The Grange advance., 1873-11-19
National Political Parties.

carnations are invited to appear.
National Political Parties.
This is certainly the off year," and the
party newspapers are rare reading this
week. Late Democratic and Liberal I"
papers agree in the assertion that the Re-
publican party is dying very fast, and the
Republican papers ask the public to "wait
till the next election and see." We have
no doubt that if no vigorous political crys-
talization occurs to overshadow the Repub-
licans the latter will win, because very
many good citizens will continue to vote
with that party, since, amid the wreck of
parties, it is the least Objectionable Of the
remnants.
1t is entirely safe to say that the great
majority Of good citizens will be glad when
politics take better shape. We have had
some hope touching the farmers movement
not that we shall ever rejoice in a new
party based upon material issue like the
price Of grain, or transportation, or mere
finance, but in the hope that the genius Of
Reform in many things, moral as we'll as
material, might get the right key and blow
q blast that shall rally all good citizens.
Prevailing politics are corrupt, and since
the politics that prevail are Republican,
we have parsphrased the truth that the
Republican party as such is corrupt to the
heart. The best Of that party owe it to
themselves to 60 into the minority again.
Of course issues make parties, and it is
unhistorical and impossible for ready-made
parties to run about for issues; therefore
we are wondering just what thought OF
issue is about to be ordained by God as
paramount, and 80 sent into the arena to
be beaten, goaded, bled, disciplined, and
so prepared for triumph. Aparty in wait
ing for an issue, or party subsisting on
past issues, can only loll about and get fat,
and tester and rot.
Are Temperance and Gods Day the COM
ing issues! We do not say yes; we dare
not say nay. It is, however, true that the
1n6del and Papal balance Of power that
won the Chicago city election last week is
led by the German paper whose editor
wrote the disgraceful sixteenth resolution
in the Republican national platform of
1872! These Germans now say they have
left the Republican party forever, but who
knows that they will not consent to return
if that old clause which was so conveniently
obscure then, is made more clear and un-
mistakable now. If so, who shall say that
Republican leaders will not consent! We
will not be surety for Republican good be-
havior in such test!
Meantime, stand to your guns, and pray
for pluck to refuse all such coalition. If
the Germans re-enter the party on such
conditions, see to it that you 60 out before
the door is shut one instant. 1t were as
we'll to enter revivifed old Democratic
party with pro-slavery platform, as to
vote longer with old friends at Gods ex-
pense. Gods higher law is no more sa-
cred than Gods Holy Day ~ ". C. 4.
One Of the good effects Of the late panic
is that it has set the people to studying the
foundation principles of political economy
at the same time that it has stimulated
them to the practice Of domestic and per-
sonal economy. We shall by-and-by know
more about the laws that control the pro-
duction and preservation Of wealth.
Among the phenomena that have challenged
already is this !: that while East
ern manufacturers are closing the doors of
their factories and turning their workmen
over to the tender mercies of the charita-
BILE, Western manufacturers ore in a COM
psritively fourishing condition. The rep
utation Of Western-made wooden goods is
6rst-rate. Shoddy, with our manufac-
turers, has been discarded, and the people
are right here who can consume all the
cloth made or to be made in Western mills
for years. "Go West" therefore, ye cap
italists of the East, put up your mills by
the running stream, or in the vicinity of
our coal-beds, make yourselves and our
farmers happy, and sleep
without the apprehension Of collapse or
panic on awakening. And we shall not
have the anomaly repeated Of Rock Island
buying his woolen goods in New
York that were made in Iowa factories.-l
". w. c. 4.