, 1872-10-12
80 CAUSE FOB D1sCOURAGEMENr.

The results of the October elections in Penn
sylvania and Ohio should not be suffered to dis
courage the friends Of the Liberal movement,
or danpen their ardor in the great work Of re-
form. There is no reason why they should not
continue to labor on just as zea1ously as il they
had tdumphed- The Liberal party still has it's
work to perform. It has espoused great prin-
cip1es, which are essential to the prosperity and
pe1petuity OF the. Republic The Republican
party has sacrificed principles to the personal
advancement Of one man in payment for his
military services. The Liberal party bases it
self upon the necessity Of reform The Repub-
Ican party centres upon General Grant. Eho has
centralized all its principles in himself,
end transformed RepubEcanism into Grant-
ism. No one has questioned the excellence
Of the principles enunciated at Cincinnati,
or the necessity OF the reforms for which the
Liberal party is striving. Il, then, these princi-
pies we're correct yesterday, they are correct to-
day. II there was necessity for reform yester-
day, there is the came necessity to-day, and each
succeeding day that necessity grow7 stronger
II General Grant should be defeated in Noyeu-
ber, the Republican party will be rent asunder,
because it is based upon man, not upon prin-
ciples, and there is nothing to hold it together.
If Mr. Greeley he defezted in
November, not one principle Of the
Liberal party is affected. The necessity
for reform remains as pressing rs ever. The
Presidential election Is only an incident of the
great battle, and its effect is no more serious
upon the party in case of defeat than the failure
of reconnaissance is upon the movements ct
great army. Admit 3 disaster to the
Liberal party in November. There is no reason
why that party should be disheaTtened- Admit
defeat in every State in the Union, and still
thera is no reason why it's zeal should ahate- It
only puts of the inevitable and final triumph
for time. The Liberal party loses nothing in
strength by defeat; the Republican party
gains nothing in strength by victory. The ss-
sault will weaken it as surely it is made and,
when the next assault comes. it will be less pre-
pared to receive it than it is now. both BY rea-
son OF it's previous damages, and the internal
diseases which are slowly and surely enarrattng
it. The Liberal party has youth and freshness
on it's side The Republican party ia
already showing the results of
rotous living and the natural weakness OF age.
It's young rival has the years Of Tigor and
strength before it. II it is true to itself; If it
has faith. hope, and courage; if it has the de-
termination to fight on undismayed By partial
defeats and temporary hindrances, it's triumph
is assured, because its principles ara true, aud
truth must sooner or later prevail II those
principles are not engrafted into the policy OF
our Government it will be owing to the fact that
their defenders are men Of faint hearts and
feeble Will But what they fail to donow, others
Will do in the future Tie revolution cannot be
suppressed, although it may be hindered. #
there arc any in the Liberal party Tho are
disposed to hesitate or grow despondent, We
would remind them that reforms are seldom, If
ever, achieved upon the first effort They
require long, patient, and determined labor
before they are made successful Battle sitter
bsttle must be fought before prejudices can be
removed. Reforms always gathsr strength
slowly. How many years did it take to remove
slavery? The Liberal reform, however, has
been carried forward with wonderful CELEBRITY
No other great political reform movement ever
established itself go quickly and gained ad-
herents SO rapidly. There is nothing in the
outlook, therefore, to discourage any one: The
Liberal party does not depend upon Mr.
Greeley. He is only the standard -bearer. and,
if he fslls in November, other hands
mus: take up the standerd aad bea- it on II be
trirmphs in November, the success Will be all the
more gratifying. because it has been achieved so
ouickly It he IS defeated, it is only an incident
which has hsppeped IN eYeyy reform movement.