Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07
The New Political Bantllug.

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The superstition of certain class
of politicians was never more
strikingly exhibited than in the
"new party" movement Just culmi-
mated at Columbus, Ohio. Briefly
expressed, this Is their theory: ''The
people will not faust the Democratic
party, because they know 10 to be
unprogressive and corrupt. But
change its name and they will Nli-.
it. because they will then believe II
to be radical and honest" There
was an ass once which attempted
this same kind Of policy. He cover
ed himself with n fion's skin, and
imagined that he was deceiving
everybody; but his braying would
have betrayed him even If be had
been successful in hiding his ears.
The idea that men are good or bad,
or that they will be thought SO, ac-
cOrding as their names happen to be
pleasing or otherwise, could origin.
ate only with the desperate men
who are quick to seize any chance OF
saving their politictl lives. The late
convention OF "AIlen County DEM
ocratso discontinued Liberal Re-
publicans organized a party with
out a name and placed IL substantially
upon the platform suggested by Mr..
Groesbeck. The candidates are made
up Of Democrats and Liberal Repub.
licans, both Of whom have been re-.
pudiated by the people. These men
kneac they could not succeed II they
called themselves by their old party
titles. They had tried that. and
failed. Is It possible they have such
| a poor opinion Of the iDtelligencc of
| the people as 10 believe that they
will accept the men and princi pies
they have once rejected simply be-.
cause the new candidates have heen
stripped Of their Democratic cloth.
ing and come dancing before them
like Fiji Islanders, with nothing to
hide their nakedness.
| Let IL be borne in mind that the
Democrats openly aveyred that they
only parted with their name and
left their organization because they
might possibly succeed better under
new disguise. Let II be also re-
membered that the Liberals renounc-
ed their name and principlts--ii
they ever had any-because rhty
could not command support win
them and that neither the one nor
the other would have stepped ont OF
their old tracks an incn, or acknoWI.
edged single error, but for this stub
born fact.
Now these gentlemen have chang.
ed their names, or, rather, they have
dropped their old ones; but have
they also changed their prejudice:
Do they not believe as before? Was
II the clothes that made the Demo
cratic party disloyal, or the " l4ib+r-
ais" ready TO compromise the nm
tional honor? II it was, then there
is hope for the new party. The
Cincinnati Commercial says "na
negotiations were carried on. II"
trading politicians were left ont in
the cold" On the contrary there
never was more shameful barter
aud trade. The Liberals traded OF
their names and organization fer a
few paltry positions on the ticket
the Democrats sold out their musty
pedigree for the support OF the Iih.
erals. Both went cheap--for well
nigh nothing; but both brought
great deal more than they were
worth. 1t Is possible that q day may
arrive when some great question
will agitate the public mind, and
when u few brave and determined
men will unite to right great
wrong and overcome great evil.
Then they will not talk Of success;
they will simply proclaim their
pri nciplps and hear the ScOrn ana
ieers OF the world until time shall
demonstrate their wisdom. 1t was
so with the Republican party, and IL
will be so with the next successful
organization and when any set of
men attempt 10 create q party out ~
other material they should look ut
the carcasses that strew-fhe iiatinrnI
path way, and take warning hy those
WITH have gone thesain road to ruin
before them. .--7nfeys- Ocedp. ''ft'' .
One thousand colorsd persona ceie;;