Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-31
Political Parties.

Political parties are necessary to the existence OF
good government. They exist under oil forms OF
poy.i nment But are more open aid compre-
hensive under Republican i0rms, where the gov
ernment rests upon the ballot expressive OF the
sense of tn. pc ,ple.
In Republic party that oppresses the people
cannot expect to be continued in power a great
many years. because 1t soon becomes evident that
the people, by their votes, are affecting punish
ment upon themselves.
But frequently the power of 3 great party is e1-
tended notwithstanding it has dealt severely with
the people. The prejudice OF its members having
be-u fully aroused. cannot easily be sllaysd. and
rather than be beaten at the polls they will vote
the same ticket and continue the same oppressive
system and the same rulers.
And tins is just the position in which our coun-
try is to-day The engendered prejudice Of great
war has caused the people to overlook some OF the
grocest evils that was afflicted By an Admin
i,ration upon nation. No party that pre-
scented ITS claims to the American people was ever
so corrupt, made SO scandulous through the ac
ton OF its leaders, the Radical party. Its very
existence becomes an aeknow lodged evil
Now, We hold that in the line Of duty of every
intelligent citizen VINO values his right of suffrage
to use that right to protect himself and his pro-
perty from the oppression of such party
Ii lie fails to do this, aud permits the corrupt
and extravagalt leaders to pursue their course, Ie
gardies. OF the public good, tor their own aggran-
dzement, then he becomes accomplice so far as
his power extends, to continue bad government.
and IN addition shows himself willing tool oi
corrupt leaders.
Thar thp Rppn h,,caD mai has Il 1yriu lad dowu
to the position of organization controlled BY
few Senators and outside leaders who have made
their own aggrandzement the chief aim, and hope
to continue the management of the arty through
the of tens OF thousands of paid officials and
the passage of well concocted laws to restrain the
freedom OF the ballot, is proved. The accusing
witnesses are from the ranks Of that party itself,
and their declarations are not mere assertions.
The deialcations which have occurred all over the
the land stand out IN proof; the numerous oppres-
sive and thieving governments of the Southern
States prove 1t; and the grasp,ng, sent-aking.
n+potism Of the head Of the Administration itself
point to the fact
But aside from all this there comes the one
universal sentiment expressive Of the want Of
abity the Executive, and his failure to show
himself equal to the tasx of the statesman in
any emergency.
A party that will undertake to accomplish and
carry forward the programme laid down by the Re-
publican party, aud afflict its country with the
continuance i'll Office of a ruler who 10 90 utter
unfit to be the Executive Of a great nation, be-
comes engine Of terror; and every good citizen,
unless he be dumb to every feeling Of patriotism,
Il morally bound to vote against it.
STEALING PUBLIC DocuNKNTs.-H any hon.
est man can support the rotten Administration Of
Grant, says the Baltin,ors Journal 10 beyond ouI
conception. Stealing propens'taes are the grand
recommendations for Office and court favor. Wha,
IS more astonishing than the revelations made te
the House Military Committee ON the 9th inst
The investigations of the Comm,ttss into the con
dlton OF the War Department records had pre-
pared them to believe almost anything about the
state IN which the mutiatlon and abstraction thai
has taken place for four years have left the oficia
history Of the war, but they were staggered when
credible witness testified that the brigade, divis
ions. corps, and army headquarters reports. mad,
during the war, vert m,ssing The witness wa
M. Cunningham, clerk in the War Department
who is IN charge OF the dles-room, where the re
cords were kept He asserted positively that tA,
reports all gone, and that hs bslieved Gen
Adam Badeau had taken them away.
The New York Herald met with an accident h
Its machinery Monday nighi, and was compeIle,
to use thu presses Of the Tribune, World AM
Sunday D..patch. 1t was issued in Z reduce,
form. and looked very ancient aud quaint-liks.-
There was much less matter than usual, and only
column OF editorial.
The finest 81 ecimen of Brussels lace require
the labor Of seven persons on one piece, and eac
operative is employed At distinct features Of tn
work. The thread used 10 ef exquisite Themes.
which is spun in dark, underground rooms. wher
it is sufficiently moist to prevent the thread from
separating. 1t deliests scarcely to Be seen
and the room is 80 Arranged that oil the light I'D
mitted shall fall upon the work. It 10 such mate
rial that renders the genuine Brussels grnsnd .
costly. On piece OF Valefeienuos nottwo tache
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