Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30

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We eary from IL Nee Yerk Daily
H<ssii q The 2Sth issa.ss The Ssllesise
eaisorial extract. pre.isins. .srsly. sha,
IL s.boiiss sAs views Of . jesrual which
ssjeys lie sspstasisa Of being the mos
peaesrasias and ssgseioss orssa Of psslie
thought IN this eosatry:
Two years ago o. less the denoesata
began to show renewed vitality and reor.
ganisasioa. Through that and the cor
rupsion and incapacisy Of the repubtieass
there Vas some prospect Of recovering the
ground lost in 1860. They secured q
much larger delegation in Congress. had
control Of this great State Of New York,
and we're gaining in other States and To-
cali.ies throughout the country. Bat the
ssupendous Taumany frauds tsrssd back
the rising tide With great force. and lea
the republicans in an apparently secure
position again and sov We are within ,
few months Of the Presidential election.
With the democrats demor.liEed. disorgsn.
ised. with no popular issues 10 arouse the
people. and no. the least prospee. Of cleo.
ting . President Of their own party ei,heu
through the Electoral College or By tn.
House Of Representatives. While they
are in this hopeless condition . serious
rent ID made in the republican party
Some Of those most prominent men who
created that party. those Who have done
most in building il up. and the most bril-.
liant and sblcst Of its leaders. have lefi
the regular organization and nominated
candidates Of their own for President and
Vice President. Much rs the admins
trasion organs may afFer. to pooh pooh the
Cincinnati movement. it is, unquestiona-
bly,. serious breach in the republican
party. The mission of that party seems
to have been accomplished. Slavery be-
ing abolished. and the war which that
question brought about being ended. the
republican party has no longer any plat
form Of principles or 6xed policy to stand
upon. 1t is now simply = party Of spoils
and expedieuts. The detection Of the re-
formers. therefore. shows its rottcnuess
and its approaching fall.
Whether it will cease to be the rul-
ing party of the country in 1873. or
through the mistakes of its opponents.
viii drag out . prccarious existence till
1877. remains to be seen. This will de.
pend probably upon the conduct Of the
democrats. and especially upon the action
Of the Baltimore Convention. Unless the
Baltimore Convention endorses the Gin
cinnati nominees, or. at least refrains from
making another nomination. General Grant
will be reelected. If not BY popular vote.
in consequence Of there being three caudi-
dates. certainly by the House Of Repre-
sentativcs. Many Of the boiling rcpubli-
cans might 60 back to the regular organ
iIation. and even the Cincinnati ticket
nigh. be Withdrawn. Greeley and Brown
would hardly remain in the field If the
Baltimore Convention puts regular demo-
cratic candidates on the course. The Gin
cinnati movement was intended. no doubt,
a. an invitation to the democrats to unite
for the purpose Of defeating Gen. Grant
That is understood. Should they decline
the invitation. both parties will lose. and
the disintegration and conflict Of all par
ties will 60 on for four years more.
What are the democrats 70 gain in
the future by refusing to support the Gin
cinna,i nominees They would. as we
have said. give the election to General
Grant and continue the power Of the regular
republican party. Those democrats con-
sequcntly who oppose this combination arc
really the friends and supporters Of Gen.
Grant and hi,'party. The speech of Mr..
VOORHEES, in the House of Representatives
lately was about the best campaign docu-
ment that could have been furnished the
republicans. and they will. no doubt. use
it rs such. 1t has given rise to the sus-
piciou. whether we'll founded or not, that
he and some other old line democrats have
gone over secretly to the administration
party. There seems to be an impression
on the minds Of such men that the demo-
Gratis would have better chance Of sue
cess in the future If they make no alliance
with the liberal republicans. These are
the same old Bourbons. who never learn
anything BY the logic Of events. that have
kept the democratic party in q hopeless
minority. Everything moves so fast in
this age that there may be. four years
hence. new and important issues and a
complete change in the relative position of
parties. There may be new combinations.
aud the democratic party. rs it exists to-
day. may be left where it ha. been for the
last twelve years. BY combining with the
liberal republicans. its great weight and in.
fuence must be recognized should the Gin
cinnati nominees be elected. It would
have the best prospect of gaining & much
larger representation in Congress. Of re.
covering many Of the State governments.
Of controlling in a grea. measure the ad-
ministration. Of obtaining q fair share of
the Offices. and Of laying the foundation
for power in the future. Above all it
would bring amnesty to the South. .esto-
ration of harmony between the different
sections Of the republic. economy in the
government. and reform of the abuses
which are the remnants of the war. Pro-
baby it remains. then. for the democrats
and the Baltimore Convention to say
whether these things shall be accomplish
ed or not. At least there 10 no chance Of
defeating General Grant and the present
dominant party but BY q combination Of
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