Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-12-07
SPECULATIONS.

f~ne P0AtJ nuSS ACmuau Lu& Po"CL
other words, what party will next
take the reigns of government, and
nnder what name will the opposition
element to the present ADMINISTRATION,
organize. Many seem to think that
the old democratic party will be
revived and will perpetuate its exis.
tence a sufficient length of time to
reinstate itself in power as before the
Great Rebellion. Others are Of
the opinion that the present
organized resistance to the Radical
Republican party, under the name Of
Li6erols, will continue to grow until
it shall control . the nation. Still
another class of men and women are
Of The opinion that the present state
of chaos in the ranks of the
opposition will continue, and that the
Grant party will remMRp iR frmly,installe !
in office for the next quarter of CEN
!tury, or untils there shall be another
bloody revolution.
This whole slbject presents itself to
us in light altogether different from
either of those already mentioned. In
regard to the first proposition that the
old Democratic party will sufficiently
revive and maintain its ancient organ,
lzatlon and name, as to again come into
power as such--our opinion remains;
unchanged since the commencement Of
the war, that any attempt at national
organization under the name of
Democrat will simple fall still born
not because most Of the old political
principles, held and advocated by the
Democratic party prior to 1860 (saye
and except the question of human
slavery, were not correct and whole
some at that period in the
history of this new goverDm ant.
but for the more satisfactory reason
that at the meeting of the Charleston
Convention in 1860, it had ACCOM-
plished its work, end was then ready
to, and did disband and dissolve.
Mapy other good apd sufficient reasons
might be given, such as The fogsilized
idea of many Of its leaders, that This
Government still remained confeder-
acy instead Of nationality, which
sentiment although remaining with
many of the politicians was absolutely
repudiated by the people Another
reason is, they made mistake in un-
dertaking in any manner 20 uphold or
countenance tie doctrine of secession
and noncoertioni and Lastly but not
least, the remaining portion of the
organization dissolved by mutual con.
sent, and published that dissolution to
the world at the baltimore convention
in 1872.
As, to the second proposition-that
toe present Liberal party, based upon
she principles laid down at Cincinnati,
viii be able to gain popular favor suf
fcient to enablsit 70 succeed and fiually
obtain the reigbs Of government-we
believe to be as impraeticable and
impossible as the first. There are
many reasons which might be assigned
FIRST, on the part OF Republicans, it was
IMPLY the breaking off of small
branch from the already oyergrown
tree, on account of It's radicalism and
corruption; and ON the part Of the
Democracy, it was an unwilling coming
together without change of policy
The whole thing was auitiDg upon a
set of political plapks or principles
almost Identical wittr those of the
dominant party, without single aep
Pe'ng taken in advance by the Llbe7-
ais save the one term principles which
was admitted by the Radicals to be
correct, but which had not. id ifselI
sufficient weight t9s,work any change.
In order TO overthrow strong, power
Jul party, like the one now ip possess.
Ion of the Government, whose, resour.
ces are ipezbagstable, it is indispensi-
t.e that an opposition party BE formed
upon principles. not only correct and
sound, but it, must, be also upon
principles WHICH take steps is advance
OF old ideas, in order to keep pace with
The natural advancement Of the public
lnDd II was that which gave thrift,
prosperity and success to the present
party in power; but in our candid
opinion they, like the old Democratic