The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-05

COn!ederacy who from policy or conviction.
vote the Republican ticket. and whose only
known virtue, if that be one, consists in that
act. That the South voted for Greeley with
the same unanimity with which the North voted
for Grant is indeed true, but they were im-
PEELED SO to do by a sort Of forlorn hope that
his election would bring them relief from their
oppressed condition. Northern Democrats, and
many Southern ones, also, refused to vote at all.
Again; Mr. Greeley was neither nominated
nor supported by any organized political party.
While there are hosts Of rlen III the country
opposed to the half military, half mbecile rule
OF Gen. Grant, and many Of them among tho
ablest, there seems not Ia. be one efficient Or
ganiZer; not one electrical native; not one
bold aggressive spirit around whose standard
the masses can rally, and whose lead-rships.
like Jeiierson's and Jackson's, points to certain
victory; nor have they u platform Of princi-
pies upon which any considerable number are
agreed. Under such circumstances, it eeeIns
to me very few are credulous enough to hope
for success. Moreover, Greeley is not hero
IN the ordinary acceptatlon Of that term, /. e.
las not spilled blood; while rulnor says that
Grant has actually spilled blood, and Chris
tans are much given to worshiping whoever
has blood on his hands especially if it is hu-
man blood. And this iniatua,on Of the multi.
tude, with the monster who is eminent only
rs slayer of his fellow men. alone swelled
Graut's majority many thousand votes.
But another, and probably the prime cause,
after all, Of Mr.. Greeley's defeat was. the plat
form upon which he was nominated. Whether
labor Is TO keep Oh paying tribute TO capital;
whether capital is 10 be made to assist in
maintaining the social organization; and Wheth-
er it shall bear its share of the burthens inn
posed by the folly and madness and crime of
war, are questions which must soon be an.
swered These questions the Cincinnati plat.
form eyaded, lodged. Therefore those who
vote and whose soied hands are horny from
toll. had no heart in the election.
IL is perhaps one Of the strongest anomalies
of our most anomalous social condition that
the producers OF our wealth are in no decent
degree the enjoyers of it, The men whose ir-
domiable perseverance, and physical industry
compel mother earth 10 surrender up the treas
ures OF her bosom are forced To neglect the cul-
iivaiion OF their intellec,s and many times 10
stint the cravings of hunger, that they may
have where 10 lodge, and clothing such as it is,
10 shield their bodies from the pelt:nes of the
storm: while those who do 30 hind of labor,
or, at least, productive labor, build for them
selves costly and elegant residences in which to
loll away lives of worthless asld iasciyious idle
DeSs aud ease; feed upon the rarest vi2nds:
sip wine, for which fabulous prices have been
paid, from cups wrought out Of gold and sill
yer, and array their magnificent persons, pow
dcrcd and per!umed, IN silks and fine linen
But these things are coming 10 an end The
laborinc classes who, in consequence of their
ignorance, have heretofore beeen made 10 foot
all the bills, are gradually becoming cnlight-
ened. aud will soon demand Just and equal
distribution of the burdens Of society; and the
political party which shall have the courage and
honesty To give reasonable guarantees of re-
forip in these things will be the party which
will be- trusted: ED j. will not be either OF the
organizations at present existing, aa.teah are
rather combinations than parties. They have
already passed into a mental and moral dotaga;
have abandoned their purity. il they ever had
any, and are become eager to make mcrchan-
disc Of their chastity for office. 1t was this
seniliiy and moral leprosy, and the shameless
ness and cowardice consequent upon them
which led the convention at Baltimore to nom
mate the deadliest foe to Democratic principles
iviag for the Presidency, and then led on to
his SO signal defeat Naccllating cowardice,
in politics, is not suited TO the temper Of the
American people. They want party which
does not fear to grapplc with questions as they
arise; and they will give but very indifferent
support to any other. The Liberal move
nert may result in the building up of useful
political party 1t is to be hoped it will. The
country is sadly in need of one. The radical
,ombination-the most mercenary and corrupt
hing 10 be met with in the annals of the worst
lumau goyernment-is held together solely by
he hope and the prospect of plumber.
strong central government and much Of it, is
is idea and its battle cry. A government
which shall own and run all the railroad, ship,
steamboat and telegraph lines, do all the ex-
,ress and banking business for the country,
md exercise n general and universal system of
espionage over the actions and business transac-
ions OF its subjects (not citizens). in short, u
'aternal government. Such government -
bis would greatly augment the number Of
places mt the disposal OF the President; and
lis relatives, and after them his favorites,
would be appointed to superintend the govern.
nent's business. aud to receive the cash pro-
eeds. which they would make way with while
he people would be taxed to pay the expen-
es. And we will have Just such govern
ncnt as this within ten years, unless party
hall come upon the political stage capable of
the influences at work to bring
about; aud which nominated and thendc-
aated Horace Greeey-PowER and GoLD.
A. BOURBON.
CENTERvrLLE, Dec. 2, 1872
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