New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-05
THF DEMOCRITTC FUTURE.

by the New York LerLtd to propose Inc
abandonment and dissolution OF the Dem
ocratic organization. name and all, ard
the substitution Of a new liberal party.
with a new name, or the living Issues o'
the day"
This opinion is shared By such import
ant advocates as tie Chicago TINES and
Jr5u.1e. while It is opposed by many "Ho
have such strong hopes Of revl'iHcanoa
that they will 10: consent tha: the Ooa!
Of democracy shall be buried. !: IS ne
old question whether 10 surrender q
keep up such organized resistance IS VIII
Justify terms Of capitulation.
That the Democratic party is no more
can not be disputed by even It's most
faithful adhe.ents. Is frs: name in
piled progress and the largest liberties OF
the people. suci. was the doctrine o. Jet-
ferson. It's oppo.ition to universal s;1t'
fragc and kindred measures in which TIE
whole people are interested has deprived
it Of all prestige. and it has drif:ed hope
Iesslv asterr IL the feet Of progress. lie
claims Of the Democratic party to be what
its name imports--a government ''ot the
people. by the people. and for the neo..
pie''-is void. The afix Of state rights
was assumed when the Democratic party
secured the powerful aid Of Mr.. Calhoun.
then a Wing, with the prominent South
ern men who followed him into the ranks
Of the new organization. Tie doctrine
Of State rights, as maintained in the doe
trine Of notification and secession. has
ceased to be practical question in Amerl-
can politics. With regard 70 those
measures Of federal policy which the
Southern Democracy professed, they nave
been destroyed by the telegraph. the rail
road and daily mail. It was formerly
perfectly practicable TO convince the peo-
ple of the South that Democracy was
Unit against protection. internal improve
ment and gifts Of public land. i sud-
denly became obvious that the Pennsyl-
vania and Louisiana Democrat advocated
protection on iron and sugar, while the
Illinois Democrat would accept the last
acre of the public domain to build cana.
or railroad. and the Democrat Of Michigan
or Western New York would take any
amount of public money to maintain lake
harbors Of refuge. or dredge the st. Clair
flats. History relates the laughable anec-
dote of that Democratic nominee tor the
presidency who. being asked at pub
lie convention his opinion On the
constitutionaiity Of federal aid TO IN
ternal improvements. replied :ha: 'the
noise and confusion was too grea:
to permit an ineligible answer. !:
is now known that there is no re-
striction Of principle which prevents 3
Democrat from supporting any measure
in which himself or constituents may be
interested. This exposure Of the arts by
which one part Of the country was kept in
ignorance Of what was going on in another
has been effected by the superior facilities
Of intercourse and of intelligence which
now exists. The votes Of Democrats and
Republicans are now intermixed on all the
measures once maintained as distinctive,
and the audacity with which ". NJ. Tweed
has robbed the State of New York and
paid bribes 70 lis brother Senator'S is
scarcely ofset by the methodical iI-
iguity with which Oakes Ames places the
public money where It viii DO most
good" II there we're any further do05t
Of the total dereiiction Of or;giE&!
Democratic principles, It is 20 te
found in the Nomination and suppor:
Of ,Ir. Greeley by the Southern oemoc-
racy. We need not add the more signal
abandonment Of those principles displayed
by the local politics ct Louisiana. I IS
now beyond .douj: that the Democratic
party. defeated BY the force Of its oppo-
nents or the rert..y Of its friends, has no
longer politica! existence. Its sword
may be purchased il the national contests
by any section. Or any party. which de-
.nonstya.es q capacity TO compensate Is
services. Tie inability Of its leaders 20
deliver the ,anl: and file on contract.
proves the people too intelligen! to ratify
a contract made without their authority.
IN the arrogant agreeinen. Of the Demo-
cratic leaders to march into the Fusion
camp so many head Of followers, they
have committed fatal error. They have
shown the people that there can be no
division Of principle between them
and the Republicans. They have
unconsciousiy given 10 others the same
license they claim for themselves. and
.nder this indulgence tie people cease 70
obey the orders Ct these mercera,y lead
ers. or join the Republican party. To 3.
| plain man there could be no more wong
TO vote for the Republican Grant. than tie
Republican Greeley. The dissolution q:
The Democratic party. as . party ot fed
eral principle. is to our :ninG Obvious.
Science tells rs nothing is dostruc.!iD.e.
| but tina. every atom O: decOr ~ si.ioH
may be absorbed into ard incorporate. .
with renewed vitality. It vii! ieco:4e
necessary to inquire what wi! become q:
the composite parts q: Democracy. VIVA:
Will then be the political future .: those
who have constituted tie Democratic
party: We shal! say 40 more II Ills
article than tina: Ii. doctrines ot the Ee-
publican party. having been Acknowledged
bya majority Of the people. are ample :og
the wants o. lie whole country. and tia: