, 1873-08-26

IAou6At u t!4'ptoyluH uIH AplltY IAkucE Ior LuO
good Of Ills country than for tho boucft of hin
party. Tho national election was just over.
The succoss Of tho party was vol assured for
aomo tmo to como. No occasion could DO moro
forms. Afr. Morton was disposod to tako q con-
aorvative position on tho Louisiana election, and
WAS especially active in pronocuting Caldwell, ono
Of tho two corrupt Senators from Kansas His
project Of electoral reform was generally con-
coded to havo been conceived IN apirit Of patri-
otism rather than that of partisanship. Thcro
was quite promise on all aidca TINT tho senior
Senator from Indiana intended to abandon hia
position as mere partisan and strive nftor that
Of statesman. This promise has been incon-
tinotly upset by his AthonB speech. Tho old
fever Of politics chmo baok as soon as ho
mounted tho stump ho soundol tho Keynote
for tho usual campaign oratory; he deliberately
abandoned every conscientious desirc ho may
hayo had for tho improvement Of our political
condition, and ho went to work to
demonstrate tho towering, everlasting rirtuo Of
the Republican party with tho customary parti-
san contempt for facte and tho Intelligence Of
tho pcoplo. His relapso, procipitatod by tho
Ohio campaign, is 80 complete that It would
honceforth bo mere folly to expect from him
anything more than vigorous opposition to any
reform that may not contribute to tho interest
Of the Republican party.
Thoro wero juat two points that Senator Nor
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eternal necessity OF tho Republican party
as moans Of national salvation, and
also tho eternal necessity Of tho DOM
ocratio party to insure tie existence
Of tho Republican party. To Ropub-
lean politician tho ono ia Just aa nocoasary nB
tho othoE, and 1t was this that Mr.. Morton
sought to impross upon tho conduct OF tho
Ohio campaign. 10 this onl ho was careful flrst
to sot up Tho Democratic party, aud then hc
proceeded to hanmor away at it in tho good old
Btyle. We hayo no apology to mako Tor tho old
Democratic party. Wo hayo no bottor opinion
of 1t than Senator Morton. Wo know. and ho
knows, howover, that the Democratic party iB in
no aonae m element OF the ohtn-
paign in Ohio, or in Iowa, or In tho
country at 1arge. but he nlao knows
TINT there is no danger to bo aprrchonilod from
tho Democratic party. It he wero q statesman,
Or disposed to bo Il statesman, In would bolie7o
in vigorous opposition as hce}tllrul corrective
Of political abuaes. Ia q party-]oador, he pro-
fors to sustain the bug-bear Of Democracy, and
thereby nsBuro tho easy SUCCESS Of tho ruling
party, with all tho iniquity it is DOW carrying.
! ind a1l tho dangers Of porpicious example.
The othor effort of Mr.. hIorton's speech was {,
Justification Of llis party nt all azarda. lie OK
cusod Crodit 5lobilior by implication, tho salary
grab By courtcsy, and the Louisiana 1surpntion
directly. Ho boasts Of tho " acknowledgment
Of tho Republican party, though lo ms1at rcly on
the whitewashing Of Credit Mobilicr Congresa-
| mon, tho failure to imponch Judges known to DO
corrupt tho national Endorsement Of ponnByl-
vania election frauds, ETC., etc. He makes tho
statement that tho Kellogg Government in
| Louisiana has tho support and the sympathy of
the majority OF tho people in that Stntc, md in
timates that tho Government haa been 1undo
lawful by tho decision Of tho United States
Judge and tho recognition Of the President.
1rr. Morton opposed both thoso positions
in the 6onato, md, by his statement
OF the case to tho Ohio people,
showed bis ontiro willingness to misroprosent
whonevor party intoresta seom to demand it. uo
apologies for tho salary-grabbors, though clainl.
ing for himself tho credit Of having not received
| tho baok-pay. Tho fact is that senator Morton'a
backpay still stands to his order, aud il he tlooa
| not intend to tako 1t, he nogects to put 1t bo-
! yond his roach. Whether ho leaves 1t whore it
is in order to avail himself Of it at somo future
timo, or bocauao he does not dosiro to offend the
| party policy as represented by President Grant
and tho snlary-grabbtng majority, it is not
possible to say. Ills weak effort to
condemn it individually aud to oxcuse
| 1t politically would iudcnto tho latter.
Mr.. Mortons rofcronce to the spirit Of tho To-
publican party In regard to Oiyll-Sorylco Ro-
form WAS equally q misrepresentation, though
4 bold ono with tho resignation of Mr.. Curtis,
the appointment OF Holden, tho retaining OF
Casey, and tho Custom-1Iouse frauds in Now York
familiar to tho people. AL that portion Of Son.
ator Morton'B general justification which il not
vulnerable by reducing 1t to detail relatos to
what the Republican party has done in tho past.
This Is not tho question. 1t ia what tho Ropub-
lioan party Ia doing md going to do. If wo
may judge OF this from Senator Morton'a
words, It proposes to Justify Louisiana
uaurpation, extonuato Credit -Mobilior on
erations. indorno Fort Smelling frauds,
stand by aalary-grabs, set mp the Democratic
party aa a Hcara-erow, keep tho brothora-in-law
In Office, and defond wliatoyor tho majority OF
tho present leaders OF tho party BOO fit to put
upon tho people. Tho prospect is certainly not
very encouraging for the roform within tho
party OF which ne heard 10 much during the
PRESIDENTIAL campaign. How long spoolous gen.
orallzatlon like TINT Of hIr. Morton'H speech can