The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
THE NEW DEPARTURE.

The Democratic party has stuck man
fully to the old ship, which, having
served them well, they were 10th 10
give up; but finding that, in spite of all
their efforts to keep afoGt and its head
toward the White House, they were
drifting with the old hull ont to SEES,
and that they must eventually give 1t
up or go down, they have launched .
new craft and unfurled the colors of the
Republican party. The readiness with
which the "old liners" take passage on
the new ship begets within them the
hope that it will prove successful VEN
ture. Unused to the management of
political craft of modern construction,
however, they are beating about to find
q Grew that may be relied upon to con-
troll it during the next campaign. To
this end the New York Herald suggests
that the National Democratic Conven-
ton favorably consider the name of
Chief Justice Chase for the captain and
Gen. Hancock for the first mate. Not
to carry the simile any further, we'll
plainly say the cabinet 'Eslate" is also
filed as follows, Secretary of State, |
John Quincy Adams Secretary of the |
Treasury, John I. Hoffman; Secretary
of the Interior, Thomas A. Hendricks |
Secretary of War, Frank P. Blair; Sec
rotary of the Navy, Gilbert g. Walker;
Post Master General, Horace Greeley |
L"o ueS eneral, Geo. Fl. Pendleton.
IL . certainly be about as well |
as the Democracy could do. Having |
abandoned old issues, they must, to be !
consistent, make use of few old-time /
abolitionists in order to assimilate the ell |
ements of their new departure. They are
aware that their compromise of princi- |
ciples must be backed up by the nomi- |
nation of representative men, and the |
fire-eating Southern faction who refuse |
to accept the situEAOn must have no
place in their councils. They will not
forget the lesson of the last contest in |
putting Frank Blair on the Presiden-
tial ticket. They will appreciate the
fact that sRch men as TOOmbs and JEFF
Davis, while they represent not q
small minority of the Democratic party, |
will have to take back seats until under
the conciliatory influence of general
amnesty and the abrogation of political
disabilities, the odium of treason shall
wear of, and the constitution as it
was" may become an admissible ques-
ton. The faction represented by such
men must patiently bide its time, so
long as there is nothing to be gained,
but much to be lost, by giving its repre-
sentatives place ON. the ticket.
In the make up of the cabinet, the
party leaders, if the question should be
left to their, would probably make some
changes from the arrangement above |
made. While the matter of success is |
the all-important question to consider
just now, it cannot be expected that
men who have held on so long and des- |
perately to old opinions can in an in
slant be so completely rcgenerated and
redeemed from the thraldom of party |
prejudice that their plans, purposes and |
associations should be completely revo-
lutionized in an instant, Nothing less
than an Almighty interpretation could |
that the Democratic party will be favor |
ed by any such aid. They will endeavor
as far as they may to recognize the |
claims of those who for years have |
faithfully stuck to the Democratic text, |
but having discarded their aneientprin. |
ciples they will have to set aside for
the nOnce some of their old party hacks |
until after the election, at least, when |
if their Presidential ticket be successful, |
they would endeavor to distribute the |
favored few in such manner as would
most likely advance the original idea.
For instance the greenback and repudi- |
alton theories of George II. Pendleton,
which the Democracy of the Northwest
so heartily supported four years ago,
cannot be entirely forgotten, and
George would ir all probability be
placed at the head of the treasury de-
partment. With the arms and amuni-
tIun 1"~ his control as the Sec :etary
o. ~. Fl P. Blair might enforce
the seu..... .Ats of his B. oadhead letter,
but the triumph of the Union armies in
the late rebellion would tend to dis
courage any hopes for success in that
way, and heswould be better able with,
and would prefer, the Attorney Gener-
alship for the promotion of his revolu-
tionary ideas. But he must of necessi-
| ty yield to considerations of expedien-
cy, and his name will probably
not be put forward very con-
spicuousiy during the campaign.
AS yet, the number of Republicans
whose names are in any way mentioned
as candidates ON the Val1audigham
platform is not large enough to inspire
any confidence in the sincerity of the
'new departurists." Unless they can
find few more who, like Chase and
Greeley. are willing to serve in any ca
pacity to which the people may elect
them, and to do evil that good may
come, there can be no hope for the
Democrats to succeed under their new
regime. They picked up Salmon P. and
so cruelty let him down again in 1868,
that it may require some fine engineer
ing to convince the Democratic masses
that he is really the best man they can
find for the head OF their ticket. They
are 30 exceedingly anxious to ignore
old issues, and to bring forth "fruits
meet for repentance, that they will do
some remarkable things before this time
next year. Satisfied that some OF the
time-worn veterans of their old pOliti-
cal crew must be dismissed from the
service, severe as the trial may be, they
are ready for the sacrifice. Nothing
short of this will establish public con-
fidence in the sincerity of their new
professions of political faith.
The Chicago Post, in speaking of
war between the Pennsylvania Central
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, ar