Middletown transcript., 1871-12-02
For The Midit,own Transeryt.
LET Us HAVE NEW DEAL.

In few days the National Congress will
again be in session. The Presidcn, aud
department. messages received, read, and
sen, broadcast to the people, and the work
of general lie ,.islaton duly under way
but, little will be done save such. us will
make presidential capi,sl for Gen Grant
and the dominan, faction. There are ma
NY discordan, elements to allny. ah,' many
aspirants for White House honors to be
removed and paciicd. enough to keep the
Republicans busily engaged. The Demo
Gratis too, will be agiaiing the question as
to who their candidate shall be, aud tax.
ing such steps as will inure to the advan-
tugc and success of the party. Aud now
the question, what shall those steps be :?
As one of the people. whose faith in the
principles Of the Democratic party has new
er wavcrcd, who has ever believed them
the embodiment of political wisdom, Of
socreigniy. and Of truth, assume the lib.
erty Of offering my views upon the situa-
ton, aud the duties Of the hour The
platforms Of all political parties for the
pas, fifteen years has been constructed en-
iirely upon The negro. lie has been the
foundation frame work and flooring. tpon
his shoulders the Republicans rodc into
power, upon his back have they rested and
upon his alleged restrictions and abuses do
they propose to wage the approaching coli
test for retention Of that power During
this time the Democrats have frui,lessly
contested every step and honestly done all
in their power to prevent the mischcfs
which daily grew out Of the fana,ical acts
Of the dominant party leaders. upon the
spccious plea of phlauthrophy and loyalty
the effects Of which can bes, be given in
the Of. expressed opinion Of prominent,
Radicals. viz: The Republican party has
accomplished all for which it came into
existence. and no longer has mission.
This, alas is too true. II has accomplish
ed all i, set out to, and all the Democrats
charged it with intending. and now is held
together solely by the cohesive power Of
place and plundcr. Thousands Of good
men in the country have voted and still
are voting the Radical ticket, from lacl;
Of induccmcnt to vote any other. The Re.
publicans kept the negro question in It's
most seductive aud gulliblc firm. with
highly wrought pictures Of slavery. op
preston. brutality. &c. constantly befor,
the people. while the Democrats mcrcl,
stood upon the defensive cndeavoring I,
defeat their opponents BY exposing tire fal
lacies Of their assertions and positions
Having produced. so far. but little or n,
effect upon the body polite, (,he majorit,
Of whom, so far removed from the PERM
cious effects Of negro cnfranchiscmcnt. ar
really Indifferent to the whole subject,
would It not be well TO make an cn,ir,
"ncw deal" in our party ranks aud ig
noring the entire negro subject, start ou
before tho country on n new issue. TIL
negro is free. no one would again cnsav
him. He is a citizen. let him improve hi
privilege. He is cnfranchiscd, aud how
ever much opposed no one can prevent hi
exercising the right. The situation is in
cvitable. Let US submit. and in the futur
bring such questions before the people n
/ will interest the whole country. aud not b
Of vital import TO one section alone. Their
are many such, and the only need is I
: have them properly brought to the peo
pies attention. Show up the necessity Q
reform. the effect Of corporation subsidies
railroad land grants, aud canal projects
the abolition Of the Internal Revenue tax
! tho reduction Of expenses Of tho govern
mcnt. guard against malfcasance in Office
FREQ trade and specie payments. all O
which affect tho country at large and woul
draw to the Democratic ranks. Let ou
statesmen and leaders control thcmsclvc
no longer with merely repclling Republi
can measures, but strike out boldly upo
new issues and show to tho world that III
solution Of tho negro question Is not tb
goal OF our existence.
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