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

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ted such indispensable ideas Of justice
and equality! Ii went 50 bravely ''under
the cloud aud through the crimson sea-"
1t did its work so we'll! II is such a nc
bic party! Has such q grand cOnstit-
uency-has such vantage ground! Is so
capable of carrying out the best purposes
Of the wisest men! IL seems to me that
such grand, historic organization has
not yet done its work, aud is not yet 10
pass away. Certainly, not yet are the
pall.bearers at the door. Aud If it is
not to be the party of the future, it is
certainly the party of the present.
Where else is satety2
| rejoice at every sign of a new depar-
ture by the Democrats, every token that,
repudiating their old positions, they ac-
cept the new situation ard begin new
life. But, whatever they may do as in.
dividuals or in individual States, what
title have they, as national party, to the
confidence of the people and the control
of the government? As party they
we're tainted with disloyalty during the
war, and have never been frankly, gen.
uincly loyal since the war. In the last
Presidential struggle, they virtually iu-
scribed on their banners reputation of
the national debt and nulli6catlon of the
constitutional amendments. The party as
it has been is unworthy TO exist. 1t
ought to be dead aud buried. 1t can live
again only on new platforms and under
new watchwords. Its most sagacions lea
ders so understand it. The new plat
forms and watchwords are comiUg-have
already come 10 some quarters. And the
nearer they are to the doctrines Of the
Republican party the better it will be.
Nothing should be more gladly hailed
than the hearty acceptance on all sides
everywhere of all the results of the great
struggle forgetting of the things that
are behind aud reaching forward to the
things that are before. Blessed will be
that day when there shall be a return oil
fraternal feeling aud mutual good will
when The determination of the people shall
be as complete and cordial as the war was
bitter and terrible.
We must all pray for that day. 1t ha;
not come yet. 1t will never come except
by a steady persistent Government OF the
nation in the ine which shuts out all re.
vival Of old issues, and all possibility oi
revival, until, so far as the Legitimate and
logical results Of the war are concerned
all, by whatsoever name called, shall be-
come in fact, Republicans, There must
be no turning to the right hand, nor the
left by the Cd Guard until the old con
flct is all gone.
This is the sentiment and the will of the
people. The Democracy Of Connccticu
aud New Hampshire may put themselves
on perfectly acceptable platforms, may
+ present most excellent and popular can
didates, but victory is not with them
The people do not yet believe in the sin
cerity of such leadership in the Democ
f racy nor in the conversion of the rank an'
file. They know that the division be
tween the Republican and Democrati
parties was founded upon absolutely If
reconciIable views of the nature OF gov
. ernment and human rights. There wa
a great gulf between the industries ant
theories and life aud conscience of thes
two parties. The two sides were teste'
, by the gage Of battle. The formal acqui
esccnce III the defeat does not eradicat
the difference. Simply saying by-gonc
shall be by cones does not make it SC
That does not take away the old partisan
obstructive, Bourbon spirit. And whe
j., the Democratic party says so only in Ger
tain localities, and even where it does sa
so has its sincerity somewhat doubted
who is audacious enough to think that t
the keeping Of that party, with its ba
history as bad as it can be, the people
whose memories are fresh with the bul
dens and blood of the war, will comm
the precious interests Of the Republic?
' The thing is not possible. The Demo'
!. racy knows it is not possible. And Will
4 do not underratc the power of that pa
ty, its passion and wealth, its able me
and anxiety to rule, | believe in my heal
!, it has no hope by itself of getting po
!. session of the government.
a Where, then, lies the danger, if an
It there be7 Right within the Republics
o lines. Outside of those lines, and ba
a ring all aid from within, there is not .
% enemy that can begin to stand mp in Il
It coming Presidential struggle.
d Why is there danger in that direction
o and what is its extent2 There are X
g publicans, some Of whom have been