAthe 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 Democrats. It thus appears,
then, that from our latest elections the
Presidential electoral vote of the United
States is Democratic. This exhibit Is
startling. The Republican party is cvi
IDENTIFY demoralized, il not dis,rganixed
In the height Of it's poser it sppears
to be somewhat in the weakened condi.
ton of France, or like the mighty Sam.
sou shorn of his locks Of strength
Over local squabblcs or fact,ous divisions
the party has lost North Carolina, Geor.
gia, Tennessee and Missouri and from
the stupid feud between the Fenton and
the Conklin. factious il has failed to re
cover New York and from incompetent
or lazy local leaders II has failed to re
cover Maryland or Delaware, with the
acquisition Of the colored vote, and has
failed to make any headway in Ken.
tucky." .' '
But this is not all. The Chicago
Tribune. certainly the most potential
paper Of its party outside Of New York,
demands a new deal in "Republicau
principles" If this is not accorded, i,
threatens to 20 in with the revenue
rcformers at once. The mission of the
Radical party, it thinks, has been solved
All the war issues have died out, and the
tariff is the all important point now to b.
decided. On this, unfortunately, the
Democracts are all right, whilo most o.
the Republicans are all wrong. Here i.
an extract from the Tribune's article o
tho 18th:
"The time has now come when the two
real parties Of the country. the frei
traders aud the proscriptionists, must
cast their votes where they will tell mos
effectively for their principles, both il
Congress and out Of il. 1t is impossible
that we shall continue voting on 'deac
issues, and lodging the living and vita
ones. As our New York disgatch init
mated yesterday, the Revenue reform
party will enter the next Congress pre-
pared to claim the Speaker, the orgauiza
ton Of the House and the appointment oi
committees, 40 that the business before
Congress may be presented 10 manner
to carry out the views Of the majority oi
the people, as indicated in the recen'
elections If the protectionists Of thu
country desire to carry this issue to I
general election or to form nationa
party on their own basis, we shall at al
times stand ready to meet them. If not
it is pretty clear that, SO long as th'
Democratic party elects none bnt fret
traders, and the free trade Republican,
vote for none but free traders, while tn
protectionists rely on the prestige Of tn
Republican organization and shirk tn,
issue, the complexion Of Congress vii
rapidly change:into one of revenue re
form, and, possibly, Dmocratio. On tn
whole, in the recent elections the Dem
ocrats have made gains. But their gai
has been very light compared with tn
heavy gain over the high tariff party i
the prestige Of success ia organization
confidence and power. All these vii
make themselves felt At the outset in tn
meeting Of the next Congress"
BALLooNIa The spectacle Of aero
uauts quietly sailing away over the head
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