Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-08-01
Who Has Changed.

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writers and speakers are cudgelinI
their brains during the heale ed term is
whether the Liberal Republicans or the
Democrats have changed Mr.. Greeley
declares himself no less n Republican
and the Democrat no less Democrats
because they nominated him. The
mere partisans cannot understand this
at all, They LOOK upon Democrat as
one kind Of man a1d II Republican as
another, which, like oil and water,
canot be mixed, The Advertiser in
suited the common sense OF its read.
ers the other day by likcuing thu Dam
ocrut and the Republican to a drunk
ard and u tee'otaler Almost equally
absurd comparisons have appoaied in
other Grant papers, aud few hide
bound Democrats talk the same non
sense. What are the facts? We all
know that the present Republican party
was made up Of Wings and Democrats,
some Of whomc went into it cary aud
some ate-some for principle and some
for place-some for lows Of Justice and
some for greed Of Office. Gen Grant
was one of the last TO come in about
four years ago. We all know what
he was after. The Democratic
party was also made up cf Democrats
aud Wings, 1t is not such II strange
thing for men Of different parties to
unite. That is the way the Republic
can party was made. All new Reform
parties are made in that way. Now
we chall~nge anybody to show one
issue that has been made between the
Republican aud Democratic parties
,lnco the former was brought into cX-
istcuce not connected with the question
If slavery. Both parties have free
traders and protectiousls both have
had mixed sentiments on the currency,
the payment of the debt and kindred
topics as we'll as on the annexation of
territory, internal improvements, our
foreign relations, &C., Sc. The old
issue settled. Slavery is dead and no.
body wishes to revive it.. The negroes
have the ballot, and nobody wishes to
take it away. The Confederate debt
is rcpndiated as the debts Of all unsuc-
cesslul rebelIions always are, apd to-
body wishes to pay it, The national
debt is ODE paid in the standard money.
Of the world, and il any favor par'iaI
reputation we are AS likely TO find
them in one party as in the other. The
present movement is one Of recouciIa
ton and of reform in the public SER
vice, aud protest against ccntraliza-
ton and personal government, 1t is
based on the best doctrines of both
parties, against the corrupt practices
OF party which has been in power too
long. The Liberal Republicans stand
where they have always stood, in fay
or of equal rights for all without re-
gard ioasrolor. The Democrats acc ept
the Constitutional Amendments and
stand on State rights aud local self
government If you find Democrat
who regrets the end OF slavery you will
find one who objects to the nomination
OF Greeley but he is no more of
Democrat for that If you fluid Il Re
publicau who is making money out Of
the condition Of affairs in the South,
be sure he is Graut man but is h.
any more Of Republican for that?
The patriotic citizen need not be alarm
ed at the decadence Of a party, for if
one party remained always in power
there never could be any such Thing as
reform --BOStOn Weruld.
THAT" AwFUL" HORACE GREELEY -
The Cincinnati Euqui er Democratic
makes point against The Admiuislra- .
ton papers, as follows:
The Grant papers are now telling us
what very bad man Mr.. Greeley is
how unsafe and unreliable. If that is
so, they are pa,ficepS criminiS. They
have been politically acting with Mr..
Greeley tor the LAST twenty years, and
never found the least fault with him.
Oh the contrary, ;hey exlolIed him in
high terms. Now after they have led
us allinto belicvin him to be both Il good
and great man, they turn round and
assure us that he is just The reverse,
aud that tley have always known it.
Now, according to their own showlnl,
what a set Of scamps they must be.
The man who will conceal auother's
errors aud faults for twenty years,
when it is necessary the pubic shou d
know them, is no better thar he is.
We think The plea Of esloppeI comes
naturally and appropriately against
his Grant abuse OF Mr.. Greeley
Hon. David A. Wells comes again
with his figures to plague the rhetorical
gentlemen Of the Administration who
nave been so assduouSly ciphcring to
show the economy of goyernmentunder
Grant. Mr. Wells examines the cam
oaign statements put forth by M-srs
Dawes, Logan aud Boutwell,, and com ;
oareS them with the financial record of
President ohnson's Administration.
lie finds that, while many expenses are
ess under Grant than under Johnson,
t is not due to economy but to I'M
yoidable circumstances. The interest ;
ccount for instance, is less; since the
asst and burden-somc taxation has per-
nittcd the Administration to reduce the {
lebt, Moreover the great decrease in s
his account, of which Grant enjoys the 7
benefit, was accomplished by the CON :