, 1873-08-01

Liberals md Radicals but, for many yoarB
back. thoy havo simply boon t1oaignntoa as tho
Government, represented by tho Ministry, and as
the Opposition, which taken ground ngainat tho
Ministerial policy. franco 1iau had varioty of
party nanlos, corresponding with tho variety OF
political movements tint llayo l,cen developed In
that country, but thodivision Of Tho people s now
very we'll understood by tho division Of tho AS
sembly Into Right aud Loft, following thoir
location In tho Chamber, IN which NIL Bilo-lssuos
are troated rs moro notifications Of ono sido or
tho other. Tho Continental Governments lavo
generally initiated tho Fronch plan. Bono such
goncral division, in which noithor name givoa
any Indication Of Tie policy it roprosonts Rayos
an Immense doal Of confusion for policios are
moro npt to change than namcB. Doth tho
Republican and Democratic parties furnish
proofs Of tllis.
Tho Opposition movement, which las beon
started In Ohio without any other designation
than this. has ono notable advantage.
It opons tho way for nll mon OF
NIL partfoa who arc opposed to salary
grabs, Credit Mobiliors, Fort Smelling swindlos,
and ovory othor specioH Of tho politioal corr1lp-
tion Of tho day, and who wish to mako thoir
opposition effective. to unite agninst them.
This is tho stnrting-point of political rcform ut
tho prosont time. II tho platform Is not aB
cloar and comprehensive aH 1t might bo; II tho
leading issues Of tho day aro not defined as in
tolligontly as they should be; il tho aim and
scope Of tho moyomont aro not indicated aa fully
as thoy will bo some day, tho main stop has been
taken In afrording tho citizens Of Ohio the op-
portunity for broakins off from political associa-
tionR which no longer represent anything usofu1.
They may focl that thoy can oppose tho vii
lainics against which thoy havo protested in vain
without doing violence to former attachments,
and without abandoning principles which tley
advocated as long as thoy needed advocacy. It
is not probable, ut tho present outlook, TINT Mr.
Collins, who has been nominated for Governor
by the Opposition, will bo elected. This Gun in
no wise alter tho complexion Of tho contest.
Tho first stop to any healthy condition Of public
affairs is to push tho Democratic party into It's
grave. In Bomo parts Of tho country it seoms
ready and willing to 60 thoro. In Ohio, it is not
It must therefore bo helped along. In tho Pros
ont condition Of thinga, tho displacement Of tho
Republican party means tho advancement OF tho
Democratic party opower. Tho Republican party
Ohio movement recognizes this fact, and
therefore commences by antagonizing the
Democratic rather than tho Republican
organization. II tho hard-heads OF tho
Democratic party maintain thoir old organi-
cation in Ohio, as thoy soom li1soly to do, thoy
will do tho now movement d service In tho cud.
It wants men aud not parties for it's component
parts. It must bo an essentially now political
movement, arraying itself againBt party abuses
On all sides. Tho natural order Of growth is to
oroep before you walk. This is what tho
now party must do. If the Opposition can keep
cloar Of both parties. it will grow by
accrotion from both parties. Individual
Republicans aud individual Democrats will
unite with it MS soon as they havo Ind enough Of
tho corruption Of tho timo. In this respect the
oppoRition movement in Ohio has started out in
tho right direction, and it can better afrord do
feat than compromise with tho Convention which
| meets on tho 9th of August. Tho country Is
BADLY in neod of q purity composed Of bravo mon
fighting for principles hecdloss Of numbers and
regardless of SUCCESS. Lot ua Aopo that Ohio
| has furnished tho nucleus Of such party, with
which tho Auti-A1onopoly mou Of Iowa, and ILL
nois, and Kanaas, aud Minnesota, whose MINIS
arc essentially the Same, may unto before tho
campaign Of 1876.