The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-13

Der of the Forty-Srcond Congress from Mis-
can, has abandoned the Radical party and Civ,
Ell in his adhesion to the Democracy. In q
letter addressed by him to Hon. J. r. McCor
mick, in response to one received by him from
that gentlemen, he gives his reasons for with.
drawing from the caucus of Republican mem.
bers of the House of Representatives held in
the early part of last month; and the reasons
which have impelled him to the step will actu.
ate thousands of other honest, thinking men,
who have heretofore acted with the Radical
party, to sever their connection with n party
which is controlled and governed by moneyed
arstocracy. In bis letter he states that he
was elected as Liberal Republican, pledged
to tariff for revenue only, and against pro-
lection, and in favor of full amnesty and re-
moval of all disabilities imposed upon those
who participated in the rebellion. He was
told in the Republican caucus that the views
he entertained and theSprinciples upon which
he was elected were opposed to the fundament-
al principles and measures of the Radical par
ty, aud he states that had he yielded to the ma
ority in the caucus he would have been sur
rendering everything to the protectionists, and
to those "wlo seem to think the continued
humiliation and degradation of the white peo
pie Of the South the strongest bond of union
and communion in the Republican party" He
refused to thus stulsiiy himself and the pledges
made to bis constituents, aud, like an honora-
BILE man, he withdrew from the caucus and en-
rolled himself under the banner of Democracy
He closed his letter to Mr.. Mccormick with
the following bold and unequivocal language:
"If the Republican party has no higher,
nobler, nor more exalted n mission, aim and
purpose. than the taxing of the people of the
West for the beneht of the aristocrats and
monopolists of the East, and the continued
degradation and humiliation of the white peo-
pie of the South, then must confess that am
Mt loss IA See how myself and my liberal Re-
publican friends in my district, who agree with
me in sentiment. can consistently longer afiili-
ate or act with ii"
Mr. Blair only gives utterance to the senti-
ments aud feelings of tens of thousands of men
throughout the country who have heretofore
blindly followed the teachings of the Radical
leaders The utter worthlessness Of Grant;
his incompetency, disgracefu nepotism and
disregard of all constitutional obligations, has
become so apparent that the willy leaders of
his party could no longer conceal his many in
famies from the people. The subserviency, not
only of the Administration but of the dominent
party in Congress, to the monopolists and moh-
eyed interests, acting like an overdose of some
filthy aud nauseating drug, has turned the
stomachs OF the people, and they are deserving
the rotten Radical hulk like rats from n sink
ing ship. That "a house divided against itself
caunot stand" will again be exempIifed in the
downfall of this, the most corrupt political
party that ever succeeded in obtaining the con-
trol of any Government under the sun and it
will 20 down forever into obscurity, attended
with the curses and execratons of the Ameri.
can people
.