Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-02


The following, which we have received from a
correspondent, we present as very neat speci-
ment of the FeductiO Qd dbSurden; some of our
Greeley friends may read it with profit
"There are two occasions when the party in
power in country is in danger. First, when it
manages affairs so badly that the opposition
party grows strong by reason of its failures:
and, secondly, when it manages affairs so well
that it brushes out the opposition, and, being
thenceforth the only party in the land, is ex-
posed to bolts within its own ranks. 1t is need
less to say which of these is the cause Of the
present danger TO the republican party
"Ihe boilers in this case insist that the repub-
lican party has done its work so well, that it
ought to be allowed to die-as if it were when
party has don eWell. and not when it has done
badly that it ought to die ! If it had failed of
its work, or if it were thought incapable of
doing 1t, that would be ground for letting it
die But TO insist on killing the party, for doing
well, and recalling to life the democratic party,
which had practically died from sheer crime and
faithlessness, is strange procedure.
The liberal republicans say that they, by
Withdrawing from that party which has done
well, aud uniting with that which has done bad
ly, will form new party that will do better
As if those who are dissatisfied with a good
party, and those who constitute bad party,
were together the right elements for a good
partyl
"Let US withdraw our confidence, they say,
from the republican party, because II has done
everything so well that it has left nothing more
to desire For, the republican party having
been called upon to do certain work, and hav-
ing done it well, it should never be intrusted
with doing anything more. But there being
other things to be done in our country, we
should beware OF intrusting them to those who
have done well before.
"There is, therefore, they insist necessity for
a new party--a party that will not be open to
NIn Iii ~ H.. ~
This party is to be made mainly out of the
democrats and past rebels; for they alone have
not done their work WE'LL that work having been
to break up the Union.
81. 81. b. B., IA very strange that any repubi-
can should talk Of letting the republican party
die when it is in Its greatest strength. Faithful
members OF a party are ordinarily willing to let
the party die only when they see that it cannot
live, OF that it is irresistiblY going TO dissou-
ton.
"But so far from seeing any signs of death or
dissolution, or even of exhaustion, in the re-
publican party, the liberals themselves have
complained that 1t is so strong and so effectively
organized that they have had to groan under
the party whip or tension. And SO, not being
able TO complain OF their party's failure or Of its
weakness, their next strongest pretence, after
the one that the republican party should be al
lowed TO die because it has done Its work well,
is that it should be allowed TO die because II is
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match their logic with their policy, the liberals
have resolved to let the republican party die by
Withdrawing its unhealthy clements from t.,
namely, themselves, whom, they say, 1t was
in danger Of crushing out and killing by its
TOO great strength.
"And as for the new party, the most COM
monty alleged reason for Its formation is that IL
might free the individuals from the tyranny of
party. Since Grant was to be imposed on them
against their individual preference, they thought
1t their duty 10 take up another who should be
of their own principles Refusing accordingly
to submit to Grant because not Of their prinoi-
pies, but only the nominee Of party, they sub
nit 10 Greeley, who is not Of their principles,
for the sole reason that he is the nominee of q
party Chat Of Cncinnat). For Schurz, Sum-
ner the free traders, and nearly every other sup
porter Of Greeley, including the democrats, all
assert that Greeley is not their man, but that
they will now support him because nominated.
THE liberals have accordingly set out with
the principle not 10 take up with anyone merely
because the choice Of a party, and conclude by
taking up Greeley for no other reason than that
he is the choice of party. They think it wrong
10 submit TO the choice of the republican party
when 1t is not their own, bat right TO submit 10
the choice Of another party when IL is not their
own. In other words, they think il wrong
to submit TO the decision Of their own party
when they do not approve it,, but right to sub
nit TO that Of another party when they do not
approve It. And so they commence TO resist the
tyranny Of party by submitting to the tyranny
of party. This is like their proies sons that
they arc for principles as against men in this
movement, when, being Of every variety of
principle, they all unite on the single basis Of
defeating Grant. Being for principles and not
men, they would yet, however, have remained IN
the republican party ii il had nominated amy
other man. And having lett the republican
party because Of one man, they now will not
leave the liberal party for the same reason,
eeteris pdribus Bat many Of them insisted that
Grant is good enough, and that they merely do not
like his party, would yet have been Willing to