The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-08-26
State Of Parties from Il Republican
-' Hf Standpoint "Ga .Ua-

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present state ofparties, are taken
from the Springfield Mass )Repub-
lican, which from its ability and
| recognized influence, may be dc
scribed as one of the leading OF
gans of tho party whose namc it
bears. From that standpoint, the
views arc candid and vigorously
stated, and, although We may
not concur in either its premises
or conclusions, the suggestions
themselves will claim the atten-
ton of thoughtful minds on both
sides: ..,.... . ,s.-.,.s..... .,., ....-.. ....
"The new departure, therefore,
requires 4 candidate, who shall
be more of Il departure than tho
departure itself: The country
will not believe in the sincerity
OF the movement, unles it is rep
resented by Il man i'll whom it has
larger confidence, than in any
platform. \ ticket tainted with
Tamnany, or connected with
copperheadism, can inspire no
hope. Neither Hoffman, nor Pen
dleton, nor even, now, Hendricks
Or Thurman can lead the Demo-
Gratis to victory i'll 1872. Moth
ing short of candidates who rep
| resent loyalty during the war,
and integrity of administration
for tho future, can inspire that
enthusiasm before the country,
or win that large section of the
Republican vote, that are equally
necessary to Il successful cam
paign. Either Grocsbccl1, Of Ohio,
and John Quincy Adams, OF
Massachusetts, or Charles Francis
Adams and Gratz Brown, of
Missouri. would be sttcl, II ticket.
TO bring the party up to its Sc
lection is the next step in the
Democratic new departure. Many
Of its MiseSt leaders see this ne
cessity, and are already laboring
to achieve it. What has been
done will be Of little avail to the
party us 4 party, unless this can
be added. This is the work be-
fore the Democratic party for the
next twelve months. Its pro-
gress will be watched with in
terest, with mingled hope and
fear. But it's success will be Il
great benefit to the nation, even
if it is followed, rs quite likely it
would he, by the triumph of the
Democratic party. 0....-.-
con the other hand, new dc
parturcs i'll one party Obligc new
departures in the other. Senator
Sherman's speech in Ohio, so
different from that OF Sena tor
] Norton i'll Indiana Il few weeks
before, shows that the Rcpub1i-
can leaders have taken alarm,
and arc changing front. Senator
Morton dressed up the bloody
bones Of the war, and invited the
nation to Il Now Presidential con-
test over them. But Nallsndig-
ham buried them beyond the
hopes of resurrection, and Scna-
tor Sherman meets the cmcrGen-
cy with q new programme. The
Republican party departs. 1t de-
parts from it's inuit1crcnccs to
revenue, civil service, and cur
rcncy reforms. Having achieved,
nobly for itself, and happily for
the country, the safety of the
nation, and the triumph of the
!
new questions, aud to new claims
upon the popular respect; must
add to the gratitude of the nation
for a glorious past, it's confidence
in Il successful future. 1t must
show that it can govern as well
as save; that it can administer
affairs in time of peace, as eco
nomically and as justly, us it met
grandiy the perits of rebellion,
and conragcously the question Of
equal rights.
"The fate Of the Republican,
party, in the next Presidential
campaign, lies partly in the de-
gree of success that shall attend
the effort in the Democratic party
TO complete its new departure,
and partly upon its own reform
Legislation ut the next session Of
Congress. The practical wisdom,
the personal integrity, and the
administrative ability with which
il grapplcs, next winter, with The
questions OF revenue and cllrrcn-
cy and tariff and civil service,
are The tests of its future. 1t is
evidently preparing TO meet these
questions in different spirit from
that i'll which it has treated them
for the last two years. General
Grant and his executive aSSi%-
tants are also put upon the same
= trial with their party followers in
Congress. They must depart as
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