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

the very front Of the party in all its grand
career, ,hu derlsre the present admins
tratiOn so unsatisfactory in many of its
personal aud practical features, that they
insist il shall not be continued through
another term Of four years. These men
have their followers-some who are con-
seientious, some who are selfish, and some
who are malcontenis generally. Unvil-
ling to let the question be decided by the
representative Republicans to assemble
at Philadelphia, and determined appa-
rently in advance not to abide by this de-
c;sion, they seek to start a new party,
and fer that purpose meet in convention
at Cincinnati to-day. 1 am not Of those
who think they gather there to be satisfied
with emphatic declarations Of complaints
against the administrat on, aud patriotic
acquisitions on the Philadelphia COnyeu-
ton, in the hope and attempt to exert a
moral influence on it aud so lift up its
platform and candidates. If that we're
their purpose, whatever views might be
entertained of the need of the Convention
it would command respect. Everybody
then might make pilgrimage to Cincin-
natl
For who of US does not sympathize
with every movement, which, in the line
of safety, seeks to lift up the politics Of
the nation to the level of the wsest sense
g aud the best interests Of the American
people? Who of us saysit is not right to
inaugurate reforms in the party-not
right to seize every opportunity to REIN
vigorate it? For one, not [. The Re.
publican party needs it. Every party
has needed it, and every party will need
it. And that member Of the party who
claims it TO be perfection, and is reckless
of the good name of those who do not
agree with him, may be honest, but il
certainly, not wise.
But while we recognize the propriety
4 and the need of criticsing freely the
shortcomings of the party and its admin
t isiratOn, of stirring them up on many
u points, of shielding no officer from thu
n
most rigid scrutiny, Of inspiring the whole
e to an elevation and publication of policy
II we insist all this should be done kindly
: andnot destructively. No party can b.
Il absolutely pure. Perfection in. this worlc
S is a dream. There will always be dissat
isfactions and grievances, and some jus
$ causes of complaint in every political or
u ganization. But for these it is not to b.
disintegrated and destroyed.
! If the Republican party, with all tn
u legacies left to it by the war-of extrav
agance, Of sectional and party prejudice
l. of abuse Of authority and lawlessness
: with all the burdens laid on it of recon
u struction and debt and foreign compiled
10 tions, has not como clear up to its aims
l. is it therefore to 60 to the wall? AR
we, for instance, to give up the party be
e cause unworthy men under its sacret
1t name, have carpet,baggcd some of tn
IS State governments down South and afil:c
y ted them with mlsrue ? If shoddy--aD
j. that is what it is--di1 not drive US ont G
a. the party during the war, shall it do S
l. now, or shall we drive it out? And
c. the standard of Civil Service is not wha
ID we would wish it 10 be; if Civil Servic
C. Reform--the lifting up Of the offices {
lc the country from party to capacity
r comes slow, is that reason for disbant
v ing the party? Or is it reason tha
rs there is not unanimity as to the tim
I'd when general amnesty shall be proclaimed
Sc Still more, shall we be ready to let tn
~ party CO. because of the differences {
Il opinion as to who shall ill its chief offices
tie Take anything and everything charge
cs upon the administration BY the disaff 4
o. ted-assumptions of personal power, pei
D. version of authority, lowness of tone
IN remedy is needed, does it not lie amou
+ the Republicans, themselves3
~ Docs anybody for moment duubt ii
d, substantial wisdom and honesty of tn
to great party. sanctiied by SO much bloo'
I'd and SO many tears? Docs any one thir
e. that the other party IS more likely
IT. deal rightcously with all that pertains
ut the nations honvr, and the humblest cit
zen's welfare? Has it not given in the
&C. eleven years Of power proofs enough
lie its title to be trusted? Even in these la
r. years, the three years Of this administr
en- tion, has not the domestic peace been pr
lrt noted and maintained! has not the publ
,s- credit been improved; has not the dc
been lessened have not the taxes been |
ny duced; has not the country been prospe
an Gus: have we not set an example to t
ar whole world 10 iraugurating forei
an policy of settling international disputes
he arbitration, rather than by the swor
nd In civil Servica Reform. Of viii