National Republican., 1873-11-20
THR NEXT CONGRESS AND Tue FU-
TUBE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

THR NEXT CONGRESS AND TIE FU-
TURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
1t Is not the financial question, the Spanish
complications, the question Of transportation
or the tariff that the Republican majority In
the next Congress will have to deal with and
settle to the satisfaction OF the country II In
the future 1t wishes to maintain the political
supremacy II has held during the last thirteen
years. The gravest duty that devolves upon
1t Comes II at the very threshold OF Its organ
iration. Congress meets while the echoes Of
the late elections with oil their lessons Of
warning II not of menace, are reverberatlng
from one end Of the country to the other. II
Is to be hoped that the warning or the men
ace, whichever 1t may be, will not be lost
upon those who are charged with the great
est responsibility that, In q party point of
view, ever fell upon party majority.
From one end Of the country to the other
the journals of the Republican party are
apologizing for the defeats Of October. In
this State we are told that 1t was 'the war
of races" in that the whisky interest,"" In
one the grangcrs. In another something else.
These explanations ard excuses are all very
well so far as they go; but the trouble Is they
do not go far enough, and II the gentlemen
who are intrusted with tho leadership Of the
party shall accept and follow them they will
be simply acting tho part of the ostrich.
Mr.. Buckle, In his "History Of Clvili-
zation," says there is not on record
q single instance where party OBJ
tained power and failed to abuse 1t. This Is
not the exact language, but II Is tho idea Of
one Of his tcrsest and most philosophical sem
tences. There Is not the slightest use In
blinking at facts and poking our heads In the
sand. Any attempt to deceive the people
will end in utter failure and ignominious de-
feat. We admire the devotion Of some Of our
contemporaries; we give them the fullest
credit for their efforts at the present. time;
hut, In our opinion their course is o mistaken
one, and their advice, II followed, will he an
advice Of which, In the near future, we
shall all have reason to repent. Facts-thc
facts of the last session of Congress and
of one or two Of the Congresses which
preceded 1.-THE dark transactions OF
some Of whose members only came to
light last spring. should be looked fairly and
squarely in the face, and the party lines
should be drawn In strict accordance with
the course that duty and prudence alike COM
sssss.
every Republican representative should ask
and answer during the next twelve days--be.
fore Congress meets, aweek from next Mon
days, did we blunder In the last twelve
months3 did we "abuse our power" rs every
other party that ever existed In the ent
abused 1t, and, II SO. what steps shall b
taken toward the recovery of that public
confidence which was so generously reposed
In the party year ago?
To our mind the answer Is rs plain as th'
sunlight. Personal kindness and considera
tion may blind the eye and warp the judg
ment; but the blunder, II 1t should be made
will be fatal blunder. The times In whicl
we live are full Of sternness, and stern actlo
is the watchword Of the hour. 1t will not d
to depend in the future, rs we have In tn
past, upon the errors and the crimes O
the opposition. The hour has gone. b.
when the accidental aids Of bllndnes
and stupidity upon the part Of ou
adyersaries can be relied upon rs the sur
and certain pathways TO success. There Is
feeling abroad which 1t will not do to ignore
What was only six months ago mere sent
ment md an abstraction has become q COZ
viction that cannot be written out Of the pull
lie mind or explained away by the customar
clap-trap of the practiced orator and STUN
speaker. The coming Congress alone has
In Its power to remove 1t. VIII the Repub
lcan majority In that body prove itself cqua
TO the party duty of the hour?
ONE OF THE BEST and ablest journals OF
our exchange list, in commenting upon tn
lessons Of the late panic, thinks that rea
tato xVtn ha ha laal Il. -
future. 1t does not mean BY this that spec
ulation is to take new dlrection-to pas
from fancy railroad stocks into lands an
homes-but that capitalists will be conten
with smaller returns for their money, for tn
sake Of safety and permanence In the invest
ment, and for Its increasing value. II thi
hope shall be realized, 1t will be productive
Of very great good. The country has bee
suffering for the last ten years from owe
speculation. In the hot haste TO be rich
capitalists have invested their money In o.
sorts Of fancy enterprises, promising fame
dividends and offering fancy rates Of inter
est. In that way legitimate business ha
been hampered; money has been held 0
ruinous rates; the banks have been inoculate
with the poison Of the hour, and we hav
been going on from year toyear, Initiating th
bubble which has at last burst. The end ha
not come too soon.
THE ORGANIZATION Of the next House {
Representatives Is giving an immense amour
Of trouble to large number Of gentlemen
There arc at least four candidates for the pt
sition of Sergeant-at-Arms- -Messrs. 0rdwaJ
Dyer, MARYLAND andI Mum. Buxton Is III
only man on the track for the position c
Doorkeeper; but for the post office the nun
Der OF patriots who want to serve their cogI
try In that capacity is almost innumerablt
There Is an ex-governor, an exc Congressman
IN eS-soldier and present postmaster.
four or five OF these gentlemen cannot u
what they want they will take anything lyin
around loose. They are not very particular
TUE PRoLoNGATIos OF MacMahon's teri
as President Of the French republic near
the ultimate restoration OF the monarch,
A monarchist himself, every effort Of h
administration will be directed toward II
aunihilation OF the republic. The shadow
the kingdom or the empire projects over Il
present so.called government OF the peopl
and is certain to grow longer and deeper !
the mouths and the years glide by.
AcoREEsroNpEST Of the New York Worl
has had an interview with the Spanish Mimi
ter, Admiral Polo The Admiral says he ha
not yet heard word from Spain, but that
believes the thing will be all right. Ills opin
ion that the Virginius was a mere blockade
runner, and should have been captured, doe
not promise very satisfactory termination
10 the difficulty.
THE CONVICTION OF Wm. NJ. Tweed Il
New York yesterday Is one OF the health
signs OF the times. Scarcely man In III
country expected so gratifying result. Ill
influence was so enormous and his wealth 81
great that with the proverbial corruption o
so-called courts of Justice In New York hi
acquittal was almost foregone conclusion