Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-06-14
New Parties.

To say tfSt the American. nation is drift
ing into condition of political chaos would
be commelplace; Therefore we shall not
say it. 1t is fact too selfevident for as
sertion or denial; and such is thecondition
of affairs, more especially il the southern
States, and notably in our own, that il ID
difficult to forecast the future, should we
not attempt to look even beyond the lapse
of one or two years. $500 -,
All political parties have at least two
factions, the ems" and the outn-that il
professional Office holders in Office, and pro-
fessional or would-be Office holders out of
Office, and beyond these stand the people,
who do not aspire to political honors, but
demand just and impartial administra-
tion of public affairs demand that is new
or decided, for all administrations have
proven themselves more or less corrupt. It
is simply . question Of degree. Where q
nomination by any party in State, coun-
ty, or town. equals an election, officials are
rarely found to be honest, because partizsn
influence, and not honesty and capabisit.
Is requisite to secure the nomir ation
When such. officials become 90 obiectiona.
BILE to the masses. as e lead them to de.
mand their removal. there is always q class
OF patriotic who step to the front and Offer
to administer the affairs of the community
in satisfactory manner, and under the
cover Of reform" endeavor to raise new
combinations that will result to their beno.
MT, pecuniarily and otherwise. Il was at
tempted in this State during the past cam.
paign, and Is about to be repeated. Through
. series OF biunders that have no equal In
poiiticai annals. The Reform or NcEps.v
party have ruined their cause irretrieyabiv
starting ont with the assur.ince of no hos.
t,hty TO zen. Grant, they marshaled nnder
tne leadership of his most bitter enemy
tnelr battle cry was honest government
ana political death to carpet baggers, yet
they followed the lead of one who, accord.
ing 10 thelr own showing, was the most cor
rupt man IN the State, and nominated car
pet-Daggers to every important position.
Nortnern people werc ast0unded ct such
inconsistency, and southern politicians
smiled. Not content with this, and while
northern opinion was evenly blamed thew
attacked the station-house In this city, and
followed it up by the affairs at Colfsx and
st. Martinsville, thereby, destroying every
vestige Of sympathy entertained for thom
in the Republican party, well knowing
that it was to tho Republican party alone
they need look for aid. Any movement
looking to the formation ofanother Reform
party at the present viii be looked upon
with suspicion, and. regarded a. dodge of
the outs who are endeavoring to get in, un-
less tho elements moving in the matter
shall come to the surface occupying ground
OF undcniable Independence and consistent
with the political tendencies of the country.
10 attain success the movement must have
its origin with the people and not
with the peliticians, and. mnst car
~ ON its front assurances Of ain
cerity, justice and progress. Afew figure
heads like those who by their mad councils
got up tho 5th of March not, and. other
disorders, win afiict the new party with
political meningitis from which Il win new
er escape except to b numbered among
tho things that were. Altoeethsr, however.
the movement 10 healthy sigh, and mani
tests the instructive struggle Of the body
polite to heal existing disordsr.-f Crsssnt
City.