, 1873-03-04


OF government which Ind como into power by
4 Hsrios Of ntructous usuHurpationa and oxnulplod
trauds, and Was only kopt in powor by Fodornl
bayonota. With ttaso and n,inlorona minor OK
a,nploa OF abnao OF power and outrageous fsa0ds
cloarly proven, tho Republican majority in
0ongrosp has not puniBlod ono Of thoae asahon.
cat otlctala; ltua not robukod ttoao Congressman
wllo accepted gifth; has not disturbed tho aoata
Of thouo proven to DO corruptly o'octea; sndhas
virtually voted to continuo tho Koliogg aoyorn~
mont In power In Lo.,isiana aftor declaring
tint 1t Ind obtainol power ty usutpatlon and
fraud, nnl nftor aovorely condemning 1t. Such
nortifyfng and humiliating rosultB aH those show
TINT tho Republican party ID other 30 hopeleaaly
involved In nlladoneanora TINT It cannot rol,uke
thom without eliminating itHo1f, or that 1t is III
competent to punish corruption, AndhaS lost tho
youthful integrity and vigor It onoo Ind In doal-
Ing with National abusos. hrr. Carpenter, In Ills
Lou}slana speech, incidentally told truth which
ho would not lavo ilono Ind no 1nhdo his speech
day or two later, after tho will Of theE E1ecMtve
hadbeonmndolnown. "The timohas como whou
tho Republican party haH got be honest, whether
1t wants to Or not" HaidhI Carpenter reply to
Mr.. Morton. When party has arrived at that
point TINT 1t can only 10 honest upon comput-
son thon 1t Is timo for 1t to Wind up Its sffairs
and gigo place to como othor party.
In searching nbout for party competent to
manage tho Government, the Democratic party
docs not oiror more attraotiyo Inducements than
tho Republican, altnough somo Of Its 1oado,s
arc just now rolling their oyon md holding up
their hands in horror ut Republican doprayssy,
mud aomo OF Its organs nre undertaking 10 road
LESSONS Of honesty md proprioty to tho people.
Upou this state Of faota tho 1tilwaul1oo>
Sentinel 1nnltes tho observation that tho Domo-
cratic pnrty, having plunged tho nation into d
gigantic war, and having Accumulated upon us o
dol,t Of over two Thousand nlilliona, Ia in no
position to ask tho pooplo to sot itself up ns d
roformor OF abuses. This ia true. II it had no
othor record TO make 1t odious in tho oyos Of tho
people, tho millatono OF slavery and tho re-
bollion, which arc hanging about fta neck, would
forever muko 1t too heavy load. II cannot
convince tho poople that 1t is tho champion Of,
Justice or morality as long as tho injustice and
immortality Of n1avory aro remembered. It cnn-
not find listcners TO ita oiaius Of patriotism as
long rs its offorta to hinder tho Government In
putting down an armed rebellion aro ro1nena-
bored. It cannot easily inyoigh against coggup-
ton while Tammany Is remembered.
Mother tho Republican nor tho Democratic
party being ablc to administer tho Government
in accordance with tho idoas upon which 1t was
originally based, tho ono hnving proved itself
Incompetent and Tho othor having long ago
boon disqualified by tho people, 1t follows
that q now party 1nuRt undertake. that task.
4 beginning toward tho formation Of that party
has already been made, ana it is auspicious that
mono Of its leadors have boon found guilty Of
being concerned IN any Of the frauds and cor
ruptions which havo beon recently exposed. Tho
following Of this new party will..come from those
Of both tho old parties who are opposed to cor
raptions and usurpationa OF overy sort, and WHO
bolievo that the old parties arc incompetent to
reform themselves. Whether these bo few or
many at tho present timo, is not important.
Such n party il necessity, aud It will grow as
faat rs tho awakened virtue Of tho pooplo Gomez
to tho front.