The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-07
TAs 9ailg Arsns.
Friday, November 7. 1873.
The Political Outlook.

The Republican party is more complete
IL blighted by the October and November
elections than the Opposition was by those
of last year, and for two reasons VI That
the Republican party is essentially party |
of the past, having no bond Of union but
the spells of Office. and t2l that it has now
to contend with fDsncial crisis, against
which the party in power has never yet, in
the history Of the country, been able to
stand up. Those who fancy that the of
year in politics" accounts for the actual
defeat suffered by the party in Ohio, Wis
cousin, California and New York, and its
practical defeat in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas,
and Massachusetts, are completely blind TO
the significance Of things going on around
them. The off.year in politics has latterly
been more Instantaneous to the Democ-
racy than to the Republicans. There is no
reason why party holding all the Federal
offices and three fourths Of the local Of
fees, having paid train.band in every
school district aud at least one paid organ
in every county, should suffer proportion
ately heavier losses in the off-year than
party having no such extraneous and ad-
ventitious aid. The real truth Of the mat
ter was sent forth in the dispatch which
we published yesterday from Massachusetts,
viz: -l .u
The feature OF the election to-day is the revela-
ton Il makee OF the weakness OF party ties. The
Independent tickets have been Che popular ones
everywhere, and no opportunity seems 10 have been
lost Tor rebuklng the trading politicians.
Those who think that these simultaneous
Republican defeats are the symptoms Of al
off.year and not the first tokens OF a Tevo,
luton had better study the returns by 10
calities, and they will find that the heav
lest inroAds have been made in precisely
those places where the Republican party
has hitherto been strongest, in such coun
ties as Kane, Kendall, and Bureau, in Hi
nois, such as Scott and Henry in Iowa
such as Douglass, Kansas, and Racine
Wisconsin, TO say nothing Of the State o
Massachusetts, which is strewn with lOca
wrecks everywhere.
The first question that comes up
whether the decadence of the Republica
party is likely 10 inure TO the permanen
advantage OF the Democratic party. Tw
facts Of apparently opposite character an
tendency present themselves as an al
swer TO this question. In the States {
California, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kar
has either formally abandoned, or inioyu
ally merged itself into the Opposition
by whatever name it has bee
called. In California, the name 'lnd
pendent was adopted. In Iowa, It WI
called Anti Monopoly in Wiscousi
Reform in Illinois, the phrase "Faru
ers' Movement" was, without any cOnce
Of action. chosen, although the vote sho,
that iorWn MIN, hare Of r,anylo tykn ura .,
farmers have joined it. While this sta
of facts exists in the West, extending
far as the Pacific Coast, we find that
Ohio,N York, and the East generally,
organizations giving promise of effecti
resistance TO the dominant party has ext
ed, except the Democratic party Cons
quently, the drift Of sentiment adverse
the Republican party has hoated 10 4
Democracy, and has probably given the
courage TO suppose that they can carry {
country in 1876 with the old name and
ganizatiou We do not believe they c
do so, with the west end of the party
the tattered condition in which it n
stands. The new party which has achi,
ed such important results in the West
acquired Just sufficient foretaste of vietc
% feel perfect confidence in future succt
ON the basis Of its existing OrganizatiO
The Democrats, who have helped 10 ACHE
these preliminary successes, are too "
satisfied with the results so far to desire
change OF programme. while the Repub
cans who have contributed 10 the sat
effort will, It it becomes necessary To
back 70 any old party, go back to the
own
Fortunately, there is plenty of time {
preparing the groundwork of the ne
Presidential campaign. Fortunately, tc
politicians will have very little influence
preparing It, All this will be done
events. The country is in transiti
state and very queer things will be like
% happen without the agency of apvhot
in particular The financial crisis will RI
its coulter inexorably through rotten pol
ical parties, and it behooves every man
public life who thinketh be standeth
take heed lest he fall-CHicago Tri6ut
In all directions the results of the n
vember elections exhibit a great and anna
ing political land slide, that betokens Il
speedy termination OF the regime of nate
nalism and plumber The uar l., orer m
era of slavery is in the past. The histr
zeal pro-slavery party hears the death IA
tie in its own throat The new opposite
the party of liberty and independence
marches to the front with banners whcr
on victory is already inscribed. 1t
the party of the future which the count
has longed and waited for. The peor
have called it into being, and the political
by profession may Just as well recogni
and accept the fact at once for it will n
retire at their bidding 1t has missi
20 fulfil. 1t will fulfil its MISSION, and W
not delegate the fulfilment TO any 9th,