New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
MORAL DECLINE OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.

PARTY.
TO the Bditor OF The T~tbune.
SIR: Looking at the Republican party that
now is its leading and measures Its pohcai o'n
ods and representative press, and comparing II Win III
self in 1896 1860 1864. 1863 cautious thinker must be
painfully impressed with its moral decline III WAS once
party Of moral ideas 1t was no travesy 70 say tna~
The spirited campaign for Fremont WIN tno rinEms
oattlecry, :" Free men, Hee SOIL Heo i"O'
free speech" sounded throughout the ianu' as
It proved to be the prelude to the natona uprne' u
moral and political victory Of ls which placed Lincoln
On nower with the national policy for freedom such
as the numerical and moral gauge OF Fremonps vote IN
1856 that IL was common remark among scholarly ana
thoughtful men that represented the wealth. culture
and moral sense Of the people, The state ana oca COh
ventions Of the Republican party were formerly orderly
and always dignifed with a serious. moral purpose
They were spontaneous and composed largely OF eadhg
men in the community accustomed to act n all tne re-
laons of life with constant reference to moral standards
Packing Conventions almost II not entirely I'M
known In the National Convention of Chlcago' Aura
ham Lincoln nominated, in 1870, against the whole
Seward and Weed influence. 1t was n moral Triumph
1t was because the entire Convention was open 10 ori
appeal The Renominating Convention ct Philadelphia
resembled that great Convention in Chicago only as the
stage sea- with it's canvass worked by wires ana
pulleys resembles the ocean, tumbing uhder inc roo
breath Of heaven. The hero and siandard-Dearer III
Chicago was unknown when the Convention met' inc
hero and standard bearer at Philadelphia was painted
on horseback and rolled up, ought to have been to
be let down at the auspcious, piedestined mo-
ment The authors of the grim pantomime seemed
determined to defy history well representation IN
imputng any free choice to the Convention The recent
State Conventions of the Republican party have been
packed and carried by fraud and violence in the NORTH
bv the bayonet in the South Political prescription M
side the party has been carried with sth ana corrupt
hand. Bad have steadily been kept IN power aitet
they not only rum0red Lad by common ihne uuV
after they had been proven bad by investigating com
u.ittees appointed by an Administration IN tner % er
ats Leet Stocking still survive the Genera OrHrr
frauds in NeGYork and Casey nd ana hayonrt
rule in New-OrleaDs. The managers IN .,d, rHtI, ~,
adelpha survive in Office after tue iTand ,s hnat & W
Wholesale haotbox stufng counted Col canrTv o,
of his seat in the state Senate trauI an Wv ~ m m
politics thing but 1t ls new ths R 90 iaao ,
political and moral dishonesty passports 10 hepuon@Va @
Executive favor! Gen. Grant has the nohopoi , VI ts ms
Republican infamy The fact tbat ne nts Ieeei,ou ~
unanimous nomination of what remains Of the Rfpmhl-
can party shows its moral decline, VerghS Oh gallop
ing, quick consumption. -. A. IA. %
brooks and rivers far UP the banks are DTS OF uiI
and grass left by the retiring current 70 marx now r
the volume was Summers great speech on Olht Sttus
as watermark of the old volume Of honor ana lmteS1y
that characterized the Republican party me iaet
that truth is called Spleen" AID honor S ca ieu Dl-
terness," and justice is denounced as gal OI the ~
publican press proof tnt that press Lying aOG ,O IKE
tine serpent in Edeh, Is condemned 10 70 Oh It's ocA9
What remains OF the Republican partyS Not even tho
CONSCIOUSNESS OF DEGRADATION. Ii seems TO be taken iof
granted that the whole american peoPe arcan iJ en
dency and morality; and that they are about 10 %
clothed with new lease Of for having done SO
well under their great temptatiOnsl Washington kept
his hands free from gifts, aud was the unanimous chOte
OF the people for reelection Grant ILLS his hauds WIN
gifts and is unanimous choice Of the 1itmikers ana
politicians. He has split his own party, from
Maine TO Oregon, by his persistent c'il iaGV
is opposed by al the leading minds In tine Democratic
party and is hated by the entire South as nepolsJ
and tyrant. His persistent nomination by the hePuO
lcan party, open declaration Of party war against
threefOurths Of the people Of the whole country WASH
nRton IN 1885, was voted $50 OJ0 by The state O virginia
for his great services in the War Of the Revolution He
declined accept the then pr1ncey gft except rs us
tee and named the institutions OF learning 10 Which u
should be transmitted. Grant takes all tat Is gwen
hm, keeps it, and runs to the seaside among
low and managing politicians WIN oOth hdnus
outstretched for more. The parallel peglhs
with denomination, and ends there. Grant VIII pe
defeated Washington reelected. Grant ana nls
party will go down. freighted with the reprOoatOh VI
a mlsled and indignant nation. a.. A..
Epitapn: Here lies a great party and ITS putatiye
leader The opportunity OF century for statesansnp
was theirs, and rittered away i0t want OF genius
and integrity. They prOleSsed reiOrD IN rdcc'd all
the acts of tyranny in republic. In tncir supreme
upon the rights OF white Seven years after a
civil war was closed, they lived and died trying TO
reopen its memories and It's fostering wOun charged
with the conduct of tine Government they loaded them
selves down with the spOs Of Office 50 Lhcy fe an easy
prey to new coalition They died shouting Tor virtues
of patriotism magDaninity whicn they had cedseu
TO practice leaving the gayest doubts ot the sincerity
of = deathbed REPENTANCE H.P.C
RTOOklVt, June l8, 1872.