Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-22

The CINCINNATI MOVEMENT is not gaining
strength, in fact, it is weaker now than it was a
month ago, and its serious difficulties have hard
ly begun. 1t was easy enough at first to find
men who were restless, dissatisfied and ambitious,
who had personal animosites to crafty, per-
sonal wrongs 10 avenge, or ambitions which
seemed to be hopeless unless some kind of polit-
ical overturning could be brought about. All
such were ready to cooperate with the new
movement, hoping that in some way it might
be made to contribute to the advancement of
their respective ends OF course it had other
friends, some of them sincere and unsel6sh men,
especially of that class who are always uneasy
under the restraints Of party discipline, and
are constantly looking out for an excuse to
break away from existing organizations and set
up 4 new party Of their own, which shall be, IN
theory at least, more consistent and sound in
its principles and purer in its practice than
the old parties, a party guided by statesmen
and supported by the people, not controlled
by politicians, as they are fond of saying and
thinking. These various elements get on to-
gether well enough for a while, so long as their
efforts are directed mainly to the work OF dis.
organization. Each contributes his special
grievance to the common stock and their united
voices, though somewhat diScordant, swell into
rather formidable clamor. Their strength
comes mainly from the dominant party, of
course, and the opposition, hoping to make its
own profit out Of these discussions, gives them
encouragement and patronage, prasing their
disinterestcdness and courage, and holding out
hopes Of an alliance on their own terms.
But as the time approaches for organizing a
compact political body with definite principles
and aims, formidable difficulties present them
selves. Clashing interests are TO be adjusted,
discordant views TO be harmonized; concessions
OF principle must be made here and of personal
preferences, and antipatiies there; what one
man regards as the only valuable purpose of the
movement, another considers unimportant, or
even quite inadmissible; one leader with con-
siderable following will give his support to the
new party only on condition that he is nomi-
mated for the first or second office; consider
able number prefer TO retain their former politi-
cal relations unless their favorite dogma is
placed in the new platform, while another fac
ton, equally numerous and resolute, will take
the same course if the dogma in question is thus
honOred. The engineers of the new movement
must conciliate and persuade, make promises
which they cannot perform, and confidential ex-
plantations, whose publication would be ruinous
With their best endeayors they cannot avoid
conceding undue prominence to some, whose
prominence is offensive and dangerous, and Sc
riously wounding the vanity or prejudice OF 9TH
ers
The Cincinnati movement is now approaching
this period Of trouble. Heretofore Gratz Brown
and Schurz, Trumbull and Davis, Greeley and
David A. Wells, the editors of some newspapers
of different shades Of opinion, two or three Gin
cinnati judges, a few college professors and Tip
ton have been Ieekoned among its leaders MIR.
Sumner has also been included, bat without
good authority. So long as their attention was
given to attacks upon the administration they
were delightfully."- harmonious, and they have
had plenty Of patronizng flattery and vague
assurances Of support from such democratic pa
pers as the New York World and Louisville
Courier-Journal. But abuse Of the administra-
ton is not a sufficient capital for a new party
and democratic alliance will not attract many
republicans TO their standard. Soon they must
construct platform and agree upon candidates,
and here points Of difference will be found more
numerous than those Of agreement With re-
gard to candidates there will be difficulties
enough in the way Of giving even moderate sat.
islacton to all, but the platform will present
much more formidable obstacles TO unanimity
Mr.. Sumner, for example, whatever might be
his willingness to coneede other points, is i'm.
movable on the subject Of amnesty. All the SO.
called liberals 10 the senate voted against his
measure, and amnesty is the matter on which
more Of them are agreed than upon any other
IT must go into their platform and ia such shape
as 10 be an insnparable obstacle to Mr.. Summers
acceptance Of It, If there were no other reason
ior ms holding aloof, of which we think there
aye plenty Many Of the republicans are free
uAuefs' OF revenue reiormers, al some prefer TO
eau themselves, and think this question the
most Important Of any the only thing ,vor,bv
The formation Of a new party. Other snhiec,s
may be disposed Of in general terms. bu, ~, ~
their platform must speak distinctly. Gree,ey
however, and some Of the Pennsylvania 'l,ber
ais, are quite as determined that the tari,
must not be disturbed, and have given motto
that they will support even Grant, with prote,
ton rather than any other candidate on pla
form Of which revenue reform Is one Of III