Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-15

" AetN shuEEtt . q W. Nustomt Hsiheh
ness a7d greed in this, has there not
bien a beginning9
Let US admit that there have been
mistakes. There have been. I thirk
San Domingo was cne. | think the at
tempt in the United States Senate TO dis
iPline every who in any particular differ
ed from the administration, was another
think Consequential damages in the
claims before the Geneva Arbitration was
another. There are yet others. But
what are these compared with the folly,
the criminal folly, the supremely criminal
folly of breaking away from, or trying TO
break up the par ty, because Of such mis-
takes and the personal irritations grow
ing out Of them! To compare great
thing with a small, it is burning down the
house to kill the vermin.-For if the Re.
publican party goes out of power, what is
to come 10?
The Democratic party, knowing it Is
powerless by itself against a united Re.
publican organization. in pursuing the pas
sive policy, which simply means lying in
wait to affiliate on some terms, with dis
affected Republicans, unless it finds, be-
tween two Republican organizations, il
can slip into power by itself And so, il
the Republican party goes out, either the
Democratic party as such, or party, the
bulk of which is Democratic, comes in.
This new party, which is to be inaug.
urated at Cincinnati to-day, and is tC
skim off all the cream from all parties
and leave only skim-milk behind, is sim
ply, in that view, an ideal party; and idea
parties never prevail. New parties arc
} hard to manage anyway. Beechcr say,
, they are like new babies-it is sometime
before they can be put to any use. AnC
venture the assertion that the Cincinnati
Convention, however numerously attended
and however high in its professions, anC
however more impressive thAn the Ere
mont convention in 1864, or the Andrew
: johnson convention in Philadelphia, will
, after all be powerless in the canvass un
less the Democracy is absorbed into it
support. 1t can become formidable onl
by union with it of all the elements o
(, opposition to the Republican party. An,
what an incongruous mixture that will ba
l know many conspicuous Republican
will be there-men long associated witt
! the best work of the party--but they vii
: not draw substantial support away fror
t the party, for disaffection has not take
root with the people. The mass of tn
q people believe in the Republican organic
alton.
Charles Sumner, if not there, is sal
e and believed to be in sympathy with th
: convention; and what greater name in Ma:
. sachusetts? What one with stronge
hold? And yet he has not dissuaded an,
' considerable number of his constitucnc
: from their faith IL the party or its claim
: to the confidence Of the people at larg
. And as in Massachusetts, so elsewhere
q think it will be found that the people wi
not be turned away from the Republica
organization and won over to Democra
ic alliance by great names or orotory G
e glittering generalities. think they wi
}. detect in this new, Independent movemcr
a through all its specious promises, reel
lessuess of results which will startle thel
d and then compact them. | think the
% will see that the work and the fruits ,
if the great sacrficial war will be put
+ jeopardy and remembering the dark da,
when national dismemberment and anarch
- seemed to be upon us, they will abide
'f the organization that brought the delive
: ence and even though they may have pc
|. sonal objections to its candidates, the
:. will not for that reason desert it and i
public policy.
'e But while say this, if we believe II
/. Republican party is going to march on
is victory, it behooves us to take every stun
g bling block out of tho way, and then N
:, - to underate the enemy. There is earne
cry for reform in the air. 1t must be hee,
d ed. The party that was originally the o
= ganized conscience of the nation mEst loo
r. forward and be kept up to the advance
r. intelligence and the purest patriotism.
/" must advocate and illustrate political M
g rality otherwise it cannot live. Its VOL
and character must be BETTER daare
,e more to to us than any man or set of me
i As for the offices, | care not who
/, them if right principles prevail and the
- is honest administration. In saying tn
TX | speak the sentiments of the Reoublica
to of Vermont. 1t is grief and sorrow
to them that personal ambitions and perso
i. al differences have crept into the par
and threaten its unity. They feel tn
50 many seed of discord has been needles
OF ly sown, and. if they could they wou
st pluck up every one.
n. To this end trust they will send to t
: Phladelphlia convention their wisest a
!. strongest men charged to say that VI
ic mont stands to the cardinal principles
bt the Republican faith--stands, aud forev
o. will stand, to the equal rights of all, t
n. full payment Of the national debt, the /
duction of taxation--stands to homes
- and fidelity in puclic office and the perft
gn maintenance In every direction Of the pu
by lie rights aud honor; and charged still fl
d? ther to say that Vermont stands to