The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-16
FIRST EDITION N
THAT NEW PARTY.
Civil Service and Revenue Reform.
a Budget of Crime.
Child Murder in New York,
Another in Delaware.
A Blood stained Tennesseean
Etc., Etc.s Etc. Etc., Etc.
Child Murder in New York
Another in Delaware.
A Blood-stained Tennesseean
Etc., Etc.s Etc. Etc., Etc.
THE STATE OF PARTIES.
Remarkable Articles from Republican Jour-
naIs-The Recent Elections and the Change of
Issues.

Remarkable Articles from RepublIcan Jour-
nnIs-rhe Recent Elections ana the Change of
Party Issues.
NEW PARTY ORGANIZATIONS.
From the Chicago Tribune, Nop H.
The same necessity which, In 1s4s, induced Will
liam o. Bryant and his journal, the New York Euen-
Sng Post, co abandon the Democratic party, with
operate with the Free-soil afterwards Republican,
party, on the main question, now induces such
leaders in the late revolution in favor of human
liberty as the same Bryant, Henry Ward Beecher
Lyman Trumbull, Carl Schurz, David Weles
Charles Sumner, b. Gratz Brown, John A. Logan
etc. etc, and such journals as the New York Eoen
ing Post Cincinnati Commercial and Gazette, aud
81 Louis DeocrGt to effect such reconstrqc
as will enable them to vote squarey fer
such revenue policy and civil service system as
responsible for or identifying themselves with the
past errors OF the Democratic party on the slavery
question. The election in Missouri is the result Of
such reorganization Of political parties, and is
triumph Of the distinctively free-trade party over
aided in efiecting the result In Illinois the two
parties adopted in convention substantially the
lion and the Democratic demanding free trade.
Yet in going % before the people on these
Would be compelled, by party Affiliations on other
caucuses, to vote for proectionst speaker, see
their business referred to protectionst committees
and general protectonist inclination given to their
votes, whatever might be their personal prediec
tons This might have been met by the assurance
that the candidates would vote ana act with free-
traders in all matters involving this question: ire
spective Of their previous associations In the
absence OF this assurance many Republicans who
desired to sustain the free.trade policy either did
not vote, or believed their votes could be cast
most effectively for the Democratic candidate
This fact has had its potency In changing
the Congressional delegation in Illinois from eleven
Republicans and three Democrats to seven Repub-
ncans and seven Democrats The same indu ences
have had eject In Indiana, Missouri, Michigan,
and Wisconsin. Had 1t been clearly understood
beforehand that the next Congress would organize,
elect Speaker appoint its committees and hold its
cagcuses upon a division OF parties based on new
accordance with that understanding. But, so long
as that Is doubtful, the party whose position s un-
certain must continue to give place to the candidates
whose position s declared.
In Schenck's district d. j. Morrell's, and McCar-
on e o. question Of proeeen and free ade ths
friends OF free trade voting, in some degree without
10 pass pSG tor apnhcan na
the convention, and the other two districts for
free-trader at the polls
OF the country the free-raders and proSectonists,
must cast their votes where they will tell most
effectively for their principles, both in Congress and
out of it. 1t is impossible that we shall continue
voting on dead issues, and dodging the living and
The revenue reform party will enter the next
Congress prepared to claim the Speaker, the
organization OF the House, and the appointment OF
committees, so that the business before Congress
may be presented in manner to carry out the
tbe recent % eee{ionS II the protectonists of the
country desire to carry this issue to general
election, or to form national party on their own
them. II not, it is pretty clear that so long as
the Democratic party elects none but free-traders,
and the free trade Republicans vote for none but
free. traders, while the protectionsts rely on the
prestige of The Republican organization and shrk
the issue, the complexion OF Congress will rapidly
change into one for revenue reform, and, possibly
theDemocratic On the whole, in the recent elections
Democracy have made gains But their gain has
been very light compared with the heavy gaia over
the high tariff party In the prestige OF success, In
organization, confidence, and power. All these Will
the next Congress.
PARTIES AND PRINCIPLES
From the N. Y. E0entng Post, Noe Is.
The Chicago Tribune, the foremost Republican
journal OF the Northwest expresses its dissatisfac-
tion with the present condition OF political parties.
and most thoughtful men of both parties dee ply
dissatisfied with the attempt OF politicians Demo-
Gratis and Republicans equally to stave Off the living
questions of the day. keeping up old and dead issues
or raising false ones.
make serious mistake when it asserts that 'the
Democratic party has an issue in which it believes,
ana for which it is prepared to vote, namely, free
trade" on the contrary, the Democratic party, as
party, is even more ignorant on TINS question than
,he Republican In the latter me question mas been
discussed, ana Republicans have been educated by
their own journals to eomprehend the difference
between free trade, or its practical application 10
revenue reform, and protection.
In the Democratic party, on the contrary this
controversy has been skilfuly hushed up; the
Demo cratic leaders have nominated for Congress
free traders where free trade was most popular and
men. They have been in this, as in all other ques-
tloDs, mere time-servers, without principle.
IL present party organizations are TO continue
the country has more TO hope from the Republicans
than from the Democrats. Certainly, those VINO
favor q reform OF the Revenue and Civil Service
will not go to the Democratic party for those re
forms are intended to promote and secure honesty
economy and efficiency ia the public service; and Ii
such a work we have no help TO look for from those
who control the Democratic party-from the
Tweeds Sweeneys, Hofmans, and other politicians
who, wherever they have secured power, have useC
1t TO corrupt aBd debauch the public service.
The Chicago Tribune reminds US that the Eueain.
Post once abandoned the Democratic party; verl
true, but it did not go over to the Wing party.
The Republican party is the party OF liberty an'
equal rights, OF honesty and economy. Whateye
strength the party needs it will gain by the accession
OF honest men from the Democratic ranks tired o
the rule OF corrupt rings there.
The organization Of the next Congress will, q
everybody sees show decisively the strength OF tn
reform sentiment in the House, and must hav
great influence upon the country We do not doub
that the refOrmers will be able TO elect their cand
date for Speaker, and TO control the committees an
the legislation OF Congress. But all that 10 yea
on, and many things may happen in year, an
among them very great accession 10 the ranks o
the revenue and civil service reformers.
For the rest is 1t not little early TO trotont can
didates for the Presidency and the Speakership
The Reform cause is strong; lt is daily gainin
new adherents; need its friends be nervous abOu
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